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Waste06
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DH got bit by the North Carolina bug!
One of DH's coworkers just moved to N.C. and he's raving about the home prices down there.
Everynow and then DH gets on a kick about moving to Florida and starts looking at homes.
This week he's all about North Carolina. Last night he kept calling me to come into the computer room and look at different homes.
I appease him and look, but reality is we both have good jobs here and don't plan on leaving anytime soon.
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Re: DH got bit by the North Carolina bug!
Well get on the bus...a few of us will be heading to NC for a relocation in the near future! We'll all become neighbors in the south! LI part 2!!
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| Posted 9/8/06 3:27 PM |
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Janice
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Re: DH got bit by the North Carolina bug!
that's how it started for us too. We were throwing around the idea of FL, then I saw a poster or 2 mention Charlotte. We looked up houses and jobs, we were sold.
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| Posted 9/8/06 3:30 PM |
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Eva Luna
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Re: DH got bit by the North Carolina bug!
That's how it started for us too. Leave? Never! I had a great job at my dream company and the possibility of a promotion in the near future. But Atlanta won!  And I have no regrets!  
Good luck!!  
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| Posted 9/8/06 3:37 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: DH got bit by the North Carolina bug!
 read my post from earlier in the week
DH and I went there last weekend to check it out
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| Posted 9/8/06 3:38 PM |
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Re: DH got bit by the North Carolina bug!
After Big Brother I'm changing my avatar to "Lil Orphan Lori" in response to "y'all" moving OOS!  
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| Posted 9/8/06 3:41 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: DH got bit by the North Carolina bug!
Posted by lorich
After Big Brother I'm changing my avatar to "Lil Orphan Lori" in response to "y'all" moving OOS!
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| Posted 9/8/06 3:42 PM |
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Waste06
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Re: DH got bit by the North Carolina bug!
I'm debating whether to show DH your post, b/c he'll def. want to check it out further.
He was looking at homes online in Cary, Wake Forrest & Morrisville. All in the same areas.
Anyone know what the job market like is down there? ETS: I re-read your post and you said unemployment is low. But are there large companies down there?
How far of a commute is it to Raleigh?
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joenick
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Re: DH got bit by the North Carolina bug!
Posted by Erin0602
I'm debating whether to show DH your post, b/c he'll def. want to check it out further.
He was looking at homes online in Cary, Wake Forrest & Morrisville. All in the same areas.
Anyone know what the job market like is down there? ETS: I re-read your post and you said unemployment is low. But are there large companies down there?
How far of a commute is it to Raleigh?
Cary, NC was voted the 5th best place to live in the country. link
That's where we're looking as well. My husband works for Morgan Stanley right now as an accountant. He spoke to some people and they said that finding a job in finance in NC is not a problem. There is a large industry for finance and teaching supposedly. Cary is growing by the second so many fields are available for work (according to my research).
Also Wake Forest is the school district for the areas you mentioned and supposedly, it's TOPS in the country as well!!
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| Posted 9/8/06 4:06 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: DH got bit by the North Carolina bug!
Posted by joenick
Also Wake Forest is the school district for the areas you mentioned and supposedly, it's TOPS in the country as well!!
 really? do you have a link for that info?
ETA: Wake Forest is part of Wake country - so it's all the same SD (as Raleigh, Cary, etc)
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Waste06
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Re: DH got bit by the North Carolina bug!
It's getting harder and harder to find reasons why we shouldn't look into this further!
I work in Corporate Finance and DH works in IT. It sounds like we should be able to find decent jobs. Of course, that's the first thing my parents would say...well where are you going to work???
Sounds too good to be true. 
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| Posted 9/8/06 4:17 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: DH got bit by the North Carolina bug!
Posted by Erin0602
It's getting harder and harder to find reasons why we shouldn't look into this further!
I work in Corporate Finance and DH works in IT. It sounds like we should be able to find decent jobs. Of course, that's the first thing my parents would say...well where are you going to work???
Sounds too good to be true.
check out the RTP site
Reasearch Triangle Park was voted #1 in IT by Silicone Valley magazine!
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| Posted 9/8/06 4:19 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: DH got bit by the North Carolina bug!
here is a link to a map of Wake County SD... as you can see, it's big!
link
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| Posted 9/8/06 4:23 PM |
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MegZee
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Re: DH got bit by the North Carolina bug!
in regards to the mention of NC needing teachers....they REALLY do...but the pay is 
in one county he got an email from (he gets emails from NC public schools all the time) FH would make, with a masters degree and four years experience, barely $30K, and only top out at $50K in 25 years.
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june262004
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Re: DH got bit by the North Carolina bug!
Posted by Meaghan729
in regards to the mention of NC needing teachers....they REALLY do...but the pay is
in one county he got an email from (he gets emails from NC public schools all the time) FH would make, with a masters degree and four years experience, barely $30K, and only top out at $50K in 25 years.
But the price of housing is HOW much cheaper there
I Love the homes in NC GO FOR IT AND GOOD LUCK
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: DH got bit by the North Carolina bug!
Posted by Meaghan729
in regards to the mention of NC needing teachers....they REALLY do...but the pay is
in one county he got an email from (he gets emails from NC public schools all the time) FH would make, with a masters degree and four years experience, barely $30K, and only top out at $50K in 25 years.
what you can buy in NC for $250K is a $700K++++ house here. also, utilities, property taxes, car insurance, gas, etc is soooo much less there.
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Eva Luna
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Re: DH got bit by the North Carolina bug!
I have to say, about the teacher thing, that I'm shocked. My aunt has a Bachelor's in Business and a few Master's classes...no Master's, nothing in teaching. And she started in Atlanta as a Spanish teacher at $42K. Will be making $60K once she gets her Master's. It maxes out at $85K, I think.
I'm surprised NC is so much less money...maybe it's the area?
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Janice
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Re: DH got bit by the North Carolina bug!
in Charlotte, my sister is elem ed major so she has been researching, with just a BA and first year, you start at 32K.
link
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: DH got bit by the North Carolina bug!
Posted by sasha
I have to say, about the teacher thing, that I'm shocked. My aunt has a Bachelor's in Business and a few Master's classes...no Master's, nothing in teaching. And she started in Atlanta as a Spanish teacher at $42K. Will be making $60K once she gets her Master's. It maxes out at $85K, I think.
I'm surprised NC is so much less money...maybe it's the area?
$25K might be for someone who is a brand new teacher. if they're desperate for teachers, they might pay more now.
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: DH got bit by the North Carolina bug!
Posted by Janice
in Charlotte, my sister is elem ed major so she has been researching, with just a BA and first year, you start at 32K.
link
that is not bad at all for a brand new teacher. my sis was making a little more than that as a NYC teacher WITH a Masters.... until last year when they got a raise.
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Eva Luna
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Re: DH got bit by the North Carolina bug!
Posted by SweetestOfPeas
Posted by sasha
I have to say, about the teacher thing, that I'm shocked. My aunt has a Bachelor's in Business and a few Master's classes...no Master's, nothing in teaching. And she started in Atlanta as a Spanish teacher at $42K. Will be making $60K once she gets her Master's. It maxes out at $85K, I think.
I'm surprised NC is so much less money...maybe it's the area?
$25K might be for someone who is a brand new teacher. if they're desperate for teachers, they might pay more now.
My aunt has never taught in her entire life. Started at $42K. 
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june262004
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Re: DH got bit by the North Carolina bug!
Posted by sasha
Posted by SweetestOfPeas
Posted by sasha
I have to say, about the teacher thing, that I'm shocked. My aunt has a Bachelor's in Business and a few Master's classes...no Master's, nothing in teaching. And she started in Atlanta as a Spanish teacher at $42K. Will be making $60K once she gets her Master's. It maxes out at $85K, I think.
I'm surprised NC is so much less money...maybe it's the area?
$25K might be for someone who is a brand new teacher. if they're desperate for teachers, they might pay more now.
My aunt has never taught in her entire life. Started at $42K.
But thats in GA right not NY or NC
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| Posted 9/8/06 4:45 PM |
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Waste06
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Re: DH got bit by the North Carolina bug!
check out the RTP site
Reasearch Triangle Park was voted #1 in IT by Silicone Valley magazine!
This is a great link. It has a list of major companies in the area. That puts my mind at ease a bit!
Thanks for all of your info. You have been such a great help!!
I caved and sent DH the link to this site, and he was pretty much like "I told you so" 
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Eva Luna
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Re: DH got bit by the North Carolina bug!
Posted by june262004
Posted by sasha
Posted by SweetestOfPeas
Posted by sasha
I have to say, about the teacher thing, that I'm shocked. My aunt has a Bachelor's in Business and a few Master's classes...no Master's, nothing in teaching. And she started in Atlanta as a Spanish teacher at $42K. Will be making $60K once she gets her Master's. It maxes out at $85K, I think.
I'm surprised NC is so much less money...maybe it's the area?
$25K might be for someone who is a brand new teacher. if they're desperate for teachers, they might pay more now.
My aunt has never taught in her entire life. Started at $42K.
But thats in GA right not NY or NC
Yes, as clearly written above.
An almost 20K difference is huge. That has to be wrong. It's a major metropolitan city.
If not Meaghan, I hope he's able to find better pay...or that you both get raises and the housing market continues downward so that you could buy in LI! 
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MegZee
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Re: DH got bit by the North Carolina bug!
i understand the cost of living is less - but taking half paycut (and it was $32K for his fourth year - it was guildford county though)
but when your student loan payments are $250 a month, that is not going to change!
ETA: Thanks Sasha 
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