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re: Realistically, how hard is it to move to a new state?
Posted on 7/29/20 at 1:31 pm to LoneStar23
Posted on 7/29/20 at 1:31 pm to LoneStar23
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After timing job changes, selling the house, and finding a new place to live how hard of a transition is this? Is this something I need half a year to plan?
to answer your question:
Mrs. No Pics and I have been planning to leave LA for over 3 years. Our oldest graduates HS in May 2021 and we will look in earnest at that time.
My career is very mobile so she has targetted regions/companies for her career. This includes conference attendance, LinkedIN reachouts, and other networking/data gathering techniques
We predict selling the house will take us 6 months because it is a large home and sat on the market when we bought it. We have the income to cover it
This post was edited on 7/29/20 at 1:32 pm
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Posted on 7/29/20 at 1:33 pm to LoneStar23
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After timing job changes, selling the house, and finding a new place to live how hard of a transition is this? Is this something I need half a year to plan?
Depends.
How far are you moving? Do you know anyone there? Single or moving with a significant other? How extroverted are you?
When we moved, I can tell you it wasn't easy. We knew no one, had basically 2 days to find an apartment on a trip up to find a place, etc.
But I wouldn't change it for anything.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 1:33 pm to mmmmmbeeer
quote:Moved Mom to NELA from AR right at a year ago.
When we moved to GA, we had a week to find a house. I wish we'd just rented for 6 months to get a better idea of where we wanted to settle down instead of rushing.
Mom put house in AR up for sale on Tuesday pm had signed cash offer Thursday am and since cash they wanted the house NOW. So we had to haul her 80 year old self to find a place, line up mover, get packed, make decisions on who, what, when, where, how on all the utilities, appliances, try to sell what not taking, etc., all finalized in 30 days.
In 3 days we found the house we are in now. Yes, We, as she cannot live alone any longer. We made a good choice because of family connections who have lived in the area for the last 50 years. It was still a struggle though due to the time constraints.
Advice: take some time to get everything lined up.
When I was a kid Dad would go ahead with his job transfer by at least 1 month leaving Mom to handle us 3 kids and packing while he house shopped, got familiar with area, etc.. Worked for Tampa, Tulsa, NO, and Memphis moves. We stayed in a hotel for up to a month a couple times, adjoining rooms, but for us little kids the swimming pool was nice. Back then though one of the job perks was transfer package included guaranteed sale of home (if not to individuals then company would buy/sell).
If single no kids it's ez to move. I've done 15 so far in life. Of course that may have something to do with why I don't get attached to things now, including people. But hey, no worries, wherever ya go there will be places and things and people, they keep making more all the time.
This post was edited on 7/29/20 at 2:00 pm
Posted on 7/29/20 at 1:37 pm to LoneStar23
Didn’t own a house but I moved from nola to Houston in two weeks with zero planning.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 1:41 pm to Tigeralum2008
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a now deleted TD account.
How do you delete TD account? People tell me on here all the time I need to do that
Posted on 7/29/20 at 1:44 pm to LoneStar23
It all depends on your situation. I moved from Chicago to Philly back in early 2018 with only 4 weeks between deciding to move and the actual move.
But I rented and had an expiring lease, didn't have kids, and didn't care about not having a job lined up immediately (the SO did, which was the reason for the move). Not everyone has that flexibility
ETA: her new company flew us out for an apartment hunting trip and set us up with a realtor, which helped a lot. We also had two close friends in Philly that had moved out a few years prior (one grew up there), and a handful of other friends in NYC and NJ, so it wasn't like we had to start over socially.
But I rented and had an expiring lease, didn't have kids, and didn't care about not having a job lined up immediately (the SO did, which was the reason for the move). Not everyone has that flexibility
ETA: her new company flew us out for an apartment hunting trip and set us up with a realtor, which helped a lot. We also had two close friends in Philly that had moved out a few years prior (one grew up there), and a handful of other friends in NYC and NJ, so it wasn't like we had to start over socially.
This post was edited on 7/29/20 at 1:52 pm
Posted on 7/29/20 at 1:45 pm to LoneStar23
I've done it several times and we are considering it again.
The times I did it, I was single with no kids. Only moved for a job once. Other times, I got a job when I got there.
Now, we have a 6 year old. We're trying to move around her school schedule so planning the move for next summer. Also, jobs are a little more difficult to come by right now. So, we'll need a much larger bank balance.
The times I did it, I was single with no kids. Only moved for a job once. Other times, I got a job when I got there.
Now, we have a 6 year old. We're trying to move around her school schedule so planning the move for next summer. Also, jobs are a little more difficult to come by right now. So, we'll need a much larger bank balance.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 1:50 pm to mmmmmbeeer
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Most difficult part is choosing a new house and neighborhood. When we moved to GA, we had a week to find a house. I wish we'd just rented for 6 months to get a better idea of where we wanted to settle down instead of rushing.
Outside of that, the move wasn't bad, at all.
listen to this guy. we moved from LA to NC 3 years ago. We bought a house immediately because we didn't want the chance of having to move the kid's due to school zones.
i would recommend renting something until you figure out where you want to be. we stayed in that house for 2 years and hated it. we built and have been in the new house 1 year almost to the date. The move was not that bad, just moving in general sucks. do some research on zillow and next door, plenty of housewives there to offer their 2 cents.....
Posted on 7/29/20 at 1:51 pm to LoneStar23
If its just you, not hard at all.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 1:53 pm to LoneStar23
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fter timing job changes, selling the house, and finding a new place to live how hard of a transition is this? Is this something I need half a year to plan?
Location,location, And the type of people you will be living around.... This is cruucial.....
Posted on 7/29/20 at 1:54 pm to LoneStar23
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Yea I have a kid and a house so it throws in a couple of extra steps. I imagine we will rent until we find a place. Also moving (back) to Houston
If he is daycare age, start calling now. We were scrambling because everywhere was booked for like 6+ months, luckily a center was able to squeeze him in, and even luckier its less than a mile from my house.
Our move to TN was crazy easy, but not the norm. I had already secured a job working from home so once we were confident I liked it, we listed the house. It sold in a week or so to the first people that looked at it. So then we were like, yelp guess we are going now. We packed a U-haul of stuff we didn't need and drove up for the weekend to scope out rentals. The one we found fell through, so we got a bit nervous. But we found one online in the area we thought we'd like to be in. Turns our we hated renting but found a great house down the street and bought it a few months after the move. Been almost a year now and I have zero complaints.
In terms of meeting people and getting used to a new community, its been pretty easy. Before Covid shut everything down, I used to go to wine nights with some moms I met in a FB group and my husband went to homebrew club meetings. We also chose a very family friendly neighborhood since we have a toddler and have met a lot of really great people on our street.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 1:55 pm to LoneStar23
We did it a few years ago. There is a reason moving is ranked so high on the stress list. Outside of finding a house, hood, etc. you have to deal with auto transfers, changing addresses, and for us this was all in a new area. I highly recommend a full service move if you can afford it. We moved 12 hours away and 4 bedroom house was about 9k. But they wrapped, boxed, and loaded it all.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 1:56 pm to LoneStar23
I'm moving to AZ later this year. I'll let you know then
Posted on 7/29/20 at 2:00 pm to LoneStar23
If moving to Louisiana, keep your cars registered in your current state as long as possible. Taxes to transfer tags will set you back thousands of dollars and your car insurance will triple. If you don’t have any relatives that will let you use their address in your current state, consider buying a crack house there for a few thousand dollars just to use for your car registration.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 2:02 pm to LoneStar23
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After timing job changes, selling the house, and finding a new place to live how hard of a transition is this?
I mean, aren’t these the hard parts? If I could easily move jobs, I would move without much thought.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 2:03 pm to LoneStar23
If you don't know much about the area I would strongly suggest finding a place you can rent month to month even if it is not your ideal location and then getting to know the area for a month or two
It makes choosing the place you are going to actually live for maybe a very long time much easier and way more than worth it.
No idea how people go in blind to a city they know nothing about. Imagine the missed opportunities on your perfect neighborhoods/homes/apartments one never had the chance to find out about.
It makes choosing the place you are going to actually live for maybe a very long time much easier and way more than worth it.
No idea how people go in blind to a city they know nothing about. Imagine the missed opportunities on your perfect neighborhoods/homes/apartments one never had the chance to find out about.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 2:07 pm to LoneStar23
Shouldn't be hard at all if you can either:
-Have the new job already lined up, move to an apartment in the new state on a 6-12 month lease, and afford to continue paying the mortgage at the same time in case the house takes longer than you hoped to find a buyer
-Sell your house first, put your shite in storage, and move in with a relative for the short term until you get the job and apartment lined up out of state.
ETA: I would rent a place first just so you have time to learnt the area and its a lot easier than trying to time out the sale, purchase, and new out of state job all at the same time
-Have the new job already lined up, move to an apartment in the new state on a 6-12 month lease, and afford to continue paying the mortgage at the same time in case the house takes longer than you hoped to find a buyer
-Sell your house first, put your shite in storage, and move in with a relative for the short term until you get the job and apartment lined up out of state.
ETA: I would rent a place first just so you have time to learnt the area and its a lot easier than trying to time out the sale, purchase, and new out of state job all at the same time
This post was edited on 7/29/20 at 2:10 pm
Posted on 7/29/20 at 2:10 pm to LoneStar23
It can be stressful depending on where you are in life. It definitely wasn't easy for us when we moved to Houston 7 years ago from Baton Rouge. We needed to find a job for my wife, sell our house in BR before buying one in Houston. Not to mention we had a 3yo at the time and she was pregnant with #2. It was definitely a rough 6 months getting everything lined up and finalized. At one point she was living with her brother in Houston and our daughter and I was living with her parents in Mississippi for about 2 weeks between selling house 1 and closing on house 2. I dont regret it though.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 2:19 pm to LoneStar23
I wouldn’t say you need a half year to plan, but the timing of everything can be difficult. If you’re completely unfamiliar with the area, you’re going to need to hire a good realtor that knows school zones, etc. I found that involving myself immediately with the community was a great way to make new friends and start building a new life.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 2:19 pm to Tiger Prawn
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ETA: I would rent a place first just so you have time to learnt the area and its a lot easier than trying to time out the sale, purchase, and new out of state job all at the same time
A thousand times this. We rented for 7 years before we finally bought a place this year.
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