Tips on Planning a Move Out of State

Moving out of state is one of those things that seem easy enough in theory, but when you get down to the logistics of moving out of state there is actually a lot more to it then just packing boxes and renting a moving truck. You have to think about how to find a place to live out of state, getting new state ids and tags, finding a location you like, and much much more.

I recently moved from Georgia to Charlotte, North Carolina. While its is not a huge move we still had to cover many of bases that come with moving out of state, no matter where you move to. So I would like to share some of what I learned about moving out of state with you. I hope it will make your move out of state a little easier then ours.

Moving Out of State- Finding a Place to Live

So when we were planning our move out of state I figured we could just look at a few houses for rent online and then take a weekend long trip out of state and pick the one we liked the most. Needles to say it was not that simple. Probably the biggest thing I didn't think about was what the area around the house was like. We found some really cute houses out of state, but when we went to look at them on our research trip we found them to be smack dab in the middle of the ghetto. That is something the ads on the internet don't tell you about!

One of my tips for moving out of state is to see if anyone you know ever lived there like some friends or family. They can give you some tips and advice before you ever move out of state. Once we were in North Carolina doing our moving out of state research trip my girlfriend decided to call one of her friends who she knew used to live in Charlotte. She told us that we would want to live in North or South Charlotte, but to stay away from the East and West because those were where the bad neighborhoods were. Now that is information you will never find online.