Everyone is LEAVING Fort Wayne, Indiana For These 10 Reasons

[@mikecherubini7690]

I visited Fort Wayne last summer. I live in Tampa. The traffic there is nothing lol.

[@LivingInFortWayne]

@@mikecherubini7690 it used to be less and people complain about it. It’s kinda funny when you see actual traffic compared to everywhere else lol

[@bethweber9398]

I moved back to Indiana from Brandon, FL in '93. I was watching a video of a plane tire blow out @ Tampa International & couldn't stop watching all the vehicle traffic instead! 😮

[@LivingInFortWayne]

@@bethweber9398 insane amount of traffic. Standstill for hours I bet

[@kellerwilliamsrealtygroup1099]

I agree compared to other places. But when you have lived here your whole life it does feel like it’s getting worse.

[@scottsaylordoesmortgages]

love these agents...super honest, very trust worthy, always willing to go above and beyond!

[@LivingInFortWayne]

@@scottsaylordoesmortgages Thanks! But don’t be modest, you’ve helped so many of our clients with home loans and they are so grateful. Idk where we would be without you!

[@barnandhome]

As a builder and real estate investor living here for 14 years. Every week people contact me about building a barndominium, and every conversation begins with, “if you don’t own land, do not buy it in Allen County, move to a different county if you can”. The dirty secret is every building contractor charges customers more money to do the job in this county due to planning and zoning and the building department.

[@LivingInFortWayne]

@@barnandhome It’s funny you mentioned that. One of our clients, who moved here from Georgia, mentioned that the expenses that builders incurs from the development of land (all the things) are eventually paid by the end buyer. Like more so than normal. It’s hard to explain through text but essentially the cost of the land isn’t really that much it’s the development of it. Apparently it’s not exactly as the same in other states. So that part must be true

[@ManOfTheCastle9]

This really feels like you found a generic list of why people move and tried to apply it to Fort Wayne. Most of these were a stretch... Also, the quality of these videos could go up if you used local photos.

[@LivingInFortWayne]

@@ManOfTheCastle9 I appreciate the honest feedback. What I’m hearing is you did not find this video valuable and we certainly want to improve. As far as photos, I actually have great video (B-roll) of many parts of Fort Wayne. We’ll be sure to include more of those in upcoming videos. Thanks for watching

[@kellerwilliamsrealtygroup1099]

As a realtor, I can attest that I have heard these from people. Now while I personally believe Fort Wayne is still one of the best options in the country.

[@terence4427]

We are considering the Leo-Cedarville area but as people of color we do have our concerns. Currently, we are just west of Chicago and want a slower pace. Our plan is to retire within the next two to three years and we will continue to consider the FW area. Though the cost of living has gone up it is still significantly lower than the Chicago area, so we shall see what happens.

[@emperorgrits5441]

I’m a person of color and I moved to the suburbs of FW two years ago from Detroit. I haven’t felt like I didn’t belong. Everyone has been nice and I’ve never gotten the feeling that they look at me differently

[@terence4427]

@@emperorgrits5441 . Thank you, I currently live in an affluent part of the Chicago area where there isn't a tremendous amount of diversity, but people here are very kind and welcoming. I do not know a lot about the FW area, so I think it's important that we know what we're getting ourselves in to before we decide to relocate.

[@LivingInFortWayne]

@@terence4427 We get this question a lot, Knowe and Franki moved here one of their biggest concerns was how things would be for their daughter who moved from New Orleans. Which is a very different kind of city. The transition was surprisingly smooth. We’d love to share our experience with you. Feel free to email mail, text, or call. Or schedule a zoom meeting above and we can discuss further. Have a great weekend and thanks for watching!

[@terence4427]

@@LivingInFortWayne . Thank you, I will do that. By the way, I have noted it appears lots of new homes in the FW area are being built without basements. Is this a trend? I'd rather not have a basement, but in the Midwest it seems essential.

[@LivingInFortWayne]

@@terence4427 Builders have cut down on building new homes with basement because it drives up construction costs. There are still some, when they are available, they go very quickly. For example Marcella is a subdivision on the north side of town, their homes with basements are $380k+ The other option is to get with a …what I call tier 2 builder. And work with that builder to build what you want.

[@bencotton544]

Fort Wayne needs another Costco

[@LivingInFortWayne]

@@bencotton544 Absolutely, the parking lot is always packed, no matter what time you go

[@user-do4cw9qf9j]

The cost of living went up everywhere.. no sh*t

[@LivingInFortWayne]

@@user-do4cw9qf9j luckily things are still affordable here

[@frankjones5283]

Today`s video doesn`t upset me. Actually it made me take you out of the used car salesman category. I thought you were being too positive about the Fort just like someone trying to sale something. I appreciate your wife Stacia who declared that you left Fort Wayne for Leo ..lol.

[@LivingInFortWayne]

@@frankjones5283 What I’m hearing is that I wouldn’t be good at selling used cars lol

[@sewsinthedark]

I love KZbin because of the variety. But this is one of those videos that is not only incorrect but a video that was made for the sake of making a video. Proven by #10 🙄 The cost of living has gone up everywhere and it's still cheaper to live here. I have no idea what you are talking about in terms of traffic. You've apparently never been to Columbus Ohio. It's pretty much the same here as it has always been. In the summer it can be a little worse because of construction and it can be for downtown because of all the events and festivals as well as the farmers market. Which leads me to my next point, there's plenty to do here. And integrating shouldn't be a problem. FTW is the second largest city in the state so if you moved here for a quiet simple life and didn't get that that's on you. You can move a lil further out or to a smaller town just outside the city. No one moves to a city for a quiet life. All public schools suck but we all know it's up to the student and parent. I know plenty of people who have gone on to college after graduation. Not to mention all of the training available for trades. The crime. Yeah where isn't there crime. Oh wait MOST of FTW. Seriously it's all in one part of town. If you don't go to that part of town you won't encounter crime. It's the ghetto. If you have the money to relocate your not going to relocate to the poorest part of a city with drugs and run down houses. These two are in their office downtown. I live 10 minutes north of this office and two more lights north of me there aren't even cops because nothing happens out here. Jobs, I'm told by the 20 something's that there are a lot of tech jobs here. We have 2 Amazon facilities that have provided a ton of jobs. There's also a huge data center project in the works. This used to be an industrial city and then pretty much all of them closed and since then we've been making the switch to tech and pulling in larger companies to our area. This video is dumb. I've never met a person who moved here and regretted it or regretted it so much they left.

[@LivingInFortWayne]

@@sewsinthedark I promise you, I 💯agree. We’ve actually said exactly what you’re saying in other videos. However, some people view it differently. I promise, we are editing a video right now where we asked 6 people what they don’t like about Fort Wayne. Half of them said traffic. I couldn’t believe it either. We’ll post that video on September 1st

[@BrockB42oo]

And not forget the crappy roads that ruin our cars and all the people that drive like fools 😂😂😅

[@RiddledEnigma93]

Lived in the area all my life an HATE it, tried moving out of the state but didn't work out. My biggest complaint, the stupid ass bike lanes on the roads, if a bike scratches ya car who pays for it the city as they put the bike lanes on the roadway? If I could get the hell out of here I would!~ Hypocrite henry ruined it during his rule!~

[@LivingInFortWayne]

I'm truly sorry to hear that. May the former mayor Rest in Peace

[@RiddledEnigma93]

If anything I hope he rest in hell, tbh he was the WORST Mayor FT Wayne ever had in my time as a citizen of this area!~

[@sewsinthedark]

Why do you hate it? I mean if your biggest complaint is bike lanes then that sounds like a you problem not a FTW problem.

[@RiddledEnigma93]

OK those stupid ass bike lanes took away roadway lanes for vehicles, for something that should be riding on the sidewalk not the streets!~

[@mach179]

I was born in Ft Wayne in 1955 and left in 1966. OMG, it was the most boring place I ever lived in.

[@LivingInFortWayne]

@@mach179 So you left when you were 11?

[@mach179]

@@LivingInFortWayne Yes, I was 11. The only thing I ever did was go to Big Long Lake a couple of times fishing. I moved to Southern California and then visited Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, Sea World, beaches, mountains, etc. as a young lad. Later in life I went to all the world class museum. I have a male cousin in Ft Wayne my same age. His claim to fame is he drinks beer and drives a truck. I ended up as an aerospace engineer. I'm glad I escaped.

[@LivingInFortWayne]

@@mach179 That’s awesome, truly. Fort Wayne has changed a lot. Great investment opportunities for multi family homes (duplexes and 4plexes for next to nothing) real estate investing

[@kellerwilliamsrealtygroup1099]

You should come back! It’s amazing now!!

[@sewsinthedark]

So you're commenting on a city that you haven't lived in in 50+ years.