Thread: Job/housing market

i would love to move there but i am settling for the MS coast near Louisianan so its not a heck of a long haul to there and i still have some fishing near me! now if i can just land this FD job i applied for it would be awesome!

No matter where you live in MObile or Baldwin County, you are almost never more than 30 minutes from publically accessible water of one sort or another.
If you want to be within an hour of GSP Pier, then you will need to live in Baldwin County. If you want to be within an hour of Dauphin Island, its Mobile County.
Either way, like noted, its easier than a 14 hour drive!

The big retail centers are Orange Beach/Gulf Shores, Foley, Spanish Fort/Daphne and Mobile. If retail job market rules where you live, look into one of those areas.

She shouldnt have a problem getting a job and you can get a job in the $10 to $11 range

I live in Foley and work at the largest hospital in Mobile as a nurse. The job market for nursing assistants at the three Baldwin County hospitals (South Baldwin, North Baldwin and Thomas) is very good and is even better in Mobile/Pensacola. In Mobile, the market is currently becoming difficult for RN's as the area is saturated from the many nursing schools that feed the city and cutbacks by some of the big hospitals in town. There is a massive need for CNA's, especially those who are certified. Pensacola to the east is also a very competitive healthcare market for her to consider and is about the same commute time as Mobile from the Foley area. Pay for CNA's and RN's is somewhat lower than the national average in this area but there is a lot of variation between hospitals depending on what their need is at that particular time.

The housing market took a nice upswing the last quarter of 2013 with homes not lasting long on the market for a typical 3 bed/2 bath property. There are still several 3/2 rental homes in nice neighborhoods in the $900-1000 range in Foley that I am aware of. We bought in this area because it puts us 15-20 minutes from the pier and we can be at the Weeks Bay ramp in 5 minutes for kayak fishing the bay. Homeowners hazard insurance is comparable to what I paid in KY with the exception of wind insurance-some agents only write so many policies per year and once they reach their quota, they stop and refer everyone else to surplus line. It pays to shop around A LOT for wind coverage as quotes for identical coverage varied by as much as $1500/year for us last September. Many companies have stopped insuring people for wind damages after Hurricane Ivan hit the GS/OB area causing billions in damages, so what is left is either a surplus carrier that is owned by a well-known insurer (North Light is owned by Allstate and sold by Allstate agents) or the beach "wind pool" that is sort of a quasi-insurance of last resort for wind damage. There are pros and cons to each so do your research before you sign. Property taxes are low here, which offsets some of the other inflated living expenses.

Does anyone know of houses to rent around the area. I am looking to move to the coast from atmore due to A new job. Anything would he helpful. Thanks guys.

Originally Posted by randy36535

She shouldnt have a problem getting a job and you can get a job in the $10 to $11 range

That would be a drastic pay cut for me. Not sure we could take a hit like that. But that 900-1000 sounds good though. Almost what we pay up here and dont get an ocean

I currently pay $435 a month on for my house which I own. It needed a little work but my parents and I are working on that. You can definitely find some good deals out there.

I use a management company called Alabama Coastal Rentals (251) 626-3915), give them a call.
My house is rented with a fantastic long-term tenant but give them a call and they will tell you what they have available. They manage condos & houses all over the Daphne, Spanish Fort, Loxley, Fairhope area.