greasywheels121 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Does or has anyone lived there? Good things about the area? Bad things about the area? I may have a job offer for a position up there, and we're considering our options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Where a-bouts? Grand Rapids? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted March 30, 2013 Author Share Posted March 30, 2013 Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 My cousin works there and commutes from Hudsonville. His wife works in Holland so they go in opposite directions. I don't have much information except it's growing and everything up there is owned by Amway and religious conservatives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigruss Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Grand Rapids is awesome from what I've seen. I'm actually holding a conference there in April, staying at the Amway Grand which is a beautiful hotel. Grand Rapids is a big mix of conservative (most of the rural parts of MI are), but with a pretty large hipster group that is growing from what I saw. They have some great neighborhoods in the downtown area when I drove around, and the downtown area is really nice from what I saw. And, they are pretty much the micro-brew capital of the Midwest, can't really beat that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Zelig Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Good beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I lived in East Lansing for 2 years and Battle Creek for 1 year and one of my best friends lived in GR for 5 years so I've spent a lot of time there but that was all 15+ years ago. I would echo what others have already said: West Michigan as a whole is very religious/conservative but GR has a sizable progressive/hipster population. Very reasonable cost of living. Not bad on the cultural/museum stuff if you're into that, and like others said lots of good microbrews. Just far enough inland that they don't get as much lake effect snow as Benton Harbor/LaPorte/Michigan City but still snowier than the Illinois side of the lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 GR is a beautiful city, the property value is decent but you can get alot for your money. Invest in a snowblower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted May 4, 2013 Author Share Posted May 4, 2013 So this is now happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigruss Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 QUOTE (greasywheels121 @ May 3, 2013 -> 07:00 PM) So this is now happening. Good luck! Grand Rapids is a really nice city so I hope you enjoy it. I just held a conference there at the Amway Grand Plaza, super nice hotel if you need a place to stay for a few nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 So this is now happening. Good luck! Not sure what kind of price range and commute you're looking for, but East GR along Lake Dr is an area with a lot of very nice older homes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnB Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 QUOTE (greasywheels121 @ May 3, 2013 -> 07:00 PM) So this is now happening. good luck buddy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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