Western NC is Not the place to live - 3/4/2020

Western NC (eg Asheville, Hendersonville and surrounding areas) is Not the place to move to. No proper supporting jobs except tourism and elderly care. Horrendous drug problem of Crystal Meth and other deadly addictive illegal drugs. Children kidnapped for sex trafficking (worst kept secret) and significant increase in violent crimes (due to drug problem). It's expensive to buy a reasonable home - expect to pay over $300k for modest house and property. Air, water, and soil are polluted and NC state and local governments refuse to do anything about this growing environmental disaster. Do Not move here if you have children and want them safe and reasonably well educated. Do not move here looking for decent employment. Do not attempt retirement here because prices have skyrocketed and medical care is overwhelmed by other baby boomers jamming doctor's offices. Locals are slow, stupid and nasty. If you want Anything done correctly, seek northerners-- including doctors, lawyers, mechanics, plumbers, electricians, etc. Locals have No work ethic and are plain lazy. Locals complain bitterly about northerner influx and impact on the area but forget northern money, expertise, and huge efforts in community support have been the uplifting factor for this area. Western NC is not nirvana. Visit for a week before making the decision to move here. Take note that winters are frigid and summer's are hot and humid.

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Retirement living - 2/10/2018

Lots of scenery, slow moving, minor crime and mostly friendly people. Natives only want your money: was told I needed to spend my money locally and not else ware. If you were not born here you will never fit in. I an glad I do not need a job as there are none and don’t even think about starting a business here. Simply put summary: nice weather for 10 months, quiet, shop in Asheville or Atlanta and watch out for the local shops prices, they vary greatly.

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North Carolina is not safe. - 2/8/2017

To Best Places: Due to an archaic discriminatory common law North Carolina is not a good place to move to or to live in. It is known as the 1% contributory negligence law. For a company or corporation that has been negligent and is without conscience they and their insurer will use the discriminatory law to try to find you 1% responsible for your injury (in my case it was a hazard created by Biltmore Farms LLC that caused my fall). I took one year prior to moving to NC to research NC and other states. Nowhere did I find a mention of this NC law. I may have seen Best Places lists however I didn't read any comments such as the one I'm posting here. This is critical information, particularly for people who want to retire to NC. AARP partners with Hartford Insurance, the corporation that worked with Biltmore Farms LLC to try to find me responsible for my injury. I wrote a petition on change dot org that I use to advocate for myself and to educate others. By going to change dot org and searching under Biltmore Farms LLC, you will find my petition. Were it not for comments such as these a truer picture of places is difficult to know. Thank-you Best Places, every time I'm able to let others know what could happen to them, I feel I've done what I could to prevent others from making the NC choice I did. Please do your own research if this law and it's consequences appear too difficult to believe. My injury in NC resulted in the loss of my health, my business, my ability to work, my savings/retirement, and my most loved dogs. I've moved to continue medical care in the state of Ohio. Meg Conway, formerly of Asheville NC

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Love the parts of NC I've seen ! - 12/12/2016

I don't live in NC, I'm from GA. But wish I was wealthy enough for a second home ! I've traveled much of NC and all that I've seen the places are beautiful and the people are very nice ! My wife and I love to vacation there !

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Keep an open Mind - 8/16/2016

Typical northerns who cant appreciate southern culture do not like the south. I am from PA, (I know, to people in NE that's the "south"), but I fell head over heels in love with southern culture. If you keep an open mind, embrace the slower speed of life, attend a community event, and eat the food, they welcome you. Southerners are very proud of their culture and heritage. And why shouldn't they be? They have a lower cost of living, lower taxes, a healthy economy, and fantastic weather. If you say they turn their noses up at northerns its because northerners do not embrace the culture and think "slower" and "Christian" mean "backwards." Its a different country; and when you live abroad (as I have), you embrace the experience, the good and the bad. You show the people there that you are willing to learn and adapt to their ways. Its called assimilation. This is required when you move to a different part of the country, since the US is so lucky to have such a vast and varied subsets of cultures. Northerns, ya'll need to get over yourselves. And I'm sorry, but "ya'll" is way better than "yous" "yous guys" or "yinz."

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Durham NC - 1/25/2016

I love where I live in Durham NC. It is nice that it is close to Raleigh, Cary and Chapel Hill. Lots of great shopping and events nearby which are very important to me.

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Dobbs Youth Development Center - 12/28/2015

No place to vent this information. Dobbs Youth Development Center in Kinston, NC is a all male youth detention center that is privately operated. It is a horrible place that is in my opinion given a blind eye to. I know that there is bullying going on there where some of the boys there take food from others and the "guards" see this happening. There is fighting and recently a big one. Does anyone care about the boys here? And they are all boys. Try and contact this place; no one will answer or call you back. Are we going backwards? Someone please help.

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housing in N.C. - 11/5/2015

would like real estate info about N.C.

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Retirement - 10/5/2015

Looking for a good retirement area

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relocation to N. Carolina - 10/2/2015

preferably up into the mountains. North and West. Any help working on a contingency?

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if you come south go urban stay near big citties - 8/23/2015

originally from Long Island, NY. Thought southern hospitality was real, found out not for northerners. We went suburban big mistake, we are not religious, no kids. The Home owners Associations are crazy, it is like living with in a dictatorship. A woman I know living here 20 years finally gets to be called a transplant. All you hear is have a blessed day which I have been told is their ways of saying F-U. They think all the northerners coming down are ruining their culture. Churches run every thing, sports, daycare, and we even have to vote in churches. No separation of church and state here. My husband has joined town clubs only to be insulted or ignored. I want to move back north, but because our development allowed the third section to be built 60 grand cheaper we can not go yet. Four years of a nightmare still going

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Relocation - 8/17/2015

Would like more information about living in NC (preferably coastal areas).

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Rocky Mount, NC- quality of life for a minority fa - 7/14/2015

Hi I am looking to move to Rocky Mount this fall. Can anyone give me feedback about living there? Thanks

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Looking to Relocate to North Carolina - 3/25/2015

I am a Realtor and a Licensed Broker/Owner at The Buyer Agency. My passion is assisting my clients on the road to home-ownership. I look forward to finding and closing on the perfect home for my clients. I have been in the Real Estate Business since 2009, but have worked in the Mortgage Industry since 2003. Whether you are relocating to The Triad area, downsizing, upgrading or looking to build a home, please call me for all your real estate needs! I look forward to our Journey together.

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Albuquerque - 2/27/2015

I like it

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would like some advice on NC & SC - 2/19/2015

hello We live in Maine and are looking to find a place in NC or SC. We plan to spend Jan- March there and possibly retire there later on. We hope to rent the house on the months we are away and will need a good local rental company.We are open to multiple locations, but want to be w/in 10-15 minutes to the beach in a safe area and need AT LEAST .5 acre with a bit of privacy for a pool, dogs and kids, and we would like to avoid outrageous community fees and taxes ( and not on the any water please - as we would like to avoid the aquatic wildlife from coming into the yard:). We do not care about the school systems, as we haven't really found any that are great and so we homeschool. We are starting to look at Wilmington and st. helena island areas right now. We want a place that will have decent rental potential. We know there are negatives to any location, so please do not respond to this with reasons not to move there. We love Maine but it is super expensive and the winters are getting worse every year, so this is a move we will be making. Would love some suggestions on lodging as well, as we come down to look around. Lastly, if anyone reading this is in the mental health field, I would love suggestions on companies with seasonal positions if they exist. Both my husband and I are LCPC's/ therapists and would love to know if there are local agencies that offer work for a few months at a time ( ie- assessment/intakes, etc). Thank-you so much for taking the time to read and respond to us :) Luwana

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Mountain Island Day School - 1/21/2015

Someone keeps taking down my reviews???? I wonder who that could be? Tammy and Tom? This school has teachers removing anything that is not positive about the school. It is unbelievable to me what they will go through to hide the truth. Do your homework before going to this school!!

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It really is less expensive here - 12/16/2014

If you're thinking of leaving your "big city" and moving to NC, you couldn't pick a nicer place, honestly. This is the one southern state that is welcoming to "transplants". If you go to Georgia or South Carolina you won't get as good of a reaction, but North Carolina has a good history of accepting people from other places once they get to know you. I know, we have a high tax rate, but you actually get some services for that tax rate. Many counties have a lower homeowner tax rate, if you live in the county and stay out of the city limits. If you don't mind driving 10 extra minutes to go shopping, you'll find yourself getting a much better deal on taxes. However, those taxes provide you with essential services - so keep that in mind. If you choose to live in the cities of North Carolina: You have more expensive housing, but typically better schools (this does not necessarily apply to small towns), they require a higher tax rate, but your 911 response time is in 2 - 30 minutes. Typically, the cities are more receptive of "foreigners" and "transplants". If you are from a large city, such as LA, NY, etc., you will probably be most comfortable in the cities of Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, or Winston-Salem and maybe Asheville, though it's a little smaller. Wilmington is great too, but it's a lot smaller, but it has the added benefits of being on the beach. Charlotte is easily our largest city, so I would recommend that one to anyone who wants to live in a decent sized city. It has many outlying suburbs that are less expensive to live in. There are all manner of smaller cities and towns and just countryside that you can purchase homes in. The less civilized it gets the less expensive the land and homes become. There are still huge tracts of 100+ acres available many places here for development, though they are typically in the countryside and not worth developing. The place is here, the money is definitely not that bad. However there are less expensive places in the states. Here we have mountains, ocean, and everything in between. It's a much more gradual fall in the land though, completely unlike california. We have cold weather here, unlike LA. We have a local population which is very conservative. "You can't sling a dead cat without hitting 9 churches." is a phrase that was made to describe the bible belt of the south, and North Carolina is in it. The cities are not conservative like that, but the smaller cities and towns are very conservativ

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Basements under houses - 8/5/2014

I was looking at houses that are For Sale in Kings Mountain, Charlotte, Ashville, Greensboro, and Marion. Why is there no basements under houses? What do people do for Tornado's?

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Fayettenam earned it name. - 7/14/2014

I don't recommend moving to anywhere in NC. If you absolutely have to, Wilmington is probably the best place to do so. I have lived in "Fayettenam" all my life, native, and have been to almost all areas surrounding. I have seen the degradation first hand. Stay away if possible. I work in a public office and can tell you first hand, Fayetteville has the worst crime rate per capita on the east coast and is worsening daily. Yes even worse than NY. NC, especially Fayetteville, has a gang problem but the worse thing is, they don’t want to admit it. I am trying to get out, but made the mistake of staying too long. Fayetteville is a black hole; and if you do your research you’ll see that’s not the only time you’ll hear it.

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