Moving to Austin Texas - Things I wish I knew before I moved! 

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Austin isn’t facing a housing crisis. Come to LA and I’ll show you a housing crisis.

My mom lives in Austin, so I’m there all the time. And let me tell you, Austin is NOT expensive on food. There are HEB’s everywhere with GREAT prices. They’re building a big one on 35 near William Canon. There’s so many great tasting food options in Austin. You don’t HAVE to go to Whole Foods every day lol.s

LOL, "traffic." You want to see traffic? Come to Houston. I'll show you traffic.

Why are all these Californians coming in here and flexing about how their prices are so much higher. We don’t care how much money you have, or if your traffic is worse, or if your food is more expensive. The Californians are driving up all the prices in Austin, because they’re all moving here.

I'm in Minneapolis. I wish traffic here would flow that nicely.

I just looked at rent in Austin and about crapped myself. It's easily 30-50% cheaper than Denver. Denver is getting pretty bad.

I can guarantee that food and cost of living in Austin is not more than it is in ... pretty much anywhere in California.

$1.80 for gas? It's near $4.00 in California!

Lived in Austin for over twenty years. Yes, the housing prices have skyrocketed, and traffic has gotten worse, although not nearly as bad as Cali, Dallas, Houston. Rents have stayed pretty low, and renting houses can be a good option for many. The food here is actually pretty cheap if you shop at Walmart or especially HEB which has amazing coupons. Go to Randalls, Central Market, Wholefoods, then it's expensive.

120k 150k for a house?? In Austin?? Man, I live here and the median price for an average looking house is still 320k. Maybe more now. 30 min away in round rock, they're maybe 250k.

This is not LA traffic. I’m loving watching all the videos of people saying why you shouldn’t move to Austin. It’s simply a different definition of traffic. Traffic in Midwest = cars not moving at the speed limit. Traffic in LA - walking 10 miles faster than it takes to drive.

I’m currently living in Lubbock, TX and just graduated. I’m originally from Austin and have lots of family there. My husband and I are trying to move there. . . It sucks already because everything in our budget sells FAST!!! And it’s almost impossible to find something descent under $200,000.

The price of groceries in Austin is pretty comparable to most places, maybe a little cheaper. If you shop at Randall's you're gonna pay a high price. HEB has the best prices and best customer service and do more for the community than just about any other grocery store chain.

YOu keep saying Austin is expensive, but compared to WHERE? Where did you move from?

Austin & Travis County are great, but almost California expensive. The trade off is longer commutes or remote work, Check out New Braunfels (hr South of Austin). NB has good music scene, Gruene, Whitewater, downtown NB; restaurants; also rivers. Look at Veramendi master planned community. New homes, schools, parks are there. New hospital and university are planned.

Bro you are KILLING it! Keep it up, Noah! I’m so proud of you. 😁👍🏼

You think that's traffic, here in L.A that's 2 hours before rush hour.

Austin will become the South’s SF thanks to liberals from California flooding the city. Listen, it (uber-progressive policies) didn’t work in California and it won’t work here in Austin.

I’m a little worried. I’m moving to Austin from PHX, AZ I’m a few months. This gave me a hint of reality. Makes me feel better.

If I wasn't living here already, I wouldn't move here. I have regretted moving here over 30 years ago. We have the worst weather (over 40 days of 100+) and the worst traffic in the nation. The only places as bad as Austin are the other major cities in Texas.

Thank you for your honesty 💙

The last time I visited Austin, I passed through three speed traps. Cops seemed to be everywhere around Round Rock.

After 12 years here, I've decided that Austin is just not worth it anymore. Traffic is increasingly getting worse, housing/leasing costs have skyrocketed. Good luck getting a studio under $1,000, and those are the prices in RR and PFU. Restaurants are pricey, people are entitled and fake, it just isnt the same. I'm over it and will be one of the many, to move to another state.

I don’t know man.... been here 4 years and as much as I don’t want more people here; traffic is bad mostly on 35 and that’s a stretch of about 5 to 20 miles. I’ve learned to use the outer highways to go around and save a lot of time. Food is literacy the sane prices as San Antonio or Dallas, the only bad thing I’ve seen is maybe a little racism up north

Things you may have noticed in this video. The pointy building on the left is the Frost Tower (bank). On the right is the Capital building. The yellow sign is a Shell station and yes, that is a homeless person in the middle of traffic on the right. Oh...BTW they now have tent cities in Austin so LA and SF transplants will feel right at home :-) !!!!!!!

Homeless camping getting out of hand as well.....

I just moved to Austin about 5 months ago, still making it but it sure is a challenge. But if you can stick it out out here it’s definitely going to be worth the rewards!!

Haha , y’all never lived in San Francisco Eastbay to know what a struggling city is. Austin is a dreamboat compared to anywhere in California what are you talking about? Where did you came from?

I'm in Tanglewood Austin and it is the best place ever

Traffic ain’t THAT bad.... I’ve seen worse and I live there

Austin is such a great place to live! Even with the traffic and the shortage of housing inventory the market in Austin continues to surprise us.

The stuff I'm hearing complaints wise about Austin don't really concern me being from the Chicago area... should they? Rent is insane in Chicago. Traffic is insane. Summers are hot (but not as hot so I am a little concerned about that but i don't normally mind the heat). Homelessness. Bad neighborhoods. Seems like problems that all big cities have and maybe just people who don't like how big Austin has become have with it? I don't want to gloss over the problems, but I can't see a lot of this being an issue if you're from New York, LA, San Francisco, Chicago, etc.

Almost moved to Austin but picked Nashville, TN instead . From what I hear they’re similar

okay im getting sick of this traffic thing, GUESS WHAT?! WHERE THERE IS PEOPLE THERE IS TRAFFIC!!!! THERE IS TRAFIC IN EVERY MAJOR CITY please for the love of god someone tell me ONE fucking major city that just magicaly doesn't have traffic

Where the hell you think you can buy a house for $120 to $150,000?? I’m 1 hour north of Austin and you won’t find a house here under $180,000.

Californians screwed up their state Whit high tax ,criminals, undocumented , environmental , liberal idiots, and now they're screwing up Texas

I literally lived in the apartment right in front of that place

I'm so tired of hearing people from Californian tell Austinites you don't know what bad traffic, cost of living, over population, ect. is like. Yes we all know that Austin doesn't hold a candle to the shit show that is California. But for the people from Austin things have changed a lot and not for the better, but hey don't worry after all your fellow Californians have moved in raised property taxes choked the highways killed are southern charm and weirdness you can truly say that Austin is just as bad as California.

TOMORROW IS THE DAY!!!!

Yes, we have LA style traffic because the majority of those 150 people a day are from Los Angeles. And lets be clear, its not just heavy traffic, but apparently the social contract among motorists have broken down in Austin, no pun intended. Case in point, before you move to what in the Northeast we call the breakdown lane, because well, your car has broken down, ensure that there is not some jackass in a pickup doing 50mph on that breakdown lane because he feels that he is of a privileged class and does not need to wait to actually get to the exit to actually exit, but use the breakdown lane as a 50mph extra lane to use at his leisure. As far as buying a house, if you are like me, a red blooded American who grew up in a house with a huge backyard, you don't want to move to Austin. Here they build houses with tiny backyards because supposedly the youth of California who want to buy houses in Austin don't care to have a backyard. The other theory is, the less backyard, the more houses you can build per square inch...you know, cha-ching!! What they also don't tell you is that there is no bicycle community or culture here, its false, have no clue why Bicycle magazine gave Austin a gold medal for being a bicycle city, that's a real, big fat joke on me and YOU if you think there is a bicycle community here similar to Seattle or Philadelphia, there isn't. Also, everywhere you go there is a highway next to you, WTF?!! I lived in a small town outside of Philadelphia for years, so I knew Austin was going to be a mess, but EVERYWHERE you go there is some highway criss crossing the city, its like city planners in Austin are baby boomers from the 1950s. Hello guys, do me a favor, look up the Big Dig in Boston and see how that improved traffic and life in general for those who like to walk and ride a bike and welcome to the 21st century, now please stop building these death trap freeways and start considering trains and trolleys that actually criss cross the city instead of freeways, thanks. My first night in Austin, there was loud mariachi music playing in the background while I was in bed, WTF?!! Several months later I heard various gunshots. Keep in mind, I have lived in the worst ghettoes of the Northeast and NEVER heard actual gunshots in my life. Others I grew up with had, but I never did, until I moved to Austin. My first six months, jackasses in my apartment complex dented my car twice. Austin police is dressed in tactical gear, why?! The San Francisco homeless community is here in Austin and they aint going nowhere no time soon. Don't get me wrong, its a great place to visit, but Austin is nothing more than a party college town that it always has been, pretending, with the help of the neo-liberal elites that own Google, pretending to be something that it patently is not. It is NOT another Seattle, it is NOT another Philly, it IS 100% the twin sister to Los Angeles, God help us all. So yeah its a great place to visit but you wouldn't want to live here and I believe more people like me will spend no more than 1 to 2 years here and bounce like their life depends on it because it does, since Austin is also a 5G city and you are getting radiated like crazy, my EMF/EMR measuring tool is off the charts here. So yeah, I predict that I am only one of many who will only spend one to two years here and then vote with our feet again. I love Texas, but you can have what will someday become a high crime and almost already a high polluted city if you count EMF/EMR.

Buy a house for $120k. Shoot. I'm in Southern California in the Inland Empire and homes out here are about minimum for cheap home 200,000. Average home's out here are 350,000 up. I talked to a friend of mine that lives in North Carolina on the east side and she said that somebody out there just bought a home 4 bedroom 50 Grand. Dannnng. I don't know about North Carolina but everything that I'd heard about Austin I seem to like even the Heat. Plus I've read that it's 11% cheaper than the Inland Empire. Thank you for your review thank you for telling me how much houses cost out there. Do you know how much it is to rent a small apartment out there? Buy small I mean 600 or 500 square feet

Wow.. that was depressing.. my job is moving there in a couple of months..

Where do you find the 120 K 150 K homes? they are all over 300 if you want to live in a decent place

I'm getting bored in LA and wanted a change of scene. Austin and Seattle are in my shortlist. Any inputs?

Housing crisis - Not true (renting.) It's a steal for renting right now. Over 200 "houses" available for rent under $1,900. Guess how many HOUSES are available in San Diego? ...... 4. Four houses.

I'm going to tell you 5 things, but I only have 3 things I'm going to say and they are the most obvious and basics you should know if you are researching the city you plan to move too.

I wish people would stop moving here, i really dont wanna have to move out of my hometown but its just getting way too expensive

And the sprawl continues outward…all of this growth is great...for now. It’s quick easy money, but long term its not sustainable. Traffic will continue to worsen, air quality will continue to deteriorate, not to mention the water crisis much of Texas WILL be facing. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but in the coming years. Aquifers are being depleted, and lake levels are low. Combined with warm weather, expect to see more algae blooms. Uncontrolled growth comes with a steep price down the road.

$150K? Where?

Bitches about cost of living and traffic..............moves back to so cal.........

YOU CALL $1.80 CHEAP FOR GAS??? Omg wow. For us $1.50 is super expensive, let alone $1.80... wow

Wow a house for 150grand ?? Come to Toronto where every shithole house starts at a million .

Gimme 10 more years until retirement and I am the hell outta here.

High rents, high Taxes. Homeless people camped out in every vacant wooded spot and pan handling on every corner are just a few of the lovely attributes.

Tip Look into camera lens not watch yourself on the screen Or if your reading put it on top of the camera not the side

Austin Texas is the move vibin city in the world

nah i like dallas more

Don’t come here, we don’t need more people. We don’t need more people like you. And it’s a hot melting asshole. I may sound mean but just don’t and I’m already in the process of getting out because of y’all.

Now that 6th st is boarded up due to rioters people are all moving out.

2:20 - Food is expensive ... How??? From living in California, I seriously doubt your expensive opinions are expensive. I'd like to know a $$$$... Maybe remake with $$$

Thanks for this video! I found a place with austinhousingtour.com, they tour places for you!! Maybe it can help people who are looking since it is really hard to trust what we see on the internet. Good luck!

Hey how soon after your move did you get you real estate license? And how soon did you find leads? I’m moving in March 2020 not sure how soon I should get started on becoming an agent.

Thanks Was one of my choices to move to this May. You made it simple. Looking for place to move my business and with the high sales tax and this video, I’ll stay away.

Austin Sucks! All the marketing hype of a music city and Green progressive city is BS! They had high rise apts that appeared overnite for the 'boom" that came to austin. Those same high rises had no parking for their tenants and were told it was cause it was a green bulding with biking, Great alternative Transportations, trolly, speed trains, car pooling friendly... and they would sell this to get more people in a building with no parking in a city that was busting at the seams and were not expecting the boom! So the infrastructure of roads and hyw are a friggin mess and traffic is insane. I lived in Austin most my life but lived in L.A. and Washington D.C. And i can tell you Austin is crazier and almost outlawish on the roads there. Even Art Acevedo (Chief of Police) left to go to Houston and he said " Austin City Cousel would never give me the money I needed and ...I dont want my name associated with crime and death rates of a city in my book that sees gaining money more important than tacking care of its citizens". I am no fan of his either. But when a man takes a job in houston (He became Houstons Chief of Police) with a notorious 8th ward and a bigger population tells me more than anything. OMG..Dont get me started on the predatory towing companies!!! Austin is a shithole!! You can go there and make good money but then ur paying so much for living it really doesnt add up too much!! Austin is like a stripper pole..It looks great from afar but if you get up close to it it is stinky and nasty. People who think its great and wonderful are living in a bubble cause its trendy to live there...I am Old school Austin and will never go back...no matter what you pay me

Hi Noah, my daughter is an IT engineer, new to Austin. I like your Video. Are you a residential or commercial realtor? She is trying to purchase or rent a piece of land to do her own business on the side. She has huge passion in business. Can she contact with you to get some advise from you? Thank you. Do you use WhatsApp or do you use LinkedIn? Thank you. Jane

Look at the 110, 10, 5 in los angeles -_-

What's it like to workout at a gym in Austin? I'm a bodybuilder from San Francisco..

Can you shed some light on why you chose Austin over say, Houston and Dallas? I myself am considering the move as LA has become way too burdensome and gruesome in terms of living expenses.

I hope lowlifes who move to Austin or Texas in general stop bitching about open carry if you dont like it go phuck yourself and go back which ever state you came from

this is some of the dumbest bullshit i've ever seen. show me a house for sale within 50 miles of austin for $150,00. it will be a shack. this guy had no idea what he was talking about.

I'm from Chicago, Illinois...AUSTIN WAS PARADISE

Is it sunny and warm in Austin or does it get cold like the Midwest in the fall and raining most days?

Sucks here Everybody leave

Where you’re recording right now is one of the most unsafe places in Austin lol

how are prices compared to Dallas?

Hey. Great video. Whats the background song if you don't mind me asking?

traffic? lol. come to LA sweetie. that is nothing like LA

Who has the best cost of living right outside of Austin? I’m hoping to be no more than 30-40 mins outside of Austin. I’m currently considering Pflugerville, Round Rock, San Marcos, ect.... Also how’s the job market?

You’re lucky, petrol in uk is about 5 pounds a gallon, so about 6 dollars !

I couldn't find a decent home under 190,000.

That traffic isn’t bad at all lol why film in front of it 😂

Every comment: opinion? Come to _______

Do you know of any properties that accept felons?

Noah, I'm an outdoor living designer here in California. Our company is considering starting a branch in Austin. I have a friend of mine who was he pull contractor here in California move out there and absolutely loves it. Can you tell me what the best place to consider besides Austin to cover the developing and the buying Market? Thank you and I enjoyed the video.

I’m sorry to say but where moving to Austin 😂

lol at this guy

lol have you been to New York?

Hahahah go to HOUSTON lol 😂 ATX is amazing it’s all about timing in ATX

IM CONFUSED BECAUSE WHEN I LOOK UP COST OF APTS IN AUSTIN, THEY STILL SEEM PRETTY "AVERAGE" FOR TEXAS..AND THE FURNISHED PLACES WHERE YOU WOULD STAY (BY THE WEEK), WHILE YOU DO APT HUNTING, THEY ALSO COST JUST ABOUT THE SAME IN AUSTIN, AS THEY DO IN DALLAS, SAN ANTONIO OR HOUSTON. SO, AGAIN, IM CONFUSED. I MEAN, I THINK I'LL BE CONCERNED WHEN I SEE $1200.00 FOR A SHED IN THE BACKYARD OF SOMEBODY'S HOUSE, LIKE YOU SEE IN CALIFORNIA!

"Lots of people moving here and that's not going to go away". You leftist morons. Packing your millions into a 40 sq mile area with infrastructure designed for 400k. When the freeway flyover start crumbling and people tumble to their deaths.....you'll be outraged that nobody was "looking out" for yall. And since yall have decided "flood zone? Fuck the flood zones, thatll never happen"....when it does....dont look to the red outside your blue for help. Real Texans resent the hell out of what you're doing. The future you've set for yourselves.....isnt pretty. Not at all.

omg!!! noooo how does anyone survive in Austin?

Stay the fuck out if you're a soyboy Liberal

housing crisis & high rent & traffic & EVERYONE IS AN ASSHOLE!!! come to New York!!

LAME

Comparing Austin traffic to LA 🤣🤣 stopped right there at that load of bullshit cause this kid doesn’t know what he’s talking about