Explore Alabama
🏡 Relocation guide
Moving to Alabama
Neighborhoods, schools, commutes, and everything you'll wish you knew sooner.
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Picking your region
North Alabama vs. the river valley vs. the Gulf — how lifestyle, weather, and commute should shape your search.
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Neighborhoods
Reading a community
What I look at on a drive-through: schools, parks, grocery, walkability, future growth.
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Checklist
30 days before the move
Utilities, mail, driver's license, vehicle registration, insurance — the stuff no one tells you.
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Real talk
Renting first vs. buying
When it makes sense to land softly first — and when it doesn't.
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Schools
How to research schools
Beyond rating sites: PTA pages, district calendars, a phone call to the front office.
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