OT: Raleigh

[ras5051]

I’ve got a potential job opportunity in Fayetteville, NC.. however I’ve heard that Fayetteville isn’t the most desirable location to live in, so if I take the job I’ll most likely be living and commuting from the Raleigh area.

I’ve been to Durham and really liked it, but never Raleigh.. anyone on the board ever live in the Raleigh area?

What are people’s general thoughts on Raleigh? Positives/negatives?

Fayetteville is south of Raleigh, so I’d probably be looking to be live south of the city.. any recommendations for areas to live?

Thanks in advance!

 

[LionDeNittany]

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[cvilleelkscoach]

I’ve got a potential job opportunity in Fayetteville, NC.. however I’ve heard that Fayetteville isn’t the most desirable location to live in, so if I take the job I’ll most likely be living and commuting from the Raleigh area.

I’ve been to Durham and really liked it, but never Raleigh.. anyone on the board ever live in the Raleigh area?

What are people’s general thoughts on Raleigh? Positives/negatives?

Fayetteville is south of Raleigh, so I’d probably be looking to be live south of the city.. any recommendations for areas to live?

Thanks in advance!

Never lived there but been there for work. Had some damn fine bbq at The Pit.

 

[GSL]

Look at Cary or Apex.

 

[GSL]

Many people that work in Fayetteville live in the Pinehurst area.

 

[RTRMR]

I’ve Lived in Raleigh/Cary/Apex for 20+ years, originally from Altoona.
I’d look at Holly Springs or Fuquay-Varina
Feel free to Email me
I have a life-long friend who’s a well known realtor in the area, if you need a good realtor.
I love living here, and you won’t regret the move!

 

[cjrugger]

Great area to live. Agree, you don't want to live in Fayetteville. Take a look at Holly Springs/Fuquay-Varina and Southern Pines/Pinehurst. Advantages and disadvantages to both options

 

[ras5051]

Thanks for the tips everyone.. know anything about Garner?

Also, since I’ll most likely only be there for a couple years I’d also consider living in the city.. I like being able to walk to restaurants/shops/bars. Anyone have good recommendations for neighborhoods in the city?

 

[RTRMR]

Thanks for the tips everyone.. know anything about Garner?

Also, since I’ll most likely only be there for a couple years I’d also consider living in the city.. I like being able to walk to restaurants/shops/bars. Anyone have good recommendations for neighborhoods in the city?[/QUOTE

 

[RTRMR]

Thanks for the tips everyone.. know anything about Garner?

Also, since I’ll most likely only be there for a couple years I’d also consider living in the city.. I like being able to walk to restaurants/shops/bars. Anyone have good recommendations for neighborhoods in the city?

Garner is just SE of Raleigh.
Depending on where you live in Garner, it’s pretty close to downtown Raleigh.
They’re building these really cool homes on Maywood Avenue(just off of I-40 but really close to downtown), I believe they’re called “city view”
Seriously, feel free to email me @ scottrtrmr@gmail.com

 

[royboy]

Great area to live. Agree, you don't want to live in Fayetteville. Take a look at Holly Springs/Fuquay-Varina and Southern Pines/Pinehurst. Advantages and disadvantages to both options

Pretty familiar with both those areas. Certainly Holly Springs and Fuquay are nice areas, and both have become hot real estate areas. I wouldn't like the length of the commute from southern Wake County to Fayetteville; most of it would be good road on US 1 or poss. I-95, but the outskirts of Fayetteville has a ton of traffic lights and can be slow going. Are you willing to have 60-70 minutes or longer commutes each way?

Southern Pines is a really nice small town and some of the service people live there (the local pubs in Southern Pines often have several guys with short haircuts and big arms who are paratroopers or Special Forces). You might end up preferring the Raleigh area but because of the commute, I would definitely check out Southern Pines. Probably get more for your real estate money in Southern Pines vs Holly Springs, etc.

 

[Obliviax]

Love the area but never lived there. However have to eat at the Angus barn

 

[ouirpsu]

When I lived in Durham, Fayetteville was "affectionately" known as Fayettenam. I assume it's changed for the better, but who knows. Also, the drive from Raleigh and back 5 days a week will get real old real fast. The communities other posters have mentioned would be better in terms of commute, but they are not Raleigh. You still have to drive. And park. And drive back. Might not be an issue, but you should at least be aware of that.

 

[PearlandLion]

I’ve got a potential job opportunity in Fayetteville, NC.. however I’ve heard that Fayetteville isn’t the most desirable location to live in, so if I take the job I’ll most likely be living and commuting from the Raleigh area.

I’ve been to Durham and really liked it, but never Raleigh.. anyone on the board ever live in the Raleigh area?

What are people’s general thoughts on Raleigh? Positives/negatives?

Fayetteville is south of Raleigh, so I’d probably be looking to be live south of the city.. any recommendations for areas to live?

Thanks in advance!

I’d check out the Wilson area. Not a terrible commute.

 

[Op2]

Love the area but never lived there. However have to eat at the Angus barn

Angus Barn was where the waiter put Peyton Manning's bill on the Internet. It was the year he was rehabbing and he was in Durham at Duke a lot because Duke's coach, Cutliffe, was his old QB coach at Tennessee and Cutliffe was helping him in his rehab.

So one night Peyton and others...I don't know how many others...went to dinner at The Angus Barn and the bill was about $650 and Peyton paid the bill...with his credit card I guess but it somehow had his identifying info...and he added a tip of $200.

The waiter took a picture of it and put it on the Internet. Even though it made Peyton Manning look good because it was a generous tip, The Angus Barn still fired the waiter. I don't blame them. It's a violation of privacy.

 

[Lefty Hill]

Well, wherever you decide to move, be sure to get your pizza at Assagio’s in Fuquay-Varina. My niece’s husband owns the place. They live in Garner and he drives back and forth twice a day most days. I’ve been to Garner plenty of times and it’s OK.

 

[razpsu]

I moved from pa to Raleigh in 2010 for a restaurant chain. My area was Fayetteville. We moved to Clayton and lived on the nuese golf course. Nice growing area. We picked it so my wife could go to Raleigh area and I could commute to Fayetteville where i had 3 stores there as well as Aberdeen and Sanford and fuquay.

Year round school for Johnson county we did not want track when we were looking at apex or holly springs. Tough slow commute on that road to Fayetteville.

Funny thing is a year or so later I was transferred to Raleigh area.

We live in Myrtle now. We liked the choice we made as far as where we lived compared to where we worked. No real traffic at all from Clayton to Fayetteville. Just have to get on either 40 which will turn into 95 or 95 directly.

 

[nittanyfan333]

I live and work in Fayetteville. Been here 10 years now.

Few things:
-The "Fayettenam" moniker is very dated. The downtown area (Hay St area) has had some serious work put into it recently to include a baseball stadium for a new minor league team to play here.

-It all depends on what kind of person you are. I'm an outdoor enthusiast (hunting especially) and there's plenty of that down here. If you're a city person, I don't think you'd like Fayetteville. However you'd be an hour 15 from Raleigh, and 2 from Charlotte.

-My biggest gripe about this town is the Military presence. The marines come up from Lejune about once a quarter to shoot their 155's (The Bragg range is the closest range big enough to shoot them) so we get to hear "boom's" at all hours of the night for about a week every 3 months. Same goes the numerous "drop zones" all over the place. I live in Hope Mills, a suburb to the SE of Fayetteville, and there's a DZ out here that we have CV-22's fly over the house every so often for training. HOWEVER, as with anything, you get used to the noise. Neither the 155s or the 22's bother me anymore. It's like living near a train track or an airport. Additionally, the young immature "Joe's" all over town gets old really fast. It's like living in a small college town and having to deal with immature kids and their stupid shit. Add to that stupidity, the return from deployment rotations and it gets stupid sometimes. I'm not saying it's dangerous or anything like that, but it's things that make you shake your head when you're out at a bar or a restaurant or something like that.

-Depends on where you'd work: If you work on Bragg, Lillington is a 40 min drive, Fuquay is 50, Cary is an hour plus, SoPines/Pinehurst/Aberdeen is about 20-30 (depending on where) through the back side of Bragg, Raeford is 20-30 (depending on where), Hope Mills is 30-40 (depending on traffic), Clayton/Dunn is 30-40 (depending on where).

If you have anything specific, hit me up. i'd be glad to help you with anything you need or want to know.

 

[LeatherHelmets]

When I lived in Durham, Fayetteville was "affectionately" known as Fayettenam. I assume it's changed for the better, but who knows. Also, the drive from Raleigh and back 5 days a week will get real old real fast. The communities other posters have mentioned would be better in terms of commute, but they are not Raleigh. You still have to drive. And park. And drive back. Might not be an issue, but you should at least be aware of that.

More recently Fayetteville has been "lovingly" referred to as "FayRaq".