As a request for elaboration: what is a good strategy to move to another city?
The current strategies I am aware of are: 1 .spend 2-5 days house hunting, contract it and move and live there for years. 2. get any temporary place that is reasonably close to the work location. Spend a few month house hunting, and then move to the new permanent home.
Add for people that have to move families is the decision between moving everyone right away and moving alone first and having everyone else follow later. Possibly in alignment with holiday times, end of school year and such.
My parents moved internationally twice, and so have I and both of my sisters.
From our collective experiences, I’d recommend the second option. Find a place to rent for a year, then house hunt without the pressure, and after having a much better idea of good locations, commute-times, schools and the option of a whole year to spot potential good bargains (if that’s your wont). One year is short enough that you can put up with the flaws you’re likely to find with the rental place… and possibly even get a better idea of what you “really” want in your house anyway.
As to moving everyone vs following on—that’s very dependent on the individuals involved. It’s very hard for some people to live apart. It’s very disruptive for kids to leave school partway through… you’ll have to decide what’s best for your family there.
It depends on how long you expect to live in said city. I suggest spending some time couch surfing first—it’ll let you get a better understanding of possible areas to live in, and start developing friend networks!
As a request for elaboration: what is a good strategy to move to another city?
The current strategies I am aware of are: 1 .spend 2-5 days house hunting, contract it and move and live there for years. 2. get any temporary place that is reasonably close to the work location. Spend a few month house hunting, and then move to the new permanent home.
Add for people that have to move families is the decision between moving everyone right away and moving alone first and having everyone else follow later. Possibly in alignment with holiday times, end of school year and such.
My parents moved internationally twice, and so have I and both of my sisters.
From our collective experiences, I’d recommend the second option. Find a place to rent for a year, then house hunt without the pressure, and after having a much better idea of good locations, commute-times, schools and the option of a whole year to spot potential good bargains (if that’s your wont). One year is short enough that you can put up with the flaws you’re likely to find with the rental place… and possibly even get a better idea of what you “really” want in your house anyway.
As to moving everyone vs following on—that’s very dependent on the individuals involved. It’s very hard for some people to live apart. It’s very disruptive for kids to leave school partway through… you’ll have to decide what’s best for your family there.
It depends on how long you expect to live in said city.
I suggest spending some time couch surfing first—it’ll let you get a better understanding of possible areas to live in, and start developing friend networks!