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the water is very bad, drinking water polluted in the Wilmington area.

I'm 54 and my wife and I are VERY worried about our future, gas and food prices rising daily. We have had our savings dwindle with the cost of living into the stratosphere, and we are finding it impossible to replace them. We can get by, but can't seem to get ahead. My condolences to anyone retiring in this crisis, 30 years nonstop just for a crooked system to take all you worked for.

We've lived here for 9 yrs...your pros and cons are very accurate! We are from upstate NY and actually stayed up there an extra year after we purchased our place down here because I wasn't ready to give up the money I was making in NY. It took me 6 yrs to find my niche' here workwise, but we love Wilmington.

If you like Golf, I would not recommend moving to Wilmington. In the last few years they’ve torn down two courses and put up more developments. It’s next to impossible to get a good tee time unless you want to drive 50* miles towards Myrtle Beach.

The area is way over crowded now and too expensive for what you get. Bumper to bumper traffic everywhere you go. When I am able to move, I certainly will.

Don’t move to Wilmington, glad if you stay away from Wilmington.

kid is jumping over the rails???

I'm looking to rent a 2 bedroom in NC. I don't know where to start looking. Can you recommend a good area near shopping and restaurants?

Im a mail carrier in jersey and a requested a transfer to wilmington and a few other towns near by.. so im hoping i get it soon and with my wife working from home its a no brainer

The too close together

Don’t forget to warn folks about the nations highest contamination of PFAS is right there 😮

Mimosa bay❤

Please tell your viewers about the area being the most PFAS contaminated area in the nation!!!

PFAS

PFAS

Camp Leujune???? Toxic?

No way would I live in Maysville or Holly Ridge. 2 boring areas that has nothing. Maysville has atleast a Piggly wiggly.

As a civilian living in jville the job market is horrible. You are competing with military wives or husbands that just want to get out of the house and don't demand higher pay.

so did you even go to EI??? you know NOTHING about EI . I lived there for 25 years, so comming here from Jacksonville as a 20 yo Marine you know NOTHING. shut the F---- up

Spot on vid

My husband and I are in our 40s. We moved from a big city in Texas to the Wilmington area. Cost of living isn't vastly different in my opinon. We kind of leveled out and still pay around what we used to in our day to day/ month to month spending. The home prices are just as expensive here as they were in the big city we came from. Taxes and other living expenses aren't so different that we noticed saving a ton here now that we live here. One thing that was jarring to me is how much slower and relaxed life is here. That isn't a bad thing. We came from highspeeds on the road ways and fast paced work environments to a very chill slow day to day life. The surrounding areas actually slow down and go to bed by 8pm. It's weird to be out at 9pm and not beable to find much open by that time. We have to be sure to pick up dinner semi early before resturants close. I personally like that about living out here. You can go in your backyard and actually see stars. Businesses aren't open to blind out the night sky. On a negative though this area is a job desert. It's hard to find a good paying job that isn't remote. You'll be pulling in around the 60K range and MIGHT beable to pull in 70-80K with both you and your partner working. I see it more consistant in the 60 to 70k though. What's bad about that is it makes for local income being less than the incomes of people transplanting here. So you find that affordability is really for those who don't actually depend on a local job to be here.

Surf City is fabulous so fab that we purchased a home there with a great ocean view and a 2 minute walk to the beach. The best view is at the top of the bridge , when you get there its like pretty color houses with the ocean in the background. Home ownership on an island can be expensive, maintaining can get costly, all the insurance costs especially flood insurance is costly. Yet any expense is worth it. Most of our neighbors either live there full time or do not rent their homes out, so that is also really nice, we all watch out for each other and and each others homes. East Coast sports you said was a big box, lol, it is a large store but it is not a chain. It is a great place to live or visit .

I retired from USMC and Camp Lejeune was my last duty station, J-ville is trash PERIOD, slow, tired and definitely backwards. The civilians that work on base (some) are racist as hell!!!!

Moved here 22 years ago from CT. Taxes are about a third what I was paying. Locals don't have a problem with people coming here - that's ridiculous. They don't care. Too into yourself. It's a very popular city that is growing fast because it has so much to offer. People don't come here to get a job, they come because of great food, great beaches, great neighborhoods and usually great weather.

❤ hampstead!!😅

Ocean City...... more history and substance than the other beaches you mentioned. Everybody knows about it, EXCEPT YOU....apparently!

Praise Jesus Christ! I spent this past "Father's Day Week " with my adult daughters and grandson their in a beach house. We had an amazing vacation. I recommend Emerald Isle as a great place to visit. God bless.

Of course you will like it here if you are European. There is a nefarious history (City on Fire: 1898). I grew up here 70 years, left for a career in the 70s and returned for duties as caregiver. This is the perspective of persons who live life in privilege, and I get that but to those of you of color or that care about "diversity" this place may disappoint.

Just moved here from San diego. 😅I'm literally BORED everyday 😭

I grew up in Jacksonville. I love my hometown but there just isn’t enough job opportunities there. I ended up moving around the triangle area. It is great if you are retired and want to live somewhere close to the beach for an affordable price.

I live in eastern North Carolina I go to Morehead City to get on a fishing boat wonderful

Nursing jobs??

The influx of people that moved into Wilmington over the last 10+ years has pretty much ruined the chill college beach town I once knew. Want to find a parking spot at the beach? Better be there at 6 am. Want to not be stuck in traffic? Better not drive until 8pm. Want to get good service like I used to be able to? Forget it you’re just a number now unless you are dealing with a local. However I don’t let that bother me this is still my city and you are correct we don’t like the implants unless they are chill like us. It’s just crazy how some people move here and think they own the city now. Crazy drivers hurrying to get no where causing accidents every day! Body shops backed up for months what does that tell you? Thinking of moving here and finding a job? Better think twice. Bottom line don’t move here we are full for real and all the tourists need to stay away too 😂

Jacksonville NC sucks, You cant find a job unless your a teenager or former military.....

You may want to modify this video. There are NO golf carts allowed in Brunswick Forest, nor are there 30 restaurants.

Did you forget the massive drug problem in Wilmington!!!

My wife and I have been living in Wilmington Porters Neck area for 22 years having come from the frozen tundra called Connecticut. The biggest negative now is the over development; there are dozens of new apartment complexes, new houses squeezed into every possible lot and so forth. There must be eight bejillion new car washes and storage facilities marring the view on the main roads. Still a great place despite all that.

Highway 17 is getting a lot more crowded. You actually have bumper-to-bumper traffic at some of the day. Where as a year ago if I saw five cars on the highway at the same time, it was a lot.

As a recent new resident things sort of balanced themselves out. If you’re moving from a northern State You will like the fact that your real estate taxes like mine went from 12,000 to 5000. My auto insurance went from 6000 to 1900.Eating out is way way so much affordable that you will find yourself eating out a lot more. sales tax on a brand new car is only in the 3% range. Unlike 7 to 8 in the northern states. I gained 17 pounds in my first year moving down here you are absolutely correct. Food and drinks are so much cheaper. It’s not even worth cooking at home.

I was born at Onslow Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, NC and have lived there for all of my life. I love and hate it, Im currently in Laramie, WY for college, but i would love to return, both of my parents were in the USMC and decided to stay after they were stationed st Camp Lejeune.

Don't get upset. Just a suggestion since so many high end prospects are from out of state.. One other thing, Sir, I have dealt with 100's of Real Estate agents from here to NY, tothe midwest to Califronia and beyond and most, close to all dress up...Talking about sport coats, nice slacks. Not like someone just coming from a workout, etc..Dress to your prospect's values, may it be NY, CA, or local..... One other thing, Sir. Last year we called a local agent who believed he was a legend in his own mind about selling our home. He asked what we thought we would get..Told him (over one million dollars) and said we would never, never get it...He did not even want to see our property which was decorated by a real Pro! Well one week later we sold the home for over 1.1 million dollars and in just one day on the market. The point, Sir. Never assume anything in your profession. Dressing appropriately especially for a specific market/prospect may be something you should consider. Just an idea from someone who was in business sector for over 65 years. By the way, I am originally from New State....

Good review, Folks but you need to dress up and look more professional. Just a suggestion for better first impression(s)..

Looking to move to Wilmington/Leland from MA, may give you a buzz to ask a few questions

Lived in Jacksonville nc my whole life it’s the best

Don't lknow why this popped up on my youtube feed. Maybe because im a realtor too, but in southern Spain lol. Beautiful area where you live, and almost the same problems where I live. Not many jobs except for real estate and hospitality.

We are so overpopulated, please leave us alone!! Stop moving here. Tourists and so many people moving here every year are ruining Wilmington

Have you ever reviewed River Bluffs?