The Top 5 Mistakes People Make When Moving to Greenville, SC

[@Trapper4265]

I visited Greenville back in 2020, and I knew I wanted to live here. I just sold my house north of Chicago, and I arrived in Greenville last night. I decided to rent a room for three months to give myself time to look for a job and to scope out the right area for me.

[@jameskosek985]

good luck.....may move there after West burbs in Chicago

[@apme12]

Just moved here from same area as you!! We felt the same, if you’re not rich don’t do it!! Houses way too expensive so is rent, they pay crap, too many applying to those crap paying jobs. We wish we didn’t, you will go from loving it to being depressed. Take my advice or find out the hard way!! Good luck!!

[@apme12]

Have you found a job yet? It’s hard as hell.

[@josephpe90]

You better not vote blue

[@Trapper4265]

@josephpe90 Yes, I discovered the deep south was not ideal. I moved to the New England area.

[@yoshit9819]

My wife is from Greenville. All her family is there. We live in Miami. Hopefully we will be relocating up there. I love Greenville

[@Locarella]

I live in CT & visited Greenville in December. I fell in ❤with it! I have to say that I was able to walk around in a heavy hoodie while there but had to put my heavy winter coat on when I came back 🥶. Greenville is a very beautiful city. I hope to move there in the next yr or 2.

[@krystalgoethe8007]

I live in CT too and I'm thinking about visiting Greenville soon. Is it very city-like or more country?

[@Locarella]

@@krystalgoethe8007 oh it’s definitely not country! Watch lots of KZbin videos & you’ll see how beautiful it is. They take pride in their city & it shows! I recommend taking a trip to see for yourself!

[@Locarella]

@@krystalgoethe8007 oh and the people there are very friendly! Lots of ppl that are from different states but Greenville is big on southern hospitality so don’t be surprised when people actually look you in the face & say hello with a smile 😊

[@apme12]

I wouldn’t if I were you!! We felt the same, if you’re not rich don’t do it!! Houses way too expensive so is rent, they pay crap, too many applying to those crap paying jobs. We wish we didn’t, you will go from loving it to being depressed. Take my advice or find out the hard way!! Good luck!!

[@losmit2194]

Fell in love... Yeah you have been bamboozled

[@virginiahopkins5735]

Moved here three years ago, Hate interstates, set my GBS to avoid interstates, get anywhere I need without any problem.

[@greg_9_red]

Thank you for digging a little deeper to those nuances (traffic congestion in certain areas versus others) that aren't normally mentioned, but will make a difference. Good job.

[@jennyreid8542]

I moved to Aiken from So GA and was surprised by how cold it was this past winter.

[@janicemedina4276]

Very accurate video. Like any anywhere, you have your great spots and not so great spots.

[@texasladibug]

Living in Greenville is wonderful. The interstates are very easy to get to. The traffic can be a little rough at times. The taxes are not that bad especially if you have moved here from a much larger city .

[@Drkbadger7719]

We moved here from Idaho. Well we lived in Summerville for last year then came here

[@nicky4114]

How do u like it ? I live in Cincinnati but I gotta get to somewhere warmer and prettier.

[@b.r.wright911]

People will not know Greenville, until they experience it first hand. From Woodruff Rd being level 9 of Dante's Inferno, to Wade Hampton being level 7. Then there's Academy, I85, etc. Traffic has dramatically increased, please tell them how expensive Greenville is, how it's undergoing gentrification and growing like NY. Yes, there is crime here to. Thankfully, the salaries are rising. They tax cars. Please talk about that too. Thanks.

[@livinginsouthcarolina]

I say it all the time. Anyone who complains about Greenvilles traffic has never driven through a major city.

[@b.r.wright911]

@@livinginsouthcarolina we came to visit, rented, and knew Gville was not for us. It's a place to work in, as the salaries are higher than surrounding areas. What's cool is that it's not too far to get to from anywhere. I love SC, we are transplants. Military friendly, conservative state and great gun laws!

[@Ontah68]

@@livinginsouthcarolina I'm looking to move to S.C. in a year or two. I laugh every time someone says the traffic is crazy there. The WHOLE state of S.C. has only 5 million folks living there. Los Angeles county, which is a VERY SMALL California County, has 10 million inside the city limits. Until the South starts to get near that kind of population density I'll take crazy S.C. traffic any day over regular So. California traffic. I live in Kern County, home of the Mojave Desert -hottest place on the planet. Summers are regularly 100-110 from July til September in Bakersfield, it gets hotter in the city of Mojave. Looking forward to 90*. I know you have humidity, but 90 and humid is better than 110 with 19% humidity.

[@losmit2194]

Please!!!! Talk about it

[@losmit2194]

​@@Ontah68Yeah but try in a very congested small area

[@Maria-fz1mu]

I want to relocate there but i have never been there however it sounds really good. What website can go into to see the areas in Greenville SC

[@haveyouheard9305]

First thing you have to do when you arrive is choose between orange and garnet

[@joelsandler1119]

Is that for Clemson and Furman Universities?

[@MamaT160]

@@joelsandler1119 😂 No, no, no! Clem's Son is ORANGE. THE University of South Carolina is garnet and black. Furman is purple. Go Gamecocks! Although Clem and his son's are swarming in the Upstate. We moved to Cincinnati nearly a decade ago (my husban'd's hometown) for family reasons, and it's been a love/hate relationship here for me. Anyway, we are finally talking retirement and South Carolina (my home state) is #1, and Greenville is also our 1st choice. We lived there for 22 years and loved it. Like anywhere else, you'll find crime and homelessness and people who aren't your preferred choice as friends/neighbors. We lived north of I-85, east of 385. Lots of family neighborhoods. Hope living there as retired folks will be as great as living there as newlyweds and later as new parents.

[@chestnutmair1]

What area do you recommend for horse people? We are looking for a farmette for our horses and chickens.

[@mattsmith9136]

Aiken sc.

[@b.r.wright911]

Go to the east as well. Lots of land, less expensive. My best friend lives in Hartsdale with her horses. It's a big state.

[@MamaT160]

@@mattsmith9136 Exactly!

[@barbarahollands6415]

Very useful information.

[@halogamergirl2]

Hi I am looking relcoate there from Las Vegas. I have been looking at a couple apartments. My is in foreclosure here so I don't have time or money to come visit. Not sure if you help with apartments.

[@alanawilliams7819]

How do you rent In Greenville if I have a record

[@davidanderson2684]

Excellent presentation

[@livinginsouthcarolina]

Thank you David

[@derekoglesby]

He made it look so bad I live here and it is great

[@themorbidhousewife3749]

What small town do you all recommend for somebody with lots of tattoos? I don't want to feel like I don't fit in. I have conservative values but im not religious and my style comes off a bit witchy, even though im not a witch nor claim to be. Are people judgemental in the South based off appearance? When I stayed in Canton, NC everyone was nice but the fuel stops in SC on my way to Jacksonville, I got some not so friendly interactions and cant figure it out. Im not a shitty driver, im always friendly and say please and thank you (momma raised me to be kind), I enjoy meeting new people and want to start a new chapter in an area where people are welcoming. I live in NM and people are rude as all hell here.

[@vstoppiello]

Number 1 mistake is Moving to Greenville

[@marshaclifton1535]

It's potential for hard-core flooding. The high tax rate for those who own rv's

[@chris_favreau]

I need to know about 3 things... Mosquitos, roaches and Alligators. Are they really that bad?

[@livinginsouthcarolina]

1) Mosquitos are mainly around still bodies of water (think ponds). Mostly not an issue around Greenville 2) Roaches are here. But, a clean house with pest treatment will keep it from being a problem 3) No gators in these parts

[@mcraulv2024]

Would love a video on the diversity in Greenville (or lack thereof). One of my main concerns coming from the Northeast

[@Tom-yl7xw]

It's very diverse I was born here and you will meet people from all over the place

[@motometalracer]

Don't come here then Raul... if diversity is what you first need, I hope I never see you here...

[@jdp5704]

it won't be 80% intolerant race-obsessed communists like you're used to in New England. Most people would find it to actually be more diverse, in that sense.

[@joeking9061]

This is the south. Black population is really high. In some small towns they are the majority. This state is more diverse than most northeast and midwest states. When people bring up diversity, it just makes me laugh. Hello this is the south. Its been diverse for a long time. This is not a mountain state!

[@hmyhan]

Coming from California and Oregon I found the traffic noise to me ridiculous in Greenville. Warning, people here like to put glass packed mufflers which vibrated through your own home on a constant basis. As well as playing music with the most bass you've ever heard which due to the low frequency penetrates through all walls in your home. Super annoying. Worst drivers here as well so if you come from Any big cities you'll find the car insurance even greater here since it's not law to have car insurance so the rest of us make up for it. And if you watch the local news you'll hear about hit and runs and car deaths several times a day.😢 And fyi the humidity goes from.Late May through First week of Oct. Which sucks big time.

[@Tom-yl7xw]

You have to have insurance I don't know who told you that but if you get pulled over and don't have it you will get fined plus I love my loud camero and the summer humidity, but the drivers here do suck big time.

[@maryfriedman7507]

I think this is wrong on all accounts. I’ve lived here since February and love it here!

[@Tom-yl7xw]

@@maryfriedman7507 we have had a very mild may this year it's usually much warmer

[@maryfriedman7507]

@@Tom-yl7xw oh ok that’s what I have heard, but I came from Vegas and it’s already 97 there. I know it’s going to get humid I’m from the east coast originally i’ll take it over 115° all summer!

[@motometalracer]

Maybe this crybaby is doing the reverse psychology so people stop flocking here... 😅

[@uawsux]

the mistake is moving to Greenville...

[@jonathanmayes1603]

😅😅

[@meec3030]

don't move here to sc at all!

[@Bigbriansc]

Biggest mistake for living here from birth is never having sense enough to move out.

[@livinginsouthcarolina]

There is still time, Brian