35 Y/0 Single Woman Looking to Move to Charlotte (Concord: real estate, apartment)
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As the title says, I'm a 35 year old woman who currently lives in Boston. I've wanted to move to Charlotte for the last 6, 7 years but it never quite panned out. Now I'm finding myself in desperate need of a change and want to revisit this.
Any suggestions on the best resources to find a job, places to live, etc? My work background is in HR. I'm not a clubber or anything, but do like to occasionally hang out a bar/lounge. Also, I'm not totally opposed to getting a car, somewhere public transportation friendly would be nice (I don't drive in Boston).
Please let me know if there's any other info I can provide that would be helpful. T.I.A!
I like both:
+ Your reluctance to get a car (based on the way you put it), and
+ Your flexibility
My own stringer reluctance, is based on the notion that if I can find the right place to live, then I will get the real estate right too.
Yes, I actually read your thread asking about the car thing, but I wanted to feedback based on my particular situation.
I know that it's not going to be the same as Boston (even Boston public transportation leaves a lot to be desired) but a car is an expense I'd like to do without if possible. Or at the very least, keep the amount of time I spend driving to a minimum.
Also depending on where you get a job could greatly effect where you live.
When I first moved to Charlotte I rented an apartment close to a bus route.
I think I'll start off renting, in the event that I'm not totally in love with where I end up when I first get there.
I would say $900 or less. I know it's kind of hard to say where to live because I don't have a job as a starting point, but really any input would be great. Even if someone knows a good place to begin my job search, that would be helpful.
I made the opposite move for school (CLT to Boston) and have missed CLT pretty hard ever since. I really would get a car - you will be severely limited without access to your own transportation, although you can manage for a while using the blue line and bus if you live in very specific parts of uptown. Charlotte, for better or worse, is sprawling, so you have to be prepared to drive out to get to certain areas. Plus, there's a ton to explore in this region of NC and you'll want that option.
All of this is dependent on income, but the most typically "desirable" places to live are often cited as Dilworth, Elizabeth, parts of uptown, South End, Fourth Ward - those are the closest to uptown. There's great places to live in both south (and far south) and north (far north) CLT, but sometime you can feel a little removed from the action there. I've lived in Concord (a suburb), Mallard Creek (a northern part of CLT near the university) and SW CLT (a lot of people think this area is dicier, but I found it a nice place to live and very convenient, too).
Also, you'll find it easy to land a place for less than 900. My apartment in Mallard Creek was in the 600-700 range, and that was high to me. I have friends who lived in Elizabeth (really nice and convinent) for around 600. You won't have a problem with that price range.
I made the opposite move for school (CLT to Boston) and have missed CLT pretty hard ever since. I really would get a car - you will be severely limited without access to your own transportation, although you can manage for a while using the blue line and bus if you live in very specific parts of uptown. Charlotte, for better or worse, is sprawling, so you have to be prepared to drive out to get to certain areas. Plus, there's a ton to explore in this region of NC and you'll want that option.
All of this is dependent on income, but the most typically "desirable" places to live are often cited as Dilworth, Elizabeth, parts of uptown, South End, Fourth Ward - those are the closest to uptown. There's great places to live in both south (and far south) and north (far north) CLT, but sometime you can feel a little removed from the action there. I've lived in Concord (a suburb), Mallard Creek (a northern part of CLT near the university) and SW CLT (a lot of people think this area is dicier, but I found it a nice place to live and very convenient, too).
Also, you'll find it easy to land a place for less than 900. My apartment in Mallard Creek was in the 600-700 range, and that was high to me. I have friends who lived in Elizabeth (really nice and convinent) for around 600. You won't have a problem with that price range.
Thank you for your input.
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