Why Did I move here?! McAllen TX is not what I thought...

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Why Did I move here?! McAllen TX is not what I thought...
🌵🔍 Welcome to the Honest Side of McAllen, TX! Today, we're peeling back the layers of McAllen's sunny facade to reveal what life here is truly like. While McAllen has its charms, it may not be everyone's cup of tea. Let's explore why. 🎬👀
🌞 Weather: Hot or Not?
McAllen's weather is a year-round summer lover's dream, but if you're someone who misses the chill of winter, it might catch you off guard. We're talking endless sunshine and mild winters - perfect for some, but a deal-breaker for others. ☀️🌡️
💼 Economy: Booming or Limited?
The job scene in McAllen is thriving in specific sectors, particularly those tied to its geographical location. However, if your career niche lies outside these booming industries, you might find the job market challenging. We're breaking down the economic highs and lows for a clear picture. 💼💲
📍 Border Proximity: Concern or Advantage?
Living close to the Mexico border brings a blend of cultural richness and economic opportunity. It's a unique aspect of McAllen that attracts many but might be a point of concern for others. Let's delve into the realities of this border proximity. 🌍🚧
🗳️ Politics: A Varied Spectrum
McAllen's political landscape is as diverse as its population. In this segment, we discuss how local politics might align (or clash) with your views. It's a candid chat about the political pulse of McAllen. 🗳️🔊
🚚 Moving to McAllen? Let's Talk!
Considering a move to McAllen? Or maybe just curious? Either way, our team is here to guide you. As real estate experts in the area, we're equipped to help you find your ideal spot in McAllen, whether you're drawn to its unique features or seeking to avoid certain aspects. 🏡🤝
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@Tasha_75 Месяц назад

I've been in the valley over 20 years. None of these pics or viveos look like the typical RGV we see daily.

@goverlord 3 дня назад

I know, right? Look at how green everything is in the videos

@sandraflores2940 6 месяцев назад

I lived in Tri Cities, WA state and I disliked the weather. It’s beautiful but I ended up moving to McAllen, TX. I Love it here.

@LivinginMcAllenTX 6 месяцев назад

So glad to hear that!

@ronaldo2220 Месяц назад

I live in the McAllen suburbs. Been here 25 years. All is great except the property taxes. You may be paying less taxes where you live but here in the South Pole of the USA the local government wants to squeeze every penny from property owners. My recommendation, if you love birds this is the place for you just rent a property and have the owner pay the taxes instead and also have the owner do the landscaping for you. That way you feel you’re getting a deal. Property taxes are always going up and up and if you don’t get representation as a property owner with the county tax office you’re gonna be pushed around by Uncle Pancho the county tax undertaker. Other than that if you can just rent and are able to live comfortably that way this place will be ideal for you. Try to stay in the McAllen area especially north of Trenton Rd and your set. Best wishes on your new life in the Rio Grande Valley. The Tex-Mex capital of the South.

@travlintexas3118 6 месяцев назад

Not one video clip of McAllen..Hope nobody thinks you are showing the area you are talking about!

@marygarcia1020 5 месяцев назад

I noticed that. How ridiculous.

@garybono 3 месяца назад

no, I think the interchange pictures and the tres lagos pictures were correct but most of the others no

@jd1811 2 месяца назад

No video clips of McAllen, very lazy.

@franklinsantana3553 6 месяцев назад

thanks I thinking moving there definitely I will give you a call

@LivinginMcAllenTX 6 месяцев назад

Please do!

@franklinsantana3553 4 месяца назад

I’m preparing myself for the I will let you know thank you.

@garybono 3 месяца назад

What the lady said about the border is correct- so much BS and nonsense on that score and don't worry if you don’t speak spanish, although the demographics are like 85% latino most people are bi-lingual. Yes, the housing prices re very low but the property taxes are high. Contrary to what was said there is a tremendous amonut of development and contruction and, it seems to me, that there are plenty of new builds available and more on the way all the time - the city is expanding North into what once was Edinburgh and, as far as I see, there is no end in sight. The traffic? Well really not so bad except around the construction and on parts of 83. The area along and around 10th is highly commercialized so sometimes there is traffic there as well but on the other hand you can get anything you might need or want there. Yes it can get VERY hot but there is almost always a nice breeze and everything is AC plus, like she said, there is no snow and ice. The area is surounded (at least to the North) by farmland and just outside the city it quickly becomes so desolate that it's like you fell off the earth. Entertainment? Well Ringo Starr is coming in June to the nearby Payne Arena and there are often bg acts there plus there is a nice performing arts center downtown. Yes, the airport is small but there is no hassel getting in and out and it is served by both United and AA so you can get connections to anywhere from their hubs in Houston and Dallas.

@LivinginMcAllenTX 2 месяца назад

Thank you for commenting. You know our area!

@233277 Месяц назад

Our family moved from Wisconsin to Tres Lagos, 3 yrs ago.

@buckbuckner3505 Месяц назад

GREAT PLACE TO BE BORN SAYS THIS NATIVE FROM MCALLEN 86 YEARS OUT OF MCALLEN GENERAL HOSPITAL.

@Luna-og6fz 2 месяца назад

The weather is definitely hot. really no rain nothing compared to Florida at least they get rain . The sand just blows and it burns.

@LivinginMcAllenTX 2 месяца назад

I haven't had any real experience with blowing sand here in McAllen

@presentforduty4568 7 месяцев назад

Does the area have a problem with floods?

@LUNATIK88 7 месяцев назад

No, it rarely has harsh weather. Other than the heat which if your from up north I advise won’t be good for you. We haven’t had a flood in a while and Hurricane only happened in 2020. Traffic is great, construction might limit traffic sometimes. Overall it just depends whether you want to move to a small vibrant border city!

@rhondaarias606 6 месяцев назад

Not really

@garybono 3 месяца назад

No except when it rains very bad which is not typical.

@garybono 3 месяца назад

Oh, the birds, really not a problem if you don’t live around where they roost. I've seen alot in the commercial areas but few by me.

@SK-lf1cr 2 месяца назад

Not really unless it’s a older neighborhood and the weather gets really bad probably once every couple years,but within a few days you’ll be fine and you’ll be like nothing happened

@sirgalahad1470 5 месяцев назад

The B-roll footage in this video is so annoying.

@LivinginMcAllenTX 5 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@eddyalonso7661 23 дня назад

All the video clips of nice-looking areas are not in McAllen. It's a bit of a sham when all the clips are of other cities. The only thing to do is eat, get fat, cause it's way too hot to exercise outdoors...glad I am moving away soon.

@Thomas-uk2gt 18 дней назад

Planning on moving here in the next 2 months.

@LivinginMcAllenTX 13 дней назад

Give us a call!

@johnRpico 4 дня назад

Me too but in two yrs, retirement mode.

@rogerdsmith 8 дней назад

Been down here 20 years. Only reason I’m still here is I can’t afford to move out yet. It’s very subtle, but among the Hispanic population down here, there is a very quiet level of contempt for anyone who is white. It’s a level of animosity that apparently goes back for generations.

@xf1108 4 дня назад

If you plan on going to RGV for a nice House then thats what you will get, but Besides that you don't fully get to enjoy the environment or landscape like other places. So if you're the type of person who'd rather sacrifice having fun things to do, enjoying nature, and enjoying the land scape and weather in exchange for options to have a great house then RGV is for you, but if you want a place that you can enjoy that comes with fun things, nature and decent house then RVG isnt the place to be. I was there for 3yrs specifically for the housing market until I realized that its gets way to Hot out and not enough to do anyways, so either your in the house or eating food. I couldn't see my life going that way so letting go of a dream house to build a dream life in a city that cost a little more, sounds like a better choice to me. I can't sell my happiness and fulfillment for a nice house any more, when I could just push myself to make more money and get a house some where I really enjoy. Theres a difference between being alive and living the life you want instead of stealing just because a house is nice and affordable. Its a sacrifice that you have to figure out whats more important the House or a balanced and enjoable life style in an environment thats beneficial to you Spirit.

@dialecticalmonist3405 2 месяца назад

How does McAllen compare to the dozens of other Texas border towns from El Paso to Brownsville? I don't see any difference in housing prices along the entire Rio Grande border.

@SK-lf1cr 2 месяца назад

Most border towns are usually cheaper than other parts,but the RGV Has seen a lot of growth in the past 15 years especially the last 5 and continues to do so. Brownsville is slightly cheaper but isn’t as nice,and you have a higher risk of hurricanes and floods over on that side

@TheRioGrandePodcast Месяц назад

The RGV is becoming a metroplex in its own right. Definitely not just small border towns!

@hruiz2 8 дней назад

The pay is dismal & theres not much to do other than get drunk. It gets exciting if you go south of the border to Nvo. Progresso or Reynosa. Other than the close proximity to Mexico, McAllen is not great. I'm a valley native and I had to leave to get opportunity & work experience in my line of work. Even after coming back, I have absolutely no local business or work here. The mentality if everything here is cheap/discounts, yet people that work at the grocery store or at JC Penney will be out there driving a Raptor somehow? Its definitely a different culture compared to up -north. The best part of the valley is family. Unless someone is offering big money & relocation fees for moving in & potentially out to live here, don't make the move.

@jd1811 2 месяца назад

Very misleading videos of other cities. Why no mention of the drug stash houses and associated violence throughout the Valley?

@nobutseriously764 Месяц назад

Are you sure you live in the Valley? The only drug stash house I see it’s yours 🤷 😂

@CarlosSG13 5 месяцев назад

Great video, gracias :)

@LivinginMcAllenTX 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much! Do you live here?

@CarlosSG13 4 месяца назад

@@LivinginMcAllenTX No, I'm from Mexico. But recently I traveled to McAllen. I was simply fascinated by the area. As I am a person who has lived in Mexico all my life, I notice a very big difference after having spent a week in McAllen. It's a completely different world. In McAllen, I was able to see for the first time how taxes really work to improve the city and take care of its citizens. The security, the buildings, the shops, the streets, the prices, etc. I saw several videos similar to yours, and something I could notice is that many people in the United States have a not so positive perspective of all of Texas or cities like McAllen. Of course, objectively I understand it, because most of them are accustomed to an even much better lifestyle. But for me as a Mexican, who had never seen that level of quality of life in a city, it is almost paradise. I saw many comments on videos about McAllen or Texas, and in them what people from the United States talked about most was the “horrible” climate or heat in this area, but again, as a Mexican, I felt the climate in this area was incredible, even cold I would say. Or for example, they say that the area is very small, that there are not many things, that it is very boring, that it is very far from the rest of the United States, etc. And just as clearly, being close to the border and having a big Hispanic community, also due to prejudices or in a certain part some reality, decreases the value or opinion of the area. But for me, I say it again, it was wonderful.

@user-sx3nv4og2w 5 месяцев назад

McAllen is safe city in texas

@LivinginMcAllenTX 5 месяцев назад

I agree! I have always felt safe.

@mrcheetospuff4207 6 месяцев назад

People from cail are stuck up and talk crap about the valley we don’t want you here!!!

@andaleehyatt4632 6 месяцев назад

lol we aren't all like that you know

@chavezsergio4496 6 месяцев назад

Keep those people away as long as possible. It’s meant as a joke but they end up voting for shit that ruins the local area. They harp this are social positive issues or benefit for all. The ideas are mostly positive but they never delivery positive results.

@garybono 2 месяца назад

At first I thought you ment the city in Colombia but then I realized that wasn't what you meant, LoL. Well I must say most everyone I have meet here, with the exception of a few obnoxious evangélicas, has been very nice. I even once meet this guy who thought that some people were really lizards! Although this guy may have been a little nuts he still was very friendly and nice. Before I moved here somebody who has lived here for a few decades told me there was prejudice against Puerto Ricans here and after I moved here a different person told me that same thing but I myself have never noticed anything remotely like that, at least outwardly, so maybe they were talking about years ago or something.

@eddyalonso7661 23 дня назад

The PNW is so much better. Granted, they are correct about prices, but there really isn't anything to do in the RGV.

@LivinginMcAllenTX 13 дней назад

I used to think that but I have been pleasantly surprised as of late. There are two major concert and event arenas, the Payne, and the Bert Ogden. There are the Vipers , if you like B-ball. Two month ago, we went to UTRGV and heard their symphony orchestra perform The Planets, by Holst, and it was amazing. We enjoyed it so much.

@eddyalonso7661 13 дней назад

Still prefer the PNW, though soon I should be in Fort Worth, which I really like.

@dchaparro23 3 месяца назад

lol I’m from Chicago and McAllen is a second family home with family down there already Jesus … McAllen is great construction is steady . Chicago construction never ends … restaurants there is tons of you can’t figure your eating at home .

@garybono 2 месяца назад

Yea, if anything there are TOO many resturants

@LivinginMcAllenTX 2 месяца назад

Can there be too many restaurants? I think not!

@SK-lf1cr 2 месяца назад

Too many restaurants and car washes 😂😂

@77angiebaby 5 месяцев назад

This winter was really bad

@LivinginMcAllenTX 5 месяцев назад

Yes it was, but it was really, really short. Today, a balmy 73 degrees.

@garybono 2 месяца назад

Not to me - a few years ago was MUCH worse.

@Tasha_75 Месяц назад

Feb 2021 was brutal.

@garybono Месяц назад

Yup, I think it was one of the worst, if not THE worst in history.@@Tasha_75

@ChicagoBeaver 4 месяца назад

This does not show the real McAllen. Like el Downtown, 23rd Street, Nolana, N 17th area, los Barrios.

@LivinginMcAllenTX 4 месяца назад

I'll have to add that to future videos!

@garybono 2 месяца назад

N. 17 the ;real' McAllen? Yea, like 50 years ago maybe.

@user-xt3gh6du9r 24 дня назад

Never ever

@cpuram8883 Месяц назад

Don't move please Your overpaying for houses and are f ing the locals. Go back if you don't like it. Please

@gilbert512 Месяц назад

Yea it’s horrible over here. Californians please don’t move here it’s just it’s not a good place to live. Plus we are full. I hear Austin is good :).

@LivinginMcAllenTX Месяц назад

Now there......let those Californians come.....they've suffered enough

@anutkaschannel2478 Месяц назад

Majority Californians don’t want to come because closest Whole Foods is 6.5hr drive as well as any other dissident store or any kinda amenities. That’s why I’m not sure if I would move to place like that. The only good thing are property prices that easy by with cash.

@bellat4484 7 месяцев назад

What about jobs?

@rhondaarias606 6 месяцев назад

There are all kinds of industry here. What do you do?

@bellat4484 6 месяцев назад

@@rhondaarias606 financial analyst

@nomadnametab 13 дней назад

where exactly are these city and rural views from? these are not in this part of the world. its flat as a pancake/tortilla and definitely not german or north east american architecture , geography and vegitation.

@nomadnametab 13 дней назад

the real estate industry conned midwesternerners into moving to this "valley" starting back in the early 20th century. they thought it was lush farmland. rolling hills and reality sort of hit them in the face . its a great place, but its not iowa or new york city either one. a more realistic video would be better. and more honest. its nice in winter when its -20 and 6ft of snow up north. but summers are like south florida. hot , humid and buggy.