I really appreciate all of your videos! We are finally moving to NWA in a few months :) I watched all of your videos and it really helped me narrow it down. Thank you so much Eric!!
Wow, you did a great job with this video. I checked the NWA area out for about two years before I moved here and came to pretty much the same conclusions, but this will be extremely useful for anyone interested in moving to the area. One thing that might be helpful to someone looking at the area is that you don't necessarily have to live in a city to enjoy the benefits of that city. For example, if you chose to live in Cave Springs (fairly centrally located), you could still use the parks and trails in Bentonville (example). You even could use the excellent Bentonville community center facility by paying a non-resident membership, which is a little higher than the resident membership. I like walking the trails in parks when the weather is nicer and have used trails in Bentonville, Rogers and Fayetteville. I visited the city squares in Bentonville, Rogers and Fayetteville around Christmas when they were all lit up. Going back to my Cave Springs example, there are lots of eating choices and shopping options not too far away from that smaller city. Part of the charm is that while many of these cities are close enough to essentially be one big city, they really are separate, and each has its own charm and personality.
Always love watching your videos. Just a couple of notes. Bella Vista has at least one school, Cooper Elementary. And at 6:30 you said Fayetteville is south of Fayetteville.
We live in Dallas-Fort Worth area. We are looking into a 55 and over manufactured home park in Rogers. A home for sale there . We think we can qualify for financing but we're waiting until the end of July to get my husband's credit score up. We don't know if we need a realtor or not it's a widow who is selling her home.
No, Fort Smith isn’t in what we call Northwest Arkansas, it’s in what is known as the River Valley an hour south of NWA. I’ve been through there, but don’t really know much about it. It’s not very big so not a lot going on down there.
@@naturallynwahometeam no its not lake front unfortunately but i have another property in hot springs village that i just closed on last week and plan to use for air bnb thats pretty close to the lake like across the street from desoto lake
I live here, and weather can get a little Chaotic arround spring and autumn. This year it snowed heavily one week. The next week it was super sunny. After that, it was cold again.
Are you sure that Bella Vista and Pea ridge are two of the cheaper NWA areas? I am trying to find rentals and have only found a single one under $1,000!
I wouldn’t say it would trump Bentonville at all. Bentonville has the best schools in the state and probably has more family activities going on than Fayetteville
@@naturallynwahometeam thanks. I've only looked into Bentonville. If it comes down to listings and budget Rogers is closer. Want to sell in Phoenix and move over there. Listings are kinda slim in Bentonville for under $350k
I would definitely say Bentonville BUT it is wayyyy more expensive and more fancy than Fayetteville. If you have some money then choose bentonville, broke? Then I would go for Fayetteville
if you are moving to Arkansas from a city to move to a city maybe you should just stay where your at, and he left out the Tornadoes, ticks, chiggers, poisonous snakes and humidity, i use to live in Witts Springs in high school 25 miles miles from Marshall and it was great but the tick chiggers humidity just isnt my cup of tea so moved to 20 miles south of Salmon Idaho
Tornadoes are pretty rare here. They do happen in this part of the country, but the majority of them go around the Ozark Mountains and stay in either Oklahoma or they go South near the River Valley/Fort Smith where it’s much flatter. The only time you’ll really get ticks, chiggers and poisonous snakes is if you’re out in the woods. And humidity is relative. I’ve lived in East TX and that’s real humidity down there. It’s not that bad here compared to that. But if you’re coming from a dry climate, you’ll probably notice the humidity here.
I lived in Rogers some years back they were building s-- eveywhere dam developers destroy everything just like in my area now s-- building everywhere i left Rogers years back
Yeah that’s because there isn’t much stock footage of Northwest Arkansas for my editor to pull from and I can only do so much on my own lol. The information is accurate at least 🤷🏻♂️
No, you’re right…some of the B-Roll footage is stock footage of the types of activities I’m mentioning in the video. I don’t own any footage like that of the area, and I’m not a videographer so I had to use what I had access to.
@@naturallynwahometeam I got you but like the stock footage who do you you use for stock footage also is Rodgers the most busy city in NWA what I seen on TH-cam seems like has a lot of stuff thank you
@@DreamWevr I have a video editor that does all of that for me so I can focus on selling houses. I did have the same call-out to them, but they informed me that there’s just not any stock footage they can find of NWA
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I really appreciate all of your videos! We are finally moving to NWA in a few months :) I watched all of your videos and it really helped me narrow it down. Thank you so much Eric!!
That’s awesome! Are you planning on buying or renting once you get here?
@@naturallynwahometeam We will be renting for now. Luckily I have family in the area that we're able to look at Apartments for us :)
@@AllMiiight very good! When you guys are ready to buy a home, please hit me up!
@@naturallynwahometeam Thanks so much! Keep up the great videos!
@@AllMiiight will do!
Thank you so much for details on the neighborhoods :)
Wow, you did a great job with this video. I checked the NWA area out for about two years before I moved here and came to pretty much the same conclusions, but this will be extremely useful for anyone interested in moving to the area.
One thing that might be helpful to someone looking at the area is that you don't necessarily have to live in a city to enjoy the benefits of that city. For example, if you chose to live in Cave Springs (fairly centrally located), you could still use the parks and trails in Bentonville (example). You even could use the excellent Bentonville community center facility by paying a non-resident membership, which is a little higher than the resident membership. I like walking the trails in parks when the weather is nicer and have used trails in Bentonville, Rogers and Fayetteville. I visited the city squares in Bentonville, Rogers and Fayetteville around Christmas when they were all lit up. Going back to my Cave Springs example, there are lots of eating choices and shopping options not too far away from that smaller city. Part of the charm is that while many of these cities are close enough to essentially be one big city, they really are separate, and each has its own charm and personality.
Thanks for the comment, very helpful!
Always love watching your videos. Just a couple of notes. Bella Vista has at least one school, Cooper Elementary. And at 6:30 you said Fayetteville is south of Fayetteville.
I was thinking more about High Schools…thanks for watching!
My husband & I are considering Rogers. We are going to visit in July!
Very cool! Where do you guys live currently?
We live in Dallas-Fort Worth area. We are looking into a 55 and over manufactured home park in Rogers. A home for sale there . We think we can qualify for financing but we're waiting until the end of July to get my husband's credit score up. We don't know if we need a realtor or not it's a widow who is selling her home.
Fantastic sharing
Thank you for sharing
Have a great day
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for video very helpful
Thanks for watching!
Great video. thank you.
Thanks so much for watching!
I want to move up there so bad from pine bluff 😅 hopefully some day soon!
What’s stopping you?
@@naturallynwahometeam Life lol
Any information on Fort Smith?
No, Fort Smith isn’t in what we call Northwest Arkansas, it’s in what is known as the River Valley an hour south of NWA. I’ve been through there, but don’t really know much about it. It’s not very big so not a lot going on down there.
Rogers is the best out of all in my opinion
Excellent video my hillbilly friend. Wish I could move there but my wife and daughter don’t want to.
Thanks for watching! You should bring them for a visit, that typically changes peoples minds!
@@naturallynwahometeam I’m working on it. My wife is changing but my daughter is pretty stuck.
Hello What are your thoughts on eureka springs area and holiday island? I just inherited a lot in that area
It’s nice up there, but not much going on in Holiday Island. Eureka is a cool touristy hippie town. Is the lot lakefront?
@@naturallynwahometeam no its not lake front unfortunately but i have another property in hot springs village that i just closed on last week and plan to use for air bnb thats pretty close to the lake like across the street from desoto lake
@@JG-sj3km very nice! Hot Springs Village is a nice little spot
I watched NWA weather today… I hope this snowstorm will pass soon.
We got close to 8 inches and it is sunny and cold today. Perfect day to have a snowball fight
I live here, and weather can get a little Chaotic arround spring and autumn.
This year it snowed heavily one week. The next week it was super sunny. After that, it was cold again.
Are you sure that Bella Vista and Pea ridge are two of the cheaper NWA areas? I am trying to find rentals and have only found a single one under $1,000!
Unfortunately, yes they are. The demand for housing (for sale or rent) is much higher than the supply so that’s causing the prices to go up
Is fort smith considered north west arkansas?
No, Fort Smith is just south of NWA in what is called the River Valley.
no
Do they have fiber optic Internet in places like Farmington Centerton, the places that are the outskirts?
Yes I’m a lot of those smaller outskirts towns there is fiber internet
yeah,i think so, i have fiber optic
Would Fayetteville trump Bentonville for a family with a 3 and 5 year old? School wise and activities, parks?
I wouldn’t say it would trump Bentonville at all. Bentonville has the best schools in the state and probably has more family activities going on than Fayetteville
@@naturallynwahometeam thanks. I've only looked into Bentonville. If it comes down to listings and budget Rogers is closer. Want to sell in Phoenix and move over there. Listings are kinda slim in Bentonville for under $350k
@@greysky3456 yeah listings in all price points have been slim so far this summer. Hopefully it picks up! When are you planning on making the move?
I would definitely say Bentonville BUT it is wayyyy more expensive and more fancy than Fayetteville. If you have some money then choose bentonville, broke? Then I would go for Fayetteville
How is shadywood area?
Shadywood? I’m not familiar with that.
What are the most dangerous areas ( what you can legally say)
There’s not really any areas in NWA that I would consider “dangerous”
I would personally say out of all of nwa it’s probably Springdale, Fayetteville, or Lowell but they’re not dangerous
if you are moving to Arkansas from a city to move to a city maybe you should just stay where your at, and he left out the Tornadoes, ticks, chiggers, poisonous snakes and humidity, i use to live in Witts Springs in high school 25 miles miles from Marshall and it was great but the tick chiggers humidity just isnt my cup of tea so moved to 20 miles south of Salmon Idaho
Tornadoes are pretty rare here. They do happen in this part of the country, but the majority of them go around the Ozark Mountains and stay in either Oklahoma or they go South near the River Valley/Fort Smith where it’s much flatter. The only time you’ll really get ticks, chiggers and poisonous snakes is if you’re out in the woods. And humidity is relative. I’ve lived in East TX and that’s real humidity down there. It’s not that bad here compared to that. But if you’re coming from a dry climate, you’ll probably notice the humidity here.
Nah bro you haven’t been here there’s literally no tornadoes 💀 I do agree with the humidity
I live in Bentonville, so of course I support local buisnesses. I go to Walmart at least once per week
Lol 😂 I guess that is technically supporting local
Lol
Bella Vista now has more people UNDER 50 than people OVER 50. We are no longer entirely a retirement community.
@@dianemccarty8048 yeah a lot has changed in a short amount of time in NWA
I lived in Rogers some years back they were building s-- eveywhere dam developers destroy everything just like in my area now s-- building everywhere i left Rogers years back
you literally showed tons of footage from western cities, not arkansas
Yeah that’s because there isn’t much stock footage of Northwest Arkansas for my editor to pull from and I can only do so much on my own lol. The information is accurate at least 🤷🏻♂️
Come on Mann that video you showing is not Bella Vista that’s not even Arkansas. NWA not that beautiful come on now
No, you’re right…some of the B-Roll footage is stock footage of the types of activities I’m mentioning in the video. I don’t own any footage like that of the area, and I’m not a videographer so I had to use what I had access to.
@@naturallynwahometeam I got you but like the stock footage who do you you use for stock footage also is Rodgers the most busy city in NWA what I seen on TH-cam seems like has a lot of stuff thank you
@@DreamWevr there’s no stock footage of Bella Vista that I could find
@@naturallynwahometeam I’m sorry I mean what software you use to import stock footage into your TH-cam video thank you
@@DreamWevr I have a video editor that does all of that for me so I can focus on selling houses. I did have the same call-out to them, but they informed me that there’s just not any stock footage they can find of NWA