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There was another thread that was like 8 years old that dealt with a cross country move to Houston, but wanted to start this one rather than grave dig, as I think the situations are a little different.
Currently living in the DMV, but looking to relocate to either NEO or Harris/Galveston Counties, TX in 2024. My side of the family is up in NEO, while my in-laws are down in that area of TX.
My wife and I would like to relocate while our daughter is still young (currently a toddler) so that she can grow up around family and so that we can get some occasional support - the closest we have is my side, some 350 miles away, whom we try to visit at least a couple times a year. We also have three pets (two cats and a dog).
Job prospects for me aren't an issue - I work fully remote in information security and make enough to be the sole source of income for however long it would take my wife to find work (she's currently working in the public sector).
I've moved cross country before - from Cleveland to Seattle and then from Seattle to Washington, DC - but those were apartment to apartment moves. This is my first time needing to sell my house and buy us a new house at our new location. My current loan is a VA home loan (I also get some further benefits from that as I am a partially disabled vet). While we did zero down for our current home, I expect that we would have a considerable amount of money to put down from the proceeds on the sale of our current home (basically we started with a ton of equity right off the bat, as we paid much less than what the house appraised for in 2021, and the value has only increased since then).
I'm a first time home owner, and although I've learned a lot in the couple of years that we've had this house, I still feel like there is so much I don't know, and that is compounded by the fact that we are going to be navigating this process while moving to a different state.
Ideally, we wouldn't have to spend any time renting in our new location, but if it comes to it, we could probably get by for a few months in a place with a couple bedrooms and put most of our stuff in storage. Really, really don't want to do that though... I don't like the thought of sharing walls with anyone else (unless we somehow rented a single family home) and I really don't like the idea of essentially lighting money on fire every month for rent.
Logistically, things would have to be handled differently depending on where we end up. Ohio would be a half a day of driving; TX would probably see me fly my wife and daughter down ahead of me, ship my wife's vehicle, and then I'd drive a couple days with the animals in tow. Or, if they had the availability, potentially fly one of my in-laws up here to drive her car and help with the final day or so getting moved out. In either case, we've got a house full of stuff that would require a moving company - a process (and cost) that I'm already familiar with, just that this would be on a larger scale.
Anyways, if anyone could offer any advice, what to expect, etc. in this regard, I'd be happy to hear it.
Currently living in the DMV, but looking to relocate to either NEO or Harris/Galveston Counties, TX in 2024. My side of the family is up in NEO, while my in-laws are down in that area of TX.
My wife and I would like to relocate while our daughter is still young (currently a toddler) so that she can grow up around family and so that we can get some occasional support - the closest we have is my side, some 350 miles away, whom we try to visit at least a couple times a year. We also have three pets (two cats and a dog).
Job prospects for me aren't an issue - I work fully remote in information security and make enough to be the sole source of income for however long it would take my wife to find work (she's currently working in the public sector).
I've moved cross country before - from Cleveland to Seattle and then from Seattle to Washington, DC - but those were apartment to apartment moves. This is my first time needing to sell my house and buy us a new house at our new location. My current loan is a VA home loan (I also get some further benefits from that as I am a partially disabled vet). While we did zero down for our current home, I expect that we would have a considerable amount of money to put down from the proceeds on the sale of our current home (basically we started with a ton of equity right off the bat, as we paid much less than what the house appraised for in 2021, and the value has only increased since then).
I'm a first time home owner, and although I've learned a lot in the couple of years that we've had this house, I still feel like there is so much I don't know, and that is compounded by the fact that we are going to be navigating this process while moving to a different state.
Ideally, we wouldn't have to spend any time renting in our new location, but if it comes to it, we could probably get by for a few months in a place with a couple bedrooms and put most of our stuff in storage. Really, really don't want to do that though... I don't like the thought of sharing walls with anyone else (unless we somehow rented a single family home) and I really don't like the idea of essentially lighting money on fire every month for rent.
Logistically, things would have to be handled differently depending on where we end up. Ohio would be a half a day of driving; TX would probably see me fly my wife and daughter down ahead of me, ship my wife's vehicle, and then I'd drive a couple days with the animals in tow. Or, if they had the availability, potentially fly one of my in-laws up here to drive her car and help with the final day or so getting moved out. In either case, we've got a house full of stuff that would require a moving company - a process (and cost) that I'm already familiar with, just that this would be on a larger scale.
Anyways, if anyone could offer any advice, what to expect, etc. in this regard, I'd be happy to hear it.