Relocation - Relocation And Retirement

Throughout North Texas, individual cities offer information and varying degrees of assistance or guidance for relocating individuals and families. And these days, every good real estate agent is a relocation specialist, helping you navigate your way through the selection of neighborhoods and the offerings therein, depending on your need for schools, retail, and city services.

Having a car is important in this region. Few people living in North Texas rely wholly on mass transit, although light-rail is finally, but slowly, on the grow. Oddly, some cities don’t have any bus service, but these are typically cities with easy access to freeways and toll roads. If you want to ride the bus or light-rail to work, it’s best to look for housing close to either downtown Dallas or Fort Worth, although there are park-and-ride lots in many suburbs, too.

When consulting the relocation departments of the offices listed below, you can also find information regarding economic and demographic profiles of the cities you’re considering. Keep in mind that Dallas and Tarrant Counties are home to numerous municipalities. Laws and regulations vary from city to city; check with the relocation offices in each of the following chambers of commerce for specific information pertaining to utilities, automobile registration, driver’s license offices, property taxes, pet licenses, and voter registration. Most of the Web sites below offer extensive, detailed information to ease your move to the area.