I grew up in Troy in the 80's. Great place to be as a kid. I did driver's ed through the high school in the winter of 91. My very first lesson with my instructor on public roads was in heavy snow. When I asked him "are you sure this is a good idea?" he replied with, "no better time to learn than now, with me in the car". He was right.
I’ve lived in Michigan all my life. Michigan may be 6th snowiest, but in Southern Michigan we have years where we barely get a dusting. Further North, specifically the Upper Peninsula, are known for more snow.
Snow tires change everything. I used to drive an 80s BMW in the winter. RWD, stick shift, no traction control or anything fancy. It was fantastic once I got the right tires on it.
I want to thank you for the wonderful and entertaining videos that you have posted about living in Michigan. You were very helpful and instrumental while I was in the housing market. It was through your videos (and one other significant persons videos) that I was able to understand some important aspects about the home buying process. The 2021 housing market was very tough and tougher for a V.A. buyer. Your videos helped me to understand how to navigate in that difficult market. One of the most important things that I learned in your videos is how Proposition A works. I was able to ensure that my estimated escrow was closer to what the uncapped property taxes would be and avoid having a significant house note increase from underestimated property taxes in my closing disclosure. I think that your videos provide a wonderful and entertaining public service to prospective homebuyers.
I have a house on both peninsulas here in Michigan and I carry a metal garden rake in my car. The best tool to have when you get stuck in the snow, and you will get stuck here in Michigan.
Winters do suck in Michigan. But it’s not snowing 24/7. Central Michigan has been excellent with clearing the snow from the road so it’s dry and safe to drive on 90% of the time. Also, pot holes aren’t that bad in central Michigan. You get the bad pot holes in the neglected areas of Detroit area. Nobody rakes snow off their roof. 😅 I live in a house built in 1870, the house has rock solid insulation. I’ve lived in Michigan my entire life, and the things that should be mentioned is that we get a lot of snowfall sometimes. And it gets under 20 degrees Fahrenheit which is the moment you question why you live here! Lol
😄 true. It doesn't snow all the time and the winters haven't been terrible lately...it's the temps that are killer. Road conditions are terrible though. Just about everywhere.
Okay man! Don't act like a badass if you're on the Detroit side. Michigan does get 60 inches a year, but the east side of the state only sees about 10 of those inches😂 You know it! I'll send the rest of the 50 from Grand Rapids😂 With love of course ❤
@@adamtompkins7264 You are a smart man. I am waiting until 2023 to buy because the market is going to be healthier. So many people moved during Covid that it created a bubble.
Hi Adam - Just a note to let you know I made my decision and I will move somewhere in Michigan. I just don't see the wisdom in being in Texas anymore after 40 years of being here.
It's me again One more thing. Ice damning the biggest problem is having a lack of insulation in the attic if it's not properly insulated and ventilated the roof will not react to the snow and the freeze thaw like it should so during the day when the sun is on the roof it will actually heat up and melt the snow which runs under the snow and out the bottom when it gets to the eave or the overhang of your roof it freezes you can't see it and you won't know until it builds up but if your attic is well insulated your chances are low this will ever happen and as always have a great day from your local Michigan home inspector. For another great channel to watch about Michigan look up the Trackers.
You need to have a "winter survival kit" in your vehicle, too. You could be stranded on or off a highway. On a highway, in a traffic jam, or off the highway, in a snowbank. Your winter survival kit should include a blanket, some water, snacks. I carry two blankets, two pillows, plus some extra gear like a trenching tool, a tow strap, a buck knife, and jumper cables.
The Detroit area averages around 42 inches of snow per season. We avoid many of the lake effect storms that seem to hit our western side of the state. And we have the HIGHEST auto insurance rates in the country. Not uncommon for people in Detroit (if they have insurance) to pay up to $700-$800 PER MONTH for car insurance.
I grew up in Michigan and the major winter feature is the sun disappears for 5 months and the world looks black and white. One winter, I remember thinking I have a flight to Syracuse, I will see the sun...above the clouds.
Still doesn't save you! It's like saying "wearing a seat belt will prevent you from getting badly injured". Snowtires almost always give people a false feeling of safety. Just learn to drive instead of thinking you can drive.
@@michaelmaas5544 How is this even a response to my comment? I said that driving on snow tyres doesn't always save you. People really put too much fate in everything. Your comment makes it seem like it's impossible to slip when driving on winter tyres.
Cars don't handle by accelerating. All wheel drive is not superior for winter handling just accelerating, not turning, not stopping. Welcome to the club, now.
Michigan winter's aren't really that horrible. This past winter we only had 2 or 3 winter storms.. from December to March. Mostly cold weather. Atleast not in Central Michigan. North of Flint then it's a nightmare. Be happy your not in Wisconsin or Minnesota in the winter.
@@heatherghimire7744 Kalamazoo is hit or miss. Worst areas to get hit are usually northern part of the mitten.and western Michigan off Lake Michigan and the U.P. rest all depends on where the storm is coming from.
Not sure where you are in Michigan but 60inches lol we already got that and are average is 160 or More where I live in the northern part of lower Michigan.
I Love this video, I live in n.c. we spoke on a different email I have, I lived in Livonia for 2 years and also went to cha as well. What nieghborhood was that you kept showing that was snow covered, looked like the w. Chicago neighborhood
LOL I grew up in this crap though I live in alabama now. What's funny is my ex wife grew up in south Alabama and she drove better on ice and in snow than a lot of people that grew up in Michigan. You are right, it's like it snows a bit and everyone loses their minds and forgets how to drive.
@@PaulWolfert its not that we forget how to drive. Its just us michiganders are so fed up and impatient from dealing with this shit our whole lives we say screw and drive like assholes 🤣😭
You won't have to worry about keeping your gloves in the glove box in Michigan you will probably have them in your pockets of your coat and if you're one of those people who don't wear coats start because you could end up parking your car in a ditch on the side of the freeway and you can't run it cuz the engine compartment is jam full of snow because you just went into the ditch and the car won't run and you're going to freeze if you don't have a coat like I said in my other comment common sense it is what the world should run on but as we know lots of people don't have it. I'll be fine they all say until they're not. In Michigan we don't drive little vehicles around here at least not where I am it's all gas guzzling 6000, 7000 lb vehicles four-wheel drive big tires except in the winter big old wide tires don't handle well in winter. Yeah we're obnoxious. Really I'm not a negative person I love winter there's nothing better than snow blowing 8 10 in of snow it's a blast and besides it's a whole lot easier to stay warm snow blowing than it is to stay cool cutting the grass cuz there's nothing worse than your neighbors getting pissed off at you cuz you're mowing the lawn and you're underwear And like always have a great day.
Dear god help me. I've lived in Florida my whole life, and my boyfriend is probably accepting a job in detroit. All hail your videos, I don't like cold, don't know anything about how to live in snow, so I need all the help I can get.
My wife is in the same boat haha. We're relocating to Detroit in a couple of months for a job I accepted and she is from Texas. She's not looking forward to the winters at all, and to be frank I'm not super stoked about winter driving, but I cannot wait for Fall. I did a short visit at the end of October a couple years ago and it is absolutely stunning. I like cold weather, but not necessarily snowy weather which is funny. Anywho, my wife said that if I accept this job in Detroit then she gets a new SUV with AWD, heated steering wheel and seats, remote start, and a new expensive Parka lol. So you may have some bargaining power there too!
You can use a credit card or similar object when you forgot to pack your ice scraper. You will immediately go out and get a new one after one night with mr. card.
Well this video is it's going to start out on the east side of the state and I live on the west side of the state it's like two totally different worlds now this year the east side kind of got smacked up a bit that would be 2022 but normally they get less than we do now I live in the Grand rapids area and we get somewhere around 75 in of snow every year there's a place up in the upper peninsula it's called dodgeville they get somewhere around 170 to 180 inches a year sometimes more they don't have winter they have a way of life so is winter cold in Michigan It is for the first two weeks after that anything above 28 feels like it's kind of warm outside and a good thing a lot of the winners in Michigan especially the lower half we warm up to freezing or 35 or 38 during the day once we get past January so it's not a big deal. Driving it's called common sense if you don't know what you're doing learn because here in Michigan if it snows you don't close down the town. 9 inches of snow means you leave 10 minutes early for work and I'm not joking do you want to still move here we don't really want you but if you want to come come have a good day.
Someone once told me that there are less crashes during the winter in Michigan 🤷♂️ probably because people take their time a bit more and pay attention 😄
@@juniper3271 2 bedroom house for 600,000 Canadian? That looks awful? Remember that your money is worth more, but not worth that much more but 600,000 here is like 630,000 for you, so tell me is that worth it? My dad wants to move to Michigan and I do research about the houses there, and Michigan isn’t NEARLY as much. Unfortunately more and more people are going homeless because the houses are just so expensive so it kind of sucks, anyway thank you for replying though 😊 소문 새겨
Yet, Detroit is credited with an average annual sunshine of 2 436 hours. This is pretty high regarding European standard. To compare, the average for Paris, France, is 1 661 hours and Madrid, Spain, is 2 744 hours (European capital number 1 for sunshine).
You're numbers must be wrong. Northern Wisconsin should get way more than that. Detroit averages 33 inches a year. My hometown in Michigan averaged 62 inches a year, and most of northern Michigan averages 100+ in. I kind of miss the snow.
I think you have a typo here 40 plus inches seems a little low for northern Wisconsin Grand rapids averages about 75 inches a year. This year alone 2021 2022 Grand Haven has like 74 in and Grand rapids has 64 in as of mid-February.
59 yrs old. Born and raised here in Michigan. Detroit sucks. Detroit is the worst part of Michigan, is the reason we can't progress . If you are moving to Michigan do not move to Detroit. SW Michigan is nicer, cleaner , less crime, just better all around.
I grew up in Troy in the 80's. Great place to be as a kid. I did driver's ed through the high school in the winter of 91. My very first lesson with my instructor on public roads was in heavy snow.
When I asked him "are you sure this is a good idea?" he replied with, "no better time to learn than now, with me in the car". He was right.
Michigan has two seasons: winter and construction!
Lol i live in Michigan and it is true
@@Mik0_RoblxHello.... Troll or Yooper?
Yes damn garbage developers destroying everything
🙄 how original.
You are exactly mf right omg
Winter is the most beautiful season. Air is so fresh and pure.
Lived here my whole life. All season tires don't cut it & I use winter tires now , more responsive.
🤦♂️ I should have mentioned that! Good call!
I second this. More important than AWD.
@@AustinPerdue I've seen an old prius on new snows doing better than F150s on A/S tires
I’ve lived in Michigan all my life. Michigan may be 6th snowiest, but in Southern Michigan we have years where we barely get a dusting. Further North, specifically the Upper Peninsula, are known for more snow.
Michigan weather is ADD. Winter, winter winter, spring!!!,winter, summer!, winter!
100%!! 🤣 ❄️❄️❄️🌷❄️🌞❄️ Repeat
Yea... it's exactly like that
Snow tires change everything. I used to drive an 80s BMW in the winter. RWD, stick shift, no traction control or anything fancy. It was fantastic once I got the right tires on it.
I want to thank you for the wonderful and entertaining videos that you have posted about living in Michigan. You were very helpful and instrumental while I was in the housing market.
It was through your videos (and one other significant persons videos) that I was able to understand some important aspects about the home buying process. The 2021 housing market was very tough and tougher for a V.A. buyer. Your videos helped me to understand how to navigate in that difficult market. One of the most important things that I learned in your videos is how Proposition A works.
I was able to ensure that my estimated escrow was closer to what the uncapped property taxes would be and avoid having a significant house note increase from underestimated property taxes in my closing disclosure. I think that your videos provide a wonderful and entertaining public service to prospective homebuyers.
I have a house on both peninsulas here in Michigan and I carry a metal garden rake in my car. The best tool to have when you get stuck in the snow, and you will get stuck here in Michigan.
Just accepted a job in Troy!
Excited to start my life there.Thanks for the info
Awesome!! Troy/Rochester/Rochester Hills are all on my list to cover. If you need any help buying, let me know!
Grew up on the east side of Detroit; I remember the blizzard of 78! Michigan winters are no joke!
The winters here can be bruuuuutal
I feel you disrespect Michigan. Michigan is a great state!
Winters do suck in Michigan. But it’s not snowing 24/7. Central Michigan has been excellent with clearing the snow from the road so it’s dry and safe to drive on 90% of the time.
Also, pot holes aren’t that bad in central Michigan. You get the bad pot holes in the neglected areas of Detroit area.
Nobody rakes snow off their roof. 😅
I live in a house built in 1870, the house has rock solid insulation.
I’ve lived in Michigan my entire life, and the things that should be mentioned is that we get a lot of snowfall sometimes. And it gets under 20 degrees Fahrenheit which is the moment you question why you live here! Lol
😄 true. It doesn't snow all the time and the winters haven't been terrible lately...it's the temps that are killer. Road conditions are terrible though. Just about everywhere.
You are born in it or you get used to it.
I live in the most southern place in Michigan, and you may think that means its gonna be warm. its been -40F here
Okay man! Don't act like a badass if you're on the Detroit side.
Michigan does get 60 inches a year, but the east side of the state only sees about 10 of those inches😂
You know it!
I'll send the rest of the 50 from Grand Rapids😂
With love of course ❤
I plan to move about a year from now from Texas…so I’m glad I found your channel a lot of good info!!
@Kaffe Stein ahh that sounds great! I need colder weather this heat is horrible
Me too! Austin has been hot this year. Will you buy a house?
@@brigittederoch yeah it really has been! Only made me wanna leave more lol, but yeah sure am in the process of a home in Michigan now.
@@adamtompkins7264 You are a smart man. I am waiting until 2023 to buy because the market is going to be healthier. So many people moved during Covid that it created a bubble.
Hi Adam - Just a note to let you know I made my decision and I will move somewhere in Michigan. I just don't see the wisdom in being in Texas anymore after 40 years of being here.
It's me again One more thing. Ice damning the biggest problem is having a lack of insulation in the attic if it's not properly insulated and ventilated the roof will not react to the snow and the freeze thaw like it should so during the day when the sun is on the roof it will actually heat up and melt the snow which runs under the snow and out the bottom when it gets to the eave or the overhang of your roof it freezes you can't see it and you won't know until it builds up but if your attic is well insulated your chances are low this will ever happen and as always have a great day from your local Michigan home inspector. For another great channel to watch about Michigan look up the Trackers.
Wow...native CA wake-up call! THANK YOU .
I live near mackinac city I remember a winter where it was around -30 for about a week
😮😮😮😮 nope! I'll stay away 🥶
You need to have a "winter survival kit" in your vehicle, too. You could be stranded on or off a highway. On a highway, in a traffic jam, or off the highway, in a snowbank. Your winter survival kit should include a blanket, some water, snacks. I carry two blankets, two pillows, plus some extra gear like a trenching tool, a tow strap, a buck knife, and jumper cables.
Yes! I should make them for the people I help move to Michigan 😅
The start off about winter here pretty much sets the tone of your video.
But the other four months are nice. Mostly.
Love me some some Michigan weather
The Detroit area averages around 42 inches of snow per season. We avoid many of the lake effect storms that seem to hit our western side of the state. And we have the HIGHEST auto insurance rates in the country. Not uncommon for people in Detroit (if they have insurance) to pay up to $700-$800 PER MONTH for car insurance.
I grew up in Michigan and the major winter feature is the sun disappears for 5 months and the world looks black and white. One winter, I remember thinking I have a flight to Syracuse, I will see the sun...above the clouds.
If you average out the cities across michigan, but the detroit area averages around 35 to 40 inches a season.
thanks, moving to MI this October.
How is it going? Did you end up moving?
its called snowtires, should be a mandatory, like in all civilized countries
Still doesn't save you! It's like saying "wearing a seat belt will prevent you from getting badly injured".
Snowtires almost always give people a false feeling of safety. Just learn to drive instead of thinking you can drive.
@@Yoshiman2024 you’ve obviously never watched testing of snow tires or owned a set. Stopping distance and control are literally night and day.
@@michaelmaas5544 How is this even a response to my comment? I said that driving on snow tyres doesn't always save you. People really put too much fate in everything. Your comment makes it seem like it's impossible to slip when driving on winter tyres.
Cars don't handle by accelerating. All wheel drive is not superior for winter handling just accelerating, not turning, not stopping. Welcome to the club, now.
Much respect and all but you made Michigan look like hell, I live in Sterling Heights love this state
I don't get why he makes Michigan look so bad. Winters are so mild compared to many other states.
In Florida we get an average of zero inches per year ;-) great video!
We really don't get much snow here in the Saginaw Valley.
Michigan winter's aren't really that horrible. This past winter we only had 2 or 3 winter storms.. from December to March. Mostly cold weather. Atleast not in Central Michigan. North of Flint then it's a nightmare. Be happy your not in Wisconsin or Minnesota in the winter.
We're in kalamazoo is winters bad here ????
@@heatherghimire7744 Kalamazoo is hit or miss. Worst areas to get hit are usually northern part of the mitten.and western Michigan off Lake Michigan and the U.P. rest all depends on where the storm is coming from.
@@esham976 ok thank u I was just scared first snow since we live here i am afraid
Not sure where you are in Michigan but 60inches lol we already got that and are average is 160 or More where I live in the northern part of lower Michigan.
This was helpful.
I Love this video, I live in n.c. we spoke on a different email I have, I lived in Livonia for 2 years and also went to cha as well. What nieghborhood was that you kept showing that was snow covered, looked like the w. Chicago neighborhood
I'm moving to the UP here soon 2 years to go
How is the planning of your move going?
I'm leaving all this 💩 in a few years.......so tired of dealing with it!
LOL I grew up in this crap though I live in alabama now. What's funny is my ex wife grew up in south Alabama and she drove better on ice and in snow than a lot of people that grew up in Michigan. You are right, it's like it snows a bit and everyone loses their minds and forgets how to drive.
😂😂I believe it! My grandmother was from Alabama and could drive in it better than me 😄
@@PaulWolfert its not that we forget how to drive. Its just us michiganders are so fed up and impatient from dealing with this shit our whole lives we say screw and drive like assholes 🤣😭
@@dannyboy4929 😂😂😂😂😂
I know more than you realize & im really from Battle Creek Michigan
You won't have to worry about keeping your gloves in the glove box in Michigan you will probably have them in your pockets of your coat and if you're one of those people who don't wear coats start because you could end up parking your car in a ditch on the side of the freeway and you can't run it cuz the engine compartment is jam full of snow because you just went into the ditch and the car won't run and you're going to freeze if you don't have a coat like I said in my other comment common sense it is what the world should run on but as we know lots of people don't have it. I'll be fine they all say until they're not. In Michigan we don't drive little vehicles around here at least not where I am it's all gas guzzling 6000, 7000 lb vehicles four-wheel drive big tires except in the winter big old wide tires don't handle well in winter. Yeah we're obnoxious. Really I'm not a negative person I love winter there's nothing better than snow blowing 8 10 in of snow it's a blast and besides it's a whole lot easier to stay warm snow blowing than it is to stay cool cutting the grass cuz there's nothing worse than your neighbors getting pissed off at you cuz you're mowing the lawn and you're underwear And like always have a great day.
I lived in Michigan my whole life and I never heard of a roof rake before!
Same here in NJ!
I moved from Petoskey to Ann Arbor for about a year
It's freaking colder here than Petoskey 🙄
😅 well, right now it's colder than I ever remember it being.
Petoskey is my hometown. I live downstate and freezing rain shuts everything down.
I'm over on west side of state . I wouldn't live any where else !
Dear god help me. I've lived in Florida my whole life, and my boyfriend is probably accepting a job in detroit. All hail your videos, I don't like cold, don't know anything about how to live in snow, so I need all the help I can get.
🤣🤣🤣 I can definitely help if you need it! Paul@movingmi.com
You will love it. You will hate it. You will love it again.....
My wife is in the same boat haha. We're relocating to Detroit in a couple of months for a job I accepted and she is from Texas. She's not looking forward to the winters at all, and to be frank I'm not super stoked about winter driving, but I cannot wait for Fall. I did a short visit at the end of October a couple years ago and it is absolutely stunning. I like cold weather, but not necessarily snowy weather which is funny.
Anywho, my wife said that if I accept this job in Detroit then she gets a new SUV with AWD, heated steering wheel and seats, remote start, and a new expensive Parka lol. So you may have some bargaining power there too!
@@moose1442 make sure you get snow tires over everything! It’s a literal night and day difference!
get a new bf and stay in Florida, problem solved.
As a Canadien 62 inches is nothing 😂😂
You can use a credit card or similar object when you forgot to pack your ice scraper. You will immediately go out and get a new one after one night with mr. card.
Well this video is it's going to start out on the east side of the state and I live on the west side of the state it's like two totally different worlds now this year the east side kind of got smacked up a bit that would be 2022 but normally they get less than we do now I live in the Grand rapids area and we get somewhere around 75 in of snow every year there's a place up in the upper peninsula it's called dodgeville they get somewhere around 170 to 180 inches a year sometimes more they don't have winter they have a way of life so is winter cold in Michigan It is for the first two weeks after that anything above 28 feels like it's kind of warm outside and a good thing a lot of the winners in Michigan especially the lower half we warm up to freezing or 35 or 38 during the day once we get past January so it's not a big deal. Driving it's called common sense if you don't know what you're doing learn because here in Michigan if it snows you don't close down the town. 9 inches of snow means you leave 10 minutes early for work and I'm not joking do you want to still move here we don't really want you but if you want to come come have a good day.
Yeah michigan winters are weird
Yeah they are! Was just talking to someone who's new here and they said "I'm glad the snow and winter is over..." I laughed. It's not over.
Your 60 inch remark is wrong I live in northern Michigan and we average average 200 inches just saying this video is for Southern mi.
This is a state average
Kinda makes sense to build the cars where everyone is gonna crash them into one another.
Someone once told me that there are less crashes during the winter in Michigan 🤷♂️ probably because people take their time a bit more and pay attention 😄
You know all bout winter in michigan?>
Yes.
Are winters the same all across Michigan? GR for instance ??
Pretty much. Though I'd say they are worse in the upper peninsula
anything above Traverse city, if you dont like the extremely cold weather then do not go there
Try Canada
i mean some places in Michigan go more north then canada
@@juniper3271 2 bedroom house for 600,000 Canadian? That looks awful? Remember that your money is worth more, but not worth that much more but 600,000 here is like 630,000 for you, so tell me is that worth it? My dad wants to move to Michigan and I do research about the houses there, and Michigan isn’t NEARLY as much. Unfortunately more and more people are going homeless because the houses are just so expensive so it kind of sucks, anyway thank you for replying though 😊 소문 새겨
@@Ally-lz1ld i recommend coldwater or adrian to live in, pretty cheap and kinda urban
I wish you'd talk about how to ENJOY winter in Michigan, instead of bashing it.
You are so funny
this should've been posted in like December lol it's march now
Videos on the internet never die 🤣...and...it snows in Michigan until mid April 😅
Detroit ain't Michigan. It's Northern Ohio. Michigan begins where 23 parts ways from 75...
🤣
Well said 😎
I think u were beeing generous at 2%
Lol nice video
haha thanks man!
Snow tires on a Fiat 500. All you need.
Yessss! 😅
Thts a Sly Fox 🦊
You don’t think when it comes to snow NY get the business 🌨⛷❄️⛄️☃️
Yet, Detroit is credited with an average annual sunshine of 2 436 hours.
This is pretty high regarding European standard. To compare, the average for Paris, France, is 1 661 hours and Madrid, Spain, is 2 744 hours (European capital number 1 for sunshine).
I should have mentioned that Michigan has a LOT of sunny, snowy days. It's blinding when the sun hits the snow 😎
I lived here since free Years I was born in Ohio and I used to live in Ohio
😂😂😂😂 glove box is for gloves.🤔makes sense.
I would not live here because this place is always cold even summer!
The best thing we can do is tell people how horrible Michigan is so we don't turn into one big Austin.
Best way to survive winter in Michigan go to Florida 😉
😂😂😂 true
Stop complaining, in Northern Wisconsin we get 40+ inches of snow
You're numbers must be wrong. Northern Wisconsin should get way more than that. Detroit averages 33 inches a year. My hometown in Michigan averaged 62 inches a year, and most of northern Michigan averages 100+ in. I kind of miss the snow.
I think you have a typo here 40 plus inches seems a little low for northern Wisconsin Grand rapids averages about 75 inches a year. This year alone 2021 2022 Grand Haven has like 74 in and Grand rapids has 64 in as of mid-February.
59 yrs old. Born and raised here in Michigan. Detroit sucks. Detroit is the worst part of Michigan, is the reason we can't progress . If you are moving to Michigan do not move to Detroit. SW Michigan is nicer, cleaner , less crime, just better all around.
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If you are thinking of moving to Michigan .. DON'T
Lol
. Michigan is dark souls doge system