So I grew up in Oklahoma, but moved to NE Arkansas in my early twenties. Living there changed my perspective on mosquitoes. That area is known as rice country, which means field after field of standing water. It's unreal how many mosquitoes there are! I moved back to Oklahoma after living there for fourteen years and I have since never complained about mosquitoes once since I've been back. Moral to this story, is it can always be MUCH worse!

@tmo7734

3 жыл бұрын

Are you sure that those mosquitoes are not liberals?

Being able to drive with nothing in between towns is what makes Oklahoma exceptionally good. And if you think Oklahoma is flat, then get off I35 and I40. Oklahoma is very diverse from corner to corner. If you are a city person, move to Dallas. Oklahoma is for relaxed, family, outdoor adventures.

@okrealtor

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

This was a great video! I live in Fort Worth, TX and my husband and I are considering moving to OK. I absolutely love my state but we have been invaded by so many people moving here. The prices are crazy and the traffic has gotten so insane. My small suburb where we barely saw traffic or crime has unfortunately disappeared due to, way to much growth to quickly. It’s all due to contractors propagating our areas to sell homes, land and fill the million new apartments they destroyed our community with. Growth is good but not this much this fast. OK sounds peaceful and quiet, just the lifestyle we want. Plus no traffic!!! Lol

@kevinpurcell7452

5 ай бұрын

You'll be welcomed with big smiles.

@okrealtor

5 ай бұрын

It is peaceful!!

@susiecarreon6768

2 ай бұрын

Yes! I agree! I'm in Fort Worth too (borderline with Hurst). It's crazy now here! I do miss Oklahoma. I was in grade school in Yukon just outside of Oklahoma City and lived in Tulsa for my high school years. I miss the natural beauty of the Arkansas River bike trail in Tulsa. If this painful growth spert continues I will gladly move back to Oklahoma in a heartbeat!

I lived in FL for over 20 years and while I enjoyed going to the beach, I actually enjoy it more now because I can go on vacation and spend more time there than when I lived right next to it. Plus, it’s only 7 hrs to Galveston from here. I also find that going to the lakes is just as much fun, if not more. If you hate OK so much, you should go live elsewhere. But I wouldn’t be surprised if you came back when you find how much better it is living here. After many years in crazy S Florida, living here is a blessing.

@okrealtor

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

@amandabretch85

2 жыл бұрын

I’m considering moving from central FL to either ok or ks. But I literally can’t decide which! 🤦🏻‍♀️

@charleswillams9501

Жыл бұрын

Colorado has it's ugly side too.lol. She didn't represent very will. Half was fair. But things like public transportation, there's only a few places in the entire country considered good. New York or Chicago mainly.

@charleswillams9501

Жыл бұрын

@@amandabretch85 Oklahoma has lots more. Tulsa is a 5 hour to either Dallas or Kansas city. The main reasons we don't have more because how we are. No NFL or a huge six flags. Oklahoma is a lot like Texas without the beaches. Lol. Oklahoma city looks to Dallas but is more like Fort worth. Tulsa looks more to the Midwest. If you move Kansas, the best would be the suburbs of k.c. or Wichita. But Oklahoma has pretty good places outside their main cities too. Enid, Lawton, McAlester, and Bartlesville. Oh and Ponca city. These city pops. Are from 18k to over 100k. Things to do in and outside of those city's.

@timothywilliams1359

Жыл бұрын

@@amandabretch85 It depends on what you are looking for. I have lived in both states. Oklahoma is much freer than Kansas.

You can get to the gulf in Texas in about 7-8 hours. The mountains in Colorado are also about 7-8 hours away. Oklahoma is in a really good location.

@juliusreed5273

Жыл бұрын

You joking right 😂😂😂😂

@EddieHallslittlebrother

Жыл бұрын

@@juliusreed5273 I'm 100% serious. From Oklahoma City which is the only city worth living in the Gulf is 7-8 hours away and the mountains in Colorado is 7-8 hours away as well. The Ouachita mountains are only 3-4 hours away.

@Keepin_The_Peace

Жыл бұрын

@@EddieHallslittlebrother so the best part of a location is that better locations are only an 8 hour drive away 😂 That’s hardly a positive

@EddieHallslittlebrother

Жыл бұрын

@@Keepin_The_Peace the best part of Oklahoma is that it isn't Texas or Colorado. I'd rather live here and go visit the pretty parts of those places than live in one of those places. I lived in Colorado for 4 years it beautiful but its ran by morons.

@loralarose9615

9 ай бұрын

Colorado a liberal dump

My son lives in the northern part of Oklahoma City, and the area is booming. New housing, stores, etc.

@okrealtor

Жыл бұрын

This is true!

Awesome video.. Honesty is always the best policy Thanks

Great info! comparing Dallas vs OKC might be a good idea. pretty sure some are debating between the 2 for moving

@okrealtor

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Yes I’m working on writing that one 😅

@charleswillams9501

Жыл бұрын

That's like LA to San Diego lol. Oklahoma city is closes to like Fort worth, TX. Tulsa is like half a KANSAS CITY

Thabks for making the video exploring my options and some of your cons are actually things I am looking for so I was like yess!! And other things I am glad I got a warning like the tornadoes and the mosquitoes ...

@wendydonaho6039

Ай бұрын

Please Don't let One bad Apple spoil your opinion of Oklahoma. It is obviously that she hasn't even tried to experience the fun in the great things about oklahoma.

Appreciate that you didn’t do this from a “real estate agent” point of view. Felt very honest.

@okrealtor

Жыл бұрын

Haha thanks! I appreciate that

I was in OK one time on 2014 (I am from Russia) that's made a really good remember about local people's.

@okrealtor

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate you watching!

@mikeg2491

Жыл бұрын

Privet, took some Russian in college at Tulsa community college years ago, you’re welcome back anytime :)

I remember when I was young and dumb like this realtor, armed with a college degree and ready to move out of backward Oklahoma. I've traveled all over this pretty country on business. Here's what I've since learned from the school of hard knocks. You can pick all but a handful of states to live. And once you experience the crime, the attitudes, the property taxes, the cost of living, the quality of life, even the weather, you will kiss the tarmac upon arriving back in Oklahoma when you get to be my age. As to being landlocked, you can hop a plane and be in any ocean surrounding the U.S. in less than three hours from Oklahoma, stay there a couple of weeks, get your fill of the ocean/mountains. And you'll actually have money to spend to enjoy yourself on the beach, instead of eating the trash from dumpster while living on the beach because there is nothing left of your paycheck living near the beach.

@Caroline_T

2 жыл бұрын

Very WELL said!

@freeindeed176

2 жыл бұрын

Okay well damn lol. This just made me want to move to Oklahoma. Definitely very well said!

@codywarhawk7099

Жыл бұрын

I lived in Oklahoma for two years of my life. After all of that, I could honestly say I frankly never wanna go back again. It amazes me how incredibly hostile y'all are whenever someone has a minor criticism about your state, and it fucking floors me how Oklahoma drivers turn killing animals on the roadside into a game; never in the many states I've been to have I seek as many dead animals on the roadside as I did in Oklahoma. You can keep your shitty state. I, a Coloradan, who happens to share similar political values with your state's people, honesty don't ever wanna visit your state again.

@charleswillams9501

Жыл бұрын

@@codywarhawk7099 good thank you for that one time. Sure that's never happened anywhere else. Sure to wasn't in the western part of the state because of a armodillo.

@charleswillams9501

Жыл бұрын

Tex totally agree. I been to over 20 states. We got it so good. The problem is Oklahomans don't say good things about themselves. It's a echo chamber that kids hear over and over growing up till their adults. No we're to perfect. Even as a red state most of our statehood was run by democrats who screwed us outta of oil royalties unlike Texas have set up. It's also why our state government suffers sometimes. It's bigger then it should be for our size. The roads, lol well we could be California and still have these roads because of our extreme weather with hot and cold. And we're putting more into tourism. We are late on arrival on that. But the last decade is paying off. 30 years back and we be on track. Think about it northwest Arkansas is blowing up in population and they love coming to Oklahoma for outdoor stuff and I feel we aren't doing enough to capitalize on it. Maybe some more camping areas would be a start. Dallas is hooked on our lakes and casinos. What else could we do to capitalize on that. Dallas is on our state border. It's metro is. Oklahoma is about to become like California's Oregon or Arizona with a mini Vegas and lake Tahoe attached to it. But more in a better way. Most is already in place with lots of room

I’m relocating from Southern California to be with family after 18 years. I’m ready for the slow pace and open air. 👍🏾😉 great information! it gives me a heads up so I’m not so culture shocked😅 as family puts it.

@okrealtor

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting!

@okrealtor

Жыл бұрын

it can be shocking that's for sure lol

PLEASE keep spreading hate videos about Oklahoma. I would like the land prices to stay very low. I am moving back there when I retire, and most of my kids are relocating with their kids. (They will be moving from Virginia, Arizona, and California.) We plan to buy a big ranch somewhere and build our homes together. I loved growing up in Oklahoma. I have also lived in Kansas, Oregon, France, California, and now Ohio. I would take Oklahoma over any place else I have ever lived. But I hope lots and lots of people decide otherwise...

@okrealtor

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting!

@rockyclick371

10 ай бұрын

You probably don't know how MUCH I agree with you !!

@andrejka_talking_out_loud

9 ай бұрын

most states would say the same think.. when I moved to Oregon from California in 2004, they did not like Californians. I moved to Montana after that and while locals sold their houses for Silicon Valley prices.. they did not like Californians.. and the rest that came to turn the state purple.

@debbysimon120

6 ай бұрын

The Chinese are buying it up

@Seekyahusha

4 ай бұрын

Where in California did you move from? I’m in Cali & considering OKC.

You have valid points tbh, but I do feel like OKC or Tulsa are great cities if you want to retire. Im biased tho because im not big on urban areas and I love open spaces.

@okrealtor

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

Originally from TN, did a few world tours with military. Swearing I'd never come back while active; but did 31 years ago, OK is a great place

@okrealtor

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting!

Thank you for sharing these very objective points. We are considering a move from Long Beach, CA (to Tulsa area) and are trying to be very thorough in our planning. We love California's beauty (and of course, the ocean) but it is too expensive to raise a family here, and the hustle culture is exhausting. The city we live in is very dirty and there is high crime that doesn't even get prosecuted anymore. Let's just say, I'm not comfortable walking alone at night in my own neighborhood. We are willing to trade the weather for some place we can realistically put down roots and live comfortably and Oklahoma caught our eye for sure.

@okrealtor

2 жыл бұрын

So glad it was helpful!

@Brimstonelov

2 жыл бұрын

Just invest in a good storm shelter when you move, and it will resolve that worry. There are quite a few contractors who do that work solely. I'm pretty sure they even display them in local stores like Lowes, here.

@jackleo9680

2 жыл бұрын

Please don't move here and vote for the same politicians that ruined CA, i.e Democrats. Leave that culture and political ideology attached to it behind.

@chiefsfan1533

2 жыл бұрын

Come to Tulsa. It is a lot prettier then OKC plus the gathering place is awesome if you have a family. I have family from st. Louis, Chicago, Dallas, San Diego and KCMO and they all said if they were to move they would come to Tulsa. There are lots of new restaurants. New homes. It has really grown in the last 5 yrs. Tulsa also has an awesome running/hiking trail that goes by riverside and turkey mountain. The nightlife is great too with small and large music venues and some unique bars.

@MrJose021292

2 жыл бұрын

Damn I’m also in Long Beach watching this. We have a homeless guy who took up shop in our alley crazy. I need to get out of here, and can’t afford a home here. And that’s while having 65k saved and a combined income of about 120k and yet we still can’t afford a home here. Looking at ok and Texas

1:57 It doesn't take 14 hours to drive to Galveston. Might take 7 hours. From OKC to Galveston is 7 hours

@okrealtor

4 ай бұрын

Just seems like it 🤷‍♀️

I grew up in Northeastern Oklahoma, Muskogee. There were lots of rolling hills and lakes and rivers. A beautiful park, Honor Heights. I would love to live there again if they were a blue state . Everyone there is warm and friendly. I didn’t move until 10 yrs. ago. The Western part of Oklahoma that you describe is not as beautiful, I agree…

@okrealtor

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree! Thank you for the comment much appreciated.

@SMOKEY428

Жыл бұрын

Blue state…eww

@charleswillams9501

Жыл бұрын

People aren't warm and friendly in a blue state. You would loose what you love most.

@silkoakranchpitchforkranch1205

Жыл бұрын

@@charleswillams9501an you drank all the sooner koolaide. Boy I came here and lost every thing that was important including all My money On this money pit. You are delusional. Oklahoma there is a reason the government gave it to indigenous people and stole it back again. 😂 dust bowl, poverty crime, loss. This is an all exclusive black hole where all hope comes to die. If I could afford to live in a box any other state it would be an improvement.

@rockyclick371

10 ай бұрын

the western part of oklahoma is far from ugly. what planet are you from ??

2 questions: 1.are most of the lakes natural? 2. Are they clean? Like a refreshing swim clean?

@okrealtor

2 жыл бұрын

Most lakes are man made. Some of the lakes I feel comfortable swimming in, Lake Murray is the clearest one

@debbysimon120

4 ай бұрын

Lake Murray

@jwells3315

2 ай бұрын

Unless you like cow poop run off and chicken poop run off

Spoiler…at 9:30 she lets us know she’s never lived outside of Oklahoma. Basically this is a long “comparison” of Oklahoma to places she”s never lived.

@okrealtor

Жыл бұрын

???

Born in Indiana spent 4 years in Marine Corps in 80 I transfered to Oklahoma. Live there 32 years before I retired. I no longer live in USA. But if I did it would be Oklahoma.

@okrealtor

Жыл бұрын

So glad to hear you like it so much!

@hibiscus-dreams

11 ай бұрын

JamesArnett, you mentioned having retired & relocating. Are u referring to ExPat? If so, do you mind sharing the where? I've been living in GreenCountry since '08.

@brianahernofficial

6 ай бұрын

@@hibiscus-dreamshe’s probably in the Philippines or Thailand maybe Guam hope he replies.

I moved here 3 years ago from Ohio because of family. So, I have a pretty good idea about what Oklahoma has to offer. If you split Oklahoma into quadrants using Oklahoma City as the center, each quadrant has unique geography and a different look. There are lots of outdoor activities (lakes / boating / fishing / camping / hiking / hunting / ATV). OKC and Tulsa have some really nice restaurants, but most of Oklahoma is rural ranchland. There are some nuances to be aware of before moving to OK; I'll list a couple: 1) There are a couple really nice months in the year (March, April, October and November). The rest suck. When you get bad weather; it's really bad ; 2) The Native Americans control many things in OK, and very little gets approved without their support. That's, in part, why progress is slow here; 3) The cost of living is on the lower side (about the same as Ohio) but it's not as low as it is reported; 4) It is a right to work state, so there prevailing wage for most jobs is comparatively low; 5) You better like shopping at Walmart because that's often your only or closest option; 6) The roadways (highways) are littered with broken down vehicles and items that have flown off of trailers. I don't understand it; it just is; 7) Auto and home-owners insurance is really high here. My car insurance doubled when I moved to OK from Ohio. That is Oklahoma.

Check out the labor day weekend event they have in Talhana Oklahoma. Three days of country music and all the carnival rides you can ride free.

@okrealtor

Жыл бұрын

Oh that's cool! I hadn't heard of it

Most of what you said is either so what or a good thing we’re near Chicago and talk about weather, mosquitoes and travel times

@okrealtor

Жыл бұрын

Yes, super relatable I know, and completely opinion based

Im from NYC. Have lived here for 18 years and i hate it here. Im saving to buy a home in Yukon

@okrealtor

9 ай бұрын

Nice, well let me know if I can help!

It's odd how nobody mentions the high humidity in Oklahoma and the plains. I found it unbearable combined with the heat of summer.

@okrealtor

5 ай бұрын

It’s horribly unbearable

Here in georgia we have the same type of red mud if gets about 3 inches deep when you step in in it it it creates a suction and will pull your shoes right off your feet we have tornadoes too but bot as many as you have there not much activities to do here in small towns either but I hate ga.

@okrealtor

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting us know!

OKC Civic Center has world class music and Broadway musicals. Tulsa has the Tulsa Performing Arts with pretty good performances too. Get out and see your own State. There are festivals all over Oklahoma. In September there a Scottish festival this month in Broken Arrow. October fest in Tulsa.

@okrealtor

10 ай бұрын

Watch more videos.

Thanks so much! Very informative!

@okrealtor

3 ай бұрын

I’m so glad!

I love driving in the middle of nowhere, especially in Oklahoma

A good watch and some interesting things. I do dislike skitters due to they can cause a series illness. As for long drives I love all the rural area we have and so much to see.

@okrealtor

5 күн бұрын

Yes! There are many things to love about Oklahoma

If you hate it why you still here

@budc6246

2 ай бұрын

Um, because moving cost a shit ton of money not to mention that moving out of state isn't even an option for 90 percent of the country.

wow,, you were easy on us...most people I have come for a visit are a bit more critical..

@okrealtor

3 жыл бұрын

haha there could probably be more

mosquitos are everywhere. Fly to the ocean, I am from Dallas and been here in Oklahoma for over 30 years and love it but we live in a small town in western Oklahoma.

I’m from Guthrie Oklahoma but moved San Diego California when I turned 18 in 1991 I do Miss 4 seasons but I can’t live without the ocean. I went back to ok a few years ago I almost lost my mind it was so boring.. I guess I been in California to long I love it here .

@charleswillams9501

Жыл бұрын

And it's the opposite the other way around for many. Some only know hustle their lives and want peace now

@michelleraney3577

Жыл бұрын

Must be woke!

@18andlikeit

4 ай бұрын

I moved to LA back in '78. It was awesome back then. Best move I've ever made, especially being a musician. Today LA is a shell of it's former self. Such a shame. Today the only thing CA has left that's any good is the weather. To much crime/homelessness/traffic and it's WAY too expensive to live in CA now. I'm looking at Oklahoma.

i remember an article in playboy magazine in the 80s tahlequah was rated the 4th best small town in america to live in. and hulbert was in the same article at being the 2nd worse speed trap , but some things never change.

@okrealtor

2 жыл бұрын

That's quite the memory!

@BIGWAYNE918

Жыл бұрын

i graduated from NSU, Tahlequah, ok. in 2006, my friends who also had parents that attended NSU in the late 70s to late 80s would tell me they were one of the top party colleges. idk how true it was, but i had a great time in college there. its pretty much what you make of it.

@gregoryratliff73

Жыл бұрын

@@BIGWAYNE918 that’s cool yeah i’ve been to some pretty good parties that were associated with the college students. i’ve moved away several times and it seems like i was meant to be here because i keep ending up right back here.

@ccco8639

Жыл бұрын

Tahlequah is beautiful, albeit more humid. We spent lots of time there off an on. And avoid Hulbert! It definitely is a speed trap, but with a criminal element.

My family is originally from Mangum. My wife and I are planning retire back to Oklahoma in about a year or so. I haven't been back there since the late 1980's. I subscribed to your channel to get a better idea about property values and cost of living. Thank you for your great videos. They really are helpful.

@okrealtor

Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate your comment, thank you so much!

@brendaduignan5961

Жыл бұрын

I came back after 24 years in Las Vegas. Man it really changed, and I'm grateful to be home.

There's quite a few 'I hate Oklahoma' videos, but yours is the only one with an entertaining, accomplished speaker. ;) I was waiting to find a point I disagreed with, if I am being honest and...I did not. All 10 of those are valid for me as well, even though I am still living in small town northeast Oklahoma! Thanks for the share.

@TheMeloettaful

2 жыл бұрын

I feel the same way. I still live in Oklahoma, but all the reasons she spoke of I don't really disagree with. My three biggest problems with Ok is the unpredictable weather, the utter lack of really fun events, and the stagnant minimum wage amount. The only reasons I'm still here is because I wouldn't be able to afford living else where, and a lot of my family is here or lives fairly close by.

Tornado are bad. I grew up in Moore. Living in Dallas. Traffic is awful.

@okrealtor

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the honest feedback!

Hey Hello! Im from Germany and I am interested in many places all over the World. Can I move to states like Nebraska or Oklahoma or are that people there not welcoming other nations of the World? Im from Germany. How do that people react if I would move to there?

@okrealtor

11 ай бұрын

My best advice would be for you to visit and see what you think. One of OKC’s nicknames is “the big friendly”

@KaLiGr

11 ай бұрын

@@okrealtor oh that is so nice to hear!

I can't do mosquitos. Yuck. I love the home styles though.

@charleswillams9501

Жыл бұрын

It's not that bad. She made it sound like Florida or New Orleans bad. It's not. Yes we have them like the rest of the country outside of the deserts. And yes its more of them in the dark countryside.the cities aren't bad.

georgia has red dirt and we have the same mud problem too !

@okrealtor

Жыл бұрын

Yep!

I was born in OKC but moved to Dallas-FW and lived for almost 40 years. True there are a lot of things to do in a bigger city, but now that I'm back in OK I do not miss the big city traffic and the stress. Oklahoma is more laid back and I kinda like that. Plus it's close enough to DFW or Colorado or KC if you want to get away and go see a big name show etc. But.........they do need to update the highways here big time, they are way out of date.

@okrealtor

2 ай бұрын

Glad you like it!

@santos2k1

2 ай бұрын

we need high speed rail or at least better/more options to travel via passenger rail in OKC. We have the heartland flyer its just not enough.

@tuesdayswithed

2 ай бұрын

@@santos2k1 High speed rail would be great.

I’m a native Oklahoman…my wife forced me to retire in Phoenix, AZ. I’d move back to Oklahoma in a heartbeat.

@okrealtor

Ай бұрын

😂

Southern Oklahoma has mountains and parks that are wonderful. Bluegrass festivals.

@okrealtor

10 ай бұрын

It does yes

My SoCal neighbor is leaving tomorrow for OK with his 3 kids. Moving to Tuttle. We talk about it daily, but it comes down to the job market and what is available

Some people enjoy the things that you mentioned hating. My family from California can appreciate not living on top of their neighbors. Oklahoma is like a small Texas IMHO opinion. I would rather live here vs Texas. But you’re right, it’s not for everyone. And I hate the fact at that Norman is growing fast. And one starting to see light pollution. I enjoy being out doors. You can find beauty in this state. It’s not everywhere. But we do have it.

@okrealtor

10 ай бұрын

Definitely, this video is to point out things and get people thinking, thanks for watching!

90% of the roads in Oklahoma are either under constant construction or like riding the Chisholm Trail in a buckboard wagon.

if you grew up in Oklahoma, what's with the northern accent? Were your parents from up north?

@okrealtor

2 жыл бұрын

😂 no my parents are both from rural Oklahoma. You’re not the first person to tell me I don’t sound like an Okie though

@jackleo9680

2 жыл бұрын

@@okrealtor It's the way you pronounce your "O." It sounds more midwesterny than the typical southern O you hear in Oklahoma. Good video, btw. :)

@charleswillams9501

Жыл бұрын

Oklahoma is part Midwest

Am Born and raise in Oklahoma and I love Oklahoma no matter what

@krystalroxX7

Жыл бұрын

What about tornadoes?

@Tc-rn8lh

Жыл бұрын

@@krystalroxX7You get use to them.

@patbrooks9823

2 ай бұрын

@@krystalroxX7 LOTS of states have tornadoes now.

You ain't from here is ya? You say "we"?Most Okies just hope people come to visit then go back to where they came from. If you want to stay fine just conform and you'll be fine. Welcome!

@okrealtor

2 жыл бұрын

I am from Oklahoma.

@AOkie68

2 жыл бұрын

@@okrealtor that's a plus for you! Said something about being land locked? If you're from here you're used that but the lakes and river systems are spectacular in most parts of our state. Mosquitoes? You must live close to water then...chiggers and ticks yep them too especially on the highly wooded eastern parts. Why alot of okies wear deet as cologne...take care

I grew up in Oklahoma and was sent back due to work. I’d prefer the Oregon coast or the north east

Most of these I consider plusses. 😇 Mosquitoes and severe weather? Try doing some time in Minnesota.😊 Clay isn't great for gardening I grant but can be mitigated. All told I still think I want to retire there.

@okrealtor

9 ай бұрын

Absolutely, a lot of these are pluses for people. Thank you for this kind comment, I do appreciate it

@18andlikeit

4 ай бұрын

Agree, the mosquitos are absolute hell in MN. But you're likey to get severe weather more often in Oklahoma.

Lack of restaurants? Haven’t you heard? OKC boasts a James Beard WINNER (Grey Sweater) and nominee (Ma Der Lao) in OKC. That’s amazing!!!

@okrealtor

5 ай бұрын

Yep, great couple of restaurants t

Veterans are treated pretty good out here and people still have 2nd amendment rights.

@okrealtor

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for posting your opinions!

I love meskitoes, chiggers, birds, deer, dogs, cats, chickens,ect. Don't like mean people, getting robbed, bumper to bumper traffic ect. I believe I'll move to Oklahoma. Sounds like a nice place to live.

@okrealtor

4 ай бұрын

It definitely works for so many people! Including me!

You can get to the Gulf of Mexico in 10 hours. Cruises go out of Galveston.

@okrealtor

10 ай бұрын

Appreciate you watching.

Thats true ! Land 🔒 man that must suck. Here in Az 🥵

@okrealtor

Жыл бұрын

Yes! So warm, I can’t imagine

State bird, never heard that live in Oklahoma and it takes at 75 mph down I-35 S 9 hours and 15 minutes but travel takes you from Norman to the state line at Oklahoma 70 mph approx. 1.5 hours, now once in Texas the speed is allowed on average 75 mph with some segments at 80 to 85. Corpus Christi is 588 miles from Norman. So let us say that you would prefer to drive to the pristine waters of South Padre Island Texas, is 742 miles so 1.5 to the Oklahoma, Texas State line and then 75,80,85 lets say you average that at 72 mph 10.3. Now this begs the question most flights there round trip are est. in the 250.00 to a little over 400.00 dollars. drive time in a car 10 hours give or take on your stopping for breaks and food. probably 13 hours. the gas though let us suppose your car gets 45 mpg highway and rule out in Norman drive. 742 miles to beautifully clear Gulf waters would take approximately 98.9 dollars round trip. But the average depends on really what kind of car you drive suv the lower 20s hybrid around the upper 30s electric adds to your time as you charge for a very long time. The Average mpg is a car 24.5 which would cost at 3 dollars a gallon 181.71 dollars if you aren't driving in cities along the way to see historical places. True your cost by plane is more but saves you an average of 3hr and 15 min and you can book flights through travel sources like Travelocity and get that flight through United for 136 dollars. I get it its not about going to the beach gulf or ocean it's about its proximity to where you live, and neither do 29 other states and the ones that do may not be a great beach exp. Alaska, Maine, Alabama, Mississippi, and the Pacific are cold from Alaska down to California. A wet suit is required for northern Cal. and Oregon and Washington. As far as the inconvenience of travel distance North Texas poses similar circumstances, New Mexico and any state North of New Mexico and Arizona not bordering the sea. One may say the sea of Cortez, beautiful but dangerous. Miami is great could move there you had best be a good swimmer, rip tides abound on the southern Atlantic coast, especially during hurricane season. So what makes me right, Nothing it is just perspective, I grew up in Eastern Oklahoma, a small town, where people still wave at strangers and if you have a car problem people will stop to help. Don't try that in major metropolitan cities like Los Angeles, San Fran, and Seattle. Portland is not a city close to the shore. Same on the east coast. The number 2 reason for not liking Oklahoma yields little consideration. An Oklahoma native enjoys a much cheaper cost of living than those in the east-west or Gulf areas. You live and are native to a state that has no oceanic border, yet you are from Oklahoma Northeast Oklahoma. it is not like you have been able to weigh in on the advantage-disadvantage with any relative understanding of life elsewhere. Good Luck to you.

@okrealtor

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I live in Duncan Oklahoma and I know personally that oaklahoma sucks here the heat is awful and the bugs are too big and there is to many of them and winter is no picnic either the government officials do nothing for the citizens of oaklahoma the taxes on everything is horrible and if you have to go anywhere you have to drive far away to the next big town there is nothing here in Oklahoma it's a baring waist land

I’m a little confused. If your job is to sell homes in Oklahoma, why would you knock it? However, I wish we had an ocean too.

@okrealtor

10 ай бұрын

I’m not fake, I know there are issues

Can you do a video about Enid OK? Thanks

@okrealtor

2 жыл бұрын

Hello, I’m sorry I really don’t cover Enid, I don’t know very much about it and have only even been there once

I moved to Southern Oklahoma 6 years ago and have only seen a few mosquitos; and it's very pretty here. Now, Minnesota, where I grew up, has lots of mosquitos and they can suck all your blood out in minutes. And there's nothing good about big cities; I know because I've been to most of them. And when SHTF, big cities are the last place you'd want to be. Lastly, other than tornados, the weather here is better than over half the country. People never appreciate what they have, until it's gone. 😔

@okrealtor

6 ай бұрын

I appreciate the watch

Minnsota and Florida have lots mosquitoes. My child caught Malaria there, I am not knocking any states. Most states have Lotsof Mosquitos. People always walking

@okrealtor

5 күн бұрын

Yep

I-35 goes north and south. I-40 goes East and west. Get on one of those interstates and go find your happy place.

@okrealtor

Жыл бұрын

Yes

Contact Marcie: oklahomarealestatepro.com/contact/

They condemed the oldest building here in Enid Oklahoma Broadway Towers

@okrealtor

Жыл бұрын

oh no! I had no idea

@thumperbigd1566

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it's so full of black mold it's terrible. That homeless and so on has vandalized it

Spent a week and a half in owasso at the end of August and it was so beautiful. My wife and myself are already to bye capital homes

@okrealtor

9 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

I don't mind Oklahoma but I lost nothing in the Norman suburb called Brookhaven. Three years there were more than enough for me.

@okrealtor

8 ай бұрын

Oh interesting, what didn’t you like about Brookhaven?

@Apache_warrior_74

8 ай бұрын

@@okrealtor the snobs. My mother moved us from the east side of Norman, where I grew up, thinking she and her husband and their two daughters they doted on would climb up the social ladder. They seemed to fit in but I wasn't welcomed into the circle when I was in my teens. These were kids my age but I wasn't accepted into their hoyty toyty world. I wasn't good enough for them. So when I graduated from high school in 1994, I ran into some gypsy friends of mine and told them the shunning and bullying I have endured. They reminded me of the favor they owed me for helping them fix an axle on one of their trailers. The woman told me to give her a list of the last names of the people who wronged me and when I did, she placed a curse on them and their entire families.

You think Oklahoma is boring. You should come over to Midland and Odessa Pecos all these areas in Central Texas. Here we got nothing but Desert 😊

@okrealtor

10 ай бұрын

Yes it’s not pretty out there in some waya

@18andlikeit

4 ай бұрын

I would have to agree with you. West TX is a million square miles of barren, dry, dusty scrub land and tumble weeds. Pretty yucky. I guess some parts of western Oklahoma is similar but most of Oklahoma isn't.

I left Oklahoma twice -- I never could find a decent job there.

@okrealtor

Жыл бұрын

I’m sorry, that’s hard

Lol try driving california mojave desert. Thats like driving for ever lol. I plan to move to OK I'm Choctaw and family has ties there just going back where I suppose to belong.

@okrealtor

4 ай бұрын

Very cool! Send me an email or give me a call and we can talk more if you’d like

"Rüya" is a Turkish word. Do you have any connection with Turkey?

@okrealtor

3 жыл бұрын

We are not Turkish, it’s a word that resonated though so we wanted to incorporate it!

@ersinsuer7234

3 жыл бұрын

@@okrealtor Rüya means dream. So i thought you say "Dream Team"

@okrealtor

3 жыл бұрын

@@ersinsuer7234 yes! Although it’s not perfect grammatically lol

The worst thing I didn't like about was the roads were full off potholes, the health care system and the lousy elementary school system.

@okrealtor

5 ай бұрын

Interesting observations 👍

was there a tornado in Norman last night? I saw a warning

@okrealtor

2 ай бұрын

Smallish ones

@jetaro63

2 ай бұрын

@@okrealtor that's good, glad you're ok! thanks for the reply

People are moving to Tulsa in droves because it's an outstanding! City!

@okrealtor

Жыл бұрын

It is a cool city

Yes, your a real estate broker. You should promote Oklahoma. Every place on Earth has some bad about it. Be positive, it will help our business. From a Oklahoma realtor for 44 years.

@okrealtor

2 жыл бұрын

Everyone knows there are things about a state you won’t like. Appreciate the watch.

@kcmurph41

2 жыл бұрын

Or she could just be honest and have some fun with it, great video

@sandyelliott3350

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your honesty

@kennethbutterfield8268

10 ай бұрын

There’s not much to be thankful for about Oklahoma I’m thankful for my time I spent there cause it really makes me appreciate anyway else I live

I just moved to OK from the bay area. Lost my vision and needed somewhere i could gett by on a fixed income. Only housing is cheap everything else about the same.

@okrealtor

6 ай бұрын

Pretty sure there are more differences than just housing…

i got a lot of relatives there in Oklahoma my mom was born there

@okrealtor

Ай бұрын

Nice! Do you like it?

soooooooo... I watched this and .... I did not hear any reason to hate this place. It sounds great!

@okrealtor

8 ай бұрын

Hahaha good!

@1winstard

7 ай бұрын

I've been here since 1982 ......The traffic is getting like LA in the city.......

@holyapple9145

7 ай бұрын

The city Tulsa was not great, but OKC seemed pretty easy to drive in. Brick town and city center was strangely empty as far as cities go. By pass is harry sure.

Sissortail state bird. I've lived in 4 states OK, CA, AZ, CO & realized there are worse places to live than Okla. Every state has it's pros and cons, the question is what kind of deal you personally have going on. Phil Walker here. Boring & not walking anywhere is on you.

@hibiscus-dreams

8 ай бұрын

Same here- have lived in 4 states too. WA/OR/CA/OK - I personally like the wide open feel of the plains/fields but then again after being in Seattle/ Tacoma and in/around LA/SanDiego the big city-skyscraper vibe isn't my thing.

Oklahoman is a great place to live..l love norman not a lot of cultural things for people of color..and it's very expressive to live here post pandemic...

@okrealtor

Жыл бұрын

thanks for watching!

Having friends like I used too.

@okrealtor

11 ай бұрын

It can be hard to make new friends

Trolleys and trains? Be honest now, are you sure they’re not buckboards and stage coaches?

Sounds like she needs to move to California. Oceans, public transportation, no red dirt, it’s not ugly, there are nice houses, and no tornados. See her later. I live in the best state in the world. But do have friends in Boise city. Have nothing but admiration for those who love OK. It’s a great proud state

@okrealtor

4 ай бұрын

I think maybe you need to watch the video

@18andlikeit

4 ай бұрын

Lol there's a good reason why people are leaving CA by the droves. It's such a shame, it used to be the best state in the nation. Not anymore. The good weather is the only good thing CA has left.

14 hour drive to the ocean or the gulf? That’s not accurate. Mosquitoes in Oklahoma aren’t nearly as bad as many areas I’ve been where the city has to consistently spray pesticides to keep them somewhat at bay.

@okrealtor

9 ай бұрын

Each place has its things for sure

I live in Oklahoma, and I can honestly say that Lake Thunderbird is an absolute mudhole. I don't know why anyone would want to go there to spend time. :/

@okrealtor

5 ай бұрын

It kind of is yeah

And you're in real estate? I don't get why you live in Oklahoma if it's so bad to you. May I suggest Portland?

@okrealtor

2 жыл бұрын

Did you watch the video?

@kcmurph41

2 жыл бұрын

What a strange comment.

@18andlikeit

4 ай бұрын

Wait... PORTLAND? Omg.. 😆🤦

Wow, I would have to disagree with much of what you are saying. I moved to Oklahoma in 2011 from Northern Michigan. The mosquitos here are tiny compared to the B52 bombers we have back home. You said OKC lacks places to eat, have you opened your eyes when you drive through there? You said there isn't much traffic, I grew up in the Detroit area, there is just as much traffic here as there is there. Only thing that is worse here than the Detroit area is the people here can't drive and the crime is about as bad as Detroit. If you think living in Oklahoma is so bad, go live in Detroit, Chicago, or other big cities that have everything you hate about here. I grew up in the big city. I hated it. After high school I headed north as far as I could go and still live in the US. If it weren't for the fact that my husband and myself need to work, I would be living somewhere where my nearest neighbor was more than 5 miles away and the nearest store was a place you went to only once a month. Oklahoma is not a bad place to live as long as you don't live in the cities

@okrealtor

Жыл бұрын

Super difficult to make a video everyone agrees with 😜

I love Oklahoma, I wouldn't live anywhere else, and I have lived in multiple states

Would it surprise you to learn there are cities and towns in Canada that normally enjoy not just milder ...but MUCH milder winters than Claremore, Oklahoma? Does this surprise you?

@okrealtor

2 жыл бұрын

No?

@mathematicaleconomist4943

2 жыл бұрын

@@okrealtor Why not? Are you knowledgeable about this?

@mathematicaleconomist4943

2 жыл бұрын

@@okrealtor Is this not the video where you went into detail about Oklahoma weather? Or...was that another video (no time to watch right now).

Here in Tulsa Oklahoma sucks because housing deposits are the same as the Rent and SSI sucks because they don't give enough to pay for double the rent for having deposits and rent and it's not vary peaceful people fighting and cussing and rude and weird people it's just creepy and everyone has a date so singles stay single it's known as little LA California because how it started out Tulsa Oklahoma is the starting point 👉 of LA boom

@okrealtor

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

I went to college there and wish I had stayed.

@okrealtor

Жыл бұрын

It’s a cool town!

wanna truly drive for ever and arrive at nowhere ??? Go to Alberta Canada, or British Columbia in Western Canada. Oklahoma is tiny by comparison. You can set out in Lethbridge Alberta and drive east for 3 days and you'll end up somewhere near the upper great lakes. Which is nowhere. And 2 more days to get to Toronto. By then - the crush of humanity will freak you out so much that you'll turn around and drive 4 days more days to get away from it all.

@okrealtor

4 ай бұрын

That is a fair point

Lots of really windy days.

@okrealtor

23 күн бұрын

Yes 😅

i live in Oklahoma City, the top 10 things i hate about Oklahoma are THE SUMMER. the heat and humidity and bugs and tornadoes and weeds are all just byproducts of the God Damn blazing summer hellscape of this red clay valley of death. other than summer time i have no real problems with Oklahoma.

@okrealtor

9 ай бұрын

Blazing summer hellscape of this red clay valley of death 😂 💀 I’ll name a video that

@rarebreed-wj3ov

7 ай бұрын

In my part of Oklahoma Mosquitoes 🦟 extreme temperatures from -30 to 119 degrees in 2011. I have seen winds as high as 80-90mph on a sunny day 30-50mph is common. Terrible Fires terrible Droughts. Very bad tornadoes in 2013 especially I have seen tornadoes here in winter. Blizzards with 70mph winds. Hitting deer and ruining a car I hate about Oklahoma. I have seen horrible accidents in Oklahoma from hitting deer related

This is a short list I can give at least 81 more reasons. If you don't live here literally anywhere else is better. Unless being poor and uneducated is your jam.

@okrealtor

10 ай бұрын

Oklahoma is definitely not for everyone

Ummm, there is no where in Oklahoma that it would take 14 hours to get to the Gulf of Mexico

@okrealtor

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting!

All areas have everything you just said.

@okrealtor

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if I would say all, but thank you for watching