Would you leave California? Where would you go?

[JES]

That makes two of you who would go to Austin so there must be something good going on there. I just checked out the DR website and there are some great deals to be had from the 150s-350s. I just don’t know what areas of Austin to focus on. There are a few communities near that huge lake in hill country towards the NW part of the city…actually outside of the city in the suburbs. Looking at DRs website, and the fact that the homes are on a Fred Couples golf course and the community has an 8000sqft. rec center with a waterpark, I am guessing that this is a good area?

My biggest concern with Ft. Collins is job opportunities. I don’t want to have to commute to Denver. I bet Boise and Austin have better job opps right now, especially when you consider the govt. sector. Thanks for the info!

[mydogsarelazy]

Since the mediterranean was came up, I should mention that I have a friend, a dentist formerly from Sacramento, who has lived in Portugal a few years. He really likes it, finds it affordable and has re-done an old farm house surrounded by orange trees. He has good access to the rest of Europe via rail.

His two complaints are that the schools aren’t so hot, and he does have a teenage daughter, and also things move slowly by our standards.

JS

[CardiffBaseball]

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[PerryChase]

JES, with high oil prices, TX should have great employment prospects. The whole old sector is doing extremely well and that should trickle down to the general economy. With Austin being the capital of the state, the economy should be able to withstand a national recession.

BTW, if you feel like Thai, Japanese, Moroccan or Vietnamese for dinner, you can get it in Austin.

If you’re seriously thinking about relocating, give Austin a good look before you decide to make the move.

[technovelist]

My wife would love to move to Austin from our current location near Dallas. I’ve only been there a few times, but it seems like a nice town; however, I’m not crazy about the heat anywhere in Texas, and would much prefer a move to Vancouver for a number of reasons, weather among them.

[JES]

Is the weater similar to Temecula? For those in SoCal…

[PerryChase]

The weather is cooler than Temecula but humid — great for your skin but it feels hot and sticky. You need good central air. It’s also cold (but nothing frigid) in the winter so you need heat. I would compare Texas weather to Florida weather except colder in the winter.

Weather wise, no place can ever beat San Diego (especially coastal San Diego)

[PerryChase]

Technovelist, how does an American move to Canada? Is that a difficult process? Just curious.

[technovelist]

It doesn’t have to be terribly difficult, as I understand it, although I’m not an expert; the only reason I know anything about it is that I’ve investigated it for myself. The simplest way is probably to get a certain number of “points” on their qualifying test, which is available on the Web. It’s not terribly hard to get enough points if you have a reasonable amount of education and get a job offer there. The latter shouldn’t be too difficult if you have skills employers there are looking for. The whole process is supposed to be even easier if you are in one of the “NAFTA categories” for technical workers.

[OwnerOfCalifornia]

Austin has plenty of employment prospects; it is a high-tech capital like San Jose and Boston. It has a reputation as a liberal/progressive city, but as another poster pointed out, Austin’s politics are incredibly diverse so you’ll feel at home no matter what your political leanings are.

If you can tolerate the heat, the weather is won’t be a problem since the winters are mild. Personally I prefer SOME rain and Austin gets it, not like the desert climate we have here.

Homes can get rather expensive, especially in the west of the city where the terrain is much like San Diego’s (with plenty of trees, unlike here). $400-$600K for a McMansion in the west and southwest, or $150-$300K for one in the east.

[DaCounselor]

I have no intention of leaving San Diego. I have lived in several parts of the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and South, and visited most other parts of the country. There are alot of really great places to visit, but as far as year-round living there is no place like San Diego as far as I’m concerned. I moved away from here once and all I could think about was getting back. I sure don’t miss the ice storms, oppressive humidity, flocks of bugs, weeks of rain, allergies, etc etc that I have had to endure in the past. As my good buddy Johnny once said – “If it’s really expensive to live someplace, there is usually a good reason for it. And if it’s really inexpensive to live someplace, there’s usually a good reason for it.”

[JES]

The kicker is that it wasn’t that much more to live here than these other places back 15 years ago, and the weather was just as nice!

[sdduuuude]

I can’t leave San Diego – I’d have to change my username to sfduuuude or poduuuude or autxduuuude.

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