by Jonna Artisan

Created on: October 08, 2010

"I can't take it any more!"

Did you, like me, wake up one morning feeling like you have just GOT to move? Maybe you can't get steady work, home values are dropping, you hate your kids school, a relationship broke up, or maybe you have gotten to the point where you simply hate where you live. It's frustrating, I know, but be careful of the "grass is greener" syndrome. If you find yourself spending hours on the internet searching every "best places" site there is, here are a fewtips I hope will help. All of these may seem like no brainers, and you may be thinking "DUH!" as you read, but I can not tell you the number of people I know and have met that did NOT do these things and regretted it. Do not overlook the obvious.

#1. Visit the place. Countless people have packed up and moved the whole family for various reasons only to find what looked so promising online felt like the pit of hell once they got there. Don't take any one else's opinion, make your own. Take a weekend at least and go take a look. Hotelguides.com can help you locate an inexpensive hotel. A leap of faith is one thing, going totally blind is another.

#2. Know what your top priority is and what you are willing to  for it. Is it High Schools? Short commute? Close to the water? Cheap housing? An International Airport? Snow vs. endless summer weather? Health care? Outdoor trails and recreation? Night life and Theater?Walking distance to Starbucks? Seriously, you have to know what you really want before you can have it, and what you are willing to pay. That cozy house in the country with the big garden can turn into a lonely isolated place that seems too far from everything if you are not careful about what your personal needs really are. Everything has a price. Know what you are willing sacrifice or compromise on and what  your real #1 top priority is.

#3. Apply for a job and see if you can get one. It would be so wonderful to believe that we can work our whole life for a company and get a gold watch upon retiring. Unfortunately, companies movefamilies only to terminate a job a few months or so after relocating them. Make sure you can get a job where you are going in case the one you are moving for...well, terminates you. Better safe than sorry! Check out craigslist.com for job openings to see what the job market looks like. If you have specific job needs, like Fortune 500 companies in the area for example, be sure your needs

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