North Carolina???

I need some advice and honest advice.
My friend moved to NC and had a home built and she loves it. She wants Alan
and I to move down. We've always been New Yorkers. I would open change for
sure but I fear storms and hurricanes and all. If any of you have moved
there and you're happy or have moved and moved away..please let me know. I
know I can get more house than I have in NY there.
Pami

where in NC ?? it has sooooo many different types of areas. Tis a
beautiful state!

Kellie

"pami" wrote in message
...
I need some advice and honest advice.
My friend moved to NC and had a home built and she loves it. She wants
Alan and I to move down. We've always been New Yorkers. I would open
change for sure but I fear storms and hurricanes and all. If any of you
have moved there and you're happy or have moved and moved away..please let
me know. I know I can get more house than I have in NY there.
Pami

an area near Goldsboro where my husband could be transferred. Pikesville
had a really super house I love I looked at on Realtor.com but most of the
heat in the homes I looked at is all electric?? That appears costly.
Pami

One of my student's family just moved there. They reinvested
everything they made on their home, but they got more home. She is
concerned about the schools though, and the children (6 of them) will
probably go to private school, so that's an added expense. She also
said that their are more job opportunities, but that the pay is
considerably less, but so is the cost of living.

Linda
PATCHogue, NY

On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 12:08:28 -0500, "pami"
wrote:

I need some advice and honest advice.
My friend moved to NC and had a home built and she loves it. She wants Alan
and I to move down. We've always been New Yorkers. I would open change for
sure but I fear storms and hurricanes and all. If any of you have moved
there and you're happy or have moved and moved away..please let me know. I
know I can get more house than I have in NY there.
Pami

On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 16:38:54 -0500, Witchy Stitcher
wrote:

One of my student's family just moved there. They reinvested
everything they made on their home, but they got more home. She is
concerned about the schools though, and the children (6 of them) will
probably go to private school, so that's an added expense. She also
said that their are more job opportunities, but that the pay is
considerably less, but so is the cost of living.

Linda
PATCHogue, NY

Pami,
The above sounds like the usual for the South in general. Prices
tend to be somewhat lower, housing is depressed right now like the
rest of the country. Cost of living is lower if you don't count
insurances. If you area is in a hurricane zone, check household
insurances carefully. It is now sky high in Fl. On the other hand, I
have not owned a winter coat for 20 years. Clothing costs are really
lower that north because you don't need as many. Don't know much
about food price comparisons.
I have one brother in SC and he seems to be happy. I think you find
you niche where ever you land. There are quilters everywhere!!

Anna Belle in Palm Bay

Happy New Year to everyone

shouldn't you have a reason to move so far away rather than just "more
house"?
Is Alan being transferred? What about your doctors and followups?
Why would you move?
Sharon
"pami" wrote in message
...
I need some advice and honest advice.
My friend moved to NC and had a home built and she loves it. She wants
Alan and I to move down. We've always been New Yorkers. I would open
change for sure but I fear storms and hurricanes and all. If any of you
have moved there and you're happy or have moved and moved away..please let
me know. I know I can get more house than I have in NY there.
Pami

I've never ben to NC, so can't comment on the state. We moved from AZ
to MO in 1988 to slow down our life style and to enjoy a more moderate
climate (that was Flagstaff, AZ where it gets COLD with lots of snow
and very short summers- I love the long summers in MO). I've never
regretted moving and this major lifestyle change. There's a LOT more
to calculate into the equation than cheaper housing, but that's a big
plus if you really want a larger house. There's a lot of good advice
given in this thread.

Be prepared to be an "outsider" for a long time if you move to a small
town! VBG Think about entertainment for yourself and any children you
may have, taxes- income and property and auto registration taxes,
insurance- home, auto and medical, traffic, the friends and family you
may leave behind in NY, utilities, airports if you travel- or public
transportation if you use it, schools, availability of shopping and
medical care, crime rates, churches, etc. Even check out the soil if
you are a gardener! Try to visit the area in coldest winter and high
summer and mingle with the "locals".

Don't rush to make a move you may regret. Returning to NY may be a
costly "correcton of a bad decision". And remember- the chamber of
commerce will emphasize all the best of the area and not the problems
just like real estate ads will emphasize only the good points of the
housing available. Best of luck!

Leslie & The Furbabies.... very happy in MO.

pami wrote:
I need some advice and honest advice.
My friend moved to NC and had a home built and she loves it. She wants Alan
and I to move down. We've always been New Yorkers. I would open change for
sure but I fear storms and hurricanes and all. If any of you have moved
there and you're happy or have moved and moved away..please let me know. I
know I can get more house than I have in NY there.
Pami

I have honestly considered that area to move to for me and DH at some point
in the future. Since we already face the possibility of hurricanes here in
Florida, SC/NC wouldn't be much different. And I have visited NC, granted it
was a very long time ago but I loved it. Beautiful state, it had four
seasons, not just wet and cool and wet and hot like FL.
--
Debi

Chaos, panic and disorder ... my work here is done.

"pami" wrote in message
...
I need some advice and honest advice.
My friend moved to NC and had a home built and she loves it. She wants
Alan and I to move down. We've always been New Yorkers. I would open
change for sure but I fear storms and hurricanes and all. If any of you
have moved there and you're happy or have moved and moved away..please let
me know. I know I can get more house than I have in NY there.
Pami

"pami" wrote in message
...
I need some advice and honest advice.
My friend moved to NC and had a home built and she loves it. She wants
Alan and I to move down. We've always been New Yorkers. I would open
change for sure but I fear storms and hurricanes and all. If any of you
have moved there and you're happy or have moved and moved away..please let
me know. I know I can get more house than I have in NY there.
Pami


I've been to Asheville and it is absolutely beautiful. For a flatlander
like me it was a wonder to behold.

Sorry, can't help you on the living there part. I'm in Kansas and we live
with the tornado threat. I don't have a basement in this house, so I'm
nervous about storms. When I lived in a house with a basement, I could cook
supper with sirens going off. I knew (relative) safety was just a few steps
away.

Change can be really good. But I think you need to ask yourself a few
questions (as if you already haven't) Are you both active in the community
where you live? Family close to you? You already have a friend there, what
about your husband? What will you MISS if you go?

Good luck and there are good doctors everywhere. I moved 6 months after I
underwent surgery and treatment. Found a great oncologist who I felt very
comfortable with.

Cindy

pami skrev:

I need some advice and honest advice.
My friend moved to NC and had a home built and she loves it. She wants Alan
and I to move down. We've always been New Yorkers.

New York city or upstate NY? I always tell people that my biggest
culture shock in moving from Charlotte, NC to Dalstorp, Sweden was from
moving from a big city to a small town. At that time Charlotte had
about 350,000 inhabitants and Dalstorp has about 3500!!! It was WAY too
tiny and I felt like I was in prison the approx. 10 months I lived
there. Ulricehamn has about 9300 inhabitants but has excellent bus
connections to 3 larger towns and to Gothenburg. In other words, size
does indeed matter! :-)

Anyway, I lived in Charlotte, N.C. from 1982-94 and used to take my
holidays at Wrightsville Beach (near Wilmington). I didn't care so much
for Charlotte but that's because it became more and more "yuppie
central" during that time. If I were to move back to NC, it would
probably be to Asheville since there are more "artsy" types there. NC
has historically done more to protect its coastline from
hyper-development and I found the Wilmington area nice and peaceful.
Lots of jazz and blues music doesn't hurt. However, NC's cities have
been described as "islands of prosperity in a sea of poverty" -
definitely something to think about before moving there!

Quilting is a good hobby to have if you are moving to NC; that should
definitely help give you an "in" with the locals.

Feel free to email me at arkiv2001 @ yahoo . com or museumbitch @ yahoo
.. com

hth

Erin