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

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Post by VoodooJuJu »

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…

>I ended up buying about 75 more properties here

You have the kind of money to casually buy up all this real estate, but you still went bargain-hunting for a warehouse? This reads like some kind of LARP or joke.

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

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Post by Blackthorn »

notatoad wrote: post #103

If you are just looking for a cheaper city, you're going to be disappointed by any small town. "A friendly bar" is kind of a big ask in a small town that might only have a couple bars. There could easily not be one that you like. Same with schools - in a city you have choice, in a small town you are going to end up with whatever the local school is. Maybe it's good. Maybe it isn't. And maybe the town that has a frien…

Yeah, agreed with everything you said.

Something to understand about small town life is it's a slower paced way of living than most people are used to. There's not much to do out here if you can't entertain yourself. People will come visit and ask what there is to do around here, and I'll be like well... We can go pick fruits at the farm, or we can go shoot, or we can work on projects with the tools we have. It's a slow paced life that doesn't match everyone. Understand what you're getting into.

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

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Post by 2Gkashmiri »

throwaway787544 wrote: post #119

I live in the outskirts of a poor rural town in NY. We have 2 bars, some restaurants, a coffee shop, a fast food chain, some dollar stores, a grocery store, hardware store, antiques, gas stations, etc, Library and a little theater, farmers market on weekends. River runs nearby with a put-in for kayaks and fishing. Biggest town/city nearby with big box stores is about 45 minutes. They have fiber internet here but it's…

I'm curious, how do you people deal with medical emergencies? I live in a city and I have 3 24x7 hospitals within walking distance. I have gone dozens of times on foot at 3 in the morning to get medicine.

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

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Post by antupis »

cortesoft wrote: post #41
rswerve wrote: post #4

College towns. Pick some states, and go visit towns with colleges in them. They'll have restaurants and groceries, and those faculty kids have to go to school somewhere. Internet should be passable, too. They won't be the cheapest small town option, but houses should come in well below a million bucks. The one town you mention, Lancaster, PA, is a model of the type.

It really depends on the atmosphere you want. College towns are great in many ways, with lots of interesting things to do and a lot of cultural events. However, a lot of people move to college towns and don't realize/remember what college kids are like... they will be noisy at night, sometimes destroy property, throw parties, do stupid pranks... it isn't for everybody

Another option is those towns that are formed around some activity like skiing, hiking or surfing(Never surfed but I think it applies here also). They might be not cheap as some random rural towns but atmosphere and services are very good.

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

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Post by luckyhn2 »

throwaway5959 wrote: post #127
luckyhn wrote: post #124

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not doubting that you saw a sign like that in the state, but what do racists in the Ozarks have to have to do with parent's business problems. Pretty bait-y.

Wow you’re really obtuse aren’t you. This is a comment more about the OP asking for prod/cons of small towns and me commenting on that. If you don’t have a problem with this kind of thing, by all means move there.

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

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Post by Blackthorn »

2Gkashmiri wrote: post #133
throwaway787544 wrote: post #119

I live in the outskirts of a poor rural town in NY. We have 2 bars, some restaurants, a coffee shop, a fast food chain, some dollar stores, a grocery store, hardware store, antiques, gas stations, etc, Library and a little theater, farmers market on weekends. River runs nearby with a put-in for kayaks and fishing. Biggest town/city nearby with big box stores is about 45 minutes. They have fiber internet here but it's…

I'm curious, how do you people deal with medical emergencies? I live in a city and I have 3 24x7 hospitals within walking distance. I have gone dozens of times on foot at 3 in the morning to get medicine.

Lots of America just deals with them poorly. The nearest hospital might be an hour away. Or more. Usually better than that in New York state, at least.

Something to think hard about before you embark on your small town life journey.

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

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Post by more_corn »

davidw wrote: post #48
pugworthy wrote: post #40

Corvallis OR. Housing costs are higher, but probably not the $1M you mention unless you really want to go overboard. Walk to the store, city bus is free, great place to raise kids, bike paths and trails, and you're out of town into the woods or farm fields in 15 minutes of driving. 1 hour to the coast, or 1 hour to the mountains. University as well as HP, NuScale, and other smaller companies. People that come here ca…

It's got a lot to say for it, and it's not too cold, but that gray weather can be a real downer. Source: grew up in Eugene. I would visit in November or March and see how it goes.

Ashland is a bit sunnier. Southern Oregon university, Shakespeare festival, cute downtown. Oregon is progressive libertarian.

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

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Post by more_corn »

luckyhn wrote: post #31

> I don’t need more than a good diner, a supermarket, and a friendly bar. You'd better be sure about that. Having a favorite diner, grocer and bar and only patronizing those businesses is a world apart from having exactly one option. What do you do when the bartender/regulars decide they don't like you. Or your neighbor, for that matter. The one whose family's been there for generations and is buds with the sherrif.…

The sweet spot is probably five or ten options. Go visit first.

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

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Post by jjav »

2Gkashmiri wrote: post #133
throwaway787544 wrote: post #119

I live in the outskirts of a poor rural town in NY. We have 2 bars, some restaurants, a coffee shop, a fast food chain, some dollar stores, a grocery store, hardware store, antiques, gas stations, etc, Library and a little theater, farmers market on weekends. River runs nearby with a put-in for kayaks and fishing. Biggest town/city nearby with big box stores is about 45 minutes. They have fiber internet here but it's…

I'm curious, how do you people deal with medical emergencies? I live in a city and I have 3 24x7 hospitals within walking distance. I have gone dozens of times on foot at 3 in the morning to get medicine.

> 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?

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

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Post by braingenious »

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…

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and

https://twitter.com/pontifier/status/1538230779658002432?s=2...

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