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Re: Ask HN: How to find a small town to relocate for remote work?

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Post by refurb »

OJFord wrote: post #331
refurb wrote: post #260

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That’s a funny statement considering parts of Toronto are down 30% in the past 4 months and the Bank of Canada hasn’t finish hiking rates.

I'm not Canadian or particularly familiar, but that's 30% down having done something like 300% since 2009 right? So if you've been renting for the last 13 years waiting this to pounce, you're hardly going to be patting yourself on the back thinking it was such a smart move. Unless you mean having bought there 4m ago would suck? Well, sure, but this 'advice' is only for a home, where you live, not an investment proper…

People who bought 2 years ago would now end up selling for less than what they bought.

Some places will bottom out at 50% of current price. That means if you bought since 2016 or so your house is worth less than when you bought it.

Re: Ask HN: How to find a small town to relocate for remote work?

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Post by pbj1968 »

heartbreak wrote: post #244
jjav wrote: post #139

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> I live in a city and I have 3 24x7 hospitals within walking distance. Where is that, just curious? I can't think of any place with three major hospitals within a mile or less?

Houston?

Ah, yes, a quaint, small town. :)

Re: Ask HN: How to find a small town to relocate for remote work?

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Post by __derek__ »

Check out the site Make Me Move[1], which lists towns offering incentives for remote workers to move there. Some offers are nominal (e.g., co-working space memberships), but there are some nice towns actively looking to attract and support folks like you.

[1]: https://www.makemymove.com/

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Post by ltbarcly3 »

kube-system wrote: post #79
ltbarcly3 wrote: post #32

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Who cares about the political party of local politicians? Make sure local government services are delivered on time and on budget (water, power, garbage collection, etc). Make sure the schools are good and aren't run by weirdos. Beyond that, why would you care?

> Make sure the schools are good and aren't run by weirdos. Is approximately equal to > the political party of local politicians

This is completely false. There are lunatics of all stripes.

Re: Ask HN: How to find a small town to relocate for remote work?

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Post by lupire »

scythe wrote: post #266
pontifier wrote: post #39

My method sure hasn't worked very well... or has it? I was looking for cheap warehouse space to start a business in, and did a nation-wide search for the largest, cheapest building in the entire continental US. I found one that seemed too good to be true. a 220,000 sqft metal warehouse and office complex on 17 acres. I thought the price was a typo at $375k.The agent assured me that the price was correct, and I flew o…

Maybe the cheapest place you can find is that way for a reason? "You get what you pay for" isn't an ironclad law, but it's still a decent hint.

"You don't get what you don't pay for" is an even stronger hint.

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Post by throwaway787544 »

selimthegrim wrote: post #502
throwaway787544 wrote: post #484

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Local residents do feel that way. They have no money, no education, no job prospects, and don't feel they get respect. The fact that their cultural values are also at odds with the "haves" (in their view) further cements the view. But in a very real policy and economic sense, they literally were abandoned when industry left. Wall Street and Tech zoomed on while their factories and mines closed with no recourse to be…

Is there not a college there, UAPB? How is it helping them?

How are they gonna go to college? Nobody in their family went. Their friends didn't go. They have family they need to stay home and take care of (no child care, elderly care, limited food assistance) and work for, in whatever way that means. Even if they went, it's not like every millennial with a degree gets a job, even with record low unemployment. Transportation is also problematic, just to get to a school, or a job. Rap sheets keep people from applying or being accepted. There's usually no jobs program to help older people transition from obsolete industries.

It takes a lot of outreach to get anyone to trust the system, if they have a flexible enough situation to go. Most people just don't see education being a solution, so they aren't going to jump out on a shaky limb in the hopes it might catch them. Better the devil you know.

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Post by scruple »

scyzoryk_xyz wrote: post #497
pontifier wrote: post #434

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I'm happy to verify anything. It's easy to type my last name "Fenley" into the county website at: https://www.actdatascout.com/RealProperty/Arkansas/Jefferson And see the property I bought and what I paid for it. You can find out more about my fusion reactor at http://www.DDproFusion.com My YouTube has tons of videos of my experiences here. http://YouTube.com/pontifier I even started recording all my interactions wit…

You have me at fusion reactor. Stranger than fiction

Seriously, what a ride this thread has been.

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Post by briHass »

chucksta wrote: post #367
eatonphil wrote: post #293

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I'm from Lancaster and I don't really consider the city a college town. State College PA is a college town. Lancaster is just a nice small city with a few colleges in it.

Lancaster would be a different place without F&M. I've always thought college town meant the college supported most if not all of the local population, something like West Chester, the town would still exist without WCU but it would be just like Downingtown then, nothing super special. I think lancaster would be in a very similar spot.

You're forgetting that West Chester is the county seat of Chester County PA, the fastest growing and richest county in the entire state (and usually somewhere in the top 25-40 of the US.) So, you have the county courthouse and all the typical government stuff, which Downingtown lacks.

Lancaster is much larger than either, though different cities have varying land areas they count. Lancaster is also the seat of its same named county.

I look at 'college town' as defining somewhere where school(s) are located, and the population count of 18-24 makes up almost 50% of the population. Newark, DE (University of Delaware) and Bloomsburg, PA (Bloomsburg U) seem to fit that better.

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Post by NonEUCitizen »

snarf21 wrote: post #322

You should definitely come to Lancaster PA!!!! There are lots of houses downtown for less than $400K and even new "luxury" condos going up everywhere. There is a convenient train that can have you in Philly in an hour for Come live with the cool kids. (Source: I live in Lancaster and there is no place better net net)

Which beaches are within two or three hours? Thanks.
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