Relocating? This isThe Thread for YOU!

[RitaMae1908]

Darn Soror Wonderful you beat me to it... but to reiterate Houston is a great place to live and prosper in your career, any career. There are so many young Black intellectuals and professionals in Houston and the surrounding areas. There are 5 major Universities in the city of Houston (Rice University, Texas Southern University, University of Houston, Houston Baptist University, University of St. Thomas) if you want to further your education. Houston is also melting pot having residents from probably every corner of the world. The night life is great if you're into that. There are numerous festivals and events that occur every year (Houston Livestock and Rodeo, Jazz Festival, International Festival, Cajun Fest, and many more) so there's always something to do. Come on to the Bayou City Soror RD!!! The traffic is everything that you've heard... but you get use to it. Once you learn I-45/ I-610/ I-59 and Beltway 8... driving is a breeze. And I love my Brothas from the The-H.. but you gotta watch them, sometimes they think they're prettier that you are.

Originally Posted by Wonderful1908

Houston!!!! When I finished school also in the (great)state of Louisiana I was ready to get! My husband and I considered Dallas, Houston and Atlanta and Charlotte just a little.

I love Houston, at first I hated it....it was wide and I didn't have friends or family but now so many people have moved here and the cost of living is great. Its city but still country, large, diverse and you can do anything you want, in the 5 years we have lived here we have had a SuperBowl, World Series, Baseball and basketball All Start game, etc. Its a great place for young educated African Americans, and there are plenty of suburbs that are within 5 minutes of Houston!

[risingstar]

Originally Posted by RitaMae1908

Darn Soror Wonderful you beat me to it... but to reiterate Houston is a great place to live and prosper in your career, any career. There are so many young Black intellectuals and professionals in Houston and the surrounding areas. There are 5 major Universities in the city of Houston (Rice University, Texas Southern University, University of Houston, Houston Baptist University, University of St. Thomas) if you want to further your education. Houston is also melting pot having residents from probably every corner of the world. The night life is great if you're into that. There are numerous festivals and events that occur every year (Houston Livestock and Rodeo, Jazz Festival, International Festival, Cajun Fest, and many more) so there's always something to do. Come on to the Bayou City Soror RD!!! The traffic is everything that you've heard... but you get use to it. Once you learn I-45/ I-610/ I-59 and Beltway 8... driving is a breeze. And I love my Brothas from the The-H.. but you gotta watch them, sometimes they think they're prettier that you are.

Hi! I want to second this! (or should I say third!)

Congratulations on everything!

[MeezDiscreet]

[hijack]I didn't know there were so many Houston people here! I knew Wonderful1908 but I didn't know so many others![/hijack]

[OneTimeSBX]

i went to Charlotte and fell in love...now i will be relocating there next summer. the housing market is ridiculous. one of my friends had a house built, 2200 sq. feet, for under 180k. it is also very diverse, coming from the south (i live in Richmond now) i know how important it is to be around more people of your education level, etc. Charlotte also has pro teams, which means lots of parties, lots of places. i dont plan to return to VA once we get down there...

also if you dont want to deal with as many people or travel time, Savannah GA is absolutely gorgeous! that same southern feel without all the people. i want to retire there one day!

congrats!

[OOhsoflyDELTA#9]

Originally Posted by OneTimeSBX

i went to Charlotte and fell in love...now i will be relocating there next summer. the housing market is ridiculous. one of my friends had a house built, 2200 sq. feet, for under 180k. it is also very diverse, coming from the south (i live in Richmond now) i know how important it is to be around more people of your education level, etc. Charlotte also has pro teams, which means lots of parties, lots of places. i dont plan to return to VA once we get down there...

also if you dont want to deal with as many people or travel time, Savannah GA is absolutely gorgeous! that same southern feel without all the people. i want to retire there one day!

congrats!

Ditto!!
I'm biased because its home but Charlotte is a very up and coming city with great housing options and tons of local and transplanted progressive AAs...nightlife here is slower then in a major city, i.e. NYC or ATL, but most things here are great...

[RedefinedDiva]

I've been hearing great things about Charlotte. I also fell in love with the "look" of Savannah from watching "What You Get for the Money" or "National Open House" on HGTV (my FAVORITE channel!). But, I have a professor that's from there and she was like "Don't be fooled by that mess you see on TV!"

I am going to spend some time traveling this upcoming Fall semester. I'll be attending job fairs in Chicago, Boston, and Washington, DC. I may even schedule some weekend trips to Charlotte, Savannah, and Minneapolis. Aside from the fact that I want to live it up during my senior year , I want to see some of these cities firsthand.

[Wonderful1908]

Originally Posted by RedefinedDiva

I've been hearing great things about Charlotte. I also fell in love with the "look" of Savannah from watching "What You Get for the Money" or "National Open House" on HGTV (my FAVORITE channel!). But, I have a professor that's from there and she was like "Don't be fooled by that mess you see on TV!"

I am going to spend some time traveling this upcoming Fall semester. I'll be attending job fairs in Chicago, Boston, and Washington, DC. I may even schedule some weekend trips to Charlotte, Savannah, and Minneapolis. Aside from the fact that I want to live it up during my senior year , I want to see some of these cities firsthand.

Hey we don't see Houston on your list!

[delph998]

Originally Posted by RedefinedDiva

I may even schedule some weekend trips to Charlotte, Savannah, and Minneapolis. Aside from the fact that I want to live it up during my senior year , I want to see some of these cities firsthand.

Call me when you come here so I can show you around a bit.

[SummerChild]

Soror, if you move to Minn., please do get used to shoveling your car out, scraping ice off your windows, trudging through the dirty snow, getting stuck in the snow and hoping that a nice stranger will help push your car out. Take it from a Chicago soror who got tired of that mess. Watching the tv each night to see if you will be snowed in for 3-4 months out of the year is not too much fun. But you may enjoy it, who knows!

It is also very cold there. (Sorry Delph ). It was always much colder there than in the Chi when I watched the weather - and that's with the windchill in the Chi. Ouch.

But hey, check it out. I know a couple of people who have moved there voluntarily. LOL.

SC

Originally Posted by RedefinedDiva

I've been hearing great things about Charlotte. I also fell in love with the "look" of Savannah from watching "What You Get for the Money" or "National Open House" on HGTV (my FAVORITE channel!). But, I have a professor that's from there and she was like "Don't be fooled by that mess you see on TV!"

I am going to spend some time traveling this upcoming Fall semester. I'll be attending job fairs in Chicago, Boston, and Washington, DC. I may even schedule some weekend trips to Charlotte, Savannah, and Minneapolis. Aside from the fact that I want to live it up during my senior year , I want to see some of these cities firsthand.

[RitaMae1908]

Originally Posted by MeezDiscreet

[hijack]I didn't know there were so many Houston people here! I knew Wonderful1908 but I didn't know so many others![/hijack]

Yeah we come out the wood works when necessary... If we can rep our city, we can, and we will!

[firecracker08]

Houston is crazy. Is that where Cheaters is filmed? j/k

I love living in DC. It's full of young professional black people and all kinds of young professional folks. If you want more info, feel free to PM me

[Infamous12]

SisterGreeks & Sorors, If I could detour briefly....

What do we think about the city of....Detroit?


I think that's where the boss-man has me going next.

End Detroit detour.

[Infamous12]

Oh and for the record, 2 of my Specs live in Charlotte,NC and LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!

One is having a gorgeous 3-bedroom house built for under 160k.

And from what I hear it's just a hop skip and jump from ATL, in the event you want some more nightlife.

[SummerChild]

Hi Infamous,
I heard that you can buy a house there for less than the cost of some cars so it might not be all bad if this you're in the market to purchase.

SC

Originally Posted by Infamous12

SisterGreeks & Sorors, If I could detour briefly....

What do we think about the city of....Detroit?


I think that's where the boss-man has me going next.

End Detroit detour.

[icebrAKA]

Originally Posted by firecracker08

Houston is crazy. Is that where Cheaters is filmed? j/k

I love living in DC. It's full of young professional black people and all kinds of young professional folks. If you want more info, feel free to PM me

Thats in Dallas.

Either way if Cheaters were filmed in your city or town your city would look equally crazy!