EPIC Decision: ASHEVILLE – Should We Move?

Prepare to spend five times as much if you move out west. I actually used to live in Asheville North Carolina and I live in the high Rockies now. I tell you I didn't expect homes and things like that to be four times more expensive. Median home cost here is about 450k+ for anything in a desirable area. However we have the beautiful Rockies and I love my 80 inches of annual snow. No humidity all summer long is nice too. If the high prices don't scare you off look into it. I warn you though anywhere desirable in the High Rockies the prices just keep going up and up and up as more people are moving out of California and moving here. I blame Instagram

I've lived in
Asheville it is a very. Beautiful city My stepdad was a police there.I plan on visiting real soon💙

I’ve lived in the desert for the majority of my life. It’s beautiful but the days are uncomfortably hot during the summer.

I am in a similar situation of wanting to know what living is like in a totally different place. I have only lived in California and am currently living in the beautiful Monterey Bay area. Which really is perfect in every way except that it is crazy expensive here. I am looking at Asheville NC as my potential big change place to check out. I'm looking for a place that is artsy, full of nature, good weather (not too hot or cold) and has a diverse population - meaning not all white. I also wouldn't be comfortable seeing Confederate flags everywhere. Still trying to figure it out.
The Southwest is beautiful and full of culture. You both are young and if you are able to move around and experience different places, that's the most perfect way to decide where your favorite place is- if you ever want to permanently settle down somewhere in your future!
Washington State around the Puget Sound area is beautiful as well as Idaho around Boise area.
Happy Trails!

We're making the same kind of choice, but to move TO Asheville when our lease is up in Austin in November! I completely get the urge to experience new places. We spent 9 months last year traveling in a van up the West Coast into Canada, and back. It was pretty epic in the PNW.

Your videos are fantastic. How could you leave a place with outhouse races? That cracked my wife and I up, and something we will be catching next year. :) Good luck! -Chris & Stacy

I truly think you two should stay there again.
I fell in love with Asheville but my husband & I had talks with each other about him working with his sisters husband on the road a lot & look into buying into a house quicker but as a single mom it was hard to not have him around anymore especially for our kids so we moved to my hometown Wilmington NC.
Don't get me wrong I love my family & the beach but it doesn't feel the same without Asheville NC.
Broke a lot of hearts when we left & miss all of them truly so me & my Husband decided to move back to Asheville in a few years & save up money to buy and own a home in Asheville.
Asheville is a true definition of Unconditional love & so much support & programs.
Music, Art, Organic, Hiking & Waterfall, Camping, Shopping for interesting things especially art & such beauty.
I would definitely own a home & have a goal to experience other places around the world while having your own home.
It would be awesome to experience you two buying a home in Asheville.
Before if you decide to leave do this ask your close friends how it would make them feel if you left?
I truly hope you stay.

Currently Live in Central NJ I came across your guys videos cause I been looking into Ashville. Can how are living expenses in the city? Im looking for laid back, artisanal more hipster crowd in a city that thrives on music. Unlike you guys im single and wanna live the city life. Any specific reasons you wouldn't move down from NJ?

Nothing compares to W. NC Asheville area - nothing ! You guys have got to be nuts to leave !!!

Asheville has become a S hole! Corruption, open heroin use all over down town, needles trash and bad people everywhere. This is exactly what liberalism dose to all city’s it takes root in. Greenville SC or Hendersonville NC are awesome places. Go spend your money there instead.

We've been to all 50 states, have been living in Portland Oregon for the last 25 years, we want to move to Florida and North Carolina Asheville area and that is what we're going to do. it's nice to live in New Mexico and the desert but it's boring High alcoholic rate high death rate on the highways to alcoholics, hot as hell, and boring. your dog sounds like it's ready to go to doggie heaven so I would let it peacefully go and then you guys should go on with your life. Dedicate your next trip to the dog.

I am seriously considering moving to Asheville,. I've lived in Austin, Texas southern California, Ithaca New York.. I'm concerned about moving alone. Will I be welcomed as a single person.. help??joshua tree and AZ are great too.

I absolutely love North Carolina but I have never visited Ashville.I have heard alot of good things about it though.What are the locals like?

LEAVEEEEEEEE GO WEST

So, did you move?

I want to move but I’m a vw tech and I realized literally no one there was driving a vw. So I’d literally make no fucking money

So, seven months later, did you stay or did you go? Curious in Seattle.

there are not going to be many places better than Asheville, but there are good and interesting things almost anywhere, as long as you pick your spots carefully. Funny thing is, my wife and I currently live in San Diego and are looking at this general region between N and S Carolina and Tennessee. Asheville is a very nice spot, for all the reasons you have stated. New Mexico is really nice if you can afford Santa Fe, but other than that, very high crime and poverty.

All things being equal, you are young, you like new things. You could always move back, I would try a new spot and see what you think. But you do live in a slice of heaven and while you can find something new and different, even equally nice, nothing is really going to be much better. It just depends on you two and what you like around you. Good luck, I imagine you have already made your decisions and it has already happened. I will look in your feed to see.

My wife and I grew up in Florida. We’ve been in Colorado for 4 years but are considering Asheville for a change and to be closer to family.

You guys are from Jersey, people from Jersey can go anywhere! It’s in there DNA. Costa Rica all day, you will love it

How did you two first meet each other

What did you two decide to do? Colorado is beautiful but you’ll have weather issues, forrest fires and increased cost of living. Aside from flooding, Asheville has a nice climate and not a lot of natural disaster type issues. You’re also close to the ocean.

Hey there. Currently living about 15-20 mins outside of Denver in a town right up against the Rocky Mountains..Moved out here for the outdoors and hiking. The wife and I are currently considering Asheville. Would love to connect and maybe share some notes if you're interested :)

Hey Kurt and Sara. I like Young at Heart's suggestion to get an RV. Spend 6 months to a year on a tour of the country and then decide. Before I retired to Italy I lived in 5 States and one other country. I have to admit that of all the places that I lived in the U.S, Northern, California was my favorite. You should definitely check out Healdsburg, Sonoma and Calistoga. If I had money I would probably have built a tiny home in Mill Valley among the Redwood Trees though.

Move to SLC or Ogden UT

We live in new mexico, and i think you'd be disappointed. It's all kind of...the same.

I freaking love Asheville so much, my dream is to move there one day ! I am from NC as well !

Lived in Utah, Vegas, San Francisco, and Denver. Moving to Asheville in 3/21! Personally I found the West to lack the "home" feeling and is why I'm moving to Asheveille.

I moved to Asheville last year. I paid $500k for a 3 Bedroom single story home right outside the city limit. Property taxes are insane here.Since then my car has been broke into 3 times and the last time someone left a needle on my driver's seat. The Police said they are having trouble with the homeless doing heroin. Just keep that in mind.

Asheville, so funky; so diverse; so conveniently located; wild, yet tame. Locals will say go; I will say STAY! Buying a house is a good investment in Buncombe County. I live in Black Mountain.

I really enjoyed watching this video and I really enjoy the Asheville area! Just curious, did you guys ultimately make a decision one way or the other?

Travel and experience the country while you are young and you can! Then when you want to settle down, you know which spot you want to go back to. Have fun Good luck

Summer on Nantucket in a Stelth van 😎 I did that 2 summers parking over night all over. On 10 dollars a day! Then you'll see an art community. Free wine and orderves every weekend, free stuff from the take and leave, cheep designer clothes at thrift shops. Free food at the Nantucket Pantry, free best clams and scallops in the world, trade them for fish on the charter piers, shower at the boat basin, where the millionaires dock. Cook on their dock grill they never use. Wave to Bill Belicheck in his blue yacht. Feed the dock hands and say your on a morning the "Neat No Chaser" surf,sail,go to the nude beach, best time of my life I stayed 8 years as a caretaker for Miss Daisey 😉

I'm moving to Asheville this summer and your video has made me feel so secure in my decision! I'm moving by myself, which is scary, but I think it's a great next step for me. Thank you for sharing and I'm excited to scroll through these comments looking for what your decision was

Move to Venezuela or Cuba.

Ty lovely folks for shareing the majestic beauty of Asheville!
Grandma raised Dad in Asheville at her family’s impressive home there.
My Great Grandfather was Montgomery Taft Legg the CFO in the United States Army for President Coolidge...interesting to note we are direct descendants of William Howard Taft 27th President of USA!
Asheville is stunning with it’s diverse terrain.. we were able to locate my family’s home via a photograph of my Grandma’s from the 1940’s!
Once 911 emergency services was implemented in Asheville, the house number changed. We were blessed to discover the home my father grew up in and only a few changes occurred over the years from its original grandeur! My parents eloped from Marcellus, NY and were married at the Episcopal Chapel nestled in downtown Asheville on a lovely knoll . 💗
I love Asheville! Have you checked out the Bohemian hotel? A terrific artsy hotel that boasts enchanting decor as one can imagine! It’s sister hotel is in St. Auggie, Fl haven’t stayed in that hotel yet however it’s on the”to do list”! Obtw... we resided in EB NJ!! & I’m a great fan of Asbury Park!! thrilled to see investors finally taking notice of that quirky cool sea shore town!!!
Have you located Actress Andie MacDowells
Abode yet in Asheville?
Ty for the lovely footage of Asheville .... will be down for a visit to Asheville soon during relocation journey ... yet another New Yorker heading outta here in droves......

So a year later, what did you guys decide to do? My wife and I are looking to move to Ashville sometime next year. Everything we've researched about it so far seems pretty amazing, and your video really shows a lot of beautiful nature!

Grew up in Morristown NJ, moved to San Diego in 2000. CA has gone downhill every year since I've been here. Looking to North Carolina by October 2022. Asheville is on my radar. CA is beautiful, however, everywhere you go, there are 12,532 people doing the same thing to get out of town on the weekends. There is no such thing as being alone! Taxes, politics, gas prices, gun laws, freedom....all the worst here. I pay $3K per month to live in a two bedroom condo in Carlsbad, CA. I would rather buy a home. Hey, also an art major in college (NJ) and I do photography and Graphic Design, professionally, to this day. How's the wedding/event/corporate market in Asheville. I've got enough money saved for 6 months w/o and income to rebuild my business elsewhere. I'll probably also get a job bar tending in the meantime. Lots of experience behind the bar while I was building my photo business, but I've had my own studio her in San Diego since 2004. Thanks for the video, you guys seem coolio!

My family and I are moved to NC from NJ and we love it here, only things we miss are snow, Wawa, and the food nothing like a good cheesesteak and a big slice of pizza at the shore.

Great videos. South Carolina residents are required to pay a vehicle property tax. Is it the same in NC? Thx!

So many couple vloggers talk over each other and seem disinterested in what the other one is saying. Ya'll did a much more satisfying job being in sync and taking turns

I lived in NC for 10 years, and was originally from CA. I like the space, and friendliness of NC, but I could never adjust to the weather there. Very cloudy, and muggy in summer. The ticks are bad there, too. Otherwise though, a nice state.

All this sounds good if you’re white… but for a unapologetic black person not so much my college roommate was from this place and he had a far different opinion… it’s great when you get white
Privilege …

How about coming to Brevard. You can still access the Parkway and you will be surrounded with waterfalls!

I'm also from NJ and Asheville is one of five places my considering moving to this summer when my lease is up. I was born and raised in NJ, but everything is too expensive here.

Get out I lived there for 17 years til the damn tourists ruined it

Stay....we are coming...lol let's just say that Boise ID is not our cup of tea.

Have you tried the Nags Head or Okracoke Island area?

Ocean Beach San Diego CA. No one stays long in Denver or CO.

Thank u 4 this. What do u do that u work from home?

You’re young, Asheville will always be here, I think the way y’all are, you don’t need to settle in just yet. Explore! The west is such a different vibe, it should be immersed properly, and y’all would explore it well 😊