don't move to north carolina unless you can handle these things.
Hi this is chris morton real estate broker with exp realty in raleigh north carolina
and there are some things about our state you need to consider and know about before
you make the move, and maybe it might make you want to reconsider moving to north carolina.
Things like our weather.
So now most of the year north carolina has really really nice weather we've got great
mild winters.
Fall is really cool with the leaves and things.
Spring is a great season.
Summer is really good too if you like hot weather, but along with summer you get storms.
And truth be told you can get these storms just about any time in the year but i'm talking
about the big thunderstorms.
They roll in generally during the warmer months.
You can get them any time of the day it doesn't really matter but typically you're going to
see them in the afternoon.
And they can range anywhere from like a nice normal rain that you know we need to replenish
our water supply that sort of things all the way to these really really strong storms that
like literally you have to pull off the road because you can't see in front of you.
So those are some things you need to be worried about and prepared for and think about if
you're thinking about north carolina as your next home.
You can always tell the newcomers to our area because they usually drive like bats out of
you know what in these really powerful storms and they end up in the ditches.
Also you may have heard about our hurricanes, we do have hurricanes in north carolina, they
usually affect the coast of the state more than any other part of the state.
But they do tend to sometimes come inland and when they do come inland you're going
to get those really powerful thunderstorms also some tornados potentially.
Definitely something you need to be aware of no matter if you live on the coast the
center of the state the piedmont or the mountains it could happen just about anywhere.
Along with the storms you're going to find in these warmer months, you need to be prepared
for the humidity.
So north carolina is a coastal state, we're also in the south and those are two things
that really mix well to cause humidity humidity being that warm sticky hot not dry air but
really moist air.
Causes lots of aggravation, may mess up your hair.
And it definitely makes it pretty unbearable.
The worst kind of humidity is the humidity that happens after those big thunderstorms
I told you about earlier, the thunderstorm goes away during the day, the sun comes out,
and the humidity goes up up up.
The next thing about north carolina you need to be prepared for is how green it is.
So north carolina is very tropical lush beautiful land with great trees, great, shrubs, great
flowers and all of that sort of things.
It's really beautiful, in fact that's probably the number one thing that newcomers that I'm
out showing homes to comment about and compliment north carolina on is how green it is.
And it's really great, it's beautiful, but there is a downside.
If you're on some of these two lane county roads at night where there's not a lot of
lights out, and there's lots of trees and bushes and whatnot, it's going to obstruct
the moon and make that drive a little more treacherous especially if it's a windy road,
so be prepared and know that even though it's beautiful there is the downside of making
it a little tough to drive, especially at night.
The next things you need to know about north carolina is our power outages.
So when you mix those storms I told you about earlier with those beautiful trees, unfortunately
the storms are going to make some of those tree limbs to snap, tree limbs are going to
fall on powerlines, powerlines are going to break, and it means you lose power.
So this can happen with these storms, it can happen with ice storms as well in the winter,
so you gotta be prepared for it, and the power could be out for anywhere from a couple minutes,
couple hours, all the way to a few days depending on how big and bad the storm is.
Along with those hurricanes, if you have a hurricane, you probably will lose power in
your area.
Be prepared for it.
Either these big storms or these hurricanes by stocking up on water and food and definitely
recommend you get a generator, especially if you're in an area that gets a lot of hurricanes,
and therefore a lot of power outages, definitely something you want to invest in, the last
thing you want to do is be hanging out at one of the hardware stores waiting for their
allocation of generators to come in in, you've got no power, your food is thawing out in
the refrigerator, and everybody at your house is miserable.
Next thing you need to be prepared for are our bugs.
Again, we have a relatively warm climate, bugs don't die off necessarily in the winter
because we don't get that that cold here, so you gotta be prepared for the mosquitos
and the wasps and the yellow jackets, and the ticks, and all the other critters that
are out there.
It's just something we've learned to live with and of course basically our state bug
the fly.
You gotta be prepared for it and understand it, that's why a lot of people have screened
in porches in north carolina because it allows you to enjoy the outside and not be subjected
and taken off as we say here, I'm going to get taken off by these bugs.
You don't want to be taken off by a bug, let me tell you.
Next thing about north carolina you need to be prepared for are meeting people with differing
opinions.
So north carolina is famous for our diverse opinions and all these opinions are welcome
and this goes for what bbq is best all the way to what our political opinions are.
So i would give you the advice as I give all newcomers, keep your political opinions and
your opinions about much of anything to yourself like we locals do, it makes life a lot easier.
Next thing about north carolina you need to be aware about is our allergies.
So due to our lush, tropical plants, they are going to give off pollen and pollen causes
allergies, it's something I suffer with throughout the year and it's something you need to be
prepared for even if you never had allergies in your current place that you live, you might
end up acquiring these things when you're here and end up sneezing your head off.
And it really depends on what kind of pollen affects you, some people have no impact when
it's pollen season, some people like me go crazy and go through a box or two of Kleenexes,
it all really depends on your physiology and what affects you.
But please don't think that everyone here is suffering from allergies, in fact I have
a client who I have just sold a house to who is moving from out west where the air is very
dry.
Her doctor told her to move to a more humid climate, she picked north carolina and she's
thriving here now.
Her allergies are actually better now that she's moved to north carolina away from the
west.
So go figure.
So my advice to you on allergies, just do your research, be prepared, get your medicine,
like your decongestants and all of that sort of stuff or go see your doctor when you get
here if you suffer.
It can be avoided, some people have it just sporadically throughout the year some people
suffer throughout the year, do your research and be prepared.
Next things about north carolina you need to know about... it's more expensive to move
here.
So north carolina is always landing in the top 5 of all of these famous lists, and with
that a lot of people are moving here and very few people are leaving.
So if you are coming from a state that a lot of people are leaving like california new
york and trying to come here you can expect your moving trucks to be a lot more expensive
than you would expect.
Beyond that housing is not as inexpensive as people think.
Now granted you can find a home in some of the rural parts of our state and it could
be definitely considered a deal based on where you're from, but please don't expect moving
to one of the bigger cities that you're going to get a great great deal, homes are selling
very rapidly in the big cities, and they are unfortunately not selling for a deal anymore.
Next thing about north carolina you need to be aware of are the rude people.
So we have a lot of aggressive drivers, they're trying to run you off the road, they're leaving
their shopping carts out and about, they're not saying thank you and please, they're pushy,
they're not opening the door for you, all the things that you don't want to experience
around people we're unfortunately getting a taste of that here.
So we're getting an influx of people coming in and everyone is attracted here because
of the southern hospitality and the politeness that they're heard about from north Carolinians,
and unfortunately some of those people aren't adopting that same politeness and tone that
the locals have and so it's causing a lot of tension, you're even starting to see locals
that are acting a little aggressive, so it's getting a little bit bad, and unfortunately
it used to not be like this, it's getting a little worse, something you need to be prepared
for and accept.
And hopefully we can all improve ourselves and be a little more cheerful when we're out
driving and interacting with our fellow north carolininians in the future.
So the bottom line with this one is, do like your momma told you and play nice.
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