Hampton Roads Housing/Real estate/and Economy

[lammius]

26 minutes ago, baobabs727 said:

Agreed. Same experience but stayed and have succeeded.  Still do consider branching out from time to time.  More often on my mind of late lol.

As for you,  interesting relocation choice. Hmm.  Work in NYC?  I would never have gone North.  Yuck.  My list was:  Raleigh, Charlotte,  Atlanta, Nashville, though I think people need to consider adding Jacksonville to their list these days. 

Yeah,  got a job in Midtown at a leading firm in my field after grad school.  Love the city, and have become addicted to living car-free.  Jersey City offers more space for the dollar than NYC, but i can still get around easily and freely without a car.  Nothing wrong with the cities on your list, but they're not my speed.  

[baobabs727]

On 1/3/2024 at 4:05 PM, lammius said:

Yeah,  got a job in Midtown at a leading firm in my field after grad school.  Love the city, and have become addicted to living car-free.  Jersey City offers more space for the dollar than NYC, but i can still get around easily and freely without a car.  Nothing wrong with the cities on your list, but they're not my speed.  

fair enough. i actually prefer Chicago... :)...if you're looking for big city life. nyc is something special though. just not for me. my friend swears by dallas. ive been there ...seemed very suburban overall to me. houston is more city-ish i think 

[lammius]

I like Chicago a lot.  It would be on my short list if I had to leave here for some reason.  I also agree about Dallas.  Seemingly endless suburban sprawl.  Houston isn't much (any?) better, really.  IMO the only thing that makes Houston a little more interesting than Dallas is ethnic diversity.  TBH, I'm not really a fan of Austin either.  Haven't been to San Antonio yet, but something tells me I'd probably like it more than the other major TX cities.