I Left Cary and Moved to Holly Springs!!
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 20. 07. 2022
- After 10 years living in Cary, we decided to make the move to Holly Springs. IN today's video I share with you all the reasons we feel like Holly Springs is a better fit for our family and why it might be better for yours as well...or not!
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Your perceptions about the area are very informative. You give us a balanced view of what's going on in each town which helps us decide which option is best. Cary for all it's amenities is crowded. If you have to search for a parking spot (or just squeeze in somewhere) that means it's time to move further out. More people = less services or more taxes.
Taxes are actually a little higher in holly springs.
Also, crowded is very different for everyone. People coming from California probably think Iâm funny. đ
I have been living in Holly Springs since 2000. I have seen a lot of changes but I still think Holly Springs is a little town with a great quality of life . Thank you for your video
Congrats on your move. Love the siding on your new home! I have also been eying Holly Springs but still haven't found a house I am interested in for my price point. We hope it will happen soon but not holding our breath any more! Also not living in the area it is harder to check out..........though our realtor is one of yours so we are in good hands!
Good call (IMO). We lived in Preston Village (Cary) ~ 20 years ago and very sadly had to move away for work -- we're still not over that! We began exploring a return to Cary over the past two years but stopped for two reasons: first, the real estate market was hyper-competitive and second, as a new retiree, we just don't need the "hassle factor" of the crowds/traffic etc; the huge draw of all of the great employers has no value for us. The third reason is that it reminds me of growing up in the 60's on Long Island, NY -- constant growth in opportunities and traffic and hassles to the point we were living a Yogi Berra line, "Nobody goes there anymore -- it's too crowded!"đ
Glad you moved to Holly Springs. We lived there from 1999-2015 and sadly had to relocate. I miss it dearly and would move back in a second if possible. Plus it's not as far as some people may think to get to the surrounding towns. Enjoy what many of us feel is one of the best places to live anywhere!!
We love our town of HS. The quality of life here is unmatched! Welcome!
Thanks for sharing your story :) and congratulations on your new sweet home !
Aw, thank you Neha!! We love our house!!
Congrats on the new home! Have you heard anything about the Chatham Park construction in Pittsboro? It seems intriguing but not sure if it would be a better alternative to Cary.
I lived in Morrisville for about seven years, but ended up buying a house in Holly Springs. I have personally loved the town, and while I really enjoyed being close to everything in Morrisville/Cary, being that close to RTP was a pain. I mostly work from home now so driving 30 minutes to get to work is usually fine, and if we ever want to eat somewhere in Cary or do any shopping then Crossroads is really easy to get to. I have nothing bad to say about Morrisville or Cary, but Holly Springs has definitely made it feel a little less chaotic.
That's been exactly my experience! I love it here!
Great review! Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
We are closing on a house in Holly Springs soon! I appreciate all your insights in your channel! By the way, we went to check out Blowing Rock and Boone. It is beautiful!
So glad youâre enjoying it!! Congrats!
My old hometown of Manhasset,NY quadrupled in size always heartbreaking. HS sounds great over CaryâŠcongratulations to you!âŠI love your necklace!
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I think you made a good decision! HS will eventually turn into Cary for sure. Surprised you didnt mention Apex! Also the RE market is starting to turn even in Cary where we live. Thx!
The market is so interesting right now!! I really feel like we are in unprecedented times. Low consumer confidence but also employee shortages. Just weird.
Canât thank you enough for this video! Iâm considering moving to Cary next year but I definitely canât afford to buy a home so I would just rent. I didnât realize Cary was so crowded and hectic, that might be too stressful for me. Iâm definitely going to check out your other videos and research Holly Springs!
Iâm so glad it was helpful!! Feel free to reach out with an email if you want to schedule a time to chat! Ellen.pitts@hunterrowe.com
Doesn't matter where you go in the greater Raleigh area, the traffic is heavy just about everywhere in Wake county.
We moved from CT to Holly Springs (Woodcreek) back In 2016 and we love it. Our realtor tried to talk us out of it but we made the right decision for sure.
Wow! Iâm glad you didnât listen. You made a very good purchase!!
We really wanted to move to Holly Springs (from our rental in Cary) but found there to not be much inventory in our price range so we ended up in Fuquay (but only about 7 mins from downtown HS) so I feel like we are really getting the best of both worlds! That being said we both arenât excited about the increase in drive time but we are very excited to own a home with a little land!
Fuquay is really nice as well!! I agree that having access to both towns really is ideal. Congrats on your new home!
@Ellen Pitts, We are exploring the area to move and are not able to find information about what my 5yr old kid can do for his after school classes like swimming, painting, gymnastics, etc. Currently we rent near to Cary and we could find many places in Cary for this. Please provide your experience and opinion, now that you lived in both places. Thank you.
Good morning!! I would be glad to put some information together for you. Iâll have some time tomorrow to compile some things. Do you want to send me an email so I have someplace to send it? cellenpitts@gmail.com
@Ellen Pitts, thanks for the video. And congratulations for your new Home!
What is your take on the proximity of Holly Springs/parts of Apex and FV to the Harris Nuclear Plant? They all fall within the 10 mile radius.
Yeah I think thatâs really just a matter of peoples individual comfort level. Also my house is 11 miles⊠đ
@@EllenPitts Thank you.
@@EllenPitts I'm probably more concerned about the landfill, what's your take on that btw?
I'm going to Holly Springs too (soon), but from Downtown Apex. I will miss the walkability I currently have. I have lived in major cities and I too hate to park in downtown Cary. I will be very sad if Holly Springs doesn't get the Wegmans though. :(
I really love the Lowes Foods on Bass Lake Rd!! Itâs such a nice store!
Cary to me is and has always felt like a large suburb of any major city. Holly Springs is fast approaching 100k.
Yeah it really is growing!! Iâm gonna have to move someplace smaller soon!!
Happy to hear youâre in Holly Springs. Maybe Iâll run into you someday and find out where you get your hair done.đ
Oh yeah, since you mentioned building heights, it might interest you to know Fujifilm Diosynth was allowed to increase from 75 ft to 82 ft. I was disappointed but I guess it could have been worse.
I have been going. to J & F Gimelli in Lochmere Pavilion in Cary, but I actually just made an appointment at the Aveda place in Holly Springs...Cypress Salon! Keepin it local!! LOL!
And that's interesting about the building heights. Not surprising at all.
@@EllenPitts thank you!
The area that you left, with its central location and large lots, seems well positioned for teardowns going into the future. That said, I've always wondered whether that area had Cary or Raleigh addresses.
Believe it or not some of the homes in our neighborhood were Cary and some were Raleigh. Some were zoned to Cary High and some to athens drive. Itâs a weird little section! But yeah, I have thought for years that we will have tear downs eventually. The town of Cary has plans for a sidewalk to connect from Trinity on the north side of chapel hill road to Fenton. And once itâs connected it will only be a mile walk. Probably 10 years down the lineâŠ
Keep om going east past Fuquay-Varina into JoCo. Close enough to the foodie places yet a lot less traffic on those country roads. The real estate taxes are lower too. Schools are sufficient given the population. I love it here!
Yup! I love that part of the county! Very pretty and still laid back
which community did choose? sunset?
You can have it.
As a native of the area that was annexed to Holly Springs, the changes are bittersweet. It no longer feels like a small town. One reason is there are no more backroads, which makes the traffic horrendous. Heavy traffic is not a characteristic of small towns. I live in Holly Springs town limits now and I have to add time to commute to accommodate being able to get out of my neighborhood. Also, it feels like communities are now just neighborhoods. The changes are bittersweet because I do enjoy the convenience and variety of stores and restaurants. I am now feeling what my elders felt about changes when I was little. Itâs still a great place to live though.
I know exactly how you feel! I think itâs just the way life goes and has always gone. â€ïž
@@EllenPitts agreed
I feel you. It doesnât feel like the holly springs I grew up in. I like the new additions but feel really nostalgic in how it was before
Was Apex in the running for you, if so what were yâallâs deciding points for and ultimately against? How does Apex compare to either of Cary and Holly given the same parameters you listed in this video?
I think Apex is a lot like Cary, except it is not as connected. In pretty much any Cary location, you can walk to something....a park, a restaurant, coffee shop. There are sidewalks everywhere and greenways walkable from just about every neighborhood. A lot of Apex's recent development has not been connected yet. Honestly, Holly Springs is that way as well. Many of the neighborhoods west of 55 in both Apex and Holly Springs are not yet connected by sidewalks to the town. We bought on the east side of Holly Springs and we can walk to everything... lots of shops, restaurants, the farmers market. There is a big greenway connecting us to parks. It's awesome.
Apex was certainly a possibility for us. Probably the biggest part of our decision was the house. Realtors are the WORST buyers!! LOL! I just really wanted a house with a floor plan that I hadn't seen before. So many of the homes in this area have virtually the same floor plan. And when you look at a lot of them....LOL! When I really think about it, the decision was probably less about the area and more about the individual house. It's a custom home that has a European cottage feel. The floor plan is really unique and it's in a neighborhood with beautiful tree lined streets, in a great school district, walkable to everything. If I could have gotten that combination of things in my price range, anywhere in the Triangle, I would have bought it. I might have to do a TikTok about my house so people can see it.
@@EllenPitts congratulations on your new home and thank you for your response and insight.
What neighborhood are you in in HS?
Feel free to email me! Iâd rather not post that publicly :) Ellen.pitts@compass.com
Trust an experienced realtor when she made a decision for her own home - the location must be a great choice. Thank you for sharing!
1) Holly Springs is a much better-planned town than Cary.
2) Holly Springs actually boasts a quicker commute to RTP than many parts of Cary (like the south side).
3) My daughter went to Athens Drive by choice (during the few years when there were options). During her tenure there, a vice principle was pushed through the library window, shattering it. There were multiple reports of gunshots. Worst that ever happened at Middle Creek (where my son went at the same time) were a few less-than-minute cafeteria cat fights.
That being said, Athens was a phenomenal high school, with wonderful performing arts departments, a highly diverse student body, and fine academics. My daughter quickly made friends that she has kept to this day. But I did get auto-calls from the school system about lockdowns and violence, and once my daughter called me from under a table telling me that she was fine, if I had 'heard the news'. And that was ~7 years ago. Incidentally, I went to Athens the year after it opened :)
Yeah I had two other kids that went to athens. Itâs a mixed bag for sure! I think Cary is really well planned with the exception of crossroads đ That place is a mess. But not so bad these days since internet shopping got more popular.
Yeah I guess hopping on the toll road is pretty quick these days. I hadnât thought of that but youâre right!
Just wish I could turn left on 55
Oh my goodness!!! That almost made it into the video but it was already getting too long. Thatâs honestly my biggest irritation⊠for the love can I just go STRAIGHT on holly springs road across 55??? Nope, go around and make a u turn.. gah!!!
Oh my gosh. 100% agree. The u turn thing drives us nuts!
Itâs so crazy!!!
The u turns are such a dumb scam.
Holly Springs is trying to model Cary.
Everyone is trying to be Cary. Holly springs is just doing it better than anyone else!
This is the most biggest mistake of your life. I'm just joking. Cary is getting too expensive. If you want a Small Town feel you must leave Wake County.
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