Charlotte Relocation— Why Here?
When I moved my family here twenty five years ago this was a sleepy southern city that was just beginning to awaken. Then the changes started to happen! Tell me some of the changes you’ve seen since moving here. The business climate and housing market have seen the largest of those changes. Job opportunities are endless from the I.T. field to health care, education, creative ends and on and on. Housing continues to grow despite the gloom and doom that we keep reading about. I’ve owned three homes in Charlotte in the past 25 years, have made a large profit on each one and continue to realize strong gains on the one we are currently in.
So why do I stay? The people, the weather,the business and social climate, the excitement of a quality way of life for my family, the educational opportunities (great universities and colleges) and finally great places to dine. Yes I said dine. When I first arrived 25 years ago I knew the difference between the North and the South. In the South we went out to eat and in the North we dined! Now we can dine in the best of ways. Dinner can now be an experience with out door dining and a bottle of fine wine. Need I say more?
So why else do I stay? Let’s see. My wife has a great career, I have a career that’s second to none, my children have finished graduate school and their careers are off and running. We live and own a home that would sell for more than a million dollars on Long Island but sells for far less here and so much less snow that I have dust on my snow shovel that I almost can’t recognize it.
So why did you come here? You’ve heard some of my reasons let’s hear some of yours. Did you leave because the weather was awful or the cost of housing has gotten out of control? Have the taxes in your former city eaten you alive?
Let’s here from you. Share your experiences. Tell your story.
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I have lived in Charlotte for 30 years….I can not think of anywhere I would rather live…great city with some small town charm…plus, short drives to the mountains or coast. I am raising a family here & absolutely love it.
I moved here 12 years ago from the midwest. Initially wanted to live somewhere between DC & Atlanta, but quickly ruled both of those out because of traffic. It then came down to the Raleigh/Durham area and Charlotte. I went to school in Raleigh for 2 years and still love going back to visit friends and attend games, but Charlotte was more cosmopolitan while still retaining a small town charm. I am raising my 2 boys here and my wife and I wouldn’t consider going anywhere else. As a matter of fact we are so happy where we are that instead of purchasing a bigger home in another part of town because we have outgrown our current one we are doing a major addition/renovation. That way the kids can stay at the same school, we can keep going to our local church, and stay members at our swim/tennis club. The market for real estate is such that this makes sense financially to boot.