Things I Wish I Knew Before Buying a House in Chattanooga, Tennessee

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  • @realJHerndon
    @realJHerndon ปีที่แล้ว +7

    your weather riff was ridiculous. we do have rainy Decembers, but winter is quite pleasant. Go to Illinois in winter for gray and gloomy... we have more sunny days than not.

  • @kurtispopp
    @kurtispopp ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Tennessee has mild weather. Kinda hot summers but not like Texas or the southwest, and winters are mild, sub zero temps are rare. One of the few advantages of living in the south.

  • @MidwestPicker
    @MidwestPicker ปีที่แล้ว +11

    lol, I live in Michigan, all of your complaints are hilarious. Chattanooga sounds fine to me.

  • @randolphgutierrez9288
    @randolphgutierrez9288 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    chattanooga is amazing but you are not ready for it

  • @emmsue1053
    @emmsue1053 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Winter is grey & gloomy? Try living in Britain. LOL

  • @tashahardesty2773
    @tashahardesty2773 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You're comment about the gloomy weather has me rofl! I currently live in the 2nd most gloomy city in the US. Anchorage Alaska is the only city that is considered more gloomy. I would love to only have gloomy days 1/3 of the winter! We can go weeks without seeing the sun during the winter. I'd love to live where it wasn't so gloomy all winter.

    • @livinginchattanoogatn
      @livinginchattanoogatn  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Brutal! At least you make up for it in summer haha. I worked in Alaska for a summer a few years back and remember seeing sunsets/sunrises at 4 am. But yes, dark winters can be tough!

    • @tashahardesty2773
      @tashahardesty2773 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@livinginchattanoogatn actually no. There are plenty of cloudy days during the summer 🙄
      Question for you - the rain in the Chattanooga area. Are they like real raindrops or a fine mist like here in OR? I was watching another video and he said something about it being a sprinkle.

    • @livinginchattanoogatn
      @livinginchattanoogatn  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@tashahardesty2773 it's more misty/sprinkle during winter. In spring and summer when it rains, it's a downpour

    • @WarrenParks
      @WarrenParks ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tashahardesty2773 It definitely rains here. We have over 52 inches a year with an average of 122 rainy days. There's a good reason everything is so green.

  • @c.shoefish
    @c.shoefish 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    We're moving to TN this summer after my military retirement, we have it narrowed down to like 6 areas, in Chattanooga, specifically Hixson/Middle Valley and Soddy Daisy, those three fit the the search criteria...what would be your choice out of those three for Chattanooga? We're also interested in three places by Knoxville. Great video man.

    • @garyhamm6398
      @garyhamm6398 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Knoxville is a much nicer area than Chattanooga, West Knoxville in particular. I’ve lived in East Tennessee for 40+ years, and I think you’ll find that crime, schools, and overall quality of life is better in West Knoxville and the surrounding area. You can visit Chattanooga on a day trip.😂

    • @c.shoefish
      @c.shoefish 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @garyhamm6398 we bought a house out in Soddy-Daisy by Chattanooga... Nothing in the Knoxville area was affordable for what we needed and wanted. We're super happy with our choice. Thanks for commenting.

  • @ThePatriot729
    @ThePatriot729 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is why I'm not in a rush to buy a house. I'm not fully ready for the long term commitment especially when I'm more a traveling type. I rather move every year or 2 if I could.

  • @juliezork7425
    @juliezork7425 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Please research your comment about “most” houses having basements or crawl spaces. While many of the older homes and those built in hilly communities have these, most of the new communities that are sprawling out at a rapid pace are built on slabs. Anyone concerned about the ever-increasing amount of tornadoes in this area might be limited to looking at older homes or fixer-uppers for that reason (or just know that you’ll be headed to that inner first-floor bathroom for shelter!). And for those of us living here for any amount of time, we’ve also seen such a rapid increase in housing prices due to the influx of people that native young people are feeling the pinch, like everywhere else, of not being able to purchase their first home at a price that they used to think was a “steal” compared to other parts of the country.

  • @justinfowler9836
    @justinfowler9836 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You guys don’t test for Radon before you close escrow?

    • @livinginchattanoogatn
      @livinginchattanoogatn  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's up to the buyer if they want to test. I always recommend they do if the home has a basement

  • @aliyousuf8947
    @aliyousuf8947 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice bro

  • @boshane123
    @boshane123 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You should have told them about the suck traffic we have here! AWFUL!

  • @keithmorris448
    @keithmorris448 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Please go back to your town and take 4 million more with u that have come south

  • @blightedwulf2171
    @blightedwulf2171 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hay me and my husband are trying to relocate to Chattanooga but we're having a hard time finding a house to rent is there a way to contact you

  • @Oldcarnut63
    @Oldcarnut63 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What about the automotive scene ?? Car shows etc.

    • @livinginchattanoogatn
      @livinginchattanoogatn  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Plenty of car shows. We have Chattanooga Motorcar Festival every year. It's huge. We also have the blue ridge parkway in our backyard which is one of the most fun and beautiful roads to drive on. Many car enthusiasts like myself here in Chattanooga

    • @Oldcarnut63
      @Oldcarnut63 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@livinginchattanoogatn thats good to know . I will be going your way in early April .

    • @livinginchattanoogatn
      @livinginchattanoogatn  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Oldcarnut63 contact me if you're wanting to make a home purchase 423 248 2101

    • @mikecross4350
      @mikecross4350 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Local car shows in the area all the time and mecum auction ...and the rod run not far away in.pigeon forge 2 times a year....pretty big car culture around here

    • @Oldcarnut63
      @Oldcarnut63 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mikecross4350 that's great . how is the summers their is it super humid ??

  • @wendyklepek6584
    @wendyklepek6584 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can someone me how the golf courses are?

  • @gregmartin2455
    @gregmartin2455 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We have the best paragliding and hang-gliding east of the Mississippi.

  • @vwboy2012
    @vwboy2012 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You wouldn't last 5 minutes in Seattle if you don't like clouds. I spent 23 years there but was born, raised and returned to Spokane Wa. I've been all over the states and as far as Japan. Seattle is still the beat major city I been or lived in. 😊

    • @cheryl1180
      @cheryl1180 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah he wouldn't make it here in WA 😂

    • @roberthenry9319
      @roberthenry9319 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@cheryl1180 Who would want to

  • @aqua8833
    @aqua8833 ปีที่แล้ว

    Are you talking Minnesota cold, Minnesota style winters?

  • @Gypsygirl9
    @Gypsygirl9 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love gray gloom. Lol❤

  • @BrianHurst-n1b
    @BrianHurst-n1b ปีที่แล้ว

    Should I be worried about gators in the water? I’m from Ohio where we don’t have to worry about that stuff

    • @livinginchattanoogatn
      @livinginchattanoogatn  ปีที่แล้ว

      no gators here

    • @WarrenParks
      @WarrenParks ปีที่แล้ว

      Worst thing in water around here is water moccasins but can't really remember the last time I heard about anyone getting bit by one.

    • @angelarogers3137
      @angelarogers3137 ปีที่แล้ว

      No but we have snakes

  • @Paul-cb8cf
    @Paul-cb8cf ปีที่แล้ว

    MOVE INTO A 5th FLOOR WALKUP ON THE LOWER EAST SIDE OF NYC. IT WILL BE GOOD EXERCISE.

  • @juanmalagon4177
    @juanmalagon4177 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How does the coat of living compared to Orlando fl? Thanks

    • @livinginchattanoogatn
      @livinginchattanoogatn  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Orlando is about 20% more expensive overall. When it comes to housing, it's 63.5% more expensive to purchase in Orlando

    • @juanmalagon4177
      @juanmalagon4177 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Living in Chattanooga thank you so much. Once I'm finished with school, I'm planning on moving to Tennessee. I will definitely keep y9u in mind.

  • @mikecross4350
    @mikecross4350 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Gloomy about 60% to 70% of the time in winter which is 3 months long if you can't handle that ..move

    • @TheLaydeechan
      @TheLaydeechan ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah I'm from the UK, the main weather is cloudy and dull so this sounds exciting lol

    • @mikecross4350
      @mikecross4350 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheLaydeechan so you would tolerate 9 months of great and 3 months of gloomy winter?

    • @roberthenry9319
      @roberthenry9319 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Better idea. Don't move there in the first place.

  • @Willyt169
    @Willyt169 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the info Evan!

  • @Jeff-lz5wy
    @Jeff-lz5wy ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It's kinda hilarious that, as a licensed realtor, you didn't think to get a radon test when your bought your home. Stopped listening at that point because, as a random dude that doesn't sell houses for a living, I got a radon test on my house purchase because of a competent realtor.

    • @livinginchattanoogatn
      @livinginchattanoogatn  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I was not a licensed realtor when I bought my home, and no realtors were part of the transaction. I had to figure a lot of this stuff out on my own. Because of that experience and the many other clients I’ve helped buy and sell homes, I now know what to look for

  • @geomoney2286
    @geomoney2286 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Born and raised in Chattanooga - in East Chattanooga went to Kirkman High School now live in Nashville - don't move to Chattanooga this place sucks unless you like small crappy towns - yes if you love outdoors stuff (hiking, camping, kayaking, etc.) this place is a mecca and it is a beautiful city in natural beauty other than that don't do it - we used to say the only thing good about Chattanooga is that it was close to a lot of other places you can be in Atlanta, Nashville, Birmingham, or Knoxville all within 2 hours...Memphis, Orlando, Charlotte, the beaches in South Carolina or North Florida in six hours - that is the only great thing about this place. I bet this guy moves within 2 years. And the cost of living is exploding in Tennessee because people are moving here in droves from the coast due to the no state tax - and cheaper housing compared to where they are from.

    • @ghinckley68
      @ghinckley68 ปีที่แล้ว

      I come vist a friend, I am from Dallas and the joke I make is watching paint peal.

    • @garymartin1956
      @garymartin1956 ปีที่แล้ว

      My gf went to Kirkman.Hawk HILL. 😂

    • @MoeRon-ry2zr
      @MoeRon-ry2zr 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's good you are gone....go enjoy Memphis.

  • @gollwoods3854
    @gollwoods3854 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Who cares about weather. Tell about the grimy neighborhoods.

  • @DianasReviews
    @DianasReviews ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for this video 😊 I’m hoping to visit soon 🔜

  • @caroline9565
    @caroline9565 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The best thing about Chattanooga is having all 4 seasons. Winters here are not what they used to be because of climate change.

    • @mudjeeper4176
      @mudjeeper4176 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      😂

    • @robinmiddlebrook861
      @robinmiddlebrook861 ปีที่แล้ว

      The only climate change that we’re experiencing is the change that the government is bringing on, it’s not natural. It’s not from global warming, it’s not from gasoline Depot missions, it’s not from woodburning fire places and it’s certainly not because o eating too much meat.🤦‍♀️

    • @Gypsygirl9
      @Gypsygirl9 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@mudjeeper4176are you laughing that the climate change thing is not really accepted by most credible scientists? 😊

  • @MoeRon-ry2zr
    @MoeRon-ry2zr 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    move

  • @jandlfaulkner
    @jandlfaulkner ปีที่แล้ว

    To start video of with negativity is not good. Should have saved the "David Downer" rant about weather for at the end. This is a realtor I would not use.

    • @Gypsygirl9
      @Gypsygirl9 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      So don't. He is being honest. Most appreciate that.

  • @govolsfightvolsfight2908
    @govolsfightvolsfight2908 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Tip, if you're coming from those places like California or new York, don't. Just turn around and go back unless you leave those bs political views where you came from!

    • @figaroundandfindout286
      @figaroundandfindout286 ปีที่แล้ว

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    • @johnopal316
      @johnopal316 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Translation: There are a lot of "uneducated" , MAGA rednecks here.

    • @miorfaizulsabki6667
      @miorfaizulsabki6667 ปีที่แล้ว

      im from Afghanistan so i dont need to turn around..im coming chattanooghistan.

    • @kurtispopp
      @kurtispopp ปีที่แล้ว +6

      By political views, do you mean tolerance, an adult vocabulary level and basic personal hygiene? Because most southerners lack those things.

    • @johnkirby8939
      @johnkirby8939 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just wanted to note that the redneck in the OP doesn't speak for all of us.