Why I Left NJ and Moved to Georgia | Any Regrets? | Relocating 

I have been born & raised here in NJ my whole life. At 65 years old, I think I want finally want to move for warmer weather. Family & jobs is what keep most people in NJ. I lived in Irvington to just past college. Irvington was a great town blue collar town at one time. Sorry to say, the cities you lived in are not safe cities anymore & they haven't been safe in a very long time. The riots in Newark in 1968 changed everything. I have lived in Hunterdon County/west NJ for 23 years. Except for taxes & cold winters, I love it here. I have no sidewalks, nature is all around me/I have 3 acres, and we have amazing restaurants & plenty of chain restaurants, too. Your experience in NJ is typical for those who live anywhere along the NY skyline area/eastern part of NJ - crowded cities, tolls, traffic. I don't have those things where I live. NJ gets misjudged many times because many haven't experienced all their is to offer.

hello, well ms lady i work in south amboy at the MHS as a safety officer. and moving to peachtree city on march 21,2024. this video was so informative.

I moved south from South NJ in 2012...Charlotte to be exact...When I first thought of moving south I looked into Georgia and I really wasn't feeling the vibe down there...I remembered visting Charlotte in 2008 for a conference and I absolutely loved it there...Fast forward to 2020 I've sinced relocated back to NJ and I regret it. I want to move back to Charlotte however it has become more populated and has been hit with gentrification...I'm thinking I may at least get back to NC one day.

We are thinking about moving down to Georgia from NJ, too. We are in North Jersey now. Taxes kill us, we can barely afford to live. And 6 months of winter pretty much is no fun.

Great video! The HARDEST thing for me to adjust to about leaving NYC and North Jersey was finding good pizza and bagels. Oh I miss it!

I grew up in a small town and we didn't have sidewalks until I was 16 years old. I can remember my dad being so upset because they took some of our property to install the sidewalks. I love that so much. Thank you so much for this video. I am planning on moving to GA next month was extended a business offer. CA ---->GA

this is the video I needed to see. you are just lovely and this info was very helpful. tysm! 💗

Welcome, Ms. Belinda and family! I know y'all have been in GA for year now, but still, welcome!! Loved the video.

Oh my goodness you are absolutely correct!! We get a LOT of house and land here for our $$, the lifestyle is much more relaxed than other areas, Southern living definitely is more relaxing than city life in bigger cities (I moved to GA from IL and love it), hospitality is so welcoming, we seem to be valued as people more here than in other places and I agree with you on the weather….it’s beautiful! Great video! 🏡💖 I miss pizza too!!! 😂😂

Wonderful video. Love your personal take on moving to a new place. Georgia sounds tempting!

I left Brooklyn NY after I retired . I knew nothing about Georgia or Newton county!! We had looked into gated communities with great amenities. However I was introduced to subdivision communities. And I was hooked!! I am in a brand new home & community. With everything about 5 minutes away. And other shopping areas in a short driving distance. The airport is a straight run on I-20 which is 35 to 40 minutes away. There is no good Chinese food however I found an Habichi Chinese Buffet which is the closest to good food in McDonough. Other restaurant are very reasonable. It's been 1 year and we have quietness and peace of mind.

I’m from South Amboy so it was refreshing to here your opinion on moving to Georgia!

Wonderful analysis! Thank you much!!!

I left NYC in 2019 to Virginia. I miss the transportation Noise and Store's. It's a little to Quite for me but it so clean and friendly. The weather is prefect I hate snow. I still up in the air about moving again.

thank you 😊

Leaving Ct and closing next week on a house in GA!! It’s been a long road because the housing market is insane. My son is in grad school in Jersey but he’ll be done next summer. I’ve spent the last 5 yrs driving back and forth to Jersey. I’m actually going to miss it especially since his school is on the Jersey shore and I love the ocean. Good luck to anyone who just made the move or is thinking about taking a leap of faith!

Thank you for sharing 😍

I moved here in 1993 from rahway. The weather was the biggest draw for me. And yes at 60 yo I am still talking about the lack of pizza. Big pie is close to home but I miss being able to graB a coke and a slice however after almost 30 years I'm officially a georgia peach bu I'll never stopbeing a jersey girl

I’m from Atlanta and i definitely welcome you to this city ❤

Great video! New subscriber. I am looking to relocate by the end of this year to next year.

Try Marietta pizza in the Marietta square. They have some of the best Sicilian pizza and pretty good New York (Neapolitan) slice. My family owned some pizzeria in the early 1900s up north when they came here from Italy.

Hello from Keyport, NJ. I hope to be moving to GA in the next year or so.

I hear the common complaint many times from people that have moved from the tri-state (NY, NJ, CT) area and that you can't get good pizza, bagels or sub sandwiches anywhere else. It's a very common complaint. Pennsylvania doesn't have good pizza either!

Also originally from The Bronx (and my parents currently live in South Amboy - LOL no comment. Was checking the prices for the new apartment builds in NJ and they are crazy charging that much for paper thin walls, cheap counter tops, etc. Good luck on your life down South :)

After visiting my brother in Georgia over Thanksgiving, I will be putting my home on the market this year....The taxes are just killing ☠ !! I pay 3 times more in taxes in 1 year than my brother who has a larger home with more property acreage in a gated community. 🤔 Yes, I will be part of the exodus out of New Jersey.

Your home is so beautiful love it.

We moved from Maryland to Georgia 16 years ago and have not regreted it one day! The Weather and lack of crime compared to where I lived in Maryland was a big factor! We moved to Coweta County in Senoia where it looked like Mayberry RFD then. Not now because of Filming of the Walking Dead has increased Property values so much people improved it! But people are very nice and helpful to strangers. Easy going! I still love it in this area! I will most likely retire here.

We enjoyed your video. We subscribed to your RU-vid Channel. We are moving from LA to GA soon. We're also realestate investors and ready to see what atlanta has for offer us. Again ty 4 telling us your personal reasons. Unfortunately we couldn't of used you as our realestate agent we just closed last week on our house. But their will be some other income property deals that we'll be attracted to in metro Atlanta. Again ty Belinda.

Great Video!

This is a great video. I currently live in NYC. Great pizza for sure. I grew up in the Bronx, 138th street between Saint Anne's Ave, and Cypress Avenue, just steps away from Millbrook projects. I am planning to move to myrtle beach by 2024. Its time to leave NY for better living and warmer weather.

Thank you this was great. I am trying to get the nerve to leave Texas to come to Ga. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pa. and in Jersey as well. I am so proud of you. I have been living here 22 years never married no babies anymore. Yes, it is definitely time for a change. You got me on that BONUS. I never expected you to say pizza and go into the description lol. But that is what I miss about being here for 22 years. No cheese steaks, no hoagies, no Sausages off the truck. No East Coat pizza or Chicago style. Nothing so I get it. This was an amazing video. Thank you so much.

Amazing Video !

The regret!! I genuinely laughed out loud, you are so cute!! But for real, I feel your pain on this one! Considering moving down at the end of next summer, and my oh my yes the last time we visited we couldn't find a good pizza! (But I will admit...y'all def got us beat on BBQ!!)

I am looking into Georgia. Thanks for sharing.

Randolph, NJ to Metro Atlanta and then onto Athens many years ago. No regrets. Welcome South, ma'am!!!! Glad to have you!

I just moved here from San Diego have to get use to this weather

newark, Irvington, East orange???? I would move also!!!!!

I come S. Jersey and understand, but you have peach cobbler !! Mmmmmm mmmmm good. 😊😊😊

Thank god I work from home definitely moving to Atlanta

Stumbled across this video 1-22-22. Your NY style exist in Savannah, Ga. on HWY 80 heading to Tybee Island from Victory or Bay Street. The 2 hwy's meet. A friend of mine from NY told me of place. He loved his NY Style pizza. Savannah, GA is a smaller version of NYC.......... I Live in Jacksonville, Fl now but moving back to Savannah, GA.

Well, that was a great story.......oh, am from the esssx county, nj area, now in the gwinnett county area

I have been dreaming about #4 🙏🏾

I agree with the "pizza issue" here in Ga👍💯! I mentioned to NJ fam. that I haven't come across an authentic tasting pizza restaurant yet! Several ppl in Ga. mentioned Fellini's..I went there, Oh puhleease! 🤭😄. They cannot even Touch the small local pizzerias in NJ!

I’m in NYC and really ready to move today!

I am planning to move from northern Arizona to northern Georgia in the summer of 2022. The cost of Arizona housing is beyond reach for me and I am done paying high rent. I have also had difficulty making friends in Yavapai County as a single woman with no children. Moving to Georgia was suggested to me by a couple of women: my friend who lives in Virginia and an acquaintance who lives in New York. Last week I reached out to another RU-vid channel to begin my journey to Georgia. Today, I am reaching out to you for your relocation advice. Thank you!

I'm in sc all the way from jersey city nj been here 14 years and counting

Thank you my sista and you should start a migration group of some sort of folks that want to leave the cold and ugly north to the south. I'm so tired of these people, traffic, cost of living and so ready to hop on the first thing smokin and leave!!!! (DMV people drive like they are in a video game and like accidents don't happen where you can be disabled for the rest of your life or die... almost everyone tailgates and are very nasty people)

I moved to Macon from Jersey about 3 years ago, and I’m ready to go back.

I moved from NJ to Florida 3 yrs ago. I am still missing up north for their ethnic food. Pizza neither Chinese Food is great down here however I can deal with that. I am just missing the 4 seasons. It's not the same to have a Christmas with no snow. I really wouldn't like to move back to NJ. However, listening to you talking about GA got me curious. I think k I should go and visit.

I moved to Marietta Georgia in 1990 and saw so many other different parts outside of Atlanta ,I live in Houston now and am thinking about moving back to one of the suburbs of Atlanta

I grew up in Millbrook too 😊

Very nice video

Me too

I’m moving to Georgia probably in September

Good video. I am debating this move at year end.

TenMustardSeeds, LLC - Welcome to Georgia. ENJOY.

I’m a realtor in Michigan. I plan on getting my GA real estate license very soon. I’m also highly considering moving to GA in 2023, after my daughter graduates from high school. I’d love the opportunity to connect with you.

My friend is from Georgia and live on the coast. I'm from Alabama. they live in Kingsland. It's not super big but its beautiful. Theres a lot of water and grass and trees and when we drive to saint Marys the road that leads to the park where the river is is beautiful. We drive on this road called denmark (correct me if im wrong) to get to their sisters collage. Its just a long road with fields and the blue sky and bright sun. What i like about Camden (the county Kingsland and Saint Mary's is located) is that theres alot of nature and trees and i love seeing egrets which are those tall long white birds. Theres multiple kinds as well in the states!

I know exactly how you feel about pizza 🍕 missing the great pizza in PA my solution was to make it myself. It's a lot of work but worth it.

Texas got it all but I wanna move to Jersey.

Agree

Hey god bless thinking about moving from Jersey to Georgia

I lived there before and I looked it. I'm thinking about getting back to it. I don't need to the seasons don't like winter ❄️🥶... What about meeting people women and men???

Awesome video! Are tornados common out there? Are there any areas that are less prone to natural disasters?

Lived in both. As congested as north Jersey is, I personally prefer jersey a lot more. Jersey was very diverse in culture and foods, centrally located along eastern seaboard, educated population, and real people that integrated well. Could not say the same for Georgia by any means.

Hi! I'm currently thinking of moving to Atlanta or Georgia whichever after coming last month to the Georgia Aquarium for my sons birthday seeing the City at night was so pretty to me. I would be living Birmingham, I'm going to reach out to you If you don't mind with some questions and I liked and now have subscribe.. Thanks for the informational video

We are living in New jersey and planning to move to Cumming Atlanta Georgia.. only thing i have been thinking about is humidity and heat..

Rush hours are between 12am to 6pm in Georgia

My family is moving to grovetown ga

NEW YORK PIZZA IS AMAZING

Im in NJ and planning to relocate to Atlanta GA this year. Looking for great place for a young family, great school system and little of city/ suburbs in one if that makes since

Thank you for this...moving in July from Newark...

In south Jersey thinking about this!

Thanks for the video... I'm moving to Atlanta next week from New Jersey as well (Jersey City, Bayonne area).. staying with a family member until I can find my own place and hoping to find a good job... Any tips?

I moved to Conyers, Ga in 2007 I was 58 years old and I needed a charge my mortgage and Hoa is less then what I would be paying in New York. I have no regrets. I lived in Harlem and the Bronx most of my life. The only thing I miss in New YorI is my family that's when I go an visit them. I stay as long as I want them I go to my home. Georgia is a great place to live but you have to be careful where you move to like anywhere there are bad areas. What's my opinion.

Your regret had me bust out laughing very hard. watching from harlem.

Yes! I miss the Pizza, and The Italian Hot Dog and Cheese Burger. Uhmm, Uhmm, Uhmm! You have No Idea...

I love this video!! I love pizza but I love fried chicken more so I guess I’ll survive 😂

Houses in Georgia is not cheap anymore .. it would have been true 3 years ago..😋

I’m 3 yrs. Late but for being born in NYC and living in NORTH Jersey you sound like you come from Georgia. If you’re still there in a few more years we might be neighbors when I finally retire.. 😂😂😂

People keep talking about hospitality I have not experienced that at all and I have been coming here for over 10 years and live here for now.

I need help your right in the area I am trying to go! Also coming from New Jersey!

I just moved to New Jersey. I want to move back. New Jersey not the place I want to live

No Tolls from DC to GA

Thank you for the video. Am considering middle georgia warner robins ,Byron area how is west Georgia? Looking for very diverse communities.

I forgot all about the Peach Pass. It was the alternative to the Norths mandatory Toll Tax. Democrats are always trying to find a way to collect more taxes. That's one of the biggest differences between the North & South, your taxes get a lot cheaper. A lot of people hear story's about Wages being lower but what they don't realize is the higher the wages, the higher the cost of living & the lower the wages the lower the cost of living. I would bet your better off in a southern State with less taxes, lower wages & cheaper cost of living. Down here buying homes & land is the thing. I've heard in the North they encourage renting more which is a waste of your hard earned money. Yes the weather is hot & humid during the summer but we don't have harsh winters here & it rarely snows. When we do have a winter storm people usually just enjoy the time off because snow is the only weather we rarely have that shuts things down & it only last a few days. Kids down here pray for snow during the school year. Anyway glad your enjoying the South & able to see that its not what Hollywood & Media up north portray it to be. They talk bad about the South cause they are jealous. Southern Hospitality & Slower Living is better. Also on your police statement I don't think people realize there's a big difference in police that work in high crime areas vs low crime areas. There are a few places around ATL that are high crime where the police are always on edge & if people grow up in areas with high crime that's all they experience but living somewhere the crime is low makes a huge difference in police mentality. I'm really glad you noticed & pointed that out about the police. Sure there's bad cops like there's bad people but the environment is the key.

What's a good suburb to live in if you have to work at the airport and you don't want to deal with a whole lot of traffic?

Marcos pizza is so good.

I just moved to Philly from Conyers, GA which is 20 miles east of ATL on I-20. I’ve been traveling to NJ for work and the tolls are a lot. This is the first time in my life ever having to deal with tolls but luckily my company pays for them. But you are right about the pizza lol. I had never heard of the word “pie” to describe pizza until moving up here. The cost of living is higher so I can’t see myself buying a house here but I’m going to enjoy being up here while I’m young. All I’ve known is the south, so seeing a different part of the country is cool to me. NJ is very different, but I’m enjoying the experience lol.

Hi, I'm very interested in moving to Georgia some time soon. I'm doing my research now and would still like to work once I get there. What are the best places to live for someone like myself, single no children? I'm researching the job situation there in Atlanta but would like to live outside of Atlanta.

Have you tried Johnny's New York Style Pizza or go to Costco and roll a slice.

Any tips on a moving company?

I hired Belinda based on this video. I was a first-time home buyer and single mom looking to make a better life for myself and my children. This has turned into a complete nightmare for me. Belinda is unresponsive to me as this point. I got screwed so bad. I met with Belinda after leaving a comment under her video that I too was from New Jersey and was looking to move in the same area she is currently residing. I flew from NJ to Georgia to meet Belinda where I signed her as my realtor. Belinda is very personable and kind, you wouldn't have expected anything less than professional service from her. I told her a bit of my back story how much this meant to me and my family. My mother was terminally ill and my current situation in New Jersey did not allow for her to move in with me for hospice care. I was essentially bringing my mother here to Georgia to die around family and in home not in hospital around strangers. We saw numerous houses all in the 250K range, she paired with a lender she worked with on previous real estate deals. I was using a USDA loan. This one house in particular she brought to my attention, she mentioned the seller was motivated to sell. I asked her to find out why, but we still went to see the house. After viewing the house she mentions to be that the seller is the daughter of the lender, and that these are good people. I thought it odd and I responded to her by saying you know the lender is black right. Since she paired me with the lender I had to look her up because I know we weren't meeting in person through this process, all of exchanges were through email. The lender is young black woman. There is pictures of the sellers around the house. I thought it was an odd thing to lie about but up to this point Belinda had not done anything odd. I brushed it off and continued with the purchase. The house was beautiful, needed some minor work but nothing that stood out that this was a money pit to an uninformed buyer. We placed a bid on the house and it was accepted. We back to the house for a second viewing before I had to fly back to NJ. This time the sellers were present. I asked the sellers why did they want to sell. They gave a different reason than Belinda initially provided. They stated they wanted to do a new build. We toured the house for a second time and nothing seemed out of place. The house was fully furnished since the sellers were living there. Now under contract, I am having questions regarding the septic tank because its 40 years old. She assures don't worry it she put in a contingency that a septic letter has to be provided by the seller. A couple days before the closure, she reaches out to me to sign a amendment to waive the septic inspection. I refuse. She gives me the sob story about how the septic company came out charged the sellers but didn't inspect because of the rain. She tries to ease my concerns that the sellers are good people and they will pumped for me. I respond to her by saying that the sellers have to have it pumped in order for it to be inspected, so they aren't doing me any favors. I told Belinda I would not close without an inspection. I had to reject two of her amendments because she took of the verbiage that the sellers had to provide a septic clearance letter. I was a couple days out from closing I didn't want to walk away but I should have. I fly back to Georgia for the home inspection. I had a lot of questions for the home inspector because this is my first house I wanted to know things about the home like HVAC and things a renter wouldn’t have a worry about that I now would. Belinda tells me we are going to wait outside while he does the inspection. You will not follow him around, let him conclude his inspection then ask him questions. I asked if we could wait inside so I could remote work while there. The inspector does his thing and comes to find me and he walks through the house pointing out minor issues, like the closet door being off track, and teaches me how to change my filters for the hvac and how to access the attic. We get to closing day, we do the final walk through. As soon as we walk in Belinda tries a light switch and she says oh they turned the power off. There was one issue the home inspector caught which was the GFI outlets didn’t work, so we couldn’t verify it had been fixed. Belinda insisted she had been present for the repair, they were in working order. We proceeded to closure. After we close we take the documents to the electric company to have the power turned on. We met up later that day I took her and my children out to dinner to celebrate. By the time we got back to the house it was late. I would only have the next day to be in the house before flying back to NJ to finish up there. I noticed that morning the outlets the sellers were supposed to repair weren’t working. She came over with her husband to take a look at the circuit breaker. He noticed breaker 15 was tripped. She called the electrician the seller hired to do the repairs, he came out and took a look. The electrician was a friend of family on the sellers side, he begins to tell us this story about the live wire in the yard, and when I turned on light switch I sent power to that wire and it shorted out the breaker. He then says he is glad I called because this would have started a fire. He fixed the issue by cutting the power from the light switch to that wire. Close call but ok he fixed it and I’m one day into this house. I tried changing the locks on the door myself and failed epically, and I had to make it back to airport so I wouldn’t miss my flight. I called my realtor Belinda and she came over with her husband that night after I left and he put the locks back on the door after I left for the airport. At this point I was so flustered after the electrical issue. I just was grateful for the help. I closed on March 27th but wouldn’t move into the property until ended of April or early May at the earliest due to various issues on my life. I finally arrived and about a week or two here it rained for the first time. It starts pouring through the ceiling. I call out a contractor to come look at the issue, and the first thing they do is go to the roof. The guy tells me I need a new roof and I am in complete disbelief the roof is metal and was put on 4 years ago. I refuse to believe him so I call more contractors out. 6 contractors later they all state yes I need a new roof. They ask me did I not have an inspection done. Of course I had an inspection done he passed it with flying colors. They all say this roof should have never passed inspection. The way this roof is leaking, and the fact the sellers lived here up to two days before closing there is no way they didn’t know about this. None of the issues I am dealing with 2 weeks into to living here were in my sellers disclosure. The reason why I am writing this review under Belinda, because I felt she could have done a better job of representing my interest and making sure I got the best house for 250K. Looking back at all of this now the first red flag was when she lied about the seller relationship to their agent. It wasn’t until closing day I found out the seller agent was their mother not the lender’s daughter. 250K is high for Villa Rica, GA she was going to get paid regardless of what house I picked. She kept saying you worry too much. When I wanted to do more inspections, she said oh you just like to spend money I see. I tried to do everything I could to protect myself and it still came to this. Belinda will not take my calls, nor will the other agent. The lawyer I consulted says I have a case. The lender she referred me told me to report Belinda to real estate commission for investigation. I really hate to do any of this. I am single mom that works full time while in college full time, while taking care of my sick mother. I hate this. The lender spoke to Belinda and stated the reason she won’t take my calls if because I called her a name. For one I did not call Belinda out of her name. I cursed by using the f word, s*** and d****, but I didn’t resort to name calling. Since this was over text I have the proof I didn’t since she we haven’t spoken over the phone or in person. She denied lying about the sellers being the daughter of the lender. She ceased replying to my text messages after I told her I recorded her. She kept insisting so many times I thought it was odd so I started recording our conversations without her knowledge. This whole situation has left me in a bind. I will have to get the roof replaced and take everyone to court individually. Belinda expressed to me that she was pursing a Florida license for real estate due to the high price point of the homes there. Please take my story as a warning to beware. She made a nice commission of this purchase, and I’m stuck now without an advocate.

Moving to Macon ga from Florida

I'm thinking about moving in November. How's the social scene for the 40+ crowd? Were you married when you moved there? I've watched multiple videos and my 26 year old also said dating is horrible in Atlanta area. As a single Black woman from NYC I don't want to set myself up for a dismal dating scene.

Charlotte has good pizza restaurants

I'm from NYC been here in Houston for a job for over 10 years, may get a job offer in Atlanta, would a salary of 94k be good for Marietta GA, looking to buy a house also with about 75k down

What are your thoughts of Fairburn Georgia is it a good place to live?

I am leaving. VA to ga

Has anything changed between when you moved and today?