H'okay, so.... I thought I would surely head back to a company in Morrisville where I interned a couple of months ago. I'm now having a hard time overlooking a large company near Richmond who are offering a much nicer compensation/benefits package.

Beyond my obvious dilemma of deciding which position I prefer, I need to learn more about the Richmond area. How many people live/work or are generally familiar with the area? The company is located a couple of miles East of downtown in Sandston, and I have heard about living near The Fan as a popular "young professional" area. What are the costs of living like compared to living in Raleigh or Morrisville? I had been looking at purchasing my first home if I took the job in Morrisville, and might do the same in Richmond. I am not opposed to renting my first year or so though if I decide on Richmond, until I get used to the city and make sure I want to stick around for atleast a couple of years.

Are there any obvious pointers or concerns that would help with my decision or just general advice about the area? Other popular moderately priced suburbs? As a general benchmark, I was looking at 3/2.5 1500sqft. homes with a garage around $150-160k near Raleigh.

Thanks for any advice.

[Edited on December 5, 2006 at 2:08 PM. Reason : .]

12/5/2006 2:06:13 PM

my opinion is SEARCH MOTHERFUCKER

12/5/2006 2:08:18 PM

I'm starting to look at places to live there for next semester (very late I know) so this thread has interest to me.

So does this one:
http://www.thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=441041

12/5/2006 2:10:43 PM

A friend of mine moved there 18 months ago and had trouble buying a home because the market was so competitive. I'm sure it's cooled down some now, but homes are probably still pricier than Raleigh (just my guess - I did not bother to search any cost of living stuff).




[Edited on December 5, 2006 at 2:15 PM. Reason : s]

12/5/2006 2:13:49 PM

you motherfuckers are lazy

Quote :

"my opinion is SEARCH MOTHERFUCKER "

12/5/2006 3:07:37 PM

Oh I searched, and uncovered a pair of threads. Some good opinions on the city and some bad. I guess I was looking for a more tailored response. Found some good info about renting but little about purchasing a home. I'll keep searching and PMing a couple of people.

Also, ThePeter or anyone else co-oping for Dupont or other companies, feel free to IM me if you're searching for housing.

12/5/2006 3:58:31 PM

I be in Richmond now, spent the past two days trying to get my apartment utilities in order along with getting my furniture and internet delivered. Sucks having no internet! Can't deliver till Saturday so I've been cruising around, went to the Short Pump outdoor mall thingy earlier. I didn't know malls could be outdoorsy like that. I'd go downtown but I'm all fuckin alone up here, roommate moves in this weekend. Having no one to explore with kinda puts the damper on downtown exploration I think.

1/9/2007 9:36:17 PM

richmonds older but bigger than raleigh
homes are more expensive than here (b/c they appreciated more)
the fan is good area for young ppl like u said
they are revitalizing downtown too
they have better infrastructure (highways, tollways, etc)
closer to DC
good amusement parks (busch gardens, kings dominion)
virginia beach
come to think of it, no pro sports team

homes are generally more expensive, for what you are looking for it'd be around $230K for something new....this is because new home communities are scarce (they seem to control growth more) and ppl from DC moving down to richmond

1/9/2007 10:00:30 PM

You are allowed to hijack threads that are old (but not expired) so they can be tailored to you:
http://www.thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=440757

1/9/2007 10:17:43 PM

^^Richmond Braves

and Richmond is the most southern Northern city or most northern Southern city. It straddles the sweet tea line.

1/9/2007 10:47:57 PM

Well I ended up in Richmond... so all you fools up here shoot me a PM or email.

3/8/2007 4:57:03 PM

cost of living calculator
http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/costofliving/costofliving.html

haha...i didnt read the last post.

[Edited on March 8, 2007 at 5:17 PM. Reason : ^]

3/8/2007 5:17:19 PM

I live in Richmond, moving to Baltimore soon though. Hope it works out for you, I never really got used to it- not that I am expecting Baltimore to be much better but who knows!

There are some pretty good bars around though...let me know if you want details

3/8/2007 5:58:41 PM

I lived in the Fan all last summer and it was great.

3/8/2007 10:34:56 PM

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but I got here first so you should pm me, hah! Unfortunately I'm under 21 so there's not much in Richmond for me to do, from what I gather.

3/9/2007 9:44:06 AM

Sticky Rice, for the win

3/9/2007 9:57:20 AM

Let's not forget the statue of Arthur Ashe beating the children:

Seriously, though, my husband's from Richmond, and I love it.

3/9/2007 10:15:32 AM

^^ Ben, headin to sticky rice tonite with some coworkers. Hopin to watch NCSU beat up on UVA downtown somewhere as well. Hopefully gonna be a fuuun weekend

3/9/2007 10:39:21 AM

make sure you get into a fight at have a nice day with some rednecks trying to be streeet

and scuff someones shoes and get into a fight at richbrau

then piss an old guy off and get into a fight at tobacco company

thats how my weekends seemed to go

3/9/2007 10:52:32 AM

I'll be sure to pick my fights wisely

3/9/2007 11:07:27 AM