Just wondering if there were any OBOBers from VA. I am curious to know what the work situation and how real estate is there. Any good towns or counties you suggest I look into. Thank you much!
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Ok....how about the East Coast? Anyone except Zoomom (NC). She knows...been there,done that, got a t-shirt.
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new york here... 
my dad used to live in alexandria, virginia and i have a couple friends who live there...
i recommend myrtle beach only because i love the excitement.
hmm cant think of anyplace else.....
my dad used to live in alexandria, virginia and i have a couple friends who live there...
i recommend myrtle beach
only because i love the excitement. hmm cant think of anyplace else.....
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boughtwithaprice
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Virginia Beach here
Housing is crazy here; my house went up 60% in value in 3 yrs. I could not afford to live here if I was not already here.
Job market is really good for contractors. There is so much work, that people are working multiple sites and doing poor work because they are spread too thin; if a person of integrity came in, he could clean up, literally and figuratively
Housing is crazy here; my house went up 60% in value in 3 yrs. I could not afford to live here if I was not already here.
Job market is really good for contractors. There is so much work, that people are working multiple sites and doing poor work because they are spread too thin; if a person of integrity came in, he could clean up, literally and figuratively
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boughtwithaprice said:Virginia Beach here
Housing is crazy here; my house went up 60% in value in 3 yrs. I could not afford to live here if I was not already here.
Job market is really good for contractors. There is so much work, that people are working multiple sites and doing poor work because they are spread too thin; if a person of integrity came in, he could clean up, literally and figuratively
Hey Bought, what about further north? I was thinking inbetween Richmond and DC (maybe close to Front Royal) Any info?
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peter no virginia is rediclously high on realstate
1 bedroom condo's start at 300k
1 bedroom condo's start at 300k
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Is there any particular reason why you'd want to be in the East Coast? Because if you're thinking about moving to America, then IMO, Texas is the way to go! (or maybe it's just because I'm a San Antonio resident) To my knowledge, real estate is cheap, taxes are good compared to other states, and there are many strong, conservative Catholic communities around.PeterPaul said:
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Actually, I presently live in New York. I want to remain in the East Coast for several reasons. One of them is that I want to be close (somewhat) to Spain in the event of an emergency and I don't want me family to pay an arm and a leg to visit me.
That said, I visited Texas and thought it was a brilliant State.
That said, I visited Texas and thought it was a brilliant State.
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Ever hear of Charlotttesville, VA? The real estate there is expensive, but only 13miles out of town, it is really reasonable. It is about 1hr from Richmond and 1.5-2hrs from DC. Not sure of the job market though.PeterPaul said:
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BJ, I was about to suggest KY for cheap real estate. I live in probably the priciest county in the state, and it's still well below national average. Jobs, on the other hand, are not so hot. If you have tech skills, Lexington is good.
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I was from DC area in Northern VA until a year ago.
The real estate prices are INSANE. I just looked yesterday and there is no way I could afford a single family house anywhere near my former place of work these days.
A 2 bedroom, 1 bath just went for $430,000 in Annandale, for example.
The real estate prices are INSANE. I just looked yesterday and there is no way I could afford a single family house anywhere near my former place of work these days.
A 2 bedroom, 1 bath just went for $430,000 in Annandale, for example.
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i jsut saw this! i'm in bedford (hick town) virginia to find good jobs in VA you'd have to go i think up to northern va. but that's where the cost of living is AWFUL and houses outrageous this is why i stay in the country
to find good jobs in VA you'd have to go i think up to northern va. but that's where the cost of living is AWFUL and houses outrageous this is why i stay in the country
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I just recently left Virginia but I miss it and want to go back. Real estate prices are high in the DC area and in the Tidewater (southeastern Virginia), but if you go out west they are much much cheaper. Roanoke, for example, is a beautiful city, and the homes there are very reasonable.
If you think you are going south for a mild climate, however, Virginia is not for you. It gets pretty cold there, and Virginia has its share of snow and ice. The further west one gets, the more snow. Tazewell County in the southwest has an average elevation of 2000 feet and a climate like southern Canada. I used to live there. We made maple syrup in the spring.
The whole Shenandoah Valley is blizzard country, but it's one of the most beautiful places in the world.
If you think you are going south for a mild climate, however, Virginia is not for you. It gets pretty cold there, and Virginia has its share of snow and ice. The further west one gets, the more snow. Tazewell County in the southwest has an average elevation of 2000 feet and a climate like southern Canada. I used to live there. We made maple syrup in the spring.
The whole Shenandoah Valley is blizzard country, but it's one of the most beautiful places in the world.
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Since you mentioned Front Royal I thought I would respond again.PeterPaul said:
I used to live there. My little two-year-old daughter Anna was born there at Warren Memorial Hospital. Front Royal is a beautiful little Shenandoah Valley town nestled at the edge of the mountains and at the north end of Skyline Drive. It has a thriving Catholic culture with a vibrant home school movement, a good Catholic bookstore, and wonderful Christendom College. There is even a little Byzantine Catholic Church in nearby Linden, Virginia. St. John's is the big Latin Rite Church in Front Royal.
In nearby Woodstock there is St. John Bosco, a great little Church with a fantastic priest, Fr. Bill Aitcheson.
Real estate prices there are very reasonable.
Here is the Front Royal Chamber of Commerce web site. Here is the town of Front Royal web site.
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