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Originally Posted by twinkletwinkle22
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If you can't afford taking a trip to a place you are thinking about moving to that could be a very expensive mistake.
2 moves ago we didn't like where we were living in Florida so got in our car and drove to several Florida cities that sounded good. You really get a feel if a place suits you when you are there in person, driving around, grocery shopping, eating out. We disliked several of the places we visited, it's a feeling more than an intellectual decision for us.
We found the right place to move to and lived there for 11 years. Then my husband got very tired of worrying about hurricanes so we did the same thing again, this time we drove to North Carolina where we have family. We were just looking around, visiting them, and planning to see several towns. We looked at one house (no others) and decided that was the one.
Please visit places before moving. Hope you find one you love.
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+1 Totally agree - you need to make the time and take them time to check these places out before you commit to moving to one.
It's also important to keep your phase of life in mind. An area that you love living when you were young and single might not be the best place to raise a family in. A place where you raised your family - good schools, nice playgrounds, recreational ball leagues, safe neighborhoods with lots of kids, etc may not be what you need when you become empty nesters and so on.
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