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AMERICAN INFO.NETPRESENTSTHE NORTH CAROLINARELOCATION & RETIREMENT GUIDE[North Carolina Introduction] |
PREFACE |
| "A wealth of choices, a poverty of information." The old proverb well describes many of the decisions facing those who consider an out-of-state relocation such as retirement, not the least of which is that of location. With 'all the world and wide' to choose from... where? |
| For some, climate alone may be the determining factor; for others, it might be the cost of living or perhaps the prevailing culture of the region. Recreational opportunities, accessibility to health care facilities, a rural and serene or perhaps a familiarly urban pace... all are important considerations in making this vital decision. All start with questions, and end with answers |
| This guide is intended to help provide the kind of information you need to acquaint you with one of our nation's most appealing retirement locations, North Carolina. You'll find this book divided into easy to read chapters, each covering an important retirement related topic, and contains much additional material on the state's historical, financial and educational background. We've designed it to cover as broad a spectrum as possible, so that whatever your retirement needs, priorities or interests, you'll be better prepared to choose. Remember too, that further information is readily available through state government agencies, chambers of commerce, and local newspapers. We're easy to get to know. |
| About twelve percent of North Carolina's population are aged sixty-five or over, some 800,000 people. Many of course are natives, home grown folk who wouldn't dream of living anyplace else. But many others have chosen this state for retirement in preference to their own, some perhaps of the eight million visitors who vacation here each year, or perhaps they became acquainted with the Old North State during their military service or professional careers. Whatever their origin or background, their tastes or lifestyles, all now are North Carolinians, received by native Tar Heels with the traditional hospitality which has marked her as among the most genteel, as well as most progressive, of southern states. "I wasn't born here," they will tell you. "But I got here as quick as I could." |
| She's a goodly size, nearly 53,000 square miles, with plenty of room and an almost mind boggling variety of climate, topography, and vegetation. She doesn't crow about it much in her literature, but she pretty much has something for everyone. On the whole she's a quiet state, not given to boasting. And yet you'll find as you leaf through the following pages that there is much in her history, tradition, natural beauty and community spirit, of which to be justly proud. If you've visited here yourself you'll have already experienced the friendly charm of her people. And if you haven't visited, you certainly should. You won't find a warmer welcome anywhere. |