Raleigh/Durham, NC..checking into the area

[ducrider45]

Points east of Raleigh/Durham, NC are nice. The whole area is a bit run down. Wilson and surounding areas were booming tabaco centers. They are all run down now. Banking is the big money maker in that area now. I do a lot of work for BB&T down in that area. 300K buys you a very nice home with land. 600K - 1 mill Buys you "OMG!" (my wifes reaction).

[stateprez]

600K - 1 mill Buys you "OMG!" (my wifes reaction).

I bet she'd say the same thing to the 1.2m, 1100 sf land-locked house (shack) I saw for sale on Wrightsville Beach this past fall.

[IZ]

300K buys you a very nice home with land. 600K - 1 mill Buys you "OMG!" (my wifes reaction).

Yes, I've been on realtor.com

[minkman]

I've lived in the northwest part of Raleigh for about 10 years now. I really like it. Raleigh is not a downtown kind of city. There is some night life, but other than clubs the downtown area is a ghost town at night.

I don't know what part of the Triangle you're looking at. Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill are all in different counties. Our school systems are county based. Since you seem to move a lot, you'll want to take into account for resale. That said, do NOT buy in Durham. The Durham schools are horribly run. If you're renting, there are some okay areas in Durham.

The riding around here is okay. It doesn't take too long to get out in some really rural areas. It's not mountain twisties, but it's not the plains either. The local Monster group is pretty good. Check the M-ROC section. We don't have scheduled get-togethers, but meet up a good bit. We also have a lot of wrench days at Pompetta's garage.

I'm an Army brat and have lived in Cape Elizabeth(just south of Portland), Maine and Hampton Roads, VA. I loved Maine and wouldn't have minded staying there. My fiance and I are getting married in Booth Bay this summer. She lived in Maine as a kid and loved it as well.

[superjohn]

There is some night life, but other than clubs the downtown area is a ghost town at night.

My fiance and I are getting married in Booth Bay this summer.

Doesn't the second statement invalidate your first hand knowledge of the first? 

I can usually find something to do downtown, when I bother to make the trip.

Damn it, I'm starting to sound like the Triangle Tourist Bureau. 

[bdfinally]

Richmond (home of GWAR) is too inexpensive, fun and centrally located to be for you. It's the perfect east coast small city.

http://www.venturerichmond.com/events/

[Rameses]

Where's Rams and Jobu?  Waiting to hear their input since I know Rams goes to Duke.   

BTW..I know Rams is at UNC.  Maybe that's why he hasn't PM me back?

You're damned straight that's why!!   




Actually, I clicked on this thread back when it was titled as Richmond, VA and didn't keep up with it at all after that.

I think I've covered everything by PM now though haven't I?

[IZ]

Yeah..you have. Appreciate it!!