🤔Thinking of moving to Oklahoma City, OK? Give me a shout! 📱 Call or Text: 405-922-4939 📨 Email: jknight@jonathanknightrealtor.com

I’ve discovered your state. Love it. Never knew it was there. Never considered it.

@livinginoklahomacityofficial

Ай бұрын

Very cool glad you found us. Thanks for watching!

@alans.philippines

26 күн бұрын

I work in gambling, based in Vegas. Your casinos are special. Very high payback, great promos.

Jonathan: Different kind of video for you but VERY well done. Excellent content and message! Great job!

@livinginoklahomacityofficial

Ай бұрын

Thanks Lynn appreciate that! I enjoyed making this one, thanks for watching!

Lots of truth to what you are saying. We'll be out there to visit OKC and many other towns in the last week of August to check it all out. Looking forward to it.

@livinginoklahomacityofficial

Ай бұрын

Very cool, where are you currently living? Looking for somewhere new to call home?

@18andlikeit

10 күн бұрын

We're in LA. Used to be a great place to be decades ago. Not so much anymore. So we're going out there to check things out, different towns, see if we can feel the vibe there. From what I've seen in videos, I like what I see. I've been there before a couple of times years ago but never with the idea of moving there. You look at things differently with the possibility of moving there.

@livinginoklahomacityofficial

10 күн бұрын

@18andlikeit very cool, and a great idea - gotta make sure you feel a connection through the lens of "could I live here?". Definitely check out OKC and the surrounding suburbs, and maybe the Tulsa metro as well. I'm partial to OKC, but it's home for me 😊. I hope it's nice while you're here, August can be pretty hot but might be out of any heat wave near the end of the month (fingers crossed 🤞). Wishing you a fun and insightful trip!

@18andlikeit

9 күн бұрын

@@livinginoklahomacityofficial yes we'll be there the last week of Aug so I'm hoping any heat waves will be gone by then. To be honest the main negative I can see right now concerning Oklahoma is the summer heat. I don't do well in it especially as I get older. I don't like the idea of being couped up in a house all summer with A/C on. Not much summer fun doing that. But we'll see! I used to live in the Dallas burbs as a kid so I know how brutal it can get. Thanks for your replys!

George Carlon had thoughts on that too

@livinginoklahomacityofficial

Ай бұрын

Classic 🤣🤣 Thanks for watching!

I've been on a tear about cost of living and housing for some time now. My folks think I'm overly negative, but I reiterate - my state (Massachusetts) has the second highest cost of living in the country, with only Hawaii ahead. I have my first trip to OKC planned for late July (great timing with the temperature, I know) and I'm SO excited to experience something different. I don't know anyone yet, but I'm seriously considering a move. You nailed it when you mentioned the lack of the hope that people feel living in some of the more expensive states. I'm grateful to have grown up in a safe place and there are positive things about my state; quality of healthcare probably standing at #1. That said, I'm 35, unmarried and feeling like I'm not going to have that quality of life I seek if I stay where I am, which is quite sad. I concur, the Dream isn't dead but its just out of reach for younger folks living in many states in America.

@livinginoklahomacityofficial

Ай бұрын

You're not wrong! Massachusetts is a beautiful state, but to your point one of the very highest in terms of cost of living. I helped someone purchase a home here from just outside of Boston within the last year. You and lots of people are exploring options to build their lives that will provide more opportunities for their futures. Stoked you're making it out to OKC next month, and yes it will be hot! Haha. Give me a shout if you ever have any questions 😎

@SafeEffective-ls2pl

Ай бұрын

It's hot and it's country, even in the cities. Lots of guns and tornadoes. Politics can make Texas seem liberal

@livinginoklahomacityofficial

Ай бұрын

@SafeEffective-ls2pl are you from okc or have you spent any meaningful time here? It's hot a few weeks a year, but certainly more mild through the rest of the year. Definitely not as hot as Texas. I've also lived in OKC my whole life, and traveled all over the world and visited lots of "country" places (including of course rural Oklahoma), and wouldn't characterize OKC as "country". Definitely a modern American city. Gun laws are lax for sure, but I literally can't recall the last time I actually saw one (and certainly not more guns than Texas). So conservative it makes Texas look liberal? I'm not sure I buy that either, probably more neck and neck. Oklahoma county (majority of OKC) voted only 51% Trump to 49% Biden in 2020, so like most conservative states, the major cities are much more mixed. And tornados? Texas has 2-3 x the tornados of Oklahoma virtually every year. For some reason, we've just been pinned as the capital, thanks to movies like Twister.

@hellosaysandrew

Ай бұрын

@@livinginoklahomacityofficial Thanks so much! Do I reschedule the July trip for September? What would your advice be? It’s my first time and I’m looking to spend a week and really get familiar with the area.

@livinginoklahomacityofficial

Ай бұрын

@hellosaysandrew totally up to you, plenty to do either time of year. But if you plan on wanting to spend a decent amount time outside exploring, fall time would likely be a better bet. Never know how early the extreme heat sets in during the summer, sometimes not crazy hot until August and sometimes shows up in July. Hard to enjoy too much time outside for those couple week heat waves.

Love your channel. I'm definitely moving to oklahoma when i retire. I'm living in ny now, but hopefully in 10 years i'll have enough saved for a down payment for the move!

@livinginoklahomacityofficial

Ай бұрын

Hey thanks so much for the kind words, I'm glad you've enjoyed the channel. You can totally do it, it all starts with that decision and the putting a plan in place. Best of luck to you, and thanks for watching!

@adam631

Ай бұрын

@@livinginoklahomacityofficial How much do you think i would need for a down payment in 10 years time? If i could move now, i can afford a house in the 275,000 range. Right now i'm paying $2000 a month renting a small 1 bedroom apt, but it keeps rising every year. A halfway decent home here is minimum $3900 month mortgage, which is nuts!

@livinginoklahomacityofficial

Ай бұрын

@adam631 you know, that would be difficult to say. I wouldn't have been able to predict today's prices 10 years ago 🤣 (let alone interest rates). But you're right that's a STEEP entry level mortgage payment for a starter home. Where are you currently living?

@adam631

Ай бұрын

@@livinginoklahomacityofficial Long island NY. I was told that in ten years the rent will probably be around $3500 to $4000 month for a 1 bedroom here.😪

Lived in Tulsa early 90's when I attended Spartan! Loved it. Some of my best memories!

@livinginoklahomacityofficial

Ай бұрын

Very cool, thanks for sharing! Tulsa is great ☺️

This is so true! America is a vast country and there are lots of places to find opportunity. People need to think out of the box...but I guess it's easier to sit in the city they can no longer afford and just cry on social media lol

@livinginoklahomacityofficial

Ай бұрын

Haha you are definitely not wrong there. We've allowed social media to soften our primal survival instincts (and fool us into think we are "doing something" by posting haha). I'm a big believer in the power of our own beliefs. And sometimes I think we all need a nudge, to even recognize that something is a possibility. I think the thought of moving across the country seems wildly impossible to many. But the only thing between us and the life we want, is taking action. Thanks for watching!

@gregorriusadolphus2729

Ай бұрын

@@livinginoklahomacityofficial I agree...our beliefs absolutely shape our reality-and our words are so powerful in shaping our lives. And no problem...I'm not looking to move to OKC (as a native Texan, that would be UNHEARD of LOL) but this video appeared on my feed and the title resonated with me.

@livinginoklahomacityofficial

Ай бұрын

@gregorriusadolphus2729 haha I respect your native Texan instincts! Glad you found value in the message. 😎👊

Just came back after a couple of days. Some of the areas were a little ghetto and homeless but it wasnt bad. I would love to know the areas to absolutely live in. I'm coming from Houston and it was insanely cheaper in Oklahoma City for a lonely old paramedic like me.

@livinginoklahomacityofficial

27 күн бұрын

Yeah, to be fair, that can be said for almost any city. Being from Houston, you're used to a huge area city, I'm sure - OKC is pretty massive. Not far behind Houston in terms of area (OKC 606 sq miles, Houston 640 sq miles), so it's entirely possible for you to have been in a part of the city many who live here have never even been/seen. As an example, I had clients recently move here from Denver (a pretty nice/clean city), remarking about how "clean" okc is, and how they almost never see homeless population. And that's after 3 months of living in the city. It's all relative, of course, but I'd encourage you to come back for a visit sometime!

@NOLA_playmaker

27 күн бұрын

@@livinginoklahomacityofficial yeah I do like your style of inviting people to the city. I might need your services soon for my move if I get this FD job which is highly likely.

@livinginoklahomacityofficial

27 күн бұрын

@NOLA_playmaker always around to help if you ever need it. I appreciate the comment sharing your experience, and thanks for watching!

We’re going to attempt a move to Oklahoma I think your title nailed it

@livinginoklahomacityofficial

Ай бұрын

Hey that's great, if you're coming out this way and ever need any help, give me a shout. I really appreciate the kind words and thanks for watching!

@Osito_codm31

Ай бұрын

Does it get hot in the summer?

@livinginoklahomacityofficial

Ай бұрын

@Osito_codm31 yeah we definitely have hot summers by most people's standards. Triple digit temps for a couple weeks a year usually. It was low 90s today.

@Osito_codm31

Ай бұрын

@@livinginoklahomacityofficial i was thinking it would not be as hot im thinking in moving to okc from tucson arizona out here its over 100 like 4 months gasoline is expensive and housing has gone up because alot of californians moved to arizona

Dislike the music which distracts from listening to with what is said. Cut the music

@livinginoklahomacityofficial

Ай бұрын

I think I'll keep it, but thanks for the input. 🤷‍♂️

@gregorriusadolphus2729

Ай бұрын

I bet your a blast at parties!

@livinginoklahomacityofficial

Ай бұрын

@@gregorriusadolphus2729 🤣🤣

Just checked, it’s 96 and feels like 101. No thanks!

@livinginoklahomacityofficial

Ай бұрын

It gets hot here! Today and yesterday were the hottest days so far this year. Typically between 10 - 14 days per summer will get to triple digit temps.

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@livinginoklahomacityofficial

Ай бұрын

I would prefer that you, and every other "SEO specialist" stop spamming all over mine and everyone's page. Thanks!