Pros and Cons of Living in Austin Texas | Moving to Austin Texas
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- Watch for the real pros and cons of living in Austin Texas. In this video, I will give you the pros and cons of living in Austin Texas. I moved here in 2000, and the city has definitely changed a lot, but I still love calling the Austin area our home. SUBSCRIBE: / @homebydom and click the notification bell to stay connected with me!
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Good content and production value. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for your sunshine energy! Great content and happy to subscribe. :) God bless!
Hi there! Thanks for watching and subbing. 😄
@@Homebydom Thank you, looking forward to coming back to Austin later this year and hopefully move one day!
Greetings from Belgium 🤠
Wow Belgium! So cool 😄
@@Homebydom Belgian & diehard Longhorns fan! 🤠🤘🏻
All the pros about Austin Texas are my favorite. I do not mind sitting in the traffic as long as people do not hit me.
You’re patient. 😄 Thanks for watching and subbing!
Great video, very thorough.
Glad it was helpful!
Loved this video, a massive help!
I’m potentially taking a job at the Tesla plant and will be immigrating from the U.K, so renting is definitely going to be my option initially!
If you’ve had any experience dealing with people moving from out of country that’d be good to see in a video!
The thought of a place being colourful and sunny almost year round is mind blowing compared to our 90% grey and raining weather 😂
Hello, thank you for watching and for the suggestions! Congrats on the potential job. If you do end up moving here, I'd love to help you! Here's my email for when the time comes: dom@seedpropertygroup.com
Thanks again! :)
I’ll say this, it’s still a very diverse and happy place to be. The boardwalk all around the lake is awesome and train is expanding. I love it. Summer is tough but you have a culture around it. Pools everywhere huge free pools, movies in pools and moonlit nights at Barton creek and even aerobics cocktail hours it’s fun.
I agree, it’s a great city! Thanks for watching and commenting! ☺️☺️
Diverse to who? White ppl??
Sudden allergies are often a result of microbiome changes in the digestive system. It's very common, I'd look into it. Sometimes simple things like Pumpkin seeds and probiotics can help with this because they help to reset things.
Thanks for watching!
Sounds like pumpkin seeds need to be spread all across Austin. 😂🎃
C'mon Dom, Barton springs pool is a great place to cool off on these super hot summer days. No need to be afraid ; ))
😂 Okay, maybe I’ll go back soon and try not to be a scaredy cat. I’ll report back. ☺️
Not sure if you realize this but Barton Springs has periodical clean outs esp the shallow end. In the past, they used to blast cleaning chemicals like bleach or whatever. I'm under the impression they don't do the chemical route anymore but yes, they def still do the scrubbing part. The deeper part is left there with plants due to the area harboring the endangered Barton Springs salamander. Grew up in Austin from age12 to 15 then moved back to Dallas then graduated in Austin in 1990. Went to college all over then eventually ended up living in/out of Austin for 25 years before I moved up north to Kansas 16 years ago and now I'm really hoping to make a visit to Austin in May and trying to see if I can find a job. I know the cost of living has gone really high since I left.
Hi Ted, thanks for watching! Whenever I’ve gone in the past it was always on the deep end. But maybe I should give it another shot. 😄
I visited Austin last summer, every single day was over 100 plus HUMIDITY makes it worse, it was unbearable to be outside. Traffic was bad too.
Yup and yup!
Where do you live?
LOL. Yes there is humidity in Austin and heat, but you get so used to it, you hate anywhere under 70 degrees,. Been here almost 10 years, would never go back. Will say, I live just outside Austin because Austin itself has been hijacked by idiots from Cali.
@@trevorwesterdahl6245 Exactly, people get used to get lock down 24 inside homes, due to humidity. We seems to forget that in the past by the thousands flew from Texas to CA and all over the country and the world. CA got over crowded, but still have the perfect weather all year round and millions of outside activities to do.
@@trevorwesterdahl6245 I agree. To me, it's not humid. :)
The city doesn’t need a loop road. That would only encourage more traffic and car centric development. Every other city has tried that and it hasn’t worked. There needs to be better neighborhood-to-neighborhood and suburb to city connectivity to alleviate traffic and encourage public transportation usage. Otherwise, great video! Useful information!
Hey thanks for your insight and for watching!
Yeah, totally agree. More light rail, buses, cycling infrastructure. Lower speed limits, less lanes, etc. Yeah it's Texas, but it's also Austin.
@@_RedWizard Pfft... as your crime is now rapidly growing...
Yes I hate cars. I moved here partly because I want more places ro safely cycle
Very helpful video! Thank you. I have one question I do have: Is Austin (or at least the downtown area) walkable and can you live without a car to get around downtown? Is public transport enough?
Thank you
Hi Richard, thanks for watching!
There’s definitely some cool things to enjoy downtown, and also south of the river. I’d say the majority of people do own cars. It just depends on where in town you’d need to be. There are buses and rail systems available, here’s more info:
capmetro.org/
If you’re comparing it to say New York or London, we definitely don’t compare to them. Let me know if you have any other questions!
I might be relocating out there soon from California. Any programs for first time home buyers?
Hi Ricky, yes there are some great programs available! Here's some great info: www.tsahc.org/
Feel free to email me so I can answer any questions you have. I can also connect you with some great local lenders who can help get you started on the process. dom@seedpropertygroup.com
Thanks for watching! 🙂
We're researching Austin and I'm concerned about the deadly algae and the cedar allergies. Can you speak on the algae?
Hi, thanks for watching! Cedar allergies are definitely bad. It usually takes a few years and then they start affecting you.
As far as the algae goes, the city sends out warnings when there is harmful algae detected in Lady Bird Lake. That’s why they don’t allow swimming there. You definitely want to be careful with your pets around stagnant water.
Swimming is allowed in Lake Austin and Lake Travis. Let me know if I can help with anything else!
2:22 i used to cross that bridge every week with a bag containing $15,000 cash to deposit in the bank :)
What?! 😄
Not been to Austin before. Just visited Houston. But will like to visit someday. Good job ma
Thank you! You should sometime, it's a fun city. :)
Don't move to Austin!!!😂😃😆😛😛😛
If I find a great paying job in Austin to afford an apartment, I would stay in the area. Houston and Dallas are way cheaper to live.
That is very true. Thank you for watching! 😄
I just checked and the weather in Austin is even hotter than Phoenix AZ. Summer months are brutally hot, not enjoyable unless you are in the water.
Oh yea, and the forecast is brutal this next week. Thanks for watching!
@@Homebydom Geez I'm not sure I can take 3-4 months of this weather 🥵🥵
@@euphoricmonk Hang in there!
Just moved to Austin, and must admit that I'm loving it more than I wanted to. My cons list is a lot shorter than I thought it'd be.
Welcome to Austin! Thanks for watching. :)
List ur cons plz
@@Happyliving757 Too Hot is my number 1 con everything else is not that important
holy shit 65 is summer here
Haha, yes it gets hot! Where are you from?
LoL 🤣🤣 I've lived in Austin since the 90s n sold my house 2017..n Moved to Amsterdam.. lol 😂😂 awesome decision..
That sounds amazing!!
Lol
we feel the same way about texans moving to CA. actually, that's not true. we don't really care where you're from.
I think most people here are pretty friendly and welcoming. Thanks for watching!
Can any pls direct me to a website to look for rooms in Austin? Thanks.
Hi there, thanks for watching! Are you wanting to find an apartment in Austin or looking to find roommates and just rent a room?
austin is small it has money just not dallas or houston money
Hi Matt, thanks for watching!
More wealthily people live in Austin, and it's more culturally diverse, food music than Dallas & Houston.
@@andrewfreeman88 i live here and i know its not more wealthy than dallas or houston
@@mattnorman5241 I live here too and per captia it is by far the winner.
Nah... all the new 'skyscrapers' are a terrible bore. They've ruined the nest buildings constructed 10 years ago... Very boring skyline now. Massive shame on the squandered opportunity.
Downtown is unrecognizable now. It’s constantly changing, especially after 2020. Thanks for watching!
Austin is already a small California lol actually probably already California
It really isn’t Lmao
Austin was great till about 5 years ago - then the west coast invasion really accelerated. Austin weird became west coast snark.
don't be shy about hating on californians, they talk shit about the whole country lmao
Hey Bryce, thanks for watching!!
No income tax + high sales tax is only a pro if you're rich. I guess most of your audience would be.
Hey, thanks so much for watching!
I have helped a lot of first-time buyers, so definitely a wide range of incomes for my clients.
Definitely not happy about the huge hike in our tax bill. 🥴 Thanks again for watching!
It’s not beautiful and people are not friendly. You can’t hike because weather sucks
Sorry you feel that way. I obviously disagree. But I understand it’s not for everyone. Hope you have a good day.
Yeah, Californians are moving to our state too. They are not wanted due to the socialism/liberal mindsets, unfriendliness and bad driving skills.
Hi Susie, thanks for watching!
What a stupid attitude
Too many homeless, I mean junkies, in Austin. This is coming from an employed homeless man sleeping in his car. Austin should be embarassed.
Thank you for watching and for your input. What would you say the homeless community needs most right now? And how can people and the city best help?
Simple answer; no it is NOT worth it!!!😛Austin is the #1 overrated city in the USA!!!!😂😃😆😛😛😛
😂😂 where do you live?
@@Homebydomit’s most definitely not a nice place…where ever they are lol