Personal Relocation Information

[Lukewarm Carl]

What industries do you work in?

I know a little about Maryland so I'm curious as to what area you're considering there because even though it's not a giant state geographically it's very very very different depending on if you're near Baltimore or Bethesda or Waldorf, etc. The cost of living in certain areas is pretty ridiculous as are the property taxes but the jobs tend to pay accordingly.

Have you looked at Charlotte or Raleigh?

Once again.. knowing your career would be handy.

 

[Lukewarm Carl]

And you never should.
Based on your list, you want Austin or various parts of Dallas. The latter will have more jobs per cost of living. Ft Worth is worth s look too.

It'll be cheaper than most, way better, and the moment you become a Texan women will want you, and men will want to be you.

I was shocked at how inexpensive it is in Texas when I was looking into moving there for work. Then I ended up being able to move to Richmond which was better for me in regards to family and a similar cost of living. But Austin/Woodlands was really tempting.

 

[mysticmac]

You didn't mention where in these states you are looking into.

Given that you said Washington, I'd say stay away from SeaTac unless you'll be working in the same suburb you'll be living in. Seattle has a lot of people and a lot of bodies of water running between various areas of the SeaTac area. This means a lot of bridges which means traffic funnels.

I'll be moving there shortly and will be working downtown. The office has no parking, so I'm looking to stick to commuting either by bike or public transportation. I am not looking forward to it. Beyond that, I'm perfectly fine with living there.

 

[BobSalvage]

I was shocked at how inexpensive it is in Texas when I was looking into moving there for work. Then I ended up being able to move to Richmond which was better for me in regards to family and a similar cost of living. But Austin/Woodlands was really tempting.

I'm a business admin major currently working within the logistics department of a 400~ million dollar company.

I have experience in business development, sales, marketing, and operations. I feel like my major plus work experience demonstrates that I am pretty adaptable and because of that I haven't really made a major determination on a sector to work in so to speak. I'm one hundred percent more an extrovert so I definitely want my next role to be more people based with getting in front of others and working on agreements, at least that's where I believe my strong suit is.

 

[BobSalvage]

You didn't mention where in these states you are looking into.

Given that you said Washington, I'd say stay away from SeaTac unless you'll be working in the same suburb you'll be living in. Seattle has a lot of people and a lot of bodies of water running between various areas of the SeaTac area. This means a lot of bridges which means traffic funnels.

I'll be moving there shortly and will be working downtown. The office has no parking, so I'm looking to stick to commuting either by bike or public transportation. I am not looking forward to it. Beyond that, I'm perfectly fine with living there.

Primarily the major metropolitan areas more then likely and also around them as well I definitely don't want to rule out the suburbs of each for sure and to be honest it would likely be more in the suburbs of a larger city then within the actual city itself.