Ok, I'm getting out of New England. I've got two offices that I can potentially transfer to. Back to NOVA, or to Dallas. The issue is we need to find her a job. She is a service advisor for a Ferrari/Maserati dealer. She previously worked for a Ferrari/Maserati/Lamborghini dealer in VA. Her old shop in VA does not have any openings, but she is on good terms with her old boss.
I obviously want her to be happy, because I would be uprooting her life again and don't want to hurt her career. She is looking for an ultra highline shop. Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, McLaren, Aston Martin. She is awesome at what she does and would be an asset wherever she goes.
Does anyone know someone at any of these dealerships? Are they good places to work? Any way that anyone could help her get her foot in the door? I would be internally grateful for any assistance.

I don't know anyone in the establishment, but this would appear to be the premier such dealership in the Dallas area, with many awards: http://www.boardwalkferrari.com. (I don't run in such elevated circles.) Perhaps her old boss in NOVA would be willing to put in a good word for her there?

flashguy

In addition to the standard dealers there is also a manufacturer that custom builds cars, primarily Porsche's so much that they actually provide their own VIN.
The company is known as RUF and their cars are extremely fast and usually north of $200k.

One of their cars was known as "Yellow Bird" google it to find out more about this fantastic car. I had a chance for a ride along at VIR a few yeas ago and understand why this car was so expensive...

Anyway here's their website..

http://www.racperformance.com

It's not Ferrari, etc. but there is a truly top tier, nationally known & respected Cadillac dealership in Dallas since 1911: Sewell. Browse through the book written by Carl Sewell, "Customers for Life", to get an idea of their philosophy. My family has purchased cars from Sewell for three generations. Best of luck to you and your wife.

http://www.sewellcadillac-dallas.com

I am internet friends with the owner of Boardwalk Ferrari in Dallas. I can ask if they have any openings. Which dealership is she with now and which has she been with in the past?

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I am internet friends with the owner of Boardwalk Ferrari in Dallas. I can ask if they have any openings. Which dealership is she with now and which has she been with in the past?

Email sent, thank you!

Why not take her on a road trip to the big D and talk to some dealers?

I know someone at Ferrari here in the Dallas area but why move here? It's already congested from people moving here from out of state. Traffic is horrendous now. Used to be a great place to live, now getting completely ruined. Property prices have inflated, bidding wars going on, on any new property. And taxes are skyrocketing. County trying to raise my property value 60k in one year alone. If I was buying today, I couldn't afford my house.

I'd look at Tennessee maybe Nashville area. Kentucky is beautiful too.

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I know someone at Ferrari here in the Dallas area but why move here? I

Maybe because his company has openings in Dallas and NOVA, like he mentioned.

Good luck with the move, TX is a great place..

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Originally posted by Prefontaine:
I know someone at Ferrari here in the Dallas area but why move here? It's already congested from people moving here from out of state. Traffic is horrendous now. Used to be a great place to live, now getting completely ruined. Property prices have inflated, bidding wars going on, on any new property. And taxes are skyrocketing. County trying to raise my property value 60k in one year alone. If I was buying today, I couldn't afford my house.

I'd look at Tennessee maybe Nashville area. Kentucky is beautiful too.

I know what the road conditions are like. I've been there helping out of our office a few times over the years.
To answer your other questions. It's one of the few places that we have an office that I would like to relocate to. It's still a metric shit ton better than the Boston Metro area for everything.

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Used to be a great place to live, now getting completely ruined. Property prices have inflated, bidding wars going on......

Yeah, that's a sign the area is ruined alright.

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Originally posted by Prefontaine:
Used to be a great place to live, now getting completely ruined. Property prices have inflated, bidding wars going on......

Yeah, that's a sign the area is ruined alright.

For those who have lived here for decades yes. Housing is becoming unaffordable. Traffic, grid locking on weekends, bumper to bumper, while trying to get necessities like groceries. Now Dallas has Austin like traffic. Taxes going up astronomically on homes. Hey I'm all for people moving, but it is coming at local's expense. The Kalifornian invasion has hit Austin deep, now its Dallas. When the hordes flock in, it fucks up the entire area for everyone. I know people in Dallas that want to move to another area of the metroplex due to a job change (traffic). One look or bids around, they figure out that bidding wars going on, seeing 50k over market value bids. They decided against it. Another guy I know, his commute used to take 30 minutes, now it's over an hour heading towards 1.5 hours each way. Too many people already. Turning into Seattle. Fucking county trying to raise my property value 60k in one year due to bidding wars all stemming from people moving from higher property values out of state to here. So people moving here, I'm literally paying for it with time in traffic and dollars out of my account in taxes. If you are a house flipper, great for you, people staying long term, not so much. I'm renovating at the house due to age, not cosmetics, and labor has gone way up due to demand. $$$ all the way around. See what happens when it hits you hard in traffic and in your wallet. My neighbors are all pissed, none of us could afford to purchase the homes we live in today. Too rapid man. Won't be long and we'll have to look at leaving the area. Water rates have gone up 100% since I bought my house.

Please just disregard Prefontaine. Dallas is nice, and some of the northern suburbs/exurbs are still affordable. I seriously doubt that traffic here is as bad as Austin (and definitely better than Houston). Settling in the right part of DFW can make a big difference in what the commute is like.

All big cities in decent states are experiencing rising land/house prices, I suspect. We do have Kalifornia invaders here in DFW, but it's not as bad as Austin. (They seem to concentrate to the centers of government--mutual protection?)

If you decided to make a visit to DFW, give us a heads up and we'll arrange a meet/greet dinner or something.

flashguy

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Please just disregard Prefontaine. Dallas is nice, and some of the northern suburbs/exurbs are still affordable. I seriously doubt that traffic here is as bad as Austin (and definitely better than Houston). Settling in the right part of DFW can make a big difference in what the commute is like.

All big cities in decent states are experiencing rising land/house prices, I suspect. We do have Kalifornia invaders here in DFW, but it's not as bad as Austin. (They seem to concentrate to the centers of government--mutual protection?)

If you decided to make a visit to DFW, give us a heads up and we'll arrange a meet/greet dinner or something.

flashguy

Two of my nieces now live in Dallas, but both were born and raised in Austin. They both say Dallas has way less traffic insanity than their hometown and I agree with them. Having made long visits to Austin for decades, and now recently Dallas, the latter is far more manageable on the roads, IMO.

I always thought increasing home value is what buying real estate is about, its supposed to be a good thing, right? . The capitalist in me wants a return on my investment, and a damn good one at that.

Yeah, we are Kalifornians, but hell, me and the wife love DFW. Look forward to living there

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Two of my nieces now live in Dallas, but both were born and raised in Austin. They both say Dallas has way less traffic insanity than their hometown and I agree with them. Having made long visits to Austin for decades, and now recently Dallas, the latter is far more manageable on the roads, IMO.

I always thought increasing home value is what buying real estate is about, its supposed to be a good thing, right? . The capitalist in me wants a return on my investment, and a damn good one at that.

Yeah, we are Kalifornians, but hell, me and the wife love DFW. Look forward to living there

Oddball, mind shooting me an email? you don't have one on your profile. I just have a couple of questions, DFW-wise.

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Originally posted by flashguy:
Please just disregard Prefontaine. Dallas is nice, and some of the northern suburbs/exurbs are still affordable. I seriously doubt that traffic here is as bad as Austin (and definitely better than Houston). Settling in the right part of DFW can make a big difference in what the commute is like.

All big cities in decent states are experiencing rising land/house prices, I suspect. We do have Kalifornia invaders here in DFW, but it's not as bad as Austin. (They seem to concentrate to the centers of government--mutual protection?)

Incorrect. They'll go anywhere that housing is less than where they come from that they think is acceptable. And I'll speak for myself, as I was born and raised here, thanks.

Traffic is tons worse because every snowflake in Kalifornia is looking to get out. Don't come here, find some place else to invade and drive up taxes and traffic. They've already ruined Austin and Seattle, and Portland, and Denver I hear now too. I've gone to Austin for work every year since 1993 and over the past 7 years it has gotten absolutely horrendous. Now the same is happening here in DFW. They are like roaches. Sorry you don't see it yet but it's happening. I've got people all over the metro.

But that's OK, it won't be less for long. A good friend is in real estate here. Every time I talked to him I hear bidding wars, and "50k over market." The jig is up. At work we got a new chief and he was complaining because they keep putting bids in on houses and losing, can't find a house. He's from NY state. I laughed when I heard it.

You think I'm angry, LMAO, you should hear some of my friends. One Kalifornia snowflake couple moved in next door to some friends of mine. One of his sons had his BB gun out and the snowflake invader called the Police. Police come, then go. She complains and he told her to move the fuck back to Kalifornia.

I pay an additional 1k per year in taxes now due to these fucks. Went to get groceries today, gridlock, for 3 miles. Foreigners fucking up our way of life and making us pay, literally for it. Yeah, lets be happy and hold hands.

oddball, I make a distinction between "Kalifornians" and "Californians"--I believe you and yours are the latter.

Prefontaine, I was not speaking "for" you--you have made your views very clear. I was offering a different opinion.

flashguy