WalletHub, known for compiling data on cities in the US and determining which cities are best in each category recently released their 2015 Best Large Cities to Live In report. Austin is no newcomer to the “best cities” lists and is one of the reasons we relocated to Austin from San Francisco about five years […]
Top 10 Reasons We Relocated to Austin
If you’ve read our blog, you know we are not native Texans. We relocated to Austin from San Francisco about five years ago and couldn’t be happier. Many of you who are reading our blog might be contemplating the same type of move. I’m sure you’ve read all the articles naming cities like Raleigh, Austin, […]
Austin Named Best City Poised to Be the Next Silicon Valley
I was reading Forbes recently and saw an article that echoed what we’ve been saying and experiencing for a couple of years now. Having grown up the heart of the Silicon Valley, and witnessing the birth and explosion of the tech industry there, we are familiar with the stages of the growth process. When we […]
Austin Named One of Top 10 Real Estate Markets for Investors in 2015
In a recent report by US News and World Report, Austin was named one of the Top 10 real estate markets for investors to watch in 2015. For those who read Trulia’s recent article about Austin being the most overvalued market in America, this new report confirms what we’re actually seeing in our market, not […]
Austin Named 9th Best Place to Retire on Social Security
In an article dated October 14, 2014 by US News and World Report, Austin was named #9 on the list of Top 10 Best Places to Retire on Social Security Alone. This is yet another “best places list” Austin finds itself on and it is no wonder people of all ages are relocating to our […]
San Francisco vs Austin Cost of Living
How does Austin compare to San Francisco with cost of living? Having moved from San Francisco ourselves, we have been noticing the differences as we go out and shop, but wanted to put some real numbers to it. So, we headed over to our favorite cost of living comparison website, BestPlaces.net. First a bit about […]
Why Move to Austin?
Why move to Austin? When we were looking for a place to relocate from the San Francisco area, we visited several cities and researched all sorts of locations. But, the one thing we found was Austin made almost every single list of top places to live. We’d visited Austin a few times and decided to […]