OT: Northern Atlanta Job help. ANY job would work

[MemphisMaroonClubDog]

Sorry, last plea for job help on here.

Wife and I are looking to move there this fall. I have a sales / retail background and would be willing to literally work at any job that pays decent.

Thanks. I really appreciate it.

 

[EAVdog]

There is a lot of turnover in the industry so jobs are more prevalent than most other industries. Without any experience you may have to start as a leasing agent but capable people move up pretty quickly. Usually Leasing Agents get paid mid to upper 30's as a base with different bonus structures based on closing rates for renting apartments. Assistant Managers make pretty good money and full Property Managers can do pretty well. Once you get to Regional Manager level the salaries are pretty good but that's like a 8-10 year track. But the pay can be upper 70's, low 80's or more at that level.

Apartments Communities are different and much more upscale than in Mississippi just due to the transient nature of Atlanta. There are a lot of rental properties and rent rates are pretty high.

Gables, Place, Lane, Windsor, etc... are some of the big companies out there. You can search on Indeed for property management jobs and probably find a few.

Good Luck.

 

[MemphisMaroonClubDog]

thanks

 

[Ol Blue.sixpack]

Sorry, last plea for job help on here.

Wife and I are looking to move there this fall. I have a sales / retail background and would be willing to literally work at any job that pays decent.

Thanks. I really appreciate it.

You have resorted to seeking career advice from the Sixpack?<div>
</div><div>Things are much worse than you imagined.

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[EAVdog]

Nm

 

[woozman]

Since you asked for help from any loser on this board (including me)...

Based on your username, I assume that you live in Memphis? If so then the cost of living shouldn't differ that much by a move to ATL. If not, then you should factor that into the equation. An entry position for $30K sounds pretty good in some places (such as in parts of MS). However, 30K is probably poverty in some parts of ATL. My brother-in-law was a chef (CIA trained) in ATL making $55K andhe and my sister were renting from his aunt who cut them a break on rent. They still had issues paying the bills and buying food. They live in Mobile, AL nowand he isa culinary instructor making similar $ and they own a nice house in Daphne, have a kid now, and are saving money.

Again, I don't know your situation, but make sure you factor in the COL if you make the move to ATL. Oh and don't forget the long commute that you could be facing depending on where you plan to live. I had a friend who worked in ATL and lived in Woodstock (cheaper) and it took him 1.5 hours each way to get to work (only 30 miles).

 

[MemphisMaroonClubDog]

We are looking in Northern Atlanta. It was hit harder by the economy than others. VERY nice housing and all for $1000-1500/mo. Same houses in Memphis are $3000/mo. in comparable areas. Plus, I am not the bread winner in my family (and that is A-O.K.)

 

[RocketDawg]

which takes into account many cost of living items. Although housing has pretty much tanked in Atlanta, it's still higher than Memphis, and overall cost of living in the Atlanta Metro is about 14% higher than the Memphis Metro.<div>
</div><div>http://www.bankrate.com/c...EOv%3a20120616162156%3as</div>

 

[EAVdog]

Atlanta as a city is only about 750K people in a limited geographic area contained with the 285 perimeter, almost exclusively in Fulton County with a tiny annex into DeKalb County. Atlanta as a metro-plex is thought of as anywhere between 10-20 counties and over 5 Million people. Living in 'Northern Atlanta' probably means being 30-50 miles away from the City of Atlanta. Unless you are really going to live in Northern Atlanta, which would be Buckhead/West Paces Ferry area. And you would be a Rapper, Basketball Star, Movie Star, or just very wealthy and not need to be asking about jobs.

Cost of living varies greatly. I live in downtown Atlanta and it's way more expensive than the outer Suburbs. </p>

 

[boomboommsu]

My sister is having to move because her school district, which was great 5 years ago, has gone way downhill. In the suburb area of Atlanta. and this is for elementary. in Memphis in most areas you don't have to worry about the public schools at that level, but not so in Atlanta from what i hear. you could wait to worry about it in a few years if your kids are young, but with interest rates and prices where they are, that wouldn't be very cost efficient.

and yes, the commute can be ridiculous out there. what i thought would be a 5-10 min commute when i moved out there was more like an hour.

 

[Xenomorph]

If by "you don't have to worry about" you mean they aren't an option, then I'd agree. Or were you talking about a few areas of Shelby County and NOT Memphis City?

 

[boomboommsu]

I meant the places in between 'ghetto' and "Richie Rich". my impression was that elementary wasn't that bad in Memphis, but varies a lot around Atlanta. but now that i think about it my friends either have very young or no kids, or don't live in Memphis. My impression from the OP was that he had kids, but wasn't worried about shools at all, so i thought there was a strong possibility that he was assuming elementary in 'nice' areas outside of Atlanta would be fine. it's one thing to put a few kids through private high school (and not have to start paying for years), but 3 times as expensive if you have to do private elementary too (and start paying now).

 

[EAVdog]

Since there are a high number of Rental properties it's very easy for huge demographic shifts to take place, especially in close in or older suburban areas. My wife was managing a property in Henry County when the Clayton County schools lost their accreditation. (Clayton County = South/West Jackson). During the summer months her Complex was swarmed by the pillaging horde of people exciting Clayton County and bringing their horde of ill-educated children. Henry County and McDounough were inundated with a huge influx of kids, many poorly educated and from broken families etc..., but absolutely no increase in tax base. So in response anyone with economic means split and the area crashed. Now the pillaging horde even wants out and is looking for other areas to plunder.
Of course when they get finished with Henry County and McDonough it'll come back, seems to be a 10 year cycle. One of my old bosses lived in Smyrna, it was nice 10 years ago then turned to blight and is now back on the upswing. It really is amazing to watch how fast the urban environment can change around here. So you never really know what the schools will be like but you can pretty much guarantee that from K-12 your kid will end up in a bad school situation for a while.

If youneed to go the public school route just find somewhere with the least amount of rentals and if you have to be the poorest guy in the neighborhood it's worth it.

 

[boomboommsu]

Very similar to what you're talking about. My sis' problem was that her school district has suddenly become overwhelmingly Asian. Not really a problem, except that all the kids speak whatever their native language is in school. Plus the white kids are separated among classes for 'diversity', so basically they become isolated and get little social interaction. 3 kids with a combined 30 something years of schooling ahead of them, they've decided it's best to eatsome moving costsfor better public schooling, rather then shelling out for private school.

 

[EAVdog]

They all moved into Gwinnett county. Now Chamblee is more like half hispanic / half asian. Of course working where I do I eat the heck out of tacos and asian food on Buford Highway. BufHi is such a weird strip between affluent Ashford-Dunwoody/Brookhaven and North DeKalb County.

 

[RocketDawg]

Is for the metro area, presumably as defined by the Census Bureau. Any city has variations in housing price, and even some other items, depending on location.