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Nic27
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NY'ers who made the move to either NC or PA...
Hi
My DH and I are ready to make the move out of NY. For those that live in either state, what are some area's to look at? Do you regret the move?
Thanks!
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Nic27
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Re: NY'ers who made the move to either NC or PA...
BUMP
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Janice
Sweet Jessie Quinn
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Re: NY'ers who made the move to either NC or PA...
hi!
we moved to the charlotte area.
here are 2 of my fave zip codes down here
28277
28173
no regrets
good luck!
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| Posted 3/16/11 9:25 AM |
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Deeluvsvinny
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Re: NY'ers who made the move to either NC or PA...
Dh & I will most likley be moving to PA in 2-3 years. We like Bucks & Montgomery Counties. Good schools, affordable houses, nice areas, and not too far from NY- about 2-2.5 hours.
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smdl
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Re: NY'ers who made the move to either NC or PA...
Posted by Deeluvsvinny
Dh & I will most likley be moving to PA in 2-3 years. We like Bucks & Montgomery Counties. Good schools, affordable houses, nice areas, and not too far from NY- about 2-2.5 hours.
This is where we are thinking about retiring. Not too far from a major City.
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| Posted 3/16/11 11:35 AM |
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dapnkap
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Re: NY'ers who made the move to either NC or PA...
We are still thinking about it and are considering the South Charlotte area (Ballantyne) zip code 28277 and Union County (just to the south) areas of Weddington, Marvin, Wesley Chapel and Waxhaw.
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| Posted 3/16/11 1:13 PM |
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Janice
Sweet Jessie Quinn
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Re: NY'ers who made the move to either NC or PA...
thought of this post....
just read my sisters status update, she moved down 18 mos ago.
Laura ****** Arent you glad you got the F outta here?
March 3 at 3:33pm · Like
Coleen ***** You have no idea. My dreams come true here, I have no reason to leave. Life is so easy.
March 3 at 3:52pm · LikeUnlike
this month she moved out of my house, great bartending job on main st, and landed a 5th grade teaching job at a school 20 mins away...
she is Waxhaw for life.
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| Posted 3/17/11 9:53 AM |
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DRMom
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Re: NY'ers who made the move to either NC or PA...
I live just outside of Raleigh in Apex. I like the Apex, Cary area. My sister lives in Charlotte by the university. I would also consider Wilmington or Asheville...Wilmington is ocean front so you might have to worry about weather but so nice to be on the beach. the beaches are white sand, very pretty. Asheville is a mountain, hippy sort of town with lots of culture.
Where I live now is a great family friendly place. EVERYONE is from up North-LI, Upstate, MA etc. It can be very religious here, but plenty of people are not religious as well. There is lots to do here, culture, beautiful outdoor activities(greenbelts, parks, etc) GREAT schools, less expensive housing etc.
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| Posted 3/17/11 11:01 AM |
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Nic27
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Re: NY'ers who made the move to either NC or PA...
Thanks everyone for the reply's. We will def. check out the areas mentioned. We have been glued to the computer looking around and my eyes are burning me.
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THUMPER
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Re: NY'ers who made the move to either NC or PA...
My brother lives in Weddington, it is beautiful there. I think his area is a little expensive but cheap compared to NY
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Janice
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Re: NY'ers who made the move to either NC or PA...
smalll world, we are so close to weddington.
like a 2 minute drive
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NewlyMrs
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Re: NY'ers who made the move to either NC or PA...
don't regret the move one bit.....HOWEVER there are some things I am not sure I will ever get used to about the south.....it can be a little too slow and laidback when it comes to work ethics and getting jobs done
they drive worse here too!!!!
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KartveliT
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Re: NY'ers who made the move to either NC or PA...
Posted by smdl
Posted by Deeluvsvinny
Dh & I will most likley be moving to PA in 2-3 years. We like Bucks & Montgomery Counties. Good schools, affordable houses, nice areas, and not too far from NY- about 2-2.5 hours.
This is where we are thinking about retiring. Not too far from a major City.
sorry to hijack , but could you list some good areas in these counties where you would move?
We are looking into *maybe* buying something in PA down the road.
Thanks
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Re: NY'ers who made the move to either NC or PA...
We've been looking into PA (Bucks County. Some areas we've been looking at are New Hope, Doylestown, Newtown and Solebury) and a number of my family members have moved there (Reigelsville, Erwinna and I believe Oreville.)
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| Posted 3/20/11 8:26 PM |
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Missy
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Re: NY'ers who made the move to either NC or PA...
We are looking into charlotte also. I don't even know where to begin. Did you have a job before you went down there? did you visit for a weekend and buy a house...thanks!
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Janice
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Re: NY'ers who made the move to either NC or PA...
Posted by Missy
We are looking into charlotte also. I don't even know where to begin. Did you have a job before you went down there? did you visit for a weekend and buy a house...thanks!
no jobs, no car..just pregnant and a moving truck i had never even been here before.
nothing like negotiating car prices when you pull up in a u-haul.
he found a job in 3 weeks.
what industry are you guys in?
In charlotte, unless you have $$$...I would look into the outskirts. huntersville, harrisburg, matthews, ballantyne, marvin, weddington, waxhaw.
or fort mill, sc...which is 2 miles away from most cities i listed, just cheaper.
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Missy
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Re: NY'ers who made the move to either NC or PA...
I am a teacher..dh is in security and works for cablevision...We have a house to sell up here so we would have a decent down payment...i don't think it is going to be easy to find a teaching job though...
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| Posted 3/20/11 9:38 PM |
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Janice
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Re: NY'ers who made the move to either NC or PA...
my sister had graduated with elem teaching degree from hunter in 2009.
she finally just found a job down here after 18 mos of networking.
she subbed and then became a tutor...so she did get a spot, but it wasn't easy.
good luck!
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lorimarie
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Re: NY'ers who made the move to either NC or PA...
Posted by DRMom
I live just outside of Raleigh in Apex. I like the Apex, Cary area. My sister lives in Charlotte by the university. I would also consider Wilmington or Asheville...Wilmington is ocean front so you might have to worry about weather but so nice to be on the beach. the beaches are white sand, very pretty. Asheville is a mountain, hippy sort of town with lots of culture.
Where I live now is a great family friendly place. EVERYONE is from up North-LI, Upstate, MA etc. It can be very religious here, but plenty of people are not religious as well. There is lots to do here, culture, beautiful outdoor activities(greenbelts, parks, etc) GREAT schools, less expensive housing etc.
My brother and SIL live in the same area - looking to buy in Cary. They made the move back in December and LOVE it. Both have better jobs than they did here in NY and they are probably the happiest they've ever been. It was a great move for them.
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DRMom
Two in Blue
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Re: NY'ers who made the move to either NC or PA...
Posted by lorimarie
Posted by DRMom
I live just outside of Raleigh in Apex. I like the Apex, Cary area. My sister lives in Charlotte by the university. I would also consider Wilmington or Asheville...Wilmington is ocean front so you might have to worry about weather but so nice to be on the beach. the beaches are white sand, very pretty. Asheville is a mountain, hippy sort of town with lots of culture.
Where I live now is a great family friendly place. EVERYONE is from up North-LI, Upstate, MA etc. It can be very religious here, but plenty of people are not religious as well. There is lots to do here, culture, beautiful outdoor activities(greenbelts, parks, etc) GREAT schools, less expensive housing etc.
My brother and SIL live in the same area - looking to buy in Cary. They made the move back in December and LOVE it. Both have better jobs than they did here in NY and they are probably the happiest they've ever been. It was a great move for them.
Lori-hook me up! How old are they?
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Re: NY'ers who made the move to either NC or PA...
Posted by DRMom
I live just outside of Raleigh in Apex. I like the Apex, Cary area. My sister lives in Charlotte by the university. I would also consider Wilmington or Asheville...Wilmington is ocean front so you might have to worry about weather but so nice to be on the beach. the beaches are white sand, very pretty. Asheville is a mountain, hippy sort of town with lots of culture.
Where I live now is a great family friendly place. EVERYONE is from up North-LI, Upstate, MA etc. It can be very religious here, but plenty of people are not religious as well. There is lots to do here, culture, beautiful outdoor activities(greenbelts, parks, etc) GREAT schools, less expensive housing etc.
I think NC will be our destination when we decide to sell our coop in NYC and buy our "permanent" house 
We almost moved there when we were looking for our first house, but couldn't decide , mostly out of fear of not knowing and DH's job, but now we know we want to move away from NY in few years and NC will be our first choice, PA is another option , so we;ll have to do some reasearch....
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| Posted 3/21/11 9:28 AM |
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Nic27
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Re: NY'ers who made the move to either NC or PA...
We starting looking at the out skirts of Charlotte, NC but, the only issue is my area of work (Medical Field)is a hit and miss . I think I found one or two openings. I'm not finding a whole lot of jobs in my area, where as I searched around Cary and jackpot! I want to SCREAM!!
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THUMPER
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Re: NY'ers who made the move to either NC or PA...
Posted by Janice
smalll world, we are so close to weddington.
like a 2 minute drive
My brother bought a bank owned, 3 year old house, people just walked away from it. It is gorgeous, but out of my price range, he got it for alittle over 500,00 and according to webistes we have checked could sell for 750,000.
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