5 reasons why you should AVOID moving to Texas 

Well people, I've heard your cries and I'm here to answer for my crimes of saying Texas doesn't have any beaches. Here is my response: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IG2A2BMUqmM.html

I live on 100 acres in the hill country, my property has views of the hills, underground spring fed year creek, and caves. I think I got lucky. The only time I leave is for groceries and the occasional 3 hr trip out to the coast

I’m from texas and still live here. Those telling you not to move here is only doing so because they have problems with “outsiders “. Truth is you will love it. Cheaper than a lot of states, more things to do. And texas is still a mostly empty slate that is open for any possibilities! Please come visit to try us out then feel free to move here if you like it! We really do welcome you.

I have family ALL OVER Texas, so here is my list of good reasons why one needs to think hard before moving to Texas: 1. ANYWHERE you live in Texas, the weather will be HOT; usually YEAR ROUND. 2. If you have allergies, then Texas is a poor choice. It is among the top ten worst states for allergies. 3. House and car prices are a lot cheaper than many other states (such as California). HOWEVER, Texas gets you in the wallet when it comes time to pay property taxes and auto insurance. You will pay substantially MORE in property taxes and car insurance than in many other states (such as California, Oregon, etc.). 4. People in Texas are on average far more concerned over MATERIAL things, than say in California and other states. Your neighbors will be far more actively 'keeping up with the Joneses' then what you will experience in other states. If you choose to drive the same old car (instead of buying a new car every several years) then be aware that your neighbors will disdainfully take notice of this. If you are a woman, then get ready to experience far more peer pressure to LOOK GOOD ANYTIME YOU STEP INTO PUBLIC. Your hair had better be well groomed and you'd better be dressed neatly. If you want to be "casual" then DON'T move to Texas. 5. The bug problem is HORRENDOUS, regardless of where you live in Texas. Many of the bugs there could carry away the family cat, lol. 6. Many of the major cities (such as Houston) have just as terrible a problem with major traffic as do any other cities outside of Texas. If you think that moving to Texas is gonna dramatically decrease stressful drives to and from your job, then think again. 7. On average, food prices are more expensive in Texas than in many other states. 8. On average, flooding is far worse in Texas (especially in the cities) than in California and other states. 9. If you have any fear of hurricanes and/or tornadoes then DON'T MOVE TO TEXAS, period. 10. Be prepared to do home repairs A LOT MORE OFTEN IN TEXAS than in other states. This is due to the extreme weather. 11. Be prepared to pay higher insurance for you home than in many other states. This is primarily due to the tornadoes and hurricanes that Texas experiences.

Me who was born in Texas and is currently living in Texas: Mmm.. very useful information that I'll never use..

1. Hot - long summer 2. Lack of natural beauty 3. Property taxes 4. Tornadoes / Hail 5. Traffic in the big cities

CA has tons of “natural beauty” but you PAY for it!

Excellent video! I was fortunate enough to get in prior to the current craze that has taken over the housing madness. I moved here in Sep. 2020 in an area north of McKinney. I LOVE it! One thing that makes Texas more attractive to military retirees is the fact that 100% disabled veterans pay no property taxes. It's a huge benefit for which I am grateful as retired Air Force. It's probably why you see so many DV plates in Texas. The DFW Metroplex has so much to offer and the growth is insane!

I moved from Houston to E TN a year ago and it’s not even close. My quality of life improved dramatically all around. Example...bought a lake house here for $300k, taxes only $1,500 and no income tax. In Houston, was paying over $6k for almost same priced house. The streets completely flood in 3 minutes of rain because there’s no where for it to go anymore. I don’t miss Houston one bit. The traffic in Houston is filled with complete road rage. EVERY single day I was stressed out spending over 2 hours a day in traffic. Here, less than 10 minutes and my stress level? What’s that? I’ve added 10 years to my life moving here...please stay away!

I hate it here in Texas! Most people that like Texas have NEVER left this state.

I don't care what you're saying. I love to live in Texas. Wherever you live there's always an advantage and disadvantages.

some say the landscape sucks. I live in a small town south of lubbock, and the starry nights are the absolute best!!! love this town!!! no traffic, no lines at the dmv, slower paced way of life. yall can keep your big city life, ill just keep enjoying my neighbors (aka the horses and coyotes). brightest blessings!!!!

Very helpful video, God bless you for taking time out of your day to help others!

I was in Austin past summer. What people call traffic, there I call a good day in NYC. lol

I have lived in Houston for over 45 years and have seen it go from a nice mid sized town to a sprawling hell hole. I am now retired and live in a high class neighborhood so a lot of the trouble is now moot for me. I simply don't go anywhere until rush hour is over. But if you have to go to work each morning you are SCREWED!

I thought it was a fair list. Moved out of DFW and couldn't wait to get back and glad I'm back. Positives are much greater than negatives.

Texas has 3 seasons - warm, hot and f@cking HOT!!!

i just came across your video. i retired and moved here last year and i love it! i came down a few times to look around and settled on the outskirts of San Antonio. everyone i have met is very nice and friendly and Love the weather. when my Dad was in the Navy he was stationed in Corpus Christy. im still exploring and looking around but yes, Love Texas and the people who live here

The trade off of Excessively high property tax’s with annual increases compared to no income tax is advantageous to high income earners but unfair to middle and lower income earners that want home ownership. It’s especially unfair to those that want to keep their home upon retirement.

I moved to Texas 8 years now. My life has been so BLESSED I'm from California. I was able to make my dreams come true here. So affordable an I love the weather here. It's cleaner to breath. Only thing i miss is mountains but I was blessed to live many years around mountains.

Todd , Always enjoy Your Real Estate videos. The pluses still outway the negatives any way you look at Texas. 1. Denver median home prices is $ 500,000. Seattle median home price is $ 700,000. It is very hard for young people, just out of college and with student loans to afford living there. 2. Living in Washington or Oregon would be a real concern with Tsunami's Many coastal communities are built on sand or "filled in " soil that will liquidify. 3. Living in Upper Midwest with Freezing Rain and Blizzards makes for long Winters. 4.The larger cities in Texas have Great Schools. Good place to start family. ( SPORTS) 5. Longer growing season leads to more fruits and vegitables for longer periods. 6. Warmer temperatures but a little less humidity. (Ask UT baseball players) 7. Texas has Big Cities with lots of cars, but you would not be driving from one end of town to the other. You could stay off the Interstates. 8. Lots of jobs. (many regional offices that would also have opportunity for employment). 9. High property taxes are offset by NO STATE INCOME TAX. ( Good for retirees) 10. If you wanted to own a dog ( many young people do) you could build a nice dog house and leave him ouside for .......most days of the year. (No need to rush home evey night after work.) 11. Texan's are well known for BIG HEARTS and LOVING CARING COMMUNITIES.

Been here in Fort Worth since 2012. Spot on. However, I wasn't born in Texas, but I got here a quick as I could.

Texas is becoming crowded. Property taxes are ridiculous. Taxes and insurance will double your mortgage payment. Tornadoes do hit Dallas.

I find it extremely difficult to meet new people in Texas. People are very reserved here.

You forgot public transportation, it's not as good such as New York. The DART rail and buses just are just bad. Many native Dallasites don't like the growth as it keeps raising property costs. Here in the near future rent control will need to happen. That's not a good thing. IMHO.

Great video I plan on moving out there to the Dallas Fort worth area some time later on this year. I would like to know if I have questions for you in you could help me with any of them thank you Sir.

If moving here I'd rent for at least a year to ensure you like it. Im in Dallas, been here a year and not for me so wont stay. It's what you make it. Jobs are easy to come by which is a good thing..no pretty scenery which is why I'm heading back to the Carolinas.

No mountains or natural beauty? Head to the Davis Mountains or anywhere in the Big Bend area. The Gulf Coast. You need a geography lesson.

North texas like Wichita falls and Decatur as well as east Texas like Tyler tend to get more tornadoes. Down in the hill country like uvalde is breathtaking.

The lack of scenery is further augmented by unchecked sprawl with cookie cutter subdivisions and box stores. This sprawl seemingly has no discernable pattern. Development permits are almost rubber stamped with no opposition and usually no meaningful zoning. Actually this isn't uniquely a Texas thing but indicative of the sunbelt region.

I advise don't move here due to the politics in Austin. I was born in Texas and never seen such a screwed up government that is considered far right dictatorial/authoritarian.

Dallas has one of the loveliest cityscapes in the world, but if you prefer natural beauty, you come to south Texas Hill Country, or you move to east Texas. Depending on how much you love the plains (and scenic canyons) far north Texas may be preferable. Then, there’s the gulf coast and the historic city of Galveston, which make for great tourism. If you like rustic, and you don’t have to worry about employment, then far west Texas has Big Bend and Terlingua.

I grew up in Louisiana lol the neighboring state my family and I decided to recently moved to Texas I heard the weather gets really bad there but it also gets bad here (I'm not joking in Louisiana it gets up and to a hundred 117F) so now I know I definitely want to move thx!

Hey bro I’ve lived here my whole life. Just so you know we do have ocean access. Have you been to Corpus, Port A, or Padre Island?

Everytime people start mass moving, prices start going up for everything. It's already happening. I'll stay in my comfortable cool weather at the CA beach. ⛱. lol

The tax thing isn't necessarily true though. Texas has fees on EVERYTHING. IF you have a security system..yearly fee from the county, work somewhere that has food, gotta get certified, it's a money grab. Seriously though there are fees on everything here, that's how they get around "taxing". Are the cities in Texas more affordable than say NYC, LA, SF and such? Yes and they should be. Property taxes are really ridiculous though, 5 figures a lot of the time. The worst part the property taxing kicks people out of homes they've had in their families for decades and rips communities apart. The traffic in other big cities is way worse than the traffic here in Austin. I know this video was before Covid was a pandemic but you could add, the governor doesn't care if you or your children die.

PROPERTY TAXES.... Texas = 1.83% of assessed value. California = 1.0% of assessed value. ******PROP 13 ADVANTAGE***** Prop 13 says your purchase price REMAINS your ASSESSED VALUE for as long as you own your home. That 'assessment' can only be increased 2% per year MAX... Example, I bought my home 15 years ago for $425,000 today it is worth $880,000.. I pay property taxes on that original $425,000 x 1.% = $4,250 in Texas, I would be paying 1.83% on $880,000 = $16,104. In the next 8 to 10 years my house will go over $1.2 million dollars in value. Texas taxes = $1,200,000 x 1.83% = $21,960 per year ( = $1830 PER MONTH IN PROPERTY TAXES ALONE...?? REALLY???))... In California my "BASIS" remains $425,000 (plus a MAXIMUM increase of 2% per year) I might be paying $5,800 (about $483 per month) in taxes on a $1.2 million dollar home. The reason taxpayers in California passed Prop 13, is that long time home owners.. like senior citizens were being TAXED OUT of their own homes...

How much do you really come out ahead with no state income tax but high property taxes

Personally, I just think there's way too many people moving to Texas.

The hot weather, humidity, tornados and coastal area hurricanes has me leery of ever moving back to Texas. I did live in Corpus Christi and enjoyed it for most part.

Planning to move to texas as soon the hospital that I am applying will call me back..thanks to this video..I want to live in Fort worth area..

Hot, yes...but, my God, the freaking HUMIDITY!!! I was visiting Houston. It was 95 degrees, no big deal, right? Think again. The freaking humidity in tandem with the heat made it oppressive. Here's the takeaway...I flew back to Sacramento, CA airport and it was 110 degrees, but it was a DRY 110 degrees and felt much, much more tolerable than the Swamp Oven that was Houston. Just sayin'.

My wife and I live in Elsinore Ca now, north of Temecula, south of riverside. We are moving basically for politics, schools, and gravity/ crime. My wife and I pay about 500 a check-in state taxes combined...... if that's the case, then a 500k home, should be about the same cost. We have family out there, and honestly, the people are just night and day. Good solid folks - just stay away from the zombie infected cities.

I moved to DFW from NYC so literally anywhere beside maybe LA would be an improvement.

California doesn't sound so bad...best weather in all 50 states....bugs that aren't bigger than you...no salt laid down to kill your overpriced car....great ocean views...natural beauty... hail that won't kill you....zero rust....the phrase "winterizing " has never been used...can wear shorts almost every single day....if it wasn't for Democrats I would probably stay.

Which Suburb or city or town in Houston is flood free risk?

I left the state because it's getting too overcrowded. Houston, Austin, and SA are getting too overpopulated. I still have property on the coast and plan on keeping it.

Did he say beautiful snow I’m moving from MN to Tx because of your beautiful snow lol

You for got to mention house and car insurance cost a lot more here.

I live in Austin now, a native from Dallas (my ancestors were some of the first to settle in Texas). I would say you better look before you leap. The weather and government are terrible.

When he said natural beauty I thought he meant people and I was like 🤨

Man, we don't have winter here in Texas, we only got 3 seasons, with 60% of it being summer.

Why not? Look at the dang property taxes. It's like you're paying state income taxes! RIP OFF!

Texas is supposed to be hot.

I can tell he has never hit all regions based on his geography skills

Another reason to avoid living there is because of the Texas chainsaw massacre/leather face Is in there

This is a summary of the DFW area, not the state.

Texas is a pretty cool place . Every state has its advantages and disadvantages. You like the ocean ? There's a long stretch of coastline from Sea Rim State park to South Padre Island. Who's saying there's no natural beauty? What about Big Bend , Guadalupe Mountains, Palo Duro Canyon , Monahans Sandhills, Texas Hill County with its beautiful lakes and rivers ? From marshlands to mountains Texas has it all. It isn't the most beautiful state but far away from just boring looking.

How likely is that hail damage a roof in Fort Worth? An area around Dallas where you don't get hail? Thanks

Housing here is a serious problem for working class people. Apartment owners use the property tax as an excuse to jack up rent rates. More of a problem closer to the cities, but even an hour away from Dallas or Fort Worth looking at 1000 a month or more for 1 bedroom. And that’s only going to get worse for the foreseeable future.

God bless Texas!

All the people moving to Texas have driven up the cost of property

This is an accurate and balanced video.

I want to

I wanted to move to Texas watching Fixer Upper... Cheap housing, large houses. But with the rampant gun violence and natural disasters (some are exacerbated due to Texas policies), I’ll never move to Texas.

I'm from Dallas and as of 3:10 you really have more annoyed we have the Gulf of Mexico inn winter in the panhandle desert in the West Rolling Hills in the east more fishing than any other state and something we hate about the other states mainly California and Oklahoma they just suck but Texas is amazing and to anybody that doesn't think so sit and spin without Lube

Love your video however as another Realtor, you might venture out beyond DFW. Texas has one of the most diverse landscapes in America. If you're speaking just about DFW, then, yes, I agree.

Texas is significantly cheaper than say California. However I believe you pay higher property taxes and car insurance in Texas. But, I've visited Texas for md school interviews and loved it. Great state

i’m from south carolina & considering the move to texas but it will be quite hard for me to get use to the weather i hear texas has

Come to amarillo. Lol we have all seasons. And no humidity. 100 degree heat and 1-2 feet of snow are not out of the question

Thank you so much for your excellent videos. Stay safe and blessed always. The landlords, utilities are raising the prices on everything, in order to steal the stimulus. I pay my rent, but I fear he is registering me for rent payment, and I will have it investigated. GREED will destroy us. Stimulus is raising the cost of everything, and I will be living on the streets, to avoid all the prices rising every month. Rents are over $1k for a cheap studio. Mexico is looking better everyday. We pay for trash, water, pest control, sewer, heating, hot water, and a fee every month, that goes up, plus the over priced rent. Moving would be the same or worst, and Mexico is close and cheaper. I only want a studio. I order groceries every 6 months, and I eat my preps. I help non beggars with my limited excess income.

Texan. Here... I don't like the weather, how large it is (travel is kinda difficult), it's ugly here, and I don't really care for the politics

I could do a vid about why you shouldn't move to Jersey but I won't... Lol

Why would a long summer be a negative? Lack of natural beauty? It's beautiful out here as long as you are outside of the city and not in middle of a desert. No state income tax, so they jack up the property taxes to absurd levels. I have seen them over $500 a month in some places. Property taxes shouldn't even be legal! Tornados suck. I haven't seen one yet (Thank God) but I have had some late nights because of tornado watches and warnings. Much like airplane crashes, they are rare, but that doesn't matter if you are involved in one!

Good info but just one thing what are the problems with Texas?

im from LA moving to San Antonio tx in a month? will i love it?

Yes, big cities in Texas have terrible traffic, however, I think it has more to do with the TXDOT being slower than molasses on a cold winter day at completing construction jobs. Even CalTrans (shockingly) is faster at completing construction projects. Texas is also the only state that does exit ramps and on-ramps the way TX does them... It's insane. A major negative is the annually climbing TX property taxes. I'm also not a fan of the bugs (giant cockroaches are a huge negative) you have, in the more humid areas. Not at all a fan of toll roads, either (not just in TX, but anywhere they exist).

No ocean front? I grew up on the coast LOL 😂 ..... so confused.

I'm considering a move. Which is better San Antonio or Fort Worth?

Please send this to everybody that currently lives in California...Pronto!!!

What about a ladonial title to land.

There is ocean front in Texas! Lots of it, the Gulf Coast.

Amarillo has long snowy winters

So Should I ?!

I am trying to move to the Ft Worth area from Bakersfield Ca. As of right now fitting my resources together.

If Central Texas is you destination, allergies are a big issue! And to primary reason not to move to Texas, if you want to bring liberal ideas with you. In that case we don’t want you here! We already have our pink spot and don’t need to add to that.

Sir we have snow out the ass in west Texas panhandle! Forests almost too thick for deer in East Texas with some of the tallest pines known! Hundreds of miles of pristine beaches! Citrus groves that produce annually! Ancient mountains in Big Bend complete with the US's second most dinosaur fossils outside of Montana! The US's second largest canyon outside of Amarillo! Desert dunes in El Paso! Natural beauty truelt abounds...you just need to get out more.

Sounds like Jim from the office

What are you talkin bout it gets warm not carzy hot

Yeah I love Texas

I think you wrong on landscaping we have a bit of everything as a truck driver I seen it all in texas we have the gulf cost we have mountain in ell paso we have hills in pan handle flat lands in middle so you jest need to get out of big city

The title of this vid should've been, "Some things people don't like abt Texas"....He mentioned kind of personal arguments on what people think abt Texas...

Idk it seems like I can deal with all that but I do not want to move to the city parts tho I want the country side life

DUDE we have natural beauty all around you just have to drive to it, and we do have the gulf which we consider beach front access and only 9 miles out we are in international water (the ocean) yes we have alot of hill country and some of it is spectactualar you just have to look up where to go...

Okay. I have a question.. is Dallas hotter than Vegas?? Asking cause I live in Las Vegas. So I’m just curious is Dallas hotter than Las Vegas

Me: Wants to move to a free state Me: suffers from heat exhaustion during summer due to poor dietary decisions. Said state: THE SUN IS A LASER BEAM

Actually, after watching the video, i don't think Texas its too bad!!

We found the Dad from Honey I shrunk the kids.

Texas has Big Bend National Park, Malaquite Campground, Palo Duro Canyon, and beautiful swamps. If talking about only the areas around the Texas Urban Triangle then sure, there isn't much in the way of scenery other than the Hill Country.

Storms and lots of venomous 🐍 snakes. Also major storms thunder and lightning really very loud storms. Also high property taxes dust storms. Dogs run free. Wild and domestic dogs.