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@Living in Raleigh TV thanks. Id have to visit. Being a first time home owner i may move to a different country. About 4 areas i like in america and none are affordable
Very low paying wages in RTP unless your in the Pharmaceutical or Medical industries. The housing market increased from $250k for a 3bedroom in cary apex to $450 k literally over night and the low wages stayed the same. My friends rental apartment went from $ 1150 a month to $1500 a month in one year. They can charge anything they want and there are no laws protecting renters. What they think is luxury down here in rentals is what low income housing is in NJ. Linoleum floors that are suppose to look like wood, formica counter that are suppose to look like marble and the cheapest of cheap lighting fixture and appliances that constantly break down For $1500 a month for a one bedroom and over $1700 for a two bedroom you would expect a lot more and get much more in the north east. There is also on the news frequently alot of embezzlement going on here because there are so many poor people here It is different from north east because NC does not have a large middle class so you'll have to get use to the distinct culture of the HAVES and HAVE NOTS.
Thank you for this video, Chris and Tanner! My husband and I moved from PA to the coast of NC last year. For some reason we can take the humidity here so much better than we could in PA. My husband's allergies have totally improved; mine are worse. Lol. After living near a big city all our lives, the peace in NC is refreshing. And the very dark nights allow for quite the star show! Great video and happy to see we have no regrets.
@Lilman Yellow The weather is fantastic and probably a big change from Michigan. I'm sorry that you are having a challenging experience in your present location. Hopefully, time will have you meeting more people and making some new friends!
I love this state. I’ve always lived in cold cold all my life. And I am one of the fortunate ones who gets to leave June through September so I don’t have to experience the humidity. The rest of the year is fantastic.
After traveling here extensively for work last year, I moved here from Florida about 4 months ago. My general observations about the area - 1. Humidity, bugs etc. are not an issue at all when moving from Florida. Quite the opposite actually, the weather is great. Winters can be bit dull but very manageable. 2. Food is generally above average to great in most restaurants that I have tried. Good wine bars and tapas restaurants in the area. 3. The entire RTP area is predominantly white. While that does not mean that people are unkind or racist, as a person of color I feel out of place in most establishments that I been to including the gym, restaurants etc. And when I have talked to other people of color, I have gotten the same feedback. 4. Housing is segregated around Raleigh city center. For eg. inside the beltline is for white folks only. Good luck trying to get a house in that area is you are a person of color. 5. Lack of good night life - If you are in our 30's or younger and want to enjoy night life RTP isn't for you. Downtown is a joke, almost non-existent. 6. Live music scene / concerts sucks - most big bands give RTP area a miss while touring the country. For all its claim about being the next big tech hub and comparisons to Austin, sadly Raleigh has a long way to go. I am packing my bags as soon as my apartment lease is up.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, moved to NYC, and just moved to Raleigh... the Mexican food here is amazing compared to what you get in NYC. Actually a few of the places I have found are legit. Also, I appreciate how quiet and peaceful it is here.
I have cousins who grew up outside of LA and in the Inland Empire. Every time they have come down to NC, they have complained to me about the humidity.
Amen! This is one reason I’m moving to NC from south FL. I would like to be able to go outside for more than a few min without feeling like I’m going to faint.
I'm from here, but people treat me like an outsider. Coming home from college and the military, I am treated like a stranger and it kind of hurts. I'm thinking about moving somewhere and hoping I fit in.
I'm sorry for your experiences. Good luck with a hunt for a place that you love and where you feel welcome. I sincerely hope that you find the right place to call home.
We wanted to give NC a try & moved here in Feb. I think NC as a whole is a beautiful state. It gives me the feeling of living in a wildlife park. Sadly though, the majority you mentioned are the reasons we will be leaving the state soon. The reasons that stood out the most to me personally were not feeling connected, allergies, bugs & finding a truly affordable rental.
I can put up with the bugs and allergies, but "not feeling connected" is intolerable. Charlotte was fine, but eastern NC has been a nightmare for me, they shun outsiders here.
As someone who moved to NC 25 years ago - it is boring. BUT, the weather is great, and it is NOT as humid as the upper east coast cities, like Baltimore, NJ, Washington, etc. We have elevation in the Piedmont that really helps. So, I miss much of the NE, but I can't regret the move. Hey, casinos are coming!!!
My husband and I moved to Cary 18 years from NJ. We love it here & have no regrets. Love the mountains & beaches. We just bought a vacation home in Southport. NC has something for everyone!
We went to the beach for the first time. Beautiful! ... We moved here with three generations. So we have each other. I'm sure our neighbors are good people. I think I am the snob! ... We are the oldest of the three generations, which might make it hard. I used to be so involved with Bible studies and had so many friends. Actually, I'm afraid of curvy roads. So I stopped driving! ... I miss my home state! ( not CA) "There is no place like Nebraska!!!" ... hate the snow, and would never move back.
Lived in NC for 3 years after being born and raised in Chicago. 3 years was long enough to see why this place was awful. We lived in the Triad and were never felt welcomed. We got the constant “go back where you came from” treatment. Even at church, my kids Christian school, or at work. I made a handful of friends there, but the people as a whole were nasty to me and my family. All we wanted was a better life for our kids and ourselves. We’ve since moved to Georgia. You couldn’t pay me enough to move back. I’d rather live in Detroit.
@@LivinginRaleighTV we’re in the Atlanta area now. Been here over a year now. We really like it here and have never once gotten the “Yankee treatment.” People have been really nice here. We really wanted NC to work, but we realized it is not a place we want our children to grow up in. All we wanted was a better life than where we came from. Glad we found it in Georgia. Thank you for your respectful reply.
@@briandoyle3280 are you still liking the Atlanta area? We are on a budget and need rental less than $1K (1 bedroom is ok, but not studio) - we found a handful in the RTP area, but never looked at Atlanta. For context we are from Chicago too, moved abroad for the past 2 yrs to save money but we hate it... going back to US, need a rental in a safe/walkable area (walk to an Aldi if possible). Cannot find anything in Chicago under $1500 and we also would enjoy something a bit warmer - as we age the Chicago winters become hard on us. We are ok with very hot or humid weather.
@@yestohappiness2721 Atlanta metro area is ok. It’s f’n expensive here too. The outskirts is nice with some decent food selections, but it’s not home. I wanted somewhere better for my family without the brutal winters.
BUGS -- There are biting bugs here that the locals call "No-see-'ems". Not only don't you see them, you don't feel them on your skin. And when they bite you, you won't see any lumps. But they are voracious, and wearing pants and long sleeves doesn't help at all. If you sit outside within the two hours before sundown they will eat you alive, and you will be scratching like a hound for days until your skin is red. Avoid being outside during those hours. I found this to be true at both ends of the state. HUMIDITY - I always assumed humidity has something to do with proximity to a sea or ocean, and I was surprised when I discovered that inland Charlotte is disgustingly humid. (On the good side, that mitigates the cold of winter.) It was explained to me that this is water-laden air from the Gulf of Mexico that drifts northeast until hit stalls at the Appalachian Mtns. because it is too heavy to float over them. So it reaches Charlotte and just sits there! Charlotte is actually much more humid that eastern NC, which is close to the Atlantic Ocean. ALLERGIES - When I moved to eastern NC I discovered that I'm allergic to cotton. Never had that problem in Charlotte. I start coughing and sneezing as soon as I drive past a cotton farm, and sometimes it even bothers me inside the house. ENTERTAINMENT -- North Carolinians just aren't much into music or entertainment. Even the major cities have negligible music or theater or culture compared to any Northern city. (Indeed, there are small cities in the North that have much more entertainment than Charlotte.) You will be lucky to find half a dozen concerts all year to attend, and theaters and museums practically don't exist or are small and inactive. Eating out is their prime form of entertainment, and you probably won't hear any live music while eating. SOCIAL LIFE -- I realize that "When in Rome do as the Romans", but I don't think the reason Northerners are systematically shunned is because the Northerners don't try to fit in. North Carolinians are very family-oriented, and if you aren't related to them you don't exist. The locals have plenty of social life within themselves because they're literally all related! Out east of Raleigh those same families have been living there since the 18th Century in those small and middle sized towns, and pretty much everyone in the town is a cousin. I'm not exaggerating, this is so well known locally that they joke about it amongst themselves. That's why the locals are so chummy with each other -- they're all related! If you move to eastern NC from outside because you can buy a house really cheap here, be prepared to be shunned. You won't have any friends except other outsiders who moved here. Nobody will invite you over or to do things with them. Your opinion is irrelevant and anything you say is automatically stupid. My only friends in this region are other people like me who moved here recently, and they've all experienced exactly the same shunning that I have. Yeah, it's cheap to live in areas like this, but you will never be accepted. I have never lived anywhere else in my 70 years where I felt so unwelcome. In contrast, I loved my five years in Charlotte and really regret that the rising costs of housing left me no option but to leave.
Thank you for your very comprehensive description. It's super helpful. I live in the Boston area and have been contemplating moving to N. Carolina but not so sure now. I visited many years ago and loved it..the beauty and the southern hospitality but living in a place is a whole different ball game.
Thanks for your honesty... Everything you said more or less confirms what I suspected and experienced in visits down to NC. We scratched it off our list of places to retire to last year after Apple announced that it was locating in the tech triangle and real estate sky rocketed. But prior to that, I was very concerned about the oppressive heat/humidity, allergies, bugs/critters, etc... My wife's family insists on vacationing for a week every July at Lake Norman. Being from New England, I'm used to clean/clear lakes in summer. The pea soup, cesspool look of Lake Norman is off putting to me, but if the locals love it, more power to them. FYI... If you're a northerner and don't mind the cold in winter, PA is a good place for retirees. VERY tax friendly to retirees, even more so than SC or NC believe it or not (my wife is studying for a CFP program and the software she uses easily calculates that). With the prices of homes on the rise in parts of NC, home prices in the suburbs of some smaller PA cities are very comparable. Property tax is more than NC, but the tax benefit on investment income and SS in PA more than makes up for it, at least it you're going to be withdrawing six figures every year. Anyway... Thanks again for your honesty and good info. Provides me with some good ammo for the in-laws when they continue to needle us about retiring to the Carolina's!
Sounds ideal to me. I consider the cover of trees and dark nights to be a bonus with extra privacy. I call it cozy. Others might call it claustrophobic lol. Wide open and big spaces often feel overwhelming to me. Boring I guess too like driving on a flat grid. Where are the curves and hills? Lol. (I used to live in OK for awhile also. It was also too dry. Had to carry around Carmex for my lips 24/7). Prefer the quiet and quiet people. Quaint towns and such. Used to the weather. It’s about the same here (GA). Prob. A bit worse here with the bugs. Not sure yet. Lol.
Great video, but I need to share some knew knowledge when it comes to the comments about humidity. It’s NOT the humidity that’s miserable, it’s the ‘Dew Point’ (that’s the sticky miserable feeling). I geeked out with science one evening trying to understand why a location in one state that has same humidity level is comfortable vs another state that has the same humidity % BUT makes you sweat in areas you didn’t realize you have sweat glands in 😆🤷♀️. I was utterly stunned when I saw that NC dew point was higher than Kauai, HI in spring/summer… that’s some serious Sweltering sticky sweaty happening! We’re moving family to SC in July and I’m trying to mentally prepare now (coming from Pacific NW) What fabric/clothes do I pack? A giant tailor made moisture wicking Chamois?
I love living in NC but I hate the lack of ability to deal with precipitation. When it rains people drive horribly and it’s bc the roads are flooded. No real drainage systems.
Thanks for the video! I grew up in California but have lived in SW Florida for 12 years and so have come accustomed to (albeit begrudgingly) to extreme humidity and heat, thunderstorms, hurricanes, very strange insects, snakes, alligators and endless strip malls, over development of commercial areas, very little green areas, completely flat, no seasons at all and an over abundance of people 65+ (no offense but I’m not there yet). NC seems like a dream to my family and me! We have visited NC several times in the summer and didn’t find the humidity to be as bad as Florida. I think NC has a lot to offer geographically speaking, and like anywhere, how one responds to an area and it’s people is completely circumstantial and how you make it. Admittedly I didn’t have a great attitude when I first moved to Florida, being a snobby Californian and all- but that has since dissipated and now you couldn’t pay me enough to move back to that state! The hardest part about a interstate move is knowing where to move when you only stay to visit for a brief time. We love Ballantyne in South Charlotte but are trying to find other options too, any recommendations around Raleigh for neighborhoods similar to Ballantyne (assuming you’re familiar with Ballantyne)? Thanks!
I love my state but the first factor of the closed in windy roads is a real issue. I'm somewhat visually impaired and it's a terror since it gets dark early now. I have to limit my night driving which is a pain.
If your from the north east the food in Raleigh is mediocre, there are no good stores to by clothes. Your best choices are macys or saks fifth ave. So look forward to buying alot of things online. The only jobs are in the medical or pharmaceutical industries that pay well and very few in software. So if you move here it will be marginal that your spose will get a decent job unless their in those industries. And you can look forward to paying over $420,000 for a house that was going for $225,000 less than a year ago because all the hedge funds bought up the majority of the housing expecting you to come running down here because Apple is building a campus. The only problem is Apple only rented three floors in the MetLife bldg and all those hedgefunds are still waiting for you and the Apple campus to be built.
I have lived in NC for 12 years and absolutely love it. Moving is no stranger to me as I have lived in 5 states and spent many years in foreign countries. I don´t mind the snakes and bugs and there are alligators in the canal behind our house. ¨George", the 11 foot alligator was slow moving and didn't bother anyone, but he was relocated due to his size. Actually, he was kind of cute. The only thing I don't like is the heat and humidity during several months, but I would not trade NC for any other state. I love the people and the culture. NC is home sweet home for me.
I like NC because of the people and diversity. All of my cons are regarding infrastructure things to do. Everything is far depending if you live in a white community or not, nothing is bikeable, extremely car dependent,and food deserts in Hispanic and black communities,not much to do... If you want to the fun things to do are a few hours away (2 hours to beach 3 or 4 to mountains) which is pretty far considering I used to live in CO and things were 30-1hr away. Not many nice bodies of water. There is Jordan lake and falls lake but those look gross (coming from Michigan native). The humidity is kinda ridiculous.
You're adorable I can tell you're a really k8nd and honest person You should do really well in your field. I can see people feeling very confident in your expertise and honesty. Best to you!
That last line has me confused. "Be prepared to pay over asking price and unfortunately pay the difference if it appraised for more than you paid for it?". Why would you have to pay the appraised price if you already paid for the house? Great video, thanks for sharing
If you're getting a mortgage, the mortgage company will order an appraisal to make sure the home is worth what you are paying for it. The mortgage will only finance for the amount it appraises for, so if you go under contract to buy a house for 500K and it only appraises for 490K, you would have to pay the 10K upfront since the mortgage won't cover it. The good news is the market has cooled off a lot since we made this video, so there are plenty of options to buy a house at asking price or below, which is less risky for appraisals.
@@LivinginRaleighTV ahhh ok so it should say "be prepared to pay the difference if it appraised for less than you paid for it" is that correct? That's what confused me. Thanks for the response
I moved to the Outer Banks 30 years ago from the Washington DC suburbs. Since then if there's something to see, I've seen it. If there is something to do, I've done it. If there's good seafood, I've eaten it, if there's something to know, I know it. In the summer a quarter of a million tourists drive in and a quarter of a million leave. Know all the back ways, if there are any to know or sit in a very slow moving herd of cars. Know when to go to the grocery store and when not to. The Wright Memorial Bridge is the only way to get on the Outer Banks from the North. It can back up 20 miles. No, I'm not kidding. We have alligators, snakes, sharks, and a gazillion bugs. Always keep awareness of what's around you. I would love to move to the more mountainess area. So why do I hesitate? Because here I live in a safe bubble; there is very little crime. And almost never crime dangerous to people . That my friend is something to be cherished. For entertainment we go see houses that have burned down, beached, dead whales and such; there's always a movie at the theater. But forget a movie on a rainy day during tourist season. There will be a crowd and even no seats! Yikes! So visit in April or May, or October or November. You might even get a table at a restaurant.
We moved from Florida a year ago to the Raleigh a year ago. We live in a diverse town. We are very happy. Now Mexican in our area, is quite good. My issue is Chinese food, lol and good BBQ This will start a fight, but we don't like NC BBQ, hehe. But all in all we are really happy and feel like we have found our forever state.
Lived in North Carolina for about 2 years, it’s honestly nice if you can afford the lifestyle like in Huntersville and allat. Im stuck in Gastonia now hate it here 😹
I agree with most of the things about living in North Carolina especially when it comes to the summer humidity, allergies and bugs. Those are the top 3 reasons I can't live there, and I grew up there. When I turned 18 I was outta there. Come to Colorado Springs! No humidity and bugs here! 😊😁
@@LivinginRaleighTV Lol not really. I mean of course in Winter it gets cold but not unbearable or anything. And when it does snow it's usually melted by the end of the day or the next. Summers can get hot minus humidity.
It does get cold in CO. I just moved to NC from there. I will not miss all that snow and shoveling my drive way. I won’t miss the dry thin air and wildfires. But I love being closer to the ocean and still have the option to visit the mountains. I love all the trees and rivers/lakes here. There are pluses and minuses to every location it depends on what you’re looking for.
Yes this is great is it that someone is honest. North carolina is a terrible place to move to It's hot humid and hardly any entertainment. Restaurants are terrible lots of pollen in the spring. Better stay up in new jersey new york and connecticut
If you want to tall humidity, move to Houston. What I don’t like about the Raleigh-Durham area is that Uber/Lyft drivers get paid SO much less here per mile, even though passengers pay more. Plus, you have to constantly ask passengers here to wear masks, which means they don’t care about others as much as they pretend to. I said what I said.
As far as humidity goes I find NC to actually be drier than the Midwest where I live. My in-laws live in Charlotte and have visited there a few times in the summer.
Copperheads are probably the most prevalent of the poisonous snakes, depending on location. We also have rattlesnakes and water moccasins (cotton mouth). I live in central NC and have seen many copperheads and know at least three people who have suffered from bites. Not fatal, but uncomfortable.
Depends on where you live. If you live on a lake or near a creek/river then you will see them more often in the summer. I don't recall seeing more than 10 or so in the 20-years I was there, so it's not like they are everywhere all the time. If you are a camper/hunter/fisherman you will naturally see more than the average person living in a suburban neighborhood.
Very true what you said about the rain. When I lived in NC, I remember dealing with many ugly thunderstorms. Pretty scary when you run into one on the interstate! It's a great state, though Don't let the weather keep you away if you want to give NC a try.
Thank you man! This is actually been quite helpful! Two of my sisters, who I’m close with, recently moved down to Raleigh, and I’ve been considering moving there. Or at least somewhere close to them. I’ll probably end up choosing Virginia or Maryland now. Still close enough but with the criteria I’m looking for.
I hate it here. This is about Charlotte my latest new home. The noise in the nearby suburb I live in is horrific - there is a culture of 'leaf blowing' going on 9-5 which is legal 9AM to 6PM seven days a week. The development roars with 95 decibel soundwaves ALL DAY EVERY DAY. Weekends and Thanksgiving included. Backpack blowers, gas blowers, hired crews, edging, landscape mowers. Cars all sitting on curbs and not in driveways. HORRIFIC TRAFFIC with two lane roads with NO SHOULDERS and not enough traffic lights. Roads are completely unable to handle the 24/7 traffic which is heavy even at 10PM. Loud exhaust trucks. Noise pollution is incredible. Passive people who just accept and are not willing to sign petitions to do something, anything about the situation.
I grew up in Wilmington..live in Leland now .have traveled most every where in the state. Was born in Jersey so has family there. I love where I live . It's easy to travel to different places in the state. Made friends with a lot of people from new York and new Jersey and the friends I have all had these complaints but I think the state won them over. They hate cold weather and the city life. If a person is looking for fast paced life best to go to any city in the us that has a population of a million or so
When I worked in charlotte almost 10 years ago, every week I was approached by panhandlers even on the light rail mainly due to this liberal city attracting sooooo many poor from around the country because of their policies for easy handouts; per a conversation with a police officer. One of the things I don’t miss plus that city is boring and the roadways are terrible.
All cities are liberal. It’s what’s nice, in part, about living in a city. Cities also have more homeless people because they have more people. Unless you are a corporation, you will not be given handouts in Charlotte that make moving to the city worth it. NC is lovely for so many reasons, but the social safety net is virtually nonexistent.
The only things I'm concerned about are the oppressive summer heat, copperheads in suburban areas, alligators and hurricanes on the coast, and no snow in the winter. Note: I wrote that before I watched the video lol.
Lol I was going to say it's North Carolina not Georgia or Florida. There are no alligators in Raleigh, or most parts of North Carolina lol.. It snows pretty much every year at least a couple of times. Nothing that anyone from northern states can't handle.
Chris is from the coast and has never seen a wild alligator in NC. They are typically only in the SouthEast corner of the state, but very rare. You might like the Western side of the state. Definitely no alligators, far enough from hurricanes, and some snow in the winter.
thank you for giving Chinquapin a honorable shoutout. Spent my whole childhood there until I moved to UNC-Chapel Hill for school. It’s nice coming back to that quiet, “boring” setting once in a while to get a break from the world.
Over the years I’ve visited NC every so often, and I been all over the state from Greensboro to Raleigh to Charlotte and back……whenever I visit NC I always have fun just visiting however NC just struck me as a place that’s fun to visit but I’m not sure if I would wanna make it my permanent home. I have my preferences like many but when I go to Raleigh and Charlotte which is usually for sporting events I noticed that those places are basically dead when you don’t have football, basketball or hockey going on, and so that’s why I’ve always been hesitant as a single man with no kids about moving there.
I moved to nc from ma cuz my son moved here few years ago.I was told cost of living was better, seems like the week before I moved everything went up and now my cost of living is higher than if I stayed in ma. I moved here cuz my son and daughter inlaw moved here and love it. The bugs are relentless deep woods off worked like a charm in ma it don’t help at all in nc! I’m lonely and Rockingham County is ugly. I found people in nc don’t respect personal space or they talk to you 50 feet away then wonder why I can’t hear them 🤦🏾♀️ I actually enjoyed the bugs and looking at them and identifying them. I do not like the tics,horseflies, yellow flies, mosquitoes- no bug spray works on them! I was so excited when a cicada literally walked in my house when I held the door open- like he was coming over for tea 😂. He let me hold him and pet him while I figured out what he was. I tried to give him some crumbs and some water but he didn’t want it. I put him back out side checked the next day and the poor thing died I thought they live til end of summer sad 😞
Honey those Cicadas die about a day or three after coming out of the ground. Sorry that you're lonely- I thought Rockingham was more friendly than us here in Cumberland County. Who knew!? Wish you the best.
As a transplant from the midwest, here are my regrets about NC: - NC is very wet and gray in the winter. It's depressing. - It's colder than you'd expect in the winter. - Homes with basements are the exception, not the rule. - Hunting is dramatically different. Land leases, bows, tree stands, etc. - Target shooting moves indoors. Join a club for outdoor shooting.
I've learned that from sad experience, as have all the people who moved to Halifax County. The locals don't care that half of the stores have been closed for 10-20 years, that buildings are falling down, that the sidewalks are so cracked that they hardly even exist any more. God forbid damned Yankees should come here and suggest ideas to fix those things!
@@GeraldM_inNC maybe it's also due to the fact that you earlier posted we all claim to be related (no- we don't) How Charlotte is more humid than eastern NC (yeah right- in who's dreams?) oh and then complained that you and others were being shunned. Possibly you yankees were acting like asses and insulting folks is what it sounds like to me. I know if someone called me inbred and pointed out everything negative in my city I wouldn't include you either.
Wilmington has turned into an overpriced hell hole. 20+ years ago it was nice....Wrightsville beach is just a long traffic line with impossible to find $10/hr parking. Overcrowded to the point now that a 5 minute trip now takes 20....halfway house heaven and dumping ground for addicts...
Welcome. I moved here about 2 years ago. You will like it 🙂. coming from FL you won't miss out on beaches... Raleigh is fairly close to the Emerald coast. Checkout Emerald Isle beach, Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach, Topsail/Surf City beach.
I moved here 17 years ago. I understand your concept, however, it's good to understand the point of view of others. I was called Ma'am by someone who know my name when I first moved here and I thought that was condescending and disrespectful. Conversely, my ancestors are from NC and never taught me to say Sir or Ma'am while growing up in NYC. I was taught to use names whether it be Miss/Mr. (First name or Last name)
@@LivinginRaleighTV I live in Boston and people absolutely hate the sir/ma'am thing. You're right they don't understand the Southern culture. Here it feels impersonal and dismissive and almost patronizing instead of respectful. When I've visited N. Carolina many years ago I fell in love with the beauty and the Southern hospitality, good manners and slower pace. I might still end up retiring there and will keep you in mind for help with real estate!
My husband loved it here. I'm not sure why, I think it might be the privacy. He likes to have a yard to mow. He loves to work and work. Me, the jury is still out. I have read so many negative things by the locals. They don't want California people here. The thing is, why do they think we moved from there? … we didn't like it there. I was raised in big sky country. I love seeing the sky at night and sunsets. None of that here. The woods are dark and spooky. The wind blowing trees down is a really scary thing for me. Every time it storms I wonder if the trees are going to come through the house and smash us. Also, I hate to sweat. The move to CA was wonderful in that area. Here you sweat all the time. It makes me feel grungy. So I stay in the air. But one thing I hope you don't have here is the rats, they are in every city of CA … scary and dirty things. I mean they are in every neighborhood there good and bad. They say it is from the climate there. I have a lot of complaints about CA as well. I'm beginning to think I will never fit in CA or here. One of my biggest complaints is not being able to find a real town. There are all the same businesses but they are scattered far and wide. I like Apex because it has a downtown. So does that town of FV ... but Cary's town is not a real town. I woke up grumpy this morning, so venting. I just hope I start liking it here. I am lonely for that down-home friendliness on the plains. I talk to people when I go out but don't have any friends. I am used to having so many. The hurricanes come next. Aren't I an old windbag? Lol ... this doesn't bother my husband!!!
I grew up in CA and although it’s a beautiful state, the weather is usually fantastic, and no humidity, the state for me was ruined long ago by a very poorly run and corrupted state government. Then the tech titans came in and it really went south. I think most sane people realize the severe issues California has and that’s partly why so many have left. I left mostly because I was exhausted working 3 jobs to still not make ends meet and knowing I’d never be able to afford to buy a home. I don’t regret leaving 12 years ago. However I went to the wrong state. Florida has many great qualities but for me it’s a state i would rather visit; doesn’t feel like home. There’s no seasons, it’s almost always hot, completely flat and swampy, when it is nice (Jan-March) everyone and their uncle are all here too and you can’t get an inch to yourself on the beach, let alone a parking spot, a dinner reservation, it’s just overrun by northern and midwestern snowbirds and other tourists. In the summer no one wants to be here because of the stifling humidity and then half the year you’re stressed out worrying about hurricanes! Ugh I’m so anxious to get out of here. Problem is my husband dreams of living in Big Sky country. He lived in Colorado and loved it but now CO too is changing so much, and not for the better, IMO. There really is no perfect state. Everywhere has pros and cons. I hope you find what you’re looking for, I know it’s a challenging journey!
I might be moving there next year- I'll be your friend! We can be "grumpy old windbags" together and then go have lunch while our husbands discuss lawnmowers.
NC is a great state to raise a family...but it is quite boring for young progressives...it is nearly impossible to make new friends in NC...as people already have their established cliques & tribes...theres nothing to do in NC except eat & drink...since there's a bar & restaurant on every corner...but the food is not that good
Depends on where you move to in NC. If you live on the coast or in the mtns and complain about having nothing to do, then you are just a turd. Plenty of outdoors stuff. Ive been on the coast for 16 years. You can surf, kayak, fish, boat, etc. Mtns you can hike, trail ride, horseback ride, camp, climb, hunt.
@@kirkbrown5346 I've been on the coast for 17 years and I've been bored to death. All that stuff that you enjoy may not be enjoyable to others. It's quite boring. Some people just enjoy things other than nature. How about diverse clubs, concerts, shows, bars restaurants and mindsets etc...
@@veronicacarteredwards4619 Im in Wilmington. Plenty of that stuff here too. If you dont like it, then move. Sounds like you need to move to a big city.
@@LivinginRaleighTV It's been very odd living here in Portland that I actually miss the afternoon t-storms that come with living in NC humidity. Not quite as much in Asheville but definitely in Charlotte and Wilkesboro. Can't say I miss the humidity just have to weigh the pros and cons.
If you want to see alligators then go to Sneads Ferry NC and look for Captain Dave. he has a Resturant and boat dock. If you see or here the Parrot then you know your in the right place. Dave will call a small alligator up to the surface for you. Momma is 15 ft long and lives a few hundred yards down the bank. I myself have seen a six footer while boating in the channels.
Do you think I'll fit right in coming from the land of "Minnesota Nice?" and moving to Western North Carolina in that little pocket north of Georgia but east of Tennessee!
It’s a great choice. Smaller but very close to both Charlotte and mountains. Will be an adjustment coming from AZ, but it’s a beautiful area. Have you visited yet?
I have a friend living in Jacksonville. I just wanting to know what its like. It sounds bit similar to NZ only we love the forest here. The people are good and yes I agree when a US citizen is in my country the talk is much louder yet interesting to listen too. I dont think you would survive in NZ given the facts on here. Kia pai to ra
I just moved to the Jacksonville area from south FL and I hate it. The people are rude, crime is very high, everyone wants to show off their assault rifles, there are no parks or greenways, the traffic is horrendous, it’s very hot year round, very low education rates. I’m moving to NC next year so I can be in the trees and greenery.
I have been hesitant about moving to a city in NC since I grew up in NY but now live in MD (20 miles from DC). I wonder if I would get easily bored even though I am older now. I am a social butterfly and like to engage in social activities. I am not interested moving to the overcrowded Raleigh or Charlotte. Does NC have good pizza shops (not dominos or Ledos).
Coming from NY, you're going to be disappointed at most of the pizza shops. But we do have some really good ones here that are owned by former NYers and others that are just a different style but really good.
No! Not even Charlotte. In my little town we have one Italian restaurant that is very popular with the locals, but I wouldn't serve their food to a dog.
Last comment. I love this video because you make it sound like Florida light 😆. Yall keep saying we have this and I just think, that Florida but lighter.
we plan on moving there in the fall next year, and I have already found homes I would love to have, yes I hate the city, I love the country crittors and plenty of space between homes, I love nc spent many of summers there as a teen and we go to the outer banks every chance we get. I want a place where there are few restirctions to having chickens or even a horse if I want one, a place where it is about 30 minutes to a town or city for groceries, and hardware stores etc. yes I know about the snakes, and the gators but where we plan on living there wont be alligators, we plan somwhere near greensboro or pilot mountain, we like it there, teh closest we are considering near the coast is wilson perhaps, we want to avoid hurricanes as much as we can at least the full brunt of them. dont want to live to close to raleigh, to much city for me. the homes we have been looking at to get a idea of what kind of houses are where, are well within our price range and enough land to make us happy, my hubby loves having bees. the humidity might be a issue but I remember when I spent the summers I used to have to get up at 5 30 to go for a run, but it was okay if I have air conditioning I am happy. and plants galore is great, i love plants, trees and the kind youcan have down there is wonderful such as magnolia, crape myrtles, broadleaf evergreens and types of roses I cant grow here because it gets to cold in the winter for them.
Glad you're already seeing homes you like. Pilot mountain area isn't as hot and it's very beautiful up that way. That's also in the heart of NC wine country. Greensboro is nice too and smaller than Raleigh. Thanks for watching!
That's interesting, I'm planning to relocate from Halifax County to Wilson County later this year. If social life means little to you, Halifax County is great because you can buy a big house and lots of land for next to nothing, even in 2022. If you just want privacy, a big house and lots of land, Halifax County is the place for you. You just won't have any friends. I'm curious about your interest in Wilson. Mine is that it has a cute town center and that there is a church I want to become involved with. What's your interest there?
Raleigh/Cary. Wonderful place to live and raise children. Lived in four different states and never found a better place than here. No worries Melissa, you'll be happy and wish you'd moved here sooner. :)
I moved to Raleigh a couple yrs ago from WVa, no regrets. I grew up visiting family in Charlotte on weekends. Chose Raleigh to move to over Charlotte. #1, Raleigh was a much better fit for me profesionally. #2, outside of downtown Charlotte, I personally didn't find much else as appealing. Raleigh was more my taste. I like a lot of arts & recreation and there's plenty here. Charlotte isn't far, so I can always go visit family on a Saturday. #3, Raleigh is very close to the Emerald coast so if you like beaches, you are within 1 1/2 hour drive of several beaches along the coast. Both are great NC cities, they just have different subcultures. Best wishes with your move ❤
I’m from Georgia and I’ve vacationed in North Carolina for many years, so I’m very familiar with the state. I like NC a little better than Georgia as a place to call home since North Carolina has more choices for types of towns and living environments. The population in NC is better distributed than it is in Georgia. In Georgia, the Atlanta metro area dominates like a juggernaut while the rest of the state is rural and poor. Atlanta’s traffic and crime has been really bad for about the past 10-15 years and it’s become a bit much for my patience. Plus, I’ve had it up to my eyeballs with the idiotic wokeness and hip-hop culture. I would recommend North Carolina as a great state to move to for pretty much anyone that’s looking to escape lunacy.
I've noticed snakes being mentioned in several "what to know before moving" videos. How often do people come across snakes? Do you have to worry about them getting in the house?
Here in Raleigh we see them regularly on the greenway. Never in our yard but there are plenty of people who have them in their yards, typically because they are near wooded areas or water source. They do not come into homes.
I live in North Raleigh, Stonehenge area and I never see snakes around my house. We do see a hawk often that comes to rear of the house but it is friendly and beautiful. If people don't like Raleigh for whatever reason, feel free to move out at your convenience. I lived in LA, by Chicago and in Dallas and in big city in China before, Raleigh is the best place for me. A lot less traffic, nicer weather, more quieter, etc. I can visit mountains or the beach any time.
Snakes are all over the state, but Raleigh had a lot of copperheads. But there are tons of people who live here their whole life and never see one. It really just depends if you’re near natural areas or not but they can be everywhere.
I found NC to be a very boring place to live. Hot and humid in the summer, cold and damp in the winter. I have lived in the Raleigh and Greensboro areas. I would pick Greensboro if I had to move back. The Raleigh Durham area is a "no go" for me. I found the culture there to be very flawed. It's the only place I have ever lived where bad mouthing other people to elevate yourself is considered normal. I lived in Raleigh 3 separate times. If you like head games, this is the place for you.
The fact is that the only good Chinese food anywhere is food in neighborhoods that are Chinese, and you won't find any of those down South. Even in Charlotte the only Chinese food is the garbage that they sell to the "Lo Fan" barbarians, that they would never eat themselves. I used to date Chinese women in New York City and got to know the difference.
@@LivinginRaleighTV I want to move my family I have 1 each mechanic/ shipyards , welder, sahm, mgr, and customer service manager and also looking for remote work but I don't know how that works with power outages.
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Not as bad in the mountains
@Living in Raleigh TV thanks. Id have to visit. Being a first time home owner i may move to a different country. About 4 areas i like in america and none are affordable
Is it humid in the mountain towns like near the Asheville area?
Very low paying wages in RTP unless your in the Pharmaceutical or Medical industries. The housing market increased from $250k for a 3bedroom in cary apex to $450 k literally over night and the low wages stayed the same. My friends rental apartment went from $ 1150 a month to $1500 a month in one year. They can charge anything they want and there are no laws protecting renters. What they think is luxury down here in rentals is what low income housing is in NJ. Linoleum floors that are suppose to look like wood, formica counter that are suppose to look like marble and the cheapest of cheap lighting fixture and appliances that constantly break down For $1500 a month for a one bedroom and over $1700 for a two bedroom you would expect a lot more and get much more in the north east. There is also on the news frequently alot of
embezzlement going on here because there are so many poor people here It is different from north east because NC does not have a large middle class so you'll have to get use to the distinct culture of the HAVES and HAVE NOTS.
Thank you for this video, Chris and Tanner! My husband and I moved from PA to the coast of NC last year. For some reason we can take the humidity here so much better than we could in PA. My husband's allergies have totally improved; mine are worse. Lol. After living near a big city all our lives, the peace in NC is refreshing. And the very dark nights allow for quite the star show! Great video and happy to see we have no regrets.
Thank you! Glad you’re enjoying it! Happy to hear you have no regrets!
Marijo Smith thank you for the information. I currently live in PA and am preparing to relocate to NC
@Lilman Yellow The weather is fantastic and probably a big change from Michigan. I'm sorry that you are having a challenging experience in your present location. Hopefully, time will have you meeting more people and making some new friends!
I love this state. I’ve always lived in cold cold all my life. And I am one of the fortunate ones who gets to leave June through September so I don’t have to experience the humidity. The rest of the year is fantastic.
After traveling here extensively for work last year, I moved here from Florida about 4 months ago.
My general observations about the area -
1. Humidity, bugs etc. are not an issue at all when moving from Florida. Quite the opposite actually, the weather is great. Winters can be bit dull but very manageable.
2. Food is generally above average to great in most restaurants that I have tried. Good wine bars and tapas restaurants in the area.
3. The entire RTP area is predominantly white. While that does not mean that people are unkind or racist, as a person of color I feel out of place in most establishments that I been to including the gym, restaurants etc. And when I have talked to other people of color, I have gotten the same feedback.
4. Housing is segregated around Raleigh city center. For eg. inside the beltline is for white folks only. Good luck trying to get a house in that area is you are a person of color.
5. Lack of good night life - If you are in our 30's or younger and want to enjoy night life RTP isn't for you. Downtown is a joke, almost non-existent.
6. Live music scene / concerts sucks - most big bands give RTP area a miss while touring the country.
For all its claim about being the next big tech hub and comparisons to Austin, sadly Raleigh has a long way to go. I am packing my bags as soon as my apartment lease is up.
I moved to NC 15 years ago…. I grew up in a rural area on a dirt road….. i LOVE NC…. Plenty of outdoor things to do and nice slow small town living….
I moved here and love it. Just lost my job in May because of a facility closure, but I'm doing my best to stay here. LOVE THIS STATE AND IT'S PEOPLE.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, moved to NYC, and just moved to Raleigh... the Mexican food here is amazing compared to what you get in NYC. Actually a few of the places I have found are legit. Also, I appreciate how quiet and peaceful it is here.
It's rare. Most places are not great. We do have some though.
I have cousins who grew up outside of LA and in the Inland Empire. Every time they have come down to NC, they have complained to me about the humidity.
Charlotte has enormous districts that are 100% Hispanic and you can find lots of terrific, low-cost independent restaurants there.
2:18 humidity is still not as bad as all year round humidity in South Florida.
Amen! This is one reason I’m moving to NC from south FL. I would like to be able to go outside for more than a few min without feeling like I’m going to faint.
26 years here from NJ. I don't regret moving to the Raleigh area.
I'm from here, but people treat me like an outsider. Coming home from college and the military, I am treated like a stranger and it kind of hurts. I'm thinking about moving somewhere and hoping I fit in.
I'm sorry for your experiences. Good luck with a hunt for a place that you love and where you feel welcome. I sincerely hope that you find the right place to call home.
If you are from a big city.go to LA, Houston ect
We wanted to give NC a try & moved here in Feb. I think NC as a whole is a beautiful state. It gives me the feeling of living in a wildlife park. Sadly though, the majority you mentioned are the reasons we will be leaving the state soon. The reasons that stood out the most to me personally were not feeling connected, allergies, bugs & finding a truly affordable rental.
Completely understand. It’s an amazing place but everywhere has its negatives. Sorry to see you go!
@Xing He I wanted to ask that question too.
I can put up with the bugs and allergies, but "not feeling connected" is intolerable. Charlotte was fine, but eastern NC has been a nightmare for me, they shun outsiders here.
Yes there is the humidity, but Love all the trees and greenery though
I moved to NC in 2020. You mentioned things that I didn't know and a problem for me today. I am planning to move back .
As someone who moved to NC 25 years ago - it is boring. BUT, the weather is great, and it is NOT as humid as the upper east coast cities, like Baltimore, NJ, Washington, etc. We have elevation in the Piedmont that really helps. So, I miss much of the NE, but I can't regret the move. Hey, casinos are coming!!!
Thanks for sharing. Most of the state is more humid than those northern cities.
My husband and I moved to Cary 18 years from NJ. We love it here & have no regrets. Love the mountains & beaches. We just bought a vacation home in Southport. NC has something for everyone!
Nice! Glad you like it. Southport is charming!
i have family in cary . i thought i was in nj still cause all i saw was nj plates everywhere.. lol i love cary but not ready to trade nj for it yet...
as if NY and NJ don't have mountains (Catskills, Poconos, Berkshires.. Adirondacks if you are okay with going further).. c'mon now
@@seansarkar75 typical rude New Yorker. One of the reasons I left Long Island so many years ago
We went to the beach for the first time. Beautiful! ... We moved here with three generations. So we have each other. I'm sure our neighbors are good people. I think I am the snob! ... We are the oldest of the three generations, which might make it hard. I used to be so involved with Bible studies and had so many friends. Actually, I'm afraid of curvy roads. So I stopped driving! ... I miss my home state! ( not CA) "There is no place like Nebraska!!!" ... hate the snow, and would never move back.
Lived in NC for 3 years after being born and raised in Chicago. 3 years was long enough to see why this place was awful. We lived in the Triad and were never felt welcomed. We got the constant “go back where you came from” treatment. Even at church, my kids Christian school, or at work. I made a handful of friends there, but the people as a whole were nasty to me and my family. All we wanted was a better life for our kids and ourselves. We’ve since moved to Georgia. You couldn’t pay me enough to move back. I’d rather live in Detroit.
Sorry to hear that. Has your experience in Georgia been the same?
@@LivinginRaleighTV we’re in the Atlanta area now. Been here over a year now. We really like it here and have never once gotten the “Yankee treatment.” People have been really nice here. We really wanted NC to work, but we realized it is not a place we want our children to grow up in. All we wanted was a better life than where we came from. Glad we found it in Georgia. Thank you for your respectful reply.
In many ways I agree with you
@@briandoyle3280 are you still liking the Atlanta area? We are on a budget and need rental less than $1K (1 bedroom is ok, but not studio) - we found a handful in the RTP area, but never looked at Atlanta. For context we are from Chicago too, moved abroad for the past 2 yrs to save money but we hate it... going back to US, need a rental in a safe/walkable area (walk to an Aldi if possible). Cannot find anything in Chicago under $1500 and we also would enjoy something a bit warmer - as we age the Chicago winters become hard on us. We are ok with very hot or humid weather.
@@yestohappiness2721 Atlanta metro area is ok. It’s f’n expensive here too. The outskirts is nice with some decent food selections, but it’s not home. I wanted somewhere better for my family without the brutal winters.
I regret moving to Asheville. Absolutely awful. After 5 years I just moved to east TN. Crime. Homeless drug addicts and traffic and overdevelopment.
Sorry to hear
BUGS -- There are biting bugs here that the locals call "No-see-'ems". Not only don't you see them, you don't feel them on your skin. And when they bite you, you won't see any lumps. But they are voracious, and wearing pants and long sleeves doesn't help at all. If you sit outside within the two hours before sundown they will eat you alive, and you will be scratching like a hound for days until your skin is red. Avoid being outside during those hours. I found this to be true at both ends of the state.
HUMIDITY - I always assumed humidity has something to do with proximity to a sea or ocean, and I was surprised when I discovered that inland Charlotte is disgustingly humid. (On the good side, that mitigates the cold of winter.) It was explained to me that this is water-laden air from the Gulf of Mexico that drifts northeast until hit stalls at the Appalachian Mtns. because it is too heavy to float over them. So it reaches Charlotte and just sits there! Charlotte is actually much more humid that eastern NC, which is close to the Atlantic Ocean.
ALLERGIES - When I moved to eastern NC I discovered that I'm allergic to cotton. Never had that problem in Charlotte. I start coughing and sneezing as soon as I drive past a cotton farm, and sometimes it even bothers me inside the house.
ENTERTAINMENT -- North Carolinians just aren't much into music or entertainment. Even the major cities have negligible music or theater or culture compared to any Northern city. (Indeed, there are small cities in the North that have much more entertainment than Charlotte.) You will be lucky to find half a dozen concerts all year to attend, and theaters and museums practically don't exist or are small and inactive. Eating out is their prime form of entertainment, and you probably won't hear any live music while eating.
SOCIAL LIFE -- I realize that "When in Rome do as the Romans", but I don't think the reason Northerners are systematically shunned is because the Northerners don't try to fit in. North Carolinians are very family-oriented, and if you aren't related to them you don't exist. The locals have plenty of social life within themselves because they're literally all related! Out east of Raleigh those same families have been living there since the 18th Century in those small and middle sized towns, and pretty much everyone in the town is a cousin. I'm not exaggerating, this is so well known locally that they joke about it amongst themselves. That's why the locals are so chummy with each other -- they're all related! If you move to eastern NC from outside because you can buy a house really cheap here, be prepared to be shunned. You won't have any friends except other outsiders who moved here. Nobody will invite you over or to do things with them. Your opinion is irrelevant and anything you say is automatically stupid. My only friends in this region are other people like me who moved here recently, and they've all experienced exactly the same shunning that I have. Yeah, it's cheap to live in areas like this, but you will never be accepted. I have never lived anywhere else in my 70 years where I felt so unwelcome. In contrast, I loved my five years in Charlotte and really regret that the rising costs of housing left me no option but to leave.
Thank you for your very comprehensive description. It's super helpful. I live in the Boston area and have been contemplating moving to N. Carolina but not so sure now. I visited many years ago and loved it..the beauty and the southern hospitality but living in a place is a whole different ball game.
Thanks for your honesty... Everything you said more or less confirms what I suspected and experienced in visits down to NC. We scratched it off our list of places to retire to last year after Apple announced that it was locating in the tech triangle and real estate sky rocketed. But prior to that, I was very concerned about the oppressive heat/humidity, allergies, bugs/critters, etc...
My wife's family insists on vacationing for a week every July at Lake Norman. Being from New England, I'm used to clean/clear lakes in summer. The pea soup, cesspool look of Lake Norman is off putting to me, but if the locals love it, more power to them.
FYI... If you're a northerner and don't mind the cold in winter, PA is a good place for retirees. VERY tax friendly to retirees, even more so than SC or NC believe it or not (my wife is studying for a CFP program and the software she uses easily calculates that). With the prices of homes on the rise in parts of NC, home prices in the suburbs of some smaller PA cities are very comparable. Property tax is more than NC, but the tax benefit on investment income and SS in PA more than makes up for it, at least it you're going to be withdrawing six figures every year.
Anyway... Thanks again for your honesty and good info. Provides me with some good ammo for the in-laws when they continue to needle us about retiring to the Carolina's!
It's very hard to find a home too rent he is so right about that
Yep
I moved to North Carolina from Cleveland Ohio, and my only regret is that I didn't move here sooner.
Nice
Im from Washington DC and I moved to Raleigh about 12 years ago there is a difference but I wouldn’t move back to my hometown
It’s nice here!
Sounds ideal to me. I consider the cover of trees and dark nights to be a bonus with extra privacy. I call it cozy. Others might call it claustrophobic lol. Wide open and big spaces often feel overwhelming to me. Boring I guess too like driving on a flat grid. Where are the curves and hills? Lol. (I used to live in OK for awhile also. It was also too dry. Had to carry around Carmex for my lips 24/7). Prefer the quiet and quiet people. Quaint towns and such. Used to the weather. It’s about the same here (GA). Prob. A bit worse here with the bugs. Not sure yet. Lol.
Great video, but I need to share some knew knowledge when it comes to the comments about humidity. It’s NOT the humidity that’s miserable, it’s the ‘Dew Point’ (that’s the sticky miserable feeling). I geeked out with science one evening trying to understand why a location in one state that has same humidity level is comfortable vs another state that has the same humidity % BUT makes you sweat in areas you didn’t realize you have sweat glands in 😆🤷♀️. I was utterly stunned when I saw that NC dew point was higher than Kauai, HI in spring/summer… that’s some serious Sweltering sticky sweaty happening!
We’re moving family to SC in July and I’m trying to mentally prepare now (coming from Pacific NW)
What fabric/clothes do I pack?
A giant tailor made moisture wicking Chamois?
Thanks for sharing! Very interesting
I love living in NC but I hate the lack of ability to deal with precipitation. When it rains people drive horribly and it’s bc the roads are flooded. No real drainage systems.
Yes, people cannot drive in the rain here
Thanks for the video! I grew up in California but have lived in SW Florida for 12 years and so have come accustomed to (albeit begrudgingly) to extreme humidity and heat, thunderstorms, hurricanes, very strange insects, snakes, alligators and endless strip malls, over development of commercial areas, very little green areas, completely flat, no seasons at all and an over abundance of people 65+ (no offense but I’m not there yet). NC seems like a dream to my family and me! We have visited NC several times in the summer and didn’t find the humidity to be as bad as Florida. I think NC has a lot to offer geographically speaking, and like anywhere, how one responds to an area and it’s people is completely circumstantial and how you make it. Admittedly I didn’t have a great attitude when I first moved to Florida, being a snobby Californian and all- but that has since dissipated and now you couldn’t pay me enough to move back to that state! The hardest part about a interstate move is knowing where to move when you only stay to visit for a brief time. We love Ballantyne in South Charlotte but are trying to find other options too, any recommendations around Raleigh for neighborhoods similar to Ballantyne (assuming you’re familiar with Ballantyne)? Thanks!
I love my state but the first factor of the closed in windy roads is a real issue. I'm somewhat visually impaired and it's a terror since it gets dark early now. I have to limit my night driving which is a pain.
Thanks for sharing. This is a concern for a lot of people.
Your videos are refreshingly direct and authentic. I so appreciate that!
Thank you! We really appreciate it
If your from the north east the food in Raleigh is mediocre, there are no good stores to by clothes. Your best choices are macys or saks fifth ave. So look forward to buying alot of things online. The only jobs are in the medical or pharmaceutical industries that pay well and very few in software. So if you move here it will be marginal that your spose will get a decent job unless their in those industries. And you can look forward to paying over $420,000 for a house that was going for $225,000 less than a year ago because all the hedge funds bought up the majority of the housing expecting you to come running down here because Apple is building a campus. The only problem is Apple only rented three floors in the MetLife bldg and all those hedgefunds are still waiting for you and the Apple campus to be built.
I have lived in NC for 12 years and absolutely love it. Moving is no stranger to me as I have lived in 5 states and spent many years in foreign countries. I don´t mind the snakes and bugs and there are alligators in the canal behind our house. ¨George", the 11 foot alligator was slow moving and didn't bother anyone, but he was relocated due to his size. Actually, he was kind of cute. The only thing I don't like is the heat and humidity during several months, but I would not trade NC for any other state. I love the people and the culture. NC is home sweet home for me.
Thanks for sharing. What area do you live to have such a huge alligator?
@@LivinginRaleighTV Leland, NC, just outside of Wilmington.
Pretty area
I totally agree I love North Carolina I’m tired of Georgia tho
I like NC because of the people and diversity. All of my cons are regarding infrastructure things to do. Everything is far depending if you live in a white community or not, nothing is bikeable, extremely car dependent,and food deserts in Hispanic and black communities,not much to do... If you want to the fun things to do are a few hours away (2 hours to beach 3 or 4 to mountains) which is pretty far considering I used to live in CO and things were 30-1hr away. Not many nice bodies of water. There is Jordan lake and falls lake but those look gross (coming from Michigan native). The humidity is kinda ridiculous.
You're adorable
I can tell you're a really k8nd and honest person
You should do really well in your field. I can see people feeling very confident in your expertise and honesty.
Best to you!
Thanks, glad we could help!
All those people would hate West Virginia then because it's really dark at night where I live I think North Carolina is a beautiful state
Those negatives pale in comparison to the reasons folks move the NC from place like CA, the Mountain and NE states.
Yep
That last line has me confused. "Be prepared to pay over asking price and unfortunately pay the difference if it appraised for more than you paid for it?". Why would you have to pay the appraised price if you already paid for the house? Great video, thanks for sharing
If you're getting a mortgage, the mortgage company will order an appraisal to make sure the home is worth what you are paying for it. The mortgage will only finance for the amount it appraises for, so if you go under contract to buy a house for 500K and it only appraises for 490K, you would have to pay the 10K upfront since the mortgage won't cover it. The good news is the market has cooled off a lot since we made this video, so there are plenty of options to buy a house at asking price or below, which is less risky for appraisals.
@@LivinginRaleighTV ahhh ok so it should say "be prepared to pay the difference if it appraised for less than you paid for it" is that correct? That's what confused me. Thanks for the response
Don’t come we are full
I moved to the Outer Banks 30 years ago from the Washington DC suburbs. Since then if there's something to see, I've seen it. If there is something to do, I've done it. If there's good seafood, I've eaten it, if there's something to know, I know it. In the summer a quarter of a million tourists drive in and a quarter of a million leave. Know all the back ways, if there are any to know or sit in a very slow moving herd of cars. Know when to go to the grocery store and when not to. The Wright Memorial Bridge is the only way to get on the Outer Banks from the North. It can back up 20 miles. No, I'm not kidding. We have alligators, snakes, sharks, and a gazillion bugs. Always keep awareness of what's around you. I would love to move to the more mountainess area. So why do I hesitate? Because here I live in a safe bubble; there is very little crime. And almost never crime dangerous to people . That my friend is something to be cherished. For entertainment we go see houses that have burned down, beached, dead whales and such; there's always a movie at the theater. But forget a movie on a rainy day during tourist season. There will be a crowd and even no seats! Yikes! So visit in
April or May, or October or November. You might even get a table at a restaurant.
We moved from Florida a year ago to the Raleigh a year ago. We live in a diverse town. We are very happy. Now Mexican in our area, is quite good. My issue is Chinese food, lol and good BBQ This will start a fight, but we don't like NC BBQ, hehe. But all in all we are really happy and feel like we have found our forever state.
Tell me about BBQ ... I thought it looked like barf and the taste was just as bad. How do people eat vinegar on pork and beef?
Lived in North Carolina for about 2 years, it’s honestly nice if you can afford the lifestyle like in Huntersville and allat. Im stuck in Gastonia now hate it here 😹
Sorry
Excellent video, man. Very helpful. Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
I agree with most of the things about living in North Carolina especially when it comes to the summer humidity, allergies and bugs. Those are the top 3 reasons I can't live there, and I grew up there. When I turned 18 I was outta there. Come to Colorado Springs! No humidity and bugs here! 😊😁
Colorado Springs is cold!
@@LivinginRaleighTV Lol not really. I mean of course in Winter it gets cold but not unbearable or anything. And when it does snow it's usually melted by the end of the day or the next. Summers can get hot minus humidity.
It does get cold in CO. I just moved to NC from there. I will not miss all that snow and shoveling my drive way. I won’t miss the dry thin air and wildfires. But I love being closer to the ocean and still have the option to visit the mountains. I love all the trees and rivers/lakes here. There are pluses and minuses to every location it depends on what you’re looking for.
Pick your poison. I don't think that I could take the right wing presence in Colorado Springs.
@@johnlabus7359 Lol I hadn't noticed. 🤣😂
Real estate is somewhat cheaper (compared to TX,AZ, or CO)but that’s bc wages are lower on average. It’s a catch 22.
Not Texas, but the other two yes.
Yes this is great is it that someone is honest. North carolina is a terrible place to move to It's hot humid and hardly any entertainment. Restaurants are terrible lots of pollen in the spring. Better stay up in new jersey new york and connecticut
If you want to tall humidity, move to Houston. What I don’t like about the Raleigh-Durham area is that Uber/Lyft drivers get paid SO much less here per mile, even though passengers pay more. Plus, you have to constantly ask passengers here to wear masks, which means they don’t care about others as much as they pretend to. I said what I said.
Humidity is low compared to Atlanta area!
There really has been a lot of resistance to masking in NC. I’m sorry that you have to deal with such customers. Hoping you stay healthy.
As far as humidity goes I find NC to actually be drier than the Midwest where I live. My in-laws live in Charlotte and have visited there a few times in the summer.
The oppressive heat and humidity is nothing like TX, OK, TN, AR, MS, Al. or LA.
I heard that FL has snakes but NC having snakes is news to me. Infact worrying 😟
They're all over the south. You just have to learn to look out for them.
Copperheads are probably the most prevalent of the poisonous snakes, depending on location. We also have rattlesnakes and water moccasins (cotton mouth). I live in central NC and have seen many copperheads and know at least three people who have suffered from bites. Not fatal, but uncomfortable.
The dangerous ones have two legs and work in offices.
Depends on where you live. If you live on a lake or near a creek/river then you will see them more often in the summer. I don't recall seeing more than 10 or so in the 20-years I was there, so it's not like they are everywhere all the time. If you are a camper/hunter/fisherman you will naturally see more than the average person living in a suburban neighborhood.
It's more in the eastern area, where the land is marshy. As you walk on the land it literally goes "squish".
Very true what you said about the rain. When I lived in NC, I remember dealing with many ugly thunderstorms. Pretty scary when you run into one on the interstate! It's a great state, though
Don't let the weather keep you away if you want to give NC a try.
Yes definitely, and on the bright side, all that rain makes a beautiful green landscape!
The thunderstorms are very scary! I live in So-Cal and it doesn’t rain like that
Thank you man! This is actually been quite helpful! Two of my sisters, who I’m close with, recently moved down to Raleigh, and I’ve been considering moving there. Or at least somewhere close to them. I’ll probably end up choosing Virginia or Maryland now. Still close enough but with the criteria I’m looking for.
I don’t know what people are talking about I love North Carolina it’s actually where I want to buy a home in the future
as a state N.C. is ok ive lived here most of my 75 yrs,and think most are greedy an disrestfuf.
I hate it here. This is about Charlotte my latest new home. The noise in the nearby suburb I live in is horrific - there is a culture of 'leaf blowing' going on 9-5 which is legal 9AM to 6PM seven days a week. The development roars with 95 decibel soundwaves ALL DAY EVERY DAY. Weekends and Thanksgiving included. Backpack blowers, gas blowers, hired crews, edging, landscape mowers. Cars all sitting on curbs and not in driveways. HORRIFIC TRAFFIC with two lane roads with NO SHOULDERS and not enough traffic lights. Roads are completely unable to handle the 24/7 traffic which is heavy even at 10PM. Loud exhaust trucks. Noise pollution is incredible. Passive people who just accept and are not willing to sign petitions to do something, anything about the situation.
I REGRET IT HERE IN NC BECAUSE I WAS DISCRIMATED AGAINST GETTING THE HELP I NEED. IT SEEMS TO BE ALL ABOUT POLITICS WHEN IT COMES TO HOUSING.
Sorry to hear that happened to you
@@LivinginRaleighTV THANKS. HOPING NYC WILL BE BETTER. GOD BLESS EVERYONE
Good
Wish I found this before I let my parents talk me into moving here. 5 years and I still don't fit in and struggle making friends. I'm so miserable.
So posted a year ago....5 years and no friends- it's now been 6 years- found any friends yet? Wish you the best!
I grew up in Wilmington..live in Leland now .have traveled most every where in the state. Was born in Jersey so has family there. I love where I live . It's easy to travel to different places in the state. Made friends with a lot of people from new York and new Jersey and the friends I have all had these complaints but I think the state won them over. They hate cold weather and the city life. If a person is looking for fast paced life best to go to any city in the us that has a population of a million or so
I moved to Durham 3 weeks ego new house. Two bullet holes in the roof.
Sorry to hear
Some say that it's a running gun battle there.
When I worked in charlotte almost 10 years ago, every week I was approached by panhandlers even on the light rail mainly due to this liberal city attracting sooooo many poor from around the country because of their policies for easy handouts; per a conversation with a police officer. One of the things I don’t miss plus that city is boring and the roadways are terrible.
All cities are liberal. It’s what’s nice, in part, about living in a city. Cities also have more homeless people because they have more people. Unless you are a corporation, you will not be given handouts in Charlotte that make moving to the city worth it. NC is lovely for so many reasons, but the social safety net is virtually nonexistent.
The only things I'm concerned about are the oppressive summer heat, copperheads in suburban areas, alligators and hurricanes on the coast, and no snow in the winter. Note: I wrote that before I watched the video lol.
Lol I was going to say it's North Carolina not Georgia or Florida. There are no alligators in Raleigh, or most parts of North Carolina lol.. It snows pretty much every year at least a couple of times. Nothing that anyone from northern states can't handle.
Chris is from the coast and has never seen a wild alligator in NC. They are typically only in the SouthEast corner of the state, but very rare. You might like the Western side of the state. Definitely no alligators, far enough from hurricanes, and some snow in the winter.
thank you for giving Chinquapin a honorable shoutout. Spent my whole childhood there until I moved to UNC-Chapel Hill for school. It’s nice coming back to that quiet, “boring” setting once in a while to get a break from the world.
Thank you!
Over the years I’ve visited NC every so often, and I been all over the state from Greensboro to Raleigh to Charlotte and back……whenever I visit NC I always have fun just visiting however NC just struck me as a place that’s fun to visit but I’m not sure if I would wanna make it my permanent home. I have my preferences like many but when I go to Raleigh and Charlotte which is usually for sporting events I noticed that those places are basically dead when you don’t have football, basketball or hockey going on, and so that’s why I’ve always been hesitant as a single man with no kids about moving there.
I moved to nc from ma cuz my son moved here few years ago.I was told cost of living was better, seems like the week before I moved everything went up and now my cost of living is higher than if I stayed in ma. I moved here cuz my son and daughter inlaw moved here and love it. The bugs are relentless deep woods off worked like a charm in ma it don’t help at all in nc! I’m lonely and Rockingham County is ugly. I found people in nc don’t respect personal space or they talk to you 50 feet away then wonder why I can’t hear them 🤦🏾♀️ I actually enjoyed the bugs and looking at them and identifying them. I do not like the tics,horseflies, yellow flies, mosquitoes- no bug spray works on them! I was so excited when a cicada literally walked in my house when I held the door open- like he was coming over for tea 😂. He let me hold him and pet him while I figured out what he was. I tried to give him some crumbs and some water but he didn’t want it. I put him back out side checked the next day and the poor thing died I thought they live til end of summer sad 😞
Honey those Cicadas die about a day or three after coming out of the ground. Sorry that you're lonely- I thought Rockingham was more friendly than us here in Cumberland County. Who knew!? Wish you the best.
As a transplant from the midwest, here are my regrets about NC:
- NC is very wet and gray in the winter. It's depressing.
- It's colder than you'd expect in the winter.
- Homes with basements are the exception, not the rule.
- Hunting is dramatically different. Land leases, bows, tree stands, etc.
- Target shooting moves indoors. Join a club for outdoor shooting.
Thanks for sharing
Wow it’s depressing with the gloom, have you been in the Pacific NW? I’m curious if it’s comparable to that zone?
The sky is blue all winter in Central and Eastern NC, but basements are sadly a rarity.
The main thing they need to know - Is - Don’t come here with big city ways and try to change us - We don’t change
I've learned that from sad experience, as have all the people who moved to Halifax County. The locals don't care that half of the stores have been closed for 10-20 years, that buildings are falling down, that the sidewalks are so cracked that they hardly even exist any more. God forbid damned Yankees should come here and suggest ideas to fix those things!
Stankin Yankees
@@GeraldM_inNC maybe it's also due to the fact that you earlier posted we all claim to be related (no- we don't) How Charlotte is more humid than eastern NC (yeah right- in who's dreams?) oh and then complained that you and others were being shunned. Possibly you yankees were acting like asses and insulting folks is what it sounds like to me. I know if someone called me inbred and pointed out everything negative in my city I wouldn't include you either.
Wilmington has turned into an overpriced hell hole. 20+ years ago it was nice....Wrightsville beach is just a long traffic line with impossible to find $10/hr parking. Overcrowded to the point now that a 5 minute trip now takes 20....halfway house heaven and dumping ground for addicts...
Do you help with renting then eventually investing?
Unfortunately we don’t handle rentals. But we do help with investing!
We are so excited to move to Raleigh in January. Coming from Miami humidity won't be a factor. Lol!
Yes, hope you like it here!
You’ll like it
😆 🤣 😂 Great comment 👍 👌
Welcome to the Triangle.
Welcome. I moved here about 2 years ago. You will like it 🙂. coming from FL you won't miss out on beaches... Raleigh is fairly close to the Emerald coast. Checkout Emerald Isle beach, Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach, Topsail/Surf City beach.
I meet someone who hated me calling him sir. It’s about respect not about age
I moved here 17 years ago. I understand your concept, however, it's good to understand the point of view of others. I was called Ma'am by someone who know my name when I first moved here and I thought that was condescending and disrespectful. Conversely, my ancestors are from NC and never taught me to say Sir or Ma'am while growing up in NYC. I was taught to use names whether it be Miss/Mr. (First name or Last name)
This is the case in other parts of the country, but I think people quickly realise when they move here that it's part of the culture here.
Of course.
@@LivinginRaleighTV I live in Boston and people absolutely hate the sir/ma'am thing. You're right they don't understand the Southern culture. Here it feels impersonal and dismissive and almost patronizing instead of respectful. When I've visited N. Carolina many years ago I fell in love with the beauty and the Southern hospitality, good manners and slower pace. I might still end up retiring there and will keep you in mind for help with real estate!
I'm doing research before I move anywhere
NC is my home. I can't wait to relocate back home. I have been in Texas too long.😗
For the love of. Do not screw up our State. Like us or move.
Thanks, can you make a video of mountain town BOONE ?
It's on our list. LOVE Boone
@@LivinginRaleighTV . It will be appreciated. Thanks
Sure
Oh Oh Oh -- I adore Boone!
Thanks I will fit in as I hate big cities traffic.
My husband loved it here. I'm not sure why, I think it might be the privacy. He likes to have a yard to mow. He loves to work and work.
Me, the jury is still out. I have read so many negative things by the locals. They don't want California people here. The thing is, why do they think we moved from there? … we didn't like it there.
I was raised in big sky country. I love seeing the sky at night and sunsets. None of that here. The woods are dark and spooky. The wind blowing trees down is a really scary thing for me. Every time it storms I wonder if the trees are going to come through the house and smash us. Also, I hate to sweat. The move to CA was wonderful in that area. Here you sweat all the time. It makes me feel grungy. So I stay in the air.
But one thing I hope you don't have here is the rats, they are in every city of CA … scary and dirty things. I mean they are in every neighborhood there good and bad. They say it is from the climate there. I have a lot of complaints about CA as well. I'm beginning to think I will never fit in CA or here.
One of my biggest complaints is not being able to find a real town. There are all the same businesses but they are scattered far and wide. I like Apex because it has a downtown. So does that town of FV ... but Cary's town is not a real town.
I woke up grumpy this morning, so venting. I just hope I start liking it here. I am lonely for that down-home friendliness on the plains. I talk to people when I go out but don't have any friends. I am used to having so many. The hurricanes come next. Aren't I an old windbag? Lol ... this doesn't bother my husband!!!
I grew up in CA and although it’s a beautiful state, the weather is usually fantastic, and no humidity, the state for me was ruined long ago by a very poorly run and corrupted state government. Then the tech titans came in and it really went south. I think most sane people realize the severe issues California has and that’s partly why so many have left. I left mostly because I was exhausted working 3 jobs to still not make ends meet and knowing I’d never be able to afford to buy a home. I don’t regret leaving 12 years ago. However I went to the wrong state. Florida has many great qualities but for me it’s a state i would rather visit; doesn’t feel like home. There’s no seasons, it’s almost always hot, completely flat and swampy, when it is nice (Jan-March) everyone and their uncle are all here too and you can’t get an inch to yourself on the beach, let alone a parking spot, a dinner reservation, it’s just overrun by northern and midwestern snowbirds and other tourists. In the summer no one wants to be here because of the stifling humidity and then half the year you’re stressed out worrying about hurricanes! Ugh I’m so anxious to get out of here. Problem is my husband dreams of living in Big Sky country. He lived in Colorado and loved it but now CO too is changing so much, and not for the better, IMO. There really is no perfect state. Everywhere has pros and cons. I hope you find what you’re looking for, I know it’s a challenging journey!
I swear Ten-Ten RD. is used for drag racing!
I might be moving there next year- I'll be your friend! We can be "grumpy old windbags" together and then go have lunch while our husbands discuss lawnmowers.
NC is a great state to raise a family...but it is quite boring for young progressives...it is nearly impossible to make new friends in NC...as people already have their established cliques & tribes...theres nothing to do in NC except eat & drink...since there's a bar & restaurant on every corner...but the food is not that good
So true! Born and raised in NY . Moved to NC, absolutely hate it here. Can’t wait to move back home!!!
Depends on where you move to in NC. If you live on the coast or in the mtns and complain about having nothing to do, then you are just a turd. Plenty of outdoors stuff. Ive been on the coast for 16 years. You can surf, kayak, fish, boat, etc. Mtns you can hike, trail ride, horseback ride, camp, climb, hunt.
@@kirkbrown5346 I've been on the coast for 17 years and I've been bored to death. All that stuff that you enjoy may not be enjoyable to others. It's quite boring. Some people just enjoy things other than nature. How about diverse clubs, concerts, shows, bars restaurants and mindsets etc...
@@veronicacarteredwards4619 Im in Wilmington. Plenty of that stuff here too. If you dont like it, then move. Sounds like you need to move to a big city.
May I ask what city or town you’re in? Charlotte is an awesome city with tons of things to do.
I love NC, I wouldn't move any place else. I have been here 50 years.
NC is amazing!
I am truly shocked that people would say we don't have good Mexican food. That's the best cuisine in my town.
It just depends. You have to know where to find it in some areas, but the options have improved dramatically over the past 5 years.
Stop comparing North Carolina to NY or California. North Carolina is not NY or California.
Well, Charlotte is. You won't be meeting any southerners in Charlotte.
Lol, coming from here in Portland the “rains too much”one was funny.
It actually rains quite a bit here. We actually get more inches than Portland but Portland gets more rainy days. It comes here in bursts.
@@LivinginRaleighTV It's been very odd living here in Portland that I actually miss the afternoon t-storms that come with living in NC humidity. Not quite as much in Asheville but definitely in Charlotte and Wilkesboro. Can't say I miss the humidity just have to weigh the pros and cons.
If you want to see alligators then go to Sneads Ferry NC and look for Captain Dave. he has a Resturant and boat dock. If you see or here the Parrot then you know your in the right place. Dave will call a small alligator up to the surface for you. Momma is 15 ft long and lives a few hundred yards down the bank. I myself have seen a six footer while boating in the channels.
Wow this is great to know!
Do you think I'll fit right in coming from the land of "Minnesota Nice?" and moving to Western North Carolina in that little pocket north of Georgia but east of Tennessee!
Absolutely! NC has a lot of people from all over
Love your video. Thank you.😇
I’ve lived here for 20 years. Nc is better than California, New York, and Chicago.
Awesome!
Don't forget Hawaii, no alligators, no snakes, and very few bugs
#Grateful Love ❤️ you guys, thank you so much ❤️ #mahalo
Thank you!
Everyone trying to move in while im trying to GTFO lol
Where to?
@@LivinginRaleighTV outside the US likely. Stretch out that dollar overseas!
Awesome
Thinking about the Hickory area, any thoughts or advice? We would be coming from Phoenix AZ.
It’s a great choice. Smaller but very close to both Charlotte and mountains. Will be an adjustment coming from AZ, but it’s a beautiful area. Have you visited yet?
I have a friend living in Jacksonville. I just wanting to know what its like. It sounds bit similar to NZ only we love the forest here. The people are good and yes I agree when a US citizen is in my country the talk is much louder yet interesting to listen too. I dont think you would survive in NZ given the facts on here. Kia pai to ra
Thanks for sharing
I just moved to the Jacksonville area from south FL and I hate it. The people are rude, crime is very high, everyone wants to show off their assault rifles, there are no parks or greenways, the traffic is horrendous, it’s very hot year round, very low education rates. I’m moving to NC next year so I can be in the trees and greenery.
hey why are you using a pic of Cincinatti " Sing the Queen City"-im moving there in Feb, dam the snow, but were making 260K on home in PHX
It’s stock footage that got put under Charlotte lol. It’s been pointed out a few times 😂
I have been hesitant about moving to a city in NC since I grew up in NY but now live in MD (20 miles from DC). I wonder if I would get easily bored even though I am older now. I am a social butterfly and like to engage in social activities.
I am not interested moving to the overcrowded Raleigh or Charlotte. Does NC have good pizza shops (not dominos or Ledos).
Coming from NY, you're going to be disappointed at most of the pizza shops. But we do have some really good ones here that are owned by former NYers and others that are just a different style but really good.
@@LivinginRaleighTV Thanks for the response
Sure
No! Not even Charlotte. In my little town we have one Italian restaurant that is very popular with the locals, but I wouldn't serve their food to a dog.
Nah, the food is pretty mediocre to my taste after living in NY/NJ. It’s not bad , don’t get me wrong but it’s not “the best”.
Humidity.... move to Florida and we can talk Humidity 😆
Yep
Same about gators. Gators are considered household pets in Florida. We like our gators.
Last comment. I love this video because you make it sound like Florida light 😆. Yall keep saying we have this and I just think, that Florida but lighter.
Lol… in a lot of ways we are Florida light. Humidity, but not Florida humidity. Bugs, but not Florida bugs. Hurricanes, but not Florida hurricanes.
@Xing He I like my flat sandy Florida. Lived here all my life. But we are looking to move next year to experience something new.
If you move to Rocky Mount, Henderson or Lumberton you may regret it
we plan on moving there in the fall next year, and I have already found homes I would love to have, yes I hate the city, I love the country crittors and plenty of space between homes, I love nc spent many of summers there as a teen and we go to the outer banks every chance we get. I want a place where there are few restirctions to having chickens or even a horse if I want one, a place where it is about 30 minutes to a town or city for groceries, and hardware stores etc. yes I know about the snakes, and the gators but where we plan on living there wont be alligators, we plan somwhere near greensboro or pilot mountain, we like it there, teh closest we are considering near the coast is wilson perhaps, we want to avoid hurricanes as much as we can at least the full brunt of them. dont want to live to close to raleigh, to much city for me. the homes we have been looking at to get a idea of what kind of houses are where, are well within our price range and enough land to make us happy, my hubby loves having bees. the humidity might be a issue but I remember when I spent the summers I used to have to get up at 5 30 to go for a run, but it was okay if I have air conditioning I am happy. and plants galore is great, i love plants, trees and the kind youcan have down there is wonderful such as magnolia, crape myrtles, broadleaf evergreens and types of roses I cant grow here because it gets to cold in the winter for them.
Glad you're already seeing homes you like. Pilot mountain area isn't as hot and it's very beautiful up that way. That's also in the heart of NC wine country. Greensboro is nice too and smaller than Raleigh. Thanks for watching!
That's interesting, I'm planning to relocate from Halifax County to Wilson County later this year. If social life means little to you, Halifax County is great because you can buy a big house and lots of land for next to nothing, even in 2022. If you just want privacy, a big house and lots of land, Halifax County is the place for you. You just won't have any friends.
I'm curious about your interest in Wilson. Mine is that it has a cute town center and that there is a church I want to become involved with. What's your interest there?
Another excellent video, Chris, thank you!
Thank you!!
Just put our house in Austin on the market yesterday and are planning to move to Raleigh in the summer. Maybe I shouldn’t watch this video. 🤣
Just remember this video was hard to make because very few people regret their decision! It’s hard to find negatives
Moved here 12 years ago. Raised our daughter here no regrets at all…..
Raleigh/Cary. Wonderful place to live and raise children. Lived in four different states and never found a better place than here. No worries Melissa, you'll be happy and wish you'd moved here sooner. :)
Charlotte is better than Raleigh. You should reconsider lol
I moved to Raleigh a couple yrs ago from WVa, no regrets. I grew up visiting family in Charlotte on weekends. Chose Raleigh to move to over Charlotte. #1, Raleigh was a much better fit for me profesionally. #2, outside of downtown Charlotte, I personally didn't find much else as appealing. Raleigh was more my taste. I like a lot of arts & recreation and there's plenty here. Charlotte isn't far, so I can always go visit family on a Saturday. #3, Raleigh is very close to the Emerald coast so if you like beaches, you are within 1 1/2 hour drive of several beaches along the coast. Both are great NC cities, they just have different subcultures. Best wishes with your move ❤
moved here 20 years ago and love it,,,,I will never move back but please keep the liberal thoughts were you left,,,
I’m from Georgia and I’ve vacationed in North Carolina for many years, so I’m very familiar with the state. I like NC a little better than Georgia as a place to call home since North Carolina has more choices for types of towns and living environments. The population in NC is better distributed than it is in Georgia. In Georgia, the Atlanta metro area dominates like a juggernaut while the rest of the state is rural and poor. Atlanta’s traffic and crime has been really bad for about the past 10-15 years and it’s become a bit much for my patience. Plus, I’ve had it up to my eyeballs with the idiotic wokeness and hip-hop culture. I would recommend North Carolina as a great state to move to for pretty much anyone that’s looking to escape lunacy.
Yep, this is the city that I want to move to. Thanks for highlighing all the features that I like.
I'll deal with bugs & snakes.
Thanks for watching!
I've noticed snakes being mentioned in several "what to know before moving" videos. How often do people come across snakes? Do you have to worry about them getting in the house?
Here in Raleigh we see them regularly on the greenway. Never in our yard but there are plenty of people who have them in their yards, typically because they are near wooded areas or water source. They do not come into homes.
When working in the office, I came across snakes daily.
I live in North Raleigh, Stonehenge area and I never see snakes around my house. We do see a hawk often that comes to rear of the house but it is friendly and beautiful. If people don't like Raleigh for whatever reason, feel free to move out at your convenience. I lived in LA, by Chicago and in Dallas and in big city in China before, Raleigh is the best place for me. A lot less traffic, nicer weather, more quieter, etc. I can visit mountains or the beach any time.
@@LivinginRaleighTV Are they mostly found in a particular part of the state?
Snakes are all over the state, but Raleigh had a lot of copperheads. But there are tons of people who live here their whole life and never see one. It really just depends if you’re near natural areas or not but they can be everywhere.
I found NC to be a very boring place to live. Hot and humid in the summer, cold and damp in the winter. I have lived in the Raleigh and Greensboro areas. I would pick Greensboro if I had to move back. The Raleigh Durham area is a "no go" for me. I found the culture there to be very flawed. It's the only place I have ever lived where bad mouthing other people to elevate yourself is considered normal. I lived in Raleigh 3 separate times. If you like head games, this is the place for you.
No good Chinese food either 😩
This is true in much of the state. Fortunately in the Raleigh Durham area we have a few great options.
The fact is that the only good Chinese food anywhere is food in neighborhoods that are Chinese, and you won't find any of those down South. Even in Charlotte the only Chinese food is the garbage that they sell to the "Lo Fan" barbarians, that they would never eat themselves. I used to date Chinese women in New York City and got to know the difference.
How hard is it to get a job in NC
Depends entirely on type of job, but overall, NC has plenty of jobs and a shortage in a lot of industries.
@@LivinginRaleighTV I want to move my family I have 1 each mechanic/ shipyards , welder, sahm, mgr, and customer service manager and also looking for remote work but I don't know how that works with power outages.
North Carolina is one of the poorest States in the USA.