Georgia- Marietta area.

[Trever1t]

Well considering packing up shop and moving to Marietta Georgia. My wife and I both have family back there. Anyone local or familiar with the area as far as housing, security, etc? Words of wisdom accepted!

 

[Trever1t]

Do we have any members in this part of the country?

 

[pic_chick]

I lived there for about 2 years Woodstock little north of Marietta is nice and at the time was up and coming. Most if not all of Marietta is a great area to live. Little Five Points is a great spot for street photography I sometimes think back to when I lived there and kick my self for not having this hobby Canton is a good area as well the golden rule is live north west of Atlanta is you can. If you want to live in town the only two areas I would suggest are little five points if you like a lively N.hood and don't mind rockish youth. the other would be Piedmont great n.hood can be a bit pricey great park as well piedmont park. Hope this helps keep in mind I have not had my boots on the ground there in just over 3 years.

 

[SCraig]

Well considering packing up shop and moving to Marietta Georgia. My wife and I both have family back there. Anyone local or familiar with the area as far as housing, security, etc? Words of wisdom accepted!

I don't live there but I have some friends who do. It is my understanding (which means very little) that they recently had a horrendous recession which truly makes it a buyers-market for homes. One of the people I know said that his son bought a very nice home there are few years ago and it lost 1/3 of it's value last year. True or not I don't know, but it was told to me as truth.

 

[Trever1t]

awesome, we have a home to sell here, a HS student starting his last year so we're talking about Summer 2013 to have everything in place for the move. Originally an East Coast boy, I'm looking forward to it!

 

[MLeeK]

Isn't that the Augusta/Fort Gordon area? We lived there for a time. A LOT of the rental complexes have 6 month leases which will get you there with relatively cheap rent while you look and find THE house.
I loved it there. Except the smell from the paper factory on down the road a spell. It would roll in and it's not pleasant. Oh, and Pollen season was a trip! Had a silver car. Came out one morning and it was electric, neon green.

 

[Trever1t]

We both have family to stay with until we find our new home....note to self, stay upwind of paper mill.

 

[MLeeK]

There is no upwind. It's quite a way outside the city. I want to say as much as 100miles? It's not a constant, but when the wind is coming from the west it's... funky.

 

[sm4him]

Isn't that the Augusta/Fort Gordon area? We lived there for a time. A LOT of the rental complexes have 6 month leases which will get you there with relatively cheap rent while you look and find THE house.
I loved it there. Except the smell from the paper factory on down the road a spell. It would roll in and it's not pleasant. Oh, and Pollen season was a trip! Had a silver car. Came out one morning and it was electric, neon green.

Oh, man, the POLLEN in Atlanta is UNbelievable! If you like the color yellow, you will *love* the Atlanta area in the spring!
I lived on the OTHER side of I-285 from Marietta, in a little town called Avondale Estates, for about 12 years, all through high school and until I got married. LOVED Avondale, LOVE the Stone Mountain area.

I moved back to my hometown in East TN in 1984, and my parents moved up here in '94--I've only been to the Atlanta area a couple of times since then (not counting driving through on the way to visit a brother in South Georgia), so I have no specific advice for you--I'm sure it's all changed drastically from what I remember.
My only advice is: YES! Get yourself to the South as quickly as possible!

I lived there for about 2 years Woodstock little north of Marietta is nice and at the time was up and coming. Most if not all of Marietta is a great area to live. .

Woodstock--played many a soccer tournament in Woodstock, back in the day. I bet it looks NOTHING like the rural area it was when I was there!