There are many great places to live in North Carolina. Gastonia is not one of them. Don't believe me? Drive around the city.. count the homeless, the obvious drug addicts. Read the crime statistics. What is actually happening is that, because Gastonia is relatively cheap (due to the many problems in Gaston County in general), it's one of the last "affordable" areas for Charlotte commuters to buy in. Realtors of course fluff EVERY locale, so take these kinds of videos with a grain of salt.
@@MbisonBalrog Thank you for watching and leaving a comment. I just finished filming some very nice areas of Gastonia i this next video may surprise some people!!
I grew up in Gastonia and left in the 70's for better work opportunities. Nothing has changed in 50 years! IF you have money and can afford to live in the better communities and send your kids to the better schools good but if not, there are better places to live.
@@EverythinglivinginCharlotteNC Thank you! I transitioned from full time RV travel to part time travel and have a house north of the Winston-Salem, Greensboro area to be near family, some here and some in Raleigh.
I haven’t lived in NC for a long time but I don’t recall Gastonia being nice. Although, there was a restaurant I think it was called the Baconator. That place was awesome.
Thank you for watching and coming to comment! Gastonia like anywhere has areas that need some rejuvenation, and his has some areas that are really nice. Its gotten a bad wrap over the years and that has over shadowed some of the awesome places but i really think its headed in the right direction. Lets see what happens in the next 5-10 years
As long as residents of a small quiet town go on the You Tube channels and paint a pretty picture of their small quiet town it will attract tens of thousands of disgruntled Californian residents to relocate to those small quiet towns; and they will drive up the prices of real estate; causing apartment rentals to rise in price and the cost of existing homes and newly built houses to be overpriced!
Thank you for watching and coming to give constructive criticism. Did you watch enough to see the cons i covered, its not all rainbows and unicorns in Gastonia.
Of course responses to videos helping people choose their next location often get comments like yours. People on the move could be for military or retirement or because of a certain part of the country shares their values. One thing I find so quirky is that people mention California in 99 of those complaints like only Californians move lol. Those checking out areas could be from anywhere. They have their own reasons and my main point here us that people watching these videos are already going to move. This realtor doesn't go to and fro throughout the nation finding lost souls who have no idea where to live and then forcing them to move to Gastonia North Carolina through some brilliant video LOL. In the process of considering a move, people look up specific areas that they are already interested in so that they can compare them. Realtors don't make people move to areas. They simply show us things that we cannot see on our own and make our decision making process easier. If videos like this did not exist, my husband and I over the last five years would have had to take airplane trips and hotel lodging to the top 10 locations we were considering. We can certainly find statistics and data online. But videos give you a sense of place. Especially when it comes to smaller towns, many have incredible statistics and you don't know why on Earth they are so inexpensive. And then all you have to do is see one video and you will find a bunch of rundown buildings downtown and you realize okay, this town is just kind of yucky so it's not for me. Videos like this save people time and money. And I for one appreciate them greatly. But seriously on your comment, I just don't think that your idea is realistic. Who on Earth is going to look up Gastonia, North Carolina unless they already had some idea that they wanted to be in that general area and then begin scoping out towns. And so, like me people are probably considering areas nearby and just needed some eyes on the ground to know whether it can stay in consideration or we can check it off the list.
@@kreese316 THANK YOU! As a Realtor and the creator of this video and many others i think this is the best response i have ever seen. I may just copy and paste it to every one else's snarky response! What area did you ultimately decide on?
NO, it's not even close. Unfortunately, I lived there once. Pineville,Indian Trail and others are better choices. Pros. Great tattoo establishments. Cons, everything elae.
@EverythinglivinginCharlotteNC 4 years ago. I found so many other towns south of Charlotte more appealing. It just wasn't for me. In GreenvillS c now ,and it's like a different planet. I just wasn't enjoying my time there. King's Mountain I enjoyed more than Gastonia. Good luck to you and your channel.
I'd never move anywhere in North Carolina due to the scorching humidity, mosquitoes, poisonous snakes, and spiders. You will feel miserable all the time. Yuvk don't listen to this realtor. All he wants is your money!
Thank you for watching and coming to comment, It is greatly appreciated. LOL You are correct we do have all of those things thank you for pointing out the obvious. Michael i don't want your money. I want to help you and anyone else make an informed decision on a place you possibly thought of living, again thank you for watching and have an awesome day!
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There are many great places to live in North Carolina. Gastonia is not one of them. Don't believe me? Drive around the city.. count the homeless, the obvious drug addicts. Read the crime statistics. What is actually happening is that, because Gastonia is relatively cheap (due to the many problems in Gaston County in general), it's one of the last "affordable" areas for Charlotte commuters to buy in. Realtors of course fluff EVERY locale, so take these kinds of videos with a grain of salt.
Thank you for watching and coming to comment!! you make some good points. Did you watch long enough to see the cons i pointed out?
@@EverythinglivinginCharlotteNC Yes I did. Was in Gastonia for several hours yesterday too, and everything I stated was on full display.
@@danielanderson8503 that’s fair 😎 do you drive Gastonia for work?
I’m sure Gastonia like most towns in America have a seedy nabe and then a good nabe. Even Yonkers NY just north of the Bronx has two sides
@@MbisonBalrog Thank you for watching and leaving a comment. I just finished filming some very nice areas of Gastonia i this next video may surprise some people!!
I grew up in Gastonia and left in the 70's for better work opportunities. Nothing has changed in 50 years! IF you have money and can afford to live in the better communities and send your kids to the better schools good but if not, there are better places to live.
Thank you for watching and coming to comment. You have a pretty cool channel yourself. What part of the world do you call home now?
@@EverythinglivinginCharlotteNC Thank you! I transitioned from full time RV travel to part time travel and have a house north of the Winston-Salem, Greensboro area to be near family, some here and some in Raleigh.
I haven’t lived in NC for a long time but I don’t recall Gastonia being nice. Although, there was a restaurant I think it was called the Baconator. That place was awesome.
Thank you for watching and coming to comment! Gastonia like anywhere has areas that need some rejuvenation, and his has some areas that are really nice. Its gotten a bad wrap over the years and that has over shadowed some of the awesome places but i really think its headed in the right direction. Lets see what happens in the next 5-10 years
Gastonia is nice if you live in a nice area. Been here since 2022 with no significant problems.
Thank you for watching and coming to comment!! Where did you move from?
Taxes are a little lower across the border in SC
Yes they are! :)
As long as residents of a small quiet town go on the You Tube channels and paint a pretty picture of their small quiet town it will attract tens of thousands of disgruntled Californian residents to relocate to those small quiet towns; and they will drive up the prices of real estate; causing apartment rentals to rise in price and the cost of existing homes and newly built houses to be overpriced!
Thank you for watching and coming to give constructive criticism. Did you watch enough to see the cons i covered, its not all rainbows and unicorns in Gastonia.
Of course responses to videos helping people choose their next location often get comments like yours.
People on the move could be for military or retirement or because of a certain part of the country shares their values.
One thing I find so quirky is that people mention California in 99 of those complaints like only Californians move lol.
Those checking out areas could be from anywhere. They have their own reasons and my main point here us that people watching these videos are already going to move.
This realtor doesn't go to and fro throughout the nation finding lost souls who have no idea where to live and then forcing them to move to Gastonia North Carolina through some brilliant video LOL.
In the process of considering a move, people look up specific areas that they are already interested in so that they can compare them.
Realtors don't make people move to areas. They simply show us things that we cannot see on our own and make our decision making process easier.
If videos like this did not exist, my husband and I over the last five years would have had to take airplane trips and hotel lodging to the top 10 locations we were considering.
We can certainly find statistics and data online. But videos give you a sense of place.
Especially when it comes to smaller towns, many have incredible statistics and you don't know why on Earth they are so inexpensive.
And then all you have to do is see one video and you will find a bunch of rundown buildings downtown and you realize okay, this town is just kind of yucky so it's not for me.
Videos like this save people time and money. And I for one appreciate them greatly.
But seriously on your comment, I just don't think that your idea is realistic.
Who on Earth is going to look up Gastonia, North Carolina unless they already had some idea that they wanted to be in that general area and then begin scoping out towns.
And so, like me people are probably considering areas nearby and just needed some eyes on the ground to know whether it can stay in consideration or we can check it off the list.
@@kreese316 THANK YOU! As a Realtor and the creator of this video and many others i think this is the best response i have ever seen.
I may just copy and paste it to every one else's snarky response!
What area did you ultimately decide on?
NO, it's not even close.
Unfortunately, I lived there once.
Pineville,Indian Trail and others are better choices.
Pros. Great tattoo establishments.
Cons, everything elae.
@@ronbrock738 I understand. are you still in the area? Indian trail is really nice. When’s the last you were in Gastonia?
@EverythinglivinginCharlotteNC 4 years ago.
I found so many other towns south of Charlotte more appealing.
It just wasn't for me.
In GreenvillS c now ,and it's like a different planet.
I just wasn't enjoying my time there.
King's Mountain I enjoyed more than Gastonia.
Good luck to you and your channel.
Hey thank you for the well wishes! I'm glad you found a place your happy. Greenville has a lot going on.
I'd never move anywhere in North Carolina due to the scorching humidity, mosquitoes, poisonous snakes, and spiders. You will feel miserable all the time. Yuvk don't listen to this realtor. All he wants is your money!
Dude that's almost everywhere in the United States
Thank you for watching and coming to comment, It is greatly appreciated. LOL You are correct we do have all of those things thank you for pointing out the obvious. Michael i don't want your money. I want to help you and anyone else make an informed decision on a place you possibly thought of living, again thank you for watching and have an awesome day!
lol Yep!!
South Carolina is even worse. Them water moccasins will chase you and even swim up to your boat and then get in it to get you. They are vicious.