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I am from MN, but spent my summers in Texas, Arizona, and a ton of my family is in the South, namely Florida, so the weather is no bother to me, but curious what life is like in that specific area? I have one friend not far from Greenville which had my interest but Columbia/Lake Carolina looked nice?

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I'd go just for the Waffle House.

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Check with SlowWhite, he's been down there for a while.

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Good point! Forgot about that.

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Greenville is where its at.

Its. Currently listed as one of the fastest growing fortune 500 business areas in the US.

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I have debated several times moving from Columbia area to Greenville for better work. Amd schools for the kids.

And its basically right in the middle between charlotte (1hr) and Columbia (45min)

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You are also much closer to performance shops with dynos. And you'd still be an hour or less to CMP. And like 1.5 to Darlington

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But the "polar vortex" just started! Already thinking about moving? haha

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This is very interesting, I was mainly loving the politics and geography of the area and I have a friend who lives over in Keowee and loves it. I was drawn to Columbia due to the established business etc but good to hear my initial attraction to Greenville isn't bad! Thank you so much for the insight, I think on my next visit to family in FL, I'll stop by for a tour. Lake Carolina had my recent eye, but I feel that Greenville is a little more the environment I enjoyed passing through a few times over in Chatanooga.

Haha got my e85 FRS started in below 0 this morning so that's a good sign, but yea in general a little bit of me bitching out, and kinda not a fan of the politics, and general public of the metro area. Also how far your dollar goes is important.

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Find me some Goose Island Burbon Country Bottles, there is a ton down there and I need me more. Will pay to have it shipped up! lol

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Maybe bring your resume and swing by UGR and see if they're hiring :)

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Oh man I love that stuff. I'll look haha.

Wow totally forgot about that. Not a bad plan ;)

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Make the move or you will regret it!

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Wish I would have moved south before I started a family. Would be much much tougher now.

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Well so I have my dog who's happy to be with me wherever, but the lady and I have our core family up here. That said, no kids, and probably won't be for a long time, and by then I think at least my side, would be relocating within a state away anyhow. So in reality you are all right, in that the clock is ticking for sure. I'll see how far I can make it, and how the road trip through the mountains to Myrtle Beach, changes some minds. Maybe this upcoming summer for sure. This last bitter week had me real irritated about my zip code haha.

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I agree moving while you can. But on that same note, if you plan to have kids and you are planning on moving away from your family/parents, keep in mind that having them around with kids can be a total life saver sometimes. Have a couple kids and want to go have an evening with just you and the lady, having parents around that can watch them is priceless.

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Moving away from family just makes visits with them that much more special and meaningful. I've gotten much closer to my family with us all being spread out across the country vs. living all nearby.

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Even with kids I'd take more overall happiness vs. occasional.
Once your parents get real old they can watch the kids on long visits and will want to.

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:/ They already do this for my pup once and a while and love him, and yea that was my main worry. So if they weren't far away, where they could come stay for a while (they are near retirement/moving side business down to St Petersburg) it might not be as bad, but a night out is a night out, and things happen. Emergencies aren't planned.

I've found this with my brother. We shared a damn room growing up until he moved out, then moved straight to Tampa. I see him twice a year and we're closer than ever because we can enjoy everything about each other's lives without interfering or overstaying welcomes. I think this would be a blessing really.

I read this two ways haha but I can tell what you meant I think. Hell they'll be 45min away from my brother in Tampa, and as much as he denies it, he'll have a family like me even sooner, and before me, or my parents move. Might be a good prompt for my folks to head down. Literally only a few people here in MN on my side aren't already planning a move to the region, but local, and regional are different. Driving to Chi town to take care of family is doable, but not ideal. Her side is another story, it's messy, complicated, and honestly/fondly, they won't mind since they are all over the midwest/grainbelt as it is with infrequent visits. She's fine with the idea thankfully.

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This x10 if kids are in the plan.

If not, or if things change, enjoy it while you can, you can always move back if you miss it!

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Its definitely harder to move once you have kids.

As a side note I know you worked or work for MAP.

But what do you do for a living?

I ask because. Although I don't care for the area. .my plant is about to finish up our mew 80million dollar textile line and will be hiring soon.

I also happen to know the head of the quality department for the company that makes most if not all the lawn furniture cushions for Lowes. Which is locates I'm greenville, sc

I also happen to know a guy who owns a car shipping company out of Raleigh, NC.

If you don't mind traveling. (Could even travel with the wife)

As a side note. The shipping deal must must pay well the owner who started it 2yrs ago. Was looking to buy a 2006 lambo last month.

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No your not. End of discussion

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Well so brings up a good point, where if I wind up deciding to move back, I can just rent out my house now. That said, I will have to have a chat with the folks in due time.

Damn! That's what my friend said from the area, that most the work is manufacturing, though I have a background in engineering and sales/business. CNC actually has my interest but I know it's going to take some time off work to finish the core classes for it, the rest I have down already on paper. Personally I love traveling but would have to see how that works with the home life. I do currently work for MAP as the head of their wholesale division, so I'm well rooted and have a solid position, while enjoying what I do everyday, but I'm not picky when it comes to the right paycheck and smiles per hour. MAP isn't exactly keen on remote workers any more but maybe in time, so frankly though I'm saving money on living costs (everything there is much better value from what I can tell), it might have to be a decent jump to take my heart away from this workplace haha.


Tyler you just try me haha. One visit and you'll be coming with.

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Before picking an area regardless of what state etc. Check out school ratings if you plan to have kids. Sc is not good by any means but there are a few pockets I the state that have decent ratings.


CNC - well we do have a Boeing plant near Charleston and the Bmw plant in spartanburg, I also thought I remeber hearing Mercedes has a plant they are expanding here.

And we also just got an amazon distribution center near Columbia.

And i would say we have a target distribution center in my town. But from what I heard its a bad place to work. But it is less then 10 miles from my house

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Ahh i know id love to move south i have been thinking about it for awhile itd just be hard to leave all the family up here tho is the only issue. But id love to move to Florida

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Roadtrips + airplanes make that a non-issue, at least in my experience.

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Crazy the day and age we live in huh? Haha

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Trueee haha dont mind me a nice roadtrip.

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Other then hurricanes i loved living in Florida. But I was like 11miles from moroso and they had racing 4 times a week at night

And I love scuba diving and I was like 5 miles from the ocean and used to go every lunch break and either snorkel or scuba dive. But I also was my own boss and always set up my schedule so I had a few hours each day to do so.

There was tuner shops every where it seemed. And was always full of exotics.

Jet was the only person to visit me while I was living in west palm beach. As he was passing through when he picked up a white 1g.

Nash lived here in camden sc with me for a year. So he can also attest to how boring my county is as well as how limited jobs are here in Kershaw county.
Other then being like 3 hours or less from everything. My county sucks.

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^^ Good info right there.

Personally I am on a 5 year plan to get the hell out of Minnesota and move somewhere with less winter or no winter. While I can tolerate the snow, I prefer ALL summer activities to winter ones now.

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^Seems like you spend a lot of time in Houston. Is that high on your list?

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Well south definitely had lots of year round sun. In still driving the eclipse daily to work. Was 70 a few days ago. Although its been dipping into the 30's last couple days.

CMP is still open for racing ever weekend.

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I've lived all over the place. Everywhere has it's pros/cons. Everyone is different, and for me personally I really liked back home in MN. I almost stayed in AZ though, was very close to staying there. Might be where we retire assuming I don't kill myself before then.

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I liked Minnesota enough to move back also. But that was because of friends.

I have zero friends here which is probably why I don't care for it. But I choose to not have friends because I just don't have time for anything anymore with a family of 6.

And a 2nd shift job

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Not even on the list actually. I go there for work as I have oil and gas customers.

Probably thinking Carolina's, Kansas, etc. Need to start road tripping and figuring it out. First I'l buy a house here in Minnesota next year hopefully then 5 years out plan on selling it and moving somewhere warmer.

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Buy mine ;)

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South Carolina does have its perks. Its just school suck, people are lazy as hell, and not a lot of jobs in my area.

But it is pretty well centrally located. And since a bunch of you are thinking of moving south hell,lets just bring the whole Minnesota group south loll.

In 16 miles from CMP.
8th mile track is like 8 miles away
Darlington (and its 1/4 mile drag strip are about an hour (50miles or so)
Charlotte is 2hrs
Myrtle beach is 2.5
Charleston is 2.5
Edisto beach is 2.5hrs
Savannah is 3hrs.
Jacksonville Florida is 3.5
Deals gap/dragons tail - 5hrs I think
Virginia international raceway - 3hrs 20min.
Atlanta is 4hrs.
Raleigh NC is 3.5hrs.
Columbia, sc 45min
Orlando. Fl /jet- I could get there in under 6hrs

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I honestly wouldn't bother buying a house if you plan on selling it in <5 years. By the time you're done with maintenance, repairs, taxes, interest, closing, etc. you likely would have been better off renting and investing the remainder elsewhere.

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I have a 2400sq foot, 4 bedroom , 2 car garage house.
Market today is $150,000
I pay $680/yr in house taxes
$600/yr for insurance

I pay- $32/yr for taxes on my eclipse

My mother has a 3200sq house bought brand new 4yrs ago. Paid 220,000 for it.

Hell if you want lake front property , 3 bedroom,2 car. With basement, with the producer of the jack ass movies as your neighbor , year round boating etc, My wife's grandparents house is for sale for $285,000 asking price.

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680 per year of property taxes? Holy crap that's like a monthly payment up here.

Edit: guess that explains the schools quality you mentioned.

Agree completely. Plus add in realtor fees, unless it's a booming market, probably lose money in only a few years.