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October 28, 2010 at 1:15 PM #624850October 28, 2010 at 1:17 PM #623766
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ParticipantI haven’t posted on here in a long time, but saw Weberlin’s questions about Virginia and thought I’d chime in. I’m currently in Virginia Beach – the southeast corner of Virginia. In terms of buying, the market is still coming down…this area is a little behind the West Coast in price declines – so you may want to be a bit more cautious about buying right away. Plus there are a lot of great areas and not so great areas – you might want to give yourself time to find the best fit for you.
Portsmouth/ Newport News is in my area (Hampton Roads- Tidewater) – still about 3 hours away – so not an option. And honestly I wouldn’t live there anyway – pretty seedy areas with awful schools.
Quantico is a very pretty area – green, with rolling hills – in general that area of Virginia is quite nice with the Blue Ridge Mountains an hour away – including the Shenandoah National Park. The traffic is rough and the climate is much different from San Diego – especially the humidity in the summers. It’s about 4 hours to the Outer Banks of North Carolina – a great area to getaway and enjoy the beach.
My husband has an office in that area – if you’d like I can ask him what towns people prefer to live in.
Good Luck and welcome to Virginia!
October 28, 2010 at 1:17 PM #623851ParticipantI haven’t posted on here in a long time, but saw Weberlin’s questions about Virginia and thought I’d chime in. I’m currently in Virginia Beach – the southeast corner of Virginia. In terms of buying, the market is still coming down…this area is a little behind the West Coast in price declines – so you may want to be a bit more cautious about buying right away. Plus there are a lot of great areas and not so great areas – you might want to give yourself time to find the best fit for you.
Portsmouth/ Newport News is in my area (Hampton Roads- Tidewater) – still about 3 hours away – so not an option. And honestly I wouldn’t live there anyway – pretty seedy areas with awful schools.
Quantico is a very pretty area – green, with rolling hills – in general that area of Virginia is quite nice with the Blue Ridge Mountains an hour away – including the Shenandoah National Park. The traffic is rough and the climate is much different from San Diego – especially the humidity in the summers. It’s about 4 hours to the Outer Banks of North Carolina – a great area to getaway and enjoy the beach.
My husband has an office in that area – if you’d like I can ask him what towns people prefer to live in.
Good Luck and welcome to Virginia!
October 28, 2010 at 1:17 PM #624413ParticipantI haven’t posted on here in a long time, but saw Weberlin’s questions about Virginia and thought I’d chime in. I’m currently in Virginia Beach – the southeast corner of Virginia. In terms of buying, the market is still coming down…this area is a little behind the West Coast in price declines – so you may want to be a bit more cautious about buying right away. Plus there are a lot of great areas and not so great areas – you might want to give yourself time to find the best fit for you.
Portsmouth/ Newport News is in my area (Hampton Roads- Tidewater) – still about 3 hours away – so not an option. And honestly I wouldn’t live there anyway – pretty seedy areas with awful schools.
Quantico is a very pretty area – green, with rolling hills – in general that area of Virginia is quite nice with the Blue Ridge Mountains an hour away – including the Shenandoah National Park. The traffic is rough and the climate is much different from San Diego – especially the humidity in the summers. It’s about 4 hours to the Outer Banks of North Carolina – a great area to getaway and enjoy the beach.
My husband has an office in that area – if you’d like I can ask him what towns people prefer to live in.
Good Luck and welcome to Virginia!
October 28, 2010 at 1:17 PM #624540ParticipantI haven’t posted on here in a long time, but saw Weberlin’s questions about Virginia and thought I’d chime in. I’m currently in Virginia Beach – the southeast corner of Virginia. In terms of buying, the market is still coming down…this area is a little behind the West Coast in price declines – so you may want to be a bit more cautious about buying right away. Plus there are a lot of great areas and not so great areas – you might want to give yourself time to find the best fit for you.
Portsmouth/ Newport News is in my area (Hampton Roads- Tidewater) – still about 3 hours away – so not an option. And honestly I wouldn’t live there anyway – pretty seedy areas with awful schools.
Quantico is a very pretty area – green, with rolling hills – in general that area of Virginia is quite nice with the Blue Ridge Mountains an hour away – including the Shenandoah National Park. The traffic is rough and the climate is much different from San Diego – especially the humidity in the summers. It’s about 4 hours to the Outer Banks of North Carolina – a great area to getaway and enjoy the beach.
My husband has an office in that area – if you’d like I can ask him what towns people prefer to live in.
Good Luck and welcome to Virginia!
October 28, 2010 at 1:17 PM #624855ParticipantI haven’t posted on here in a long time, but saw Weberlin’s questions about Virginia and thought I’d chime in. I’m currently in Virginia Beach – the southeast corner of Virginia. In terms of buying, the market is still coming down…this area is a little behind the West Coast in price declines – so you may want to be a bit more cautious about buying right away. Plus there are a lot of great areas and not so great areas – you might want to give yourself time to find the best fit for you.
Portsmouth/ Newport News is in my area (Hampton Roads- Tidewater) – still about 3 hours away – so not an option. And honestly I wouldn’t live there anyway – pretty seedy areas with awful schools.
Quantico is a very pretty area – green, with rolling hills – in general that area of Virginia is quite nice with the Blue Ridge Mountains an hour away – including the Shenandoah National Park. The traffic is rough and the climate is much different from San Diego – especially the humidity in the summers. It’s about 4 hours to the Outer Banks of North Carolina – a great area to getaway and enjoy the beach.
My husband has an office in that area – if you’d like I can ask him what towns people prefer to live in.
Good Luck and welcome to Virginia!
October 28, 2010 at 1:48 PM #623805UCGal
ParticipantDo you have a full relo package? I’ve done a few cross country corporate moves… with various benefits.
When I moved from SD to Bellingham, WA I was offered $5000 reimbursable with receipts. That wasn’t enough for a full pack out – but at the time having a mover do it was cheaper than a U-Haul by about $200… and less work.
When I moved from Bellingham to Philly it was the full package. They offered to buy my house (at slightly less than market rate – but no commission) or pay my closing costs if I sold it myself. I went with the latter and they paid my commission and escrow fees. They did the pack-out move. They put me up in a rental for up to 3 months. They paid closing costs on my new home purchase (within 1 year of moving) which included 3 pts, inspections, and typical escrow costs.
When I moved to Atlanta they paid for pack out and movers.
When I moved back to Atlanta – I was fleeing a HORRIBLE job – and was grateful the new company would pay for a u-haul.
When I moved back to San Diego I had the pack out and movers, as well as airfare for my family/cat. They did not pay any closing costs or commissions.
All this is a long winded way of saying – find out what they cover and take full advantage!
October 28, 2010 at 1:48 PM #623888ParticipantDo you have a full relo package? I’ve done a few cross country corporate moves… with various benefits.
When I moved from SD to Bellingham, WA I was offered $5000 reimbursable with receipts. That wasn’t enough for a full pack out – but at the time having a mover do it was cheaper than a U-Haul by about $200… and less work.
When I moved from Bellingham to Philly it was the full package. They offered to buy my house (at slightly less than market rate – but no commission) or pay my closing costs if I sold it myself. I went with the latter and they paid my commission and escrow fees. They did the pack-out move. They put me up in a rental for up to 3 months. They paid closing costs on my new home purchase (within 1 year of moving) which included 3 pts, inspections, and typical escrow costs.
When I moved to Atlanta they paid for pack out and movers.
When I moved back to Atlanta – I was fleeing a HORRIBLE job – and was grateful the new company would pay for a u-haul.
When I moved back to San Diego I had the pack out and movers, as well as airfare for my family/cat. They did not pay any closing costs or commissions.
All this is a long winded way of saying – find out what they cover and take full advantage!
October 28, 2010 at 1:48 PM #624452ParticipantDo you have a full relo package? I’ve done a few cross country corporate moves… with various benefits.
When I moved from SD to Bellingham, WA I was offered $5000 reimbursable with receipts. That wasn’t enough for a full pack out – but at the time having a mover do it was cheaper than a U-Haul by about $200… and less work.
When I moved from Bellingham to Philly it was the full package. They offered to buy my house (at slightly less than market rate – but no commission) or pay my closing costs if I sold it myself. I went with the latter and they paid my commission and escrow fees. They did the pack-out move. They put me up in a rental for up to 3 months. They paid closing costs on my new home purchase (within 1 year of moving) which included 3 pts, inspections, and typical escrow costs.
When I moved to Atlanta they paid for pack out and movers.
When I moved back to Atlanta – I was fleeing a HORRIBLE job – and was grateful the new company would pay for a u-haul.
When I moved back to San Diego I had the pack out and movers, as well as airfare for my family/cat. They did not pay any closing costs or commissions.
All this is a long winded way of saying – find out what they cover and take full advantage!
October 28, 2010 at 1:48 PM #624579ParticipantDo you have a full relo package? I’ve done a few cross country corporate moves… with various benefits.
When I moved from SD to Bellingham, WA I was offered $5000 reimbursable with receipts. That wasn’t enough for a full pack out – but at the time having a mover do it was cheaper than a U-Haul by about $200… and less work.
When I moved from Bellingham to Philly it was the full package. They offered to buy my house (at slightly less than market rate – but no commission) or pay my closing costs if I sold it myself. I went with the latter and they paid my commission and escrow fees. They did the pack-out move. They put me up in a rental for up to 3 months. They paid closing costs on my new home purchase (within 1 year of moving) which included 3 pts, inspections, and typical escrow costs.
When I moved to Atlanta they paid for pack out and movers.
When I moved back to Atlanta – I was fleeing a HORRIBLE job – and was grateful the new company would pay for a u-haul.
When I moved back to San Diego I had the pack out and movers, as well as airfare for my family/cat. They did not pay any closing costs or commissions.
All this is a long winded way of saying – find out what they cover and take full advantage!
October 28, 2010 at 1:48 PM #624894ParticipantDo you have a full relo package? I’ve done a few cross country corporate moves… with various benefits.
When I moved from SD to Bellingham, WA I was offered $5000 reimbursable with receipts. That wasn’t enough for a full pack out – but at the time having a mover do it was cheaper than a U-Haul by about $200… and less work.
When I moved from Bellingham to Philly it was the full package. They offered to buy my house (at slightly less than market rate – but no commission) or pay my closing costs if I sold it myself. I went with the latter and they paid my commission and escrow fees. They did the pack-out move. They put me up in a rental for up to 3 months. They paid closing costs on my new home purchase (within 1 year of moving) which included 3 pts, inspections, and typical escrow costs.
When I moved to Atlanta they paid for pack out and movers.
When I moved back to Atlanta – I was fleeing a HORRIBLE job – and was grateful the new company would pay for a u-haul.
When I moved back to San Diego I had the pack out and movers, as well as airfare for my family/cat. They did not pay any closing costs or commissions.
All this is a long winded way of saying – find out what they cover and take full advantage!
October 28, 2010 at 1:49 PM #623810ParticipantOh – and hopefully NavyDoc will chime in… Didn’t he just move to No. VA?
October 28, 2010 at 1:49 PM #623893ParticipantOh – and hopefully NavyDoc will chime in… Didn’t he just move to No. VA?
October 28, 2010 at 1:49 PM #624457ParticipantOh – and hopefully NavyDoc will chime in… Didn’t he just move to No. VA?
October 28, 2010 at 1:49 PM #624584ParticipantOh – and hopefully NavyDoc will chime in… Didn’t he just move to No. VA?
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