Advice on moving to Virginia/North Carolina?

[Randy]

Get a good map for the car seat. I-64 is your friend to get around, don't be afriad to hop on and off as needed.

The local paper is The Virginia-Pilot/Ledger Star.
http://hamptonroads.com/pilotonline/

Know your job market. The Ford plant in Norfolk is scheduled to shut down later this year. A number of folks I know are scouting for new jobs.

VABeach was always a bit more price wise. But I am always surprised at some of the home prices every time I visit. Maybe Pungo is out close and far enough.

If you are buying a home near the water. Visit at the high tide/moon, mid April will be a particularly good spring tide. When I was younger, the river would come up and cross the street and into backyards.

And with the Thirsty Camel gone I BYOB when visiting.

[Jerry]

Get used to 90 to 100F days with very high humidity. But the winters, although sometimes very wet in Virginia and the Carolinas are much warmer than Minn. Snow is at best about 50/50 in this area, but the IQ of drivers around here goes down in inverse proportion to the number of inches (the greater the number of inches of snow, the lower the IQ gets )on the ground. Of more concern is freezing rain, which, on occasion, leaves everything coated in a sheath of ice. Anyhow, I look forward to meeting you at next years Williamsburg Scottish festival, or Maybe the Richmond Highland Games.

[CelticRanger66]

I don't know much about the tidewater region of VA., but when you get settled come up to central VA. I would be more than happy to show you my part of VA Appomattox up to the Blue Ridge. CR66

[starbkjrus]

Not sure if I can provide much advice about the Tidewater area but I can say that Virginia itself is a good place to live. We are up in Northern Virginia and have about 6 million people in the metro area. You won't have to deal with that many folks but you do have a LOT of bridges over the rivers and bays that can cause traffic havoc.

My advice is to move down and plan on renting for at least 6 months if not a year (find a rental using the advice of co-workers) so you can scope out the entire area. Once you find something make sure you "road-test" the commute at rush hour. You don't want to find your "dream home" only to have it turn into a nightmare due to traffic congestion.

Good Luck and hopefully we'll see you at a games or festival in the near future.

[Tartan Hiker]

We call them "skeeters" around here. Two syllables...never three. Three syllables marks you as a "fur-ner".