DO NOT move to Indiana!
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- čas přidán 1. 06. 2024
- These are the biggest misconceptions that people have about moving to Indiana. I've lived in Indiana for 30+ years and I can help you avoid some of the mistakes people make. You should know this stuff before you even start looking at real estate. Moving to Indiana is a HUGE undertaking for most people, and I'm here to help.
The biggest mistakes people make when moving to Indiana:
1. Cost of Living - It's lower than the national average, but with a caveat.
2. Weather - If you don't like all 4 seasons then Indiana is not for you.
3. Politics - It can be tough as a Democrat in a mostly Republican state.
4. Healthy Living - Hoosiers love fast and fried food, but the tides are beginning to change.
If you think I missed any please put it in the comments below! I love feedback!
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Thinking about moving to Indiana? If so, what would you like to know?
Thank you for the reply. I’m more interested in Munster since I’ll be commuting to Chicago. I want to know what the growth is like in the real estate market there, rent values as well. I would be looking into a multi unit investment property where I would potentially live in. What are the benefits of Indiana versus staying in Chicago and investing here?
Any advice on how to find the best suburb to fit a family moving from out of state? Moved to a new state 2 years ago and we should have done more research 😬. Thanks!
@@amyschmidt6082 Hi Amy! When moving to a new area one of the best things you can do is connect with a real estate agent that can help you understand the area(s) you are interested in, and guide you through the process of relocating. Hope this helps, and if you need anything from me, don’t hesitate to ask!
That's why we are still free in Indiana 🇺🇸
& ur prices are too 👍🏽
I live in California, and when I visited Indiana, it was like coming home to America. I went to Fort Wayne, and the streets were clean, and there were no homeless people. In fact, there were no people loitering because they were all at work. Democrats destroyed California, and now they are working on Colorado and Arizona. Besides the nice weather in California, there isn't much else. I can think of many reasons to move to Indiana.
Only weather? That's the worst part of California. I enjoy the food and things to do here though, though I live in the valley Id have to drive only 2 hours to go somewhere to spend the day. The weather gets old though.
Democrats destroyed the city ?
Wow, Has it gone that far now?
Man, God Bless
Indiana is a Democratic state. So that attitude isn’t welcome
Lol..this comment is parity? As a HOOSIER Fort Wayne is for losers🥱. How is it possible that a Metropolitan area of that size can be soooooo boring!
As a Fort Wayne resident, I appreciate this. Thank you
I've lived in Indiana my whole life. I love it
@@Dan-fh1khhuh?
Same
Go IRISH!!!
@Irish_For_Life1842 yes GO IRISH
I am from Saudi Arabia
I came to Indiana in 1978
& went to a degree . Lived in Vincennes @ Muncie , great state great people . If I can come back to Indiana , it is just true love.
Love muncie
Why would you want to live near Indianapolis? Northwest Indiana is a 25 minute drive to downtown Chicago. It’s fantastic. We are all diehard Bears, Bulls, Cubs, Sox, Blackhawks fans. Northwest Indiana has a much lower cost of living. Everyone from Illinois comes here to buy everything. If you have a business near the state-line, you will get a huge customer base from Illinois residents. Property taxes are way lower, gas is way cheaper, alcohol, food, etc. You can also carry concealed personal protection in Indiana, which is illegal in Illinois. It’s diverse here, friendly, overall very nice. Lake Michigan, the shoreline and great beaches are a very short drive away and wonderful during the summer. Eastern and Down-state Indiana is a whole different world compared to Northwest Indiana.
I’ve heard great things about NW Indiana, and everything you said is in line with what I’ve heard. Thanks for watching!
Don’t tell anyone about the Region!!🤣
Which cities in northwest Indiana do you recommend for a small family? I visited near Hammond and loved it but I'm worried about the crime rate there
Here to confirm the region is a world of difference from central and southern Indiana!
@@lliam593 Merrillville & Shererville are near but much safer.
Ain't America grand! I immigrated to America 45 years ago from the other side of the world and I love everything about it. What a remarkable place! What a remarkable people! ♥
You named all the reasons why I want to move to Munster Indiana.
first of all I apologize in advance for not watching the whole video I got bored, however I had to make this statement in the comments before I go. Just about anywhere in the world your going to find pretty bad reasons to or not to live there. What ever bad there is here in Indiana for me, the good way out weigh the bad by an insane amount. Weather everywhere has goods and bad, but for me it would be stupid to leave because the politics are pretty tame compared to other areas, and in the right areas here in Indiana the people are very friendly and respectful and you will never had any problems. Quite literally the only people I have ever actually had problems with where I live is my family. I have experienced absolutory zero discrimination issues being one of the common types of people that could experience that problem. I am actually pretty terrified of the idea of living anywhere else in the USA outside of my city I currently live in. Especially with lot of the issues currently going on today. The north central areas of Indiana has some of the most amazing people!
Sorry, I didn't read your comment, it was too long. But thanks for (kind of) watching!
@@geesamanhomessmart answer 😅
Cost of living here is perfectly fine. I live 50 minutes from indy. Unless you like traffic don't move close to the capital. Rural areas are the best for families. Weather is good here. Guaranteed she's in the city and not strong enough to last elsewhere
Are you saying I live in the city? I don't live in Indy, but I do live in the suburbs. And honestly, I'd love to have a home with some land and a bunch of chickens, some bee hives, and a large garden. A girl can dream...😉
I lived in Indiana for 40 years, and after 20 years of living in Phoenix, I am moving back to the Indy area for many reasons. When I waived my pros and cons of making the move, there was only one con of going back to Indiana - the winter; however, the 100+ degrees for 5 months makes it an even trade IMO.
I can imagine that the heat can get overwhelming for that many months out of the year. Welcome back to Indiana, and don't hesitate to reach out if you need help finding a home here!
Thank you so much your video was soo pure and informative ❤it really helped
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
As someone who lives on Indiana, I think people should take thos seriously. For real, our cost of living is skyrocketing and id like it to stop...
Cost of living is up everywhere, not just Indiana. Thanks for watching!
@@geesamanhomes Yes but the housing prices have been sky rocketing because of folks from Illinois. Within a couple years, housing has doubled.
Well I was surprised I moved from CA and live in Indiana. I noticed in in an modern shopping entertainment type of Mall in Avon had many empty store that was surprised by this very popular area. The economy has been rough on every place in the country Indiana isn't immune to this.
Yes, Avon is a great place to live, and sorry to hear of the mall struggling. The struggle is real everywhere. Thanks again for watching!
Thank you, This is a great video. Food diversity really is bad in Fort Wayne. Exactly what we needed before moving but had to for a job. TX was much more political so appreciate the toned down politics here and weather is much better than TX but agree that it’s cold much longer than we expected. Good overview and Thank you!
Thanks for watching, and I appreciate the feedback!
I just wanted to tell you that you are really good at what you do.. I am not moving anywhere, but this video just came up in my video feed and I decided to watch it. It was a joy to watch. Thanks.
Wow, thank you!
I am a floor installer currently living in northern Idaho. The flooring stores in the area use subcontractors. Do the flooring stores in Indiana use subcontractors or employee installers? Thank you for any help!
Depends on the store.
Some have installers on staff but they use subcontractors if they are overwhelmed. Buying flooring at Home Depot or Lowe's will guarantee subcontractors.
@@slowboywhiteboardv4 Do you happen to know what installers make per sq ft for lvp/laminate?
@@530dynasty1 $3.80 - $5 per sq ft
A state with all four seasons and filled with meat loving republicans…. Are you sure this isn’t a video about why you should move to Indiana?
You got me there. 😉
Shhhhhh 🤫 stop telling everyone!
Just avoid northwest Indiana.... Meh I mean close to Chicago and lowish taxes along with lots of high paying manufacturing jobs... But one of the few liberal regions is Yuke.... Also just very ugly and depressing.
@@user-tk7xi9ji7v yes "the region" is the worst area of Indiana. Southern Indiana is great but we don't need carpetbaggers 😆
@@slowboywhiteboardv4 born and raised In the region.. love Florida God help me if I have too go back. Granted the rest of the state I have kind words for. The RV hall of btw is really cool check it out.
Hope to move here eventually, thanks for the info!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
You live in a very beautiful place and you should be very proud! its gorgeous!
Thank you so much!
I was in the army in the 80s. Did my training at fort Ben Harrison/ chanute Air Force Base. They had a real beautiful civil war museum in downtown Indianapolis. I wonder if it's still there?
To the best of my knowledge, it was relocated and is now a part of the Indiana War Memorial and Museum, just a few blocks north of Monument Circle. Thanks for watching, and more importantly, thank you for your service!
It snowed one year at the 500, that would be on Memorial Day. It was in the late 70's but not unheard of.
Yes, a late spring snow is not unheard of in Indiana. Thanks for watching!!
Born and Raised in Kansas. Lived in Hawaii, Washington State and currently Florida. So, the weather isn't unusual to me. My girlfriend said that Indiana is Hot and Humid in the season, Brutally Cold in the Winter. Still doesn't deter me. 😊
6:03 Ferbicide is when Phineas finally snaps.
Hi from Indianapolis Indiana
Lafayette has seen its housing prices soar. West Lafayette's Purdue admits far more students than it can house and demands freshman stay in the dorms...if renting, you compete against 5000 students, mostly used to California prices.
We are gerrymandered as badly as Illinois, but their crooks sometimes get caught. It also means we are chasing Ohio rightward. At least we don't force ten year olds to become both mother and sister.
Our low living expenses are balanced by low wages. Indiana wages and DC rents match badly
..and our tenant protections are weak.
There are a lot of people fleeing Illinois and moving to Indiana.
Accurate af
She's right and fair. Euphemizing some stuff. Glad you mentioned the politics. It's mild mannered here, though. Nobody's in your face, but if you ask, you're gonna hear things that make you wonder if it's still the 50's. Stuff people complain about: Worst-of-all-worlds weather; suburban complacency; aspiring-to-basic attitudes; cliquish, intolerant small towns; lack of advancement opportunity and low wages if you don't live in Indy; housing prices getting ridiculous; medical, artistic, and intellectual underdevelopment; boring, more boring, and cornfields; long drive to "civilization"; expanding "Two Americas" dynamic, some towns made up entirely of churches, bars, and Dollar Generals... Stuff people like: Generally decent people who go out of their way to help someone in need (and WILL let you in in traffic!); relatively low violent crime; prices still slightly below national average; never "too crazy"; active small-town sports culture; an Applebee's within driving distance of every town, Olive Garden for special occasions... Yeah, you could do worse, but you definitely could do better. You live a small life here. Most people move away after college and move back when they have kids. They're still bored and stifled here, but at least their kids don't get shot at on the daily (unless you're in Indy). Indiana is where you go to "settle down"--when your dreams have died.
Evansville is not that cheap but compared to California its pretty cheap
Very true. In fact, most of Indiana is cheaper than California. Thanks for watching!
I’m from California and my aunt lives in Indianapolis Indiana she was born and raised there in her whole entire life.
The northside of Indianapolis is very family friendly.
Fort Wayne is not too far 😊Love the content
@@mariastevens6406 😔
Soneones weight is a choice amd shouldnt be listed. No ones forcing amyone to eat fried foods. Theres plenty of options. Itd not indianas fault if people cant stop shoving food down their throats. Js.
I didn't say anyone is forcing people to eat fried foods, only that Indiana has a lot of fried food options, most of which are available at the Indiana State Fair. I'm making people that don't live in Indiana aware that there are some parts of Indiana that don't take healthy living seriously.
Wow with all those comments surprised you even sell any homes. If someone wants a blue county to live in try Lake and Porter counties, Indianapolis is now blue (the reason I moved out of Marion county and into Johnson county) Allen county which is Ft Wayne has been blue forever. I grew up in Lake county and it's a democrat stronghold so to the person asking about Munster Indiana...it's a nice place and easy to commute to Chicago to work. I lived in Hobart IN in 1977 and drove to the Prudential building everyday for 18 months only time it was long was when it snowed. If you are looking for good housing for decent prices, Indiana still gives more home for the buck..take a $300K home here and put it in most other states and it will be $500K not to mention property taxes in Indiana are still below the national average. Can it be boring here..oh yeah, lived here for 66 years and yes I do get bored but then again you can be bored anywhere. A state doesn't make a healthy lifestyle that is a person's job to do that. I do agree there are more healthy options here than ever and more on the horizion. I have wanted to move out from Indiana for quite some time but other states all have their pros and cons and this state seems to be like a middle ground that is affordable, people are nice, and generally the state stays out of your business. Long rant here but in the end "to each their own".
Thanks for watching, and I appreciate you taking the time to write up a thoughtful comment!
Monroe county is blue also, that is why I moved there
What did we do 😭
i’ve lived in indiana all my life and I’m tired of it. I’m moving to Florida.
I've heard Florida is a great place to live, especially during these cold Indiana winters. Hope you enjoy your time in the sun!
people are leaving fl.
I lived in southern in for 8 years
I am sorry. I lived in Springville and Bedford and heard more than once that was Kentuckiana😮
Who would want to move to Indiana 😮
Indiana isn't for everyone! Thanks for watching!
The people that are moving here from Illinois to get away from that dumpster fire lol
@@ghosttrain5588 bwhaaaaaaa bwhaaaaaaa bwhaaaaaaa bwhaaaaaaa
People are weirdo in Indiana….. lol
As a person who lives in Indiana are air is really polluted
I'm curious, what city or town do you live in? The Canadian wildfires definitely didn't help the air quality earlier this year, but for the most part the air quality in Indiana is above normal. Thanks again for watching!
You obviously live in NW indiana, more then likely in Lake County
@@mariastevens6406 I was using the voice thing I was too lazy to type
You ain't got a clue. You should have seen it in the 50's and 60's. It was bad then. I have seen red pollution over Gary in the 50's.
Mostly from michigan. China causes twice the pollution a year than the entire world put together 🤷♀️ you wont find air anywhere thats not polluted lol.
Snow hell...it hardly snows here anymore.
Very true! The last few winters have been very mild with little snow.
Shit I live in Lafayette, Indiana, all my life
To be honest theres nothing to do in my city.
Are you talking about Indianapolis?
No Evansville
Yeah public transportation is not right since the 70s it started in Northwest Indiana then move to North Central Indiana and Northeast Indiana next move back to Gary when they cut the bus service back the mayor Barnes under the the mayor's round 2010 something McDermott school at the public transportation in Hammond that is a disgrace
While the public transportation system is not ideal, there are still a lot of people that depend on it and continue to use it. I wish the US had a high-speed rail system like over in Europe that would travel between cities and states, but trying to build something like that now would cost too much. Thanks again for watching, and I appreciate your comment!
Founder of KFC, Colonel Harlan Sanders, was born in Henryville and grew up in Jeffersonville Indiana. And to this very day, the chickens here STILL vote for the Colonel !! 😉
I did not know that! Thanks for the info, and thanks for watching!
You claim to be a moderate, but the way you worded and delivered your opinion you sure sound liberal. If you hate Indiana so much please leave.
If you watched any of my other videos (in addition to this one) you would see that I LOVE Indiana. The point of this video is to let people know that Indiana may not be for everyone. Thanks again for watching, and I hope you have a great day!
Republican places aren't that great anyway
We moved to Indiana from Princeton, NJ three years ago and I have so much to say - mostly negative - about the experience. I mean - I can carry a gun around without a permit in Indiana whereas NJ's draconian gun laws would never allow that - but that's about the only positive thing I can say (though many would call that negative). Car insurance is higher, home owners insurance is the same, food, gas is higher. Clothing is more expensive (NJ does not charge sales tax on clothing where Indiana does), car registration is MUCH higher. in Indiana Utilities are the same. Home prices have skyrocketed recently to the point they offer little to no cost savings when compared to other parts of the country. Open space - forget about it. NJ and most of the Northeast has done such a wonderful job of preserving open space whereas Indiana can't build homes fast enough, using up every last inch of farm land to build cheap (in terms of build quality - not cost) homes. The variety food is just awful in Indiana....just absolutely awful if you're outside of Indianapolis. For decent bagels and bread, go to Panera Bread - that's your best option. That's it. We have found that the people in Indiana rate food based not on quality or taste but by the size of the portions. The more food they get, the better the place. Anyway, I could go on and on but it wont change anything so a my wife tells me - it's time to move on!
Thanks for taking the time to write out your thoughts, and I feel bad you've had such a bad experience moving to Indiana!
Can't agree on the food. Maybe if you only use Google or Yelp to search for places, you might have a hard time finding places. The best ethnic food is definitely in Bloomington. The pandemic killed off a lot of family restaurants, and county staples unfortunately.
All of those things' prices skyrocketed everywhere during/after COVID, are you sure you aren't mixing up an issue with Indiana for an issue with nationwide inflation? Of course it's going to affect certain areas more than others, and how heavily you feel the effects depends on where you live and your lifestyle. Maybe we should double check today's NJ prices vs today's IN prices? Also I second Bloomington having a wonderful variety of food places, I went there specifically so that I could try Korean food. Most of Indiana just isn't particularly ethnically diverse, so you're going to have to go to a decent sized town or city to find a wider variety of cuisine. And of course so many hole in the wall / mom n pop shops and restaurants closed down within the past few years because of COVID as well.. it's definitely muddied things up so it can be hard to tell.
Ya this is everywhere in the country right now, it's not just a indiana thing. Though a little research before you move somewhere helps from making mistakes
Yep move back. New York and New Jersey people think their shit don't stink. Lived in Indiana for 73 years 😅
Right To Work for less, crap infrastructure, insane fuel tax, just a few reasons to not be here! Sad,it was a great state 25 years ago.
Agree to disagree, but thanks for watching!
Nah this is true. We’re only 1 of 9 states that still charges a gas tax. We also took 6 billion in excess taxes and still can’t pave a road. If you move here to have kids, don’t expect them to stay either. Most of have moved out because there’s no attractions here except watching the news for all the shootings on tv. Schools are one of the worst in the country for education. Weed won’t ever be legal with our governor. If you have an electric car or hybrid you’ll be charged extra every year for your registration to make up the loss in the gas tax😂. Yeah please be honest with these people. These aren’t opinions just facts. Hope this helps
grew up northern rural farm area. hot summers, very cold winters and lots of snow. conservative. mostly poor. better than liberal states.
Indiana is a great place to live! Thanks for watching!
I am from Northwest Indiana near Chicago Lol
Whats wrong with indiana ive lived here my whole life
I've lived in Indiana most of my life, and I love it here! The point of the video was to show that Indiana may not be the best fit for everyone. Thanks for watching!
Please no snowflakes
So everyone should be a lemming and be the exact same? No thanks. Diversity makes everyone better. Thanks for watching!
When someone describes themselves as a moderate you know what that means
What does it mean to you?
I think you should move
Haha! No thanks, I quite like it here.
indiana is boring. especially the people are mean and rude when driving.
An unfortunate reality almost everywhere in the US. Hopefully your time in Florida gives you more joy than your time in Indiana!
I've lived here a long time and I agree. Though I think it's probably gotten worse just about everywhere, I can definitely tell a difference between the way people drive here and in other areas.
These all sound like positives.
You got me there! 😉
Hopefully you scared most of the liberals away who might have been thinking of moving here lol
That was certainly not my intent; I just want to educate people so that they can decide if Indiana is right for them or not. Thanks for watching!
Screw you this state is awesome
Wow, no need to be so rude! You clearly didn't watch the video...I love it here in Indiana!