Are there natural disasters in Georgia? What kind of natural disasters can you expect in Georgia? Georgia has many natural disasters that can strike during any time of the year. There are disasters that you may expect like tornados and hurricanes – but did you know there is a natural disaster that occurs in Georgia that we normally associate with the West Coast? Watch this video to find out what natural disasters occur in Georgia and when they are most likely to strike.
In the last decade tons of people have been moving from California to Georgia. During COVID it only accelerated.
I have many clients who moved from California to Ga . I asked several of my clients from how they thought Georgia compares to California. Some of the answers may surprise you! Why are so many people moving from California to Georgia? Is Georgia better than California? Watch this video to find out why so many people are leaving California and moving to Georgia.
Are you thinking about moving to Decatur, Ga?
Here are 5 things you may hate about Decatur, Georgia. Decatur is definitely not Atlanta. Decatur has a unique flavor unlike any other part of Metro Atlanta. Watch this video to find out about Decatur GA.
Well if you’ve watched the channel much you know that we talk a lot about where to live near two of Atlanta’s biggest employers: Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Well today we’re gonna hop north of I-85 to the lovely city of Brookhaven. With a population just under 60,000, Brookhaven is the largest city in Dekalb County Georgia. The city of Brookhaven was incorporated in December 2012, so they are coming up on their 10th anniversary. Brookhaven is a very well-run, very efficient city, with their own police department and their own planning and zoning committees. Planning and zoning have been very important in Brookhaven’s rapid growth and I’ll talk more about that later.
Now if you note on the map Brookhaven is entirely inside the perimeter in the north part of Atlanta. Brookhaven is conveniently located near three of Atlanta’s largest healthcare employers. On the south end you have Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory hospital, and on the north end Northside Hospital. Traffic is terrible in Atlanta, so if you’re moving here to work at any of these three healthcare facilities, Brookhaven would be an excellent choice. You’re going to have a very short commute and you’re never going to have to get on the highway.
To keep it simple we’re going to break Brookhaven down into three distinct areas and talk about those. The first part is historic Brookhaven, which is on the west side of Peachtree Road surrounding the Capital City Club and Oglethorpe University. Homes here generally start well above a million dollars. So let’s start in historic Brookhaven near the Capital City Country Club and Oglethorpe University. This part of Brookhaven is filled with homes from the early 1900s – you’ll see the same classical architecture that you find in Buckhead and Druid Hills and that’s because these were all Atlanta’s first suburbs. They were built in the early 1900s. This area around the Capital City Club is on the national register of historic places. In historic Brookhaven you’ll rarely see anything on the market under a million dollars.
Our second part of Brookhaven is located on the east side of Peachtree Road near the Brookhaven village. These neighborhoods are known as Ashford Park and Drew Valley. Ashford Park is north of Dresden and Drew Valley is south, but they are largely homogeneous. Now Ashford Park and Drew Valley were developed primarily in the 1950s and they were formerly filled with hundreds, probably thousands of these very small homes most of them under 1200 square feet and largely obsolete by today’s standards. These homes are being torn down on a daily basis and rebuilt as very livable modern homes, often with four more bedrooms open floor plans, gourmet kitchens and all the details you would expect in a modern home. As I mentioned earlier, planning and zoning has been critical to Brookhaven’s rapid growth over the last 10 years. Brookhaven has streamlined the process so that good homebuilders can do their jobs and build more single-family homes. Literally everywhere you look there are new homes under construction, every street seems to have two or three new houses being built every time you drive through. As you can see, Brookhaven keeps the home styles very classic, very refined you just don’t see the giant bomb shelter mcmansions popping up here like you do elsewhere in Atlanta. Now the good news is that many of these new homes are available starting in the low 700s in fact I just sold one over on Drew Valley road for 715 thousand dollars
Our third part of Brookhaven is north Brookhaven, which extends north of Oglethorpe University all the way up to I-285. The main section of north Brookhaven is the retail and park district at the intersection of Ashford Dunwoody and Johnson Ferry Road. North Brookhaven has a much more suburban feel. Most of the homes there were built in the 1970s up through the 1990s, so these houses are still very functional, with many homes well over 2500 square feet and four bedrooms. There is some infill housing here, but not nearly as much as you’re seeing in south Brookhaven. I mentioned Brookhaven’s terrific park system and north Brookhaven has two of the best and largest parks in the city: Blackburn Park has a large tennis facility a huge green space and several soccer fields just down Ashford Dunwoody Road towards Perimeter Mall is Murphy Candler Park which at 120 acres is the largest park in Brookhaven. Murphy Candler lake has a two mile trail loop and you’ll often see people fishing there. Plus there are more tennis courts, more baseball fields, more soccer fields, more football fields, a swimming pool, playgrounds and more. Brookhaven in fact has 18 different parks and recreational facilities. So if you love to be outdoors and enjoy the great Atlanta weather Brookhaven is a great place to live.
Well, Georgia’s strong economy great weather and low cost of living has gotten a lot of people interested in moving to the state, and if Georgia’s on your mind you’ve come to the right place. I’m a native born Georgian, been here my entire life, and I’m here to tell you the things you need to know before you move to Georgia. Now this video is going to focus on the people and the culture of Georgia. If you’re interested in knowing about the weather, the economy and the geography of Georgia, I’ve posted some links to some of my other videos in the comment section below.
Georgia’s history began in 1733 when Savannah was founded by the British. The name Georgia was chosen to honor King George II. If you’ve never been to Savannah Georgia I promise you it is one of the most beautiful cities anywhere in America.
First up people are so friendly in Georgia. Southern hospitality is a real thing. Total strangers will walk by and wave and say hello, and people behind you in the grocery store line will strike up a conversation. Georgia people are genuinely interested in who you are, where you’re from, where you went to school, your life story. People in Georgia love to talk and have long conversations, and they love to laugh, they’re great storytellers.
Let’s talk about manners. If you come to Georgia please bring your best manners!. Part of being super social and friendly is that Georgians are also incredibly polite people. We’re not big on honking horns and road rage incidents. We are big on saying please and thank you. It may seem a bit anachronistic, but people will still call you sir and ma’am, especially when you get outside of the big cities. One thing I can guarantee you is if you’re at the store and your hands are full somebody will hold the door open for you and oftentimes even if your hands aren’t full they’ll still hold the door open for you.
There are almost 11 million people in the state of Georgia and 7 million in Atlanta alone but it never feels cramped or crowded. It’s not grand central station at rush hour. You don’t have to fight for space you get a lot of personal space. Here people are very much live and let live. Nobody’s in your business – being a busybody is very much frowned upon in Georgia.
Now in Atlanta most people don’t actually have a southern accent obviously lots of people move here from other places but even people I’ve known who’ve lived here their entire lives don’t have a southern accent like me for instance. I don’t have an accent do i? Once you get about 45 minutes outside of Atlanta you really start to hear that classic southern drawl.
You also get a lot of handwritten thank you notes. Georgia people are very appreciative of any kindness and will always take the time to sit down and write you a thank you note .
Let’s talk about food. Food is really big here in Georgia. If you get invited to a party do not come empty-handed. If it’s a catered event bring a bottle of wine. Actually if you get invited to a party just always bring a bottle of wine. Barbecue is serious business here. Everybody has their personal favorite barbecue joint and you will hear long discussions about why this place or that has the best barbecue. Another specialty here is boiled peanuts. Now boiled peanuts are a southern delicacy usually served up piping hot from a giant steaming cauldron – they are salty delicious and insanely addictive. Another southern tradition is on new year’s day we eat greens for money and black eyed peas for good luck. One final southern tradition is the meal train. If a neighbor is sick or has a new baby all the other neighbors will pitch in cook a bunch of meals and make sure they don’t have to do any cooking. So as always if you’re thinking about making the move to Georgia my contact information is in the box below feel free to reach out send me a text send me an email love to talk to you help you find your new home in Georgia.