Where Would You Live?

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[quote]MaximusB wrote:

[quote]xXSeraphimXx wrote:
I’ll tell you where I’d go. Someplace warm. A place where the beer flows like wine. Where beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. I’m talking bout a little place called…Aspen.

But seriously, lately I have been thinking about this. All my life I have lived in either ghettos filled to capacity or in a loft in Downtown Los Angeles where it is still crowded with little to no space, only exception is that I was around a lot more pretentious assholes.

After looking at many smaller towns online I have really been just in awe of Texas Hill Country, Parts of Montana, Colorado, Sedona Arizona and many more places. Only issue is that although I am tempted to make that type of transition I do not know if smaller town life would be enough, though it does seem nice. The cost of living, land/homes is another reason.[/quote]

Funny you mention this, because I can relate to a certain extent.

I live in the 818, I know you know where that is, probably no more than 20 minutes from you.

I have my eye on the Denver area, seems like a nice city and I love the outdoors. It would be tough getting used to not being near a beach, but I could deal with it.

I also like that it’s centrally located in the US.

Seraphim, for the price of some crapper here, you could have a nice fucking house paid in full. There is no reason a fixer should cost upwards of $400k or more. I think we have been fucked too much with the cost of living being so much, your dollar (or should I say our dollar) does not go far here. [/quote]

Max, I think you should check out Spokane WA. You said something before that made me think you would like it. I can’t remember what it was but I did think it. Spokane’s enough of a city to have a city life yet drive any direction for 30 minutes (at most) and you will be in the country. Hunting, fishing and all outdoor activities are great. A couple of beautiful lakes and a lot of great parks. I like the lakes better than most of the beaches in So. Cal. (I fucking love Cresent Cove in Laguna though)

The girls in Spokane actually destroy the chicks in SC. Sure, in Southern California you will have the occasional drop-dead bombshell, but if you pick any ten chicks at random, the ten in Spokane kill the ten in SC. Girls in Spokane are also a lot more approachable than in LA. They do marry kind of young so it might be harder to find singles though.

No income tax in Washington State. Nice houses with big yards in the 150K range.

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Some great unmentioned places:

Ketchum Idaho
Moab Utah
Southwest Utah - I think Push said he had a place down there, I guess he didn’t like it that much.
Laguna Beach CA
La Jolla CA
Palos Verdes CA (great place to live if you are a free diver)
Coeur d’ Alene Idaho

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I do work from home, and this is where I choose to live:

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[quote]roadwarrior83 wrote:
in the appalachian mountains anywhere south of maryland. [/quote]

I did a brief stint in Maryland (Montgomery county) just outside of D.C. Thank God it was brief! The worst fucking traffic in the U.S. (beat out LA four years in a row). The shittiest humid summers and way too much ethnic diversity all jammed into a small area. Best thing I did was get the fuck out.

I am totally content where I am. Other options would be Alaska and Maine. Love the cold weather and wilderness.

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[quote]In10s wrote:

[quote]roadwarrior83 wrote:
in the appalachian mountains anywhere south of maryland. [/quote]

I did a brief stint in Maryland (Montgomery county) just outside of D.C. Thank God it was brief! The worst fucking traffic in the U.S. (beat out LA four years in a row). The shittiest humid summers and way too much ethnic diversity all jammed into a small area. Best thing I did was get the fuck out.

I am totally content where I am. Other options would be Alaska and Maine. Love the cold weather and wilderness.[/quote]
i grew up in baltimore city and moved to harford county (where im at now) and its becoming to overpopulated. I only harvested one deer off our property this year, the deer population has moved due to developments popping up along our woods. Ive pulled 3 b&c bucks in years past and all i got on my trail cam this year was small does. i like the proximity to major cities for groceries and shit like that but thats all i like about it. ive lived in the mountains before in the black hills in sd. but their winters are too harsh for my liking im contemplating west virgina in the next few years but im moving back down to harlingen texas next week for a while. If you think maryland humidity is bad harlingen would blow your fucking mind. but thats where work is taking me.

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[quote]sonnyp wrote:
There is a foot of snow on the ground in the midwest and it’s 80 degrees and sunny here.[/quote]

In 3 months it will be 80 here and 110 there. Plus we have water everywhere, without water there is no life.

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If I had to move it would probably be the pacific northwest, colorado or maybe north carolina.

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I’d stay in Canada and have a beach house in South Carolina. I liked it there, 10 years ago, which was the last time I was in the US.

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[quote]Captnoblivious wrote:

[quote]Braccini wrote:

[quote]Captnoblivious wrote:

[quote]Derek542 wrote:

[quote]Braccini wrote:
I’m a college student from Brazil, studying Physical Therapy. When I graduate I would love to live, at least for a year or two, in Nashville. You may think it’s ridiculous, but I love the country music thing…
Could you guys give me some perspective about work opportunities in my area in the USA? Thanks.[/quote]
Paging Wiggles.[/quote]

Tennessee is the 45th poorest state in the nation. And most country that comes out of Nashville is pop garbage. There is a reason people call it “trashville”
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Oh I didn’t know that… Maybe Texas? I’m from the south of Brazil, the “country” state…[/quote]

Do you want to be a country star? Or you just talking about listening, singing/playing, and enjoying real country music?[/quote]

No no, just enjoying good country music live and getting to know the “american cowboy” lifestyle better.

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I was in the same situation - worked online (still do) but with less attachments so I thought about moving a few years ago. After doing some visiting and researching, I concluded that Austin TX was definitely the best place to move to for internet business.

No state income tax, and there are a lot of great apartment buildings there for reasonable rates. I know you said that money isn’t an issue, but I don’t see why it shouldn’t be unless you like throwing money away. MD state/county taxes add up to around 8%, rent rates in MD are double, and groceries/eating out is 25% more expensive than Austin. After paying taxes and the bills, the amount of money I could save each month practically doubles, given that all the extra money I’d get from not paying taxes/spending more to live could go right into my savings without decreasing quality of life.

The other things I like about austin is that the weather is great (if you like it warm and sunny, I do). There is a ton of great places to eat as well. It’s an active city and plenty of people bike on the streets and there are a lot of gyms available there as well.

Finally, Austin is great for working in this particular space since it is a bit of a tech hub. If you’re running an online business and want to network or just go to meet-ups and just talk or bullshit with other professionals in that space then Austin has so many conferences and local meet up groups that you won’t find in a lot of other (even large) cities.

It might be idyllic to live in Small Town, USA, but when there’s a thunderstorm and you lose your internet access for a week it’s not very fun if you’re trying to work online. A generator doesn’t help if you if nothings coming through your broadband cable - that is if you can even get broadband.

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[quote]dirtman wrote:
South Western Coast of the US … Some place with a nice beach and good surfable waves. NOT in a big city.[/quote]

San Diego is where you might want to look, weather is beautiful all year around, and the vibe is laid back and chill.

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[quote]MaximusB wrote:

[quote]dirtman wrote:
South Western Coast of the US … Some place with a nice beach and good surfable waves. NOT in a big city.[/quote]

San Diego is where you might want to look, weather is beautiful all year around, and the vibe is laid back and chill. [/quote]

Are the taxes bad?

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[quote]Testy1 wrote:

[quote]MaximusB wrote:

[quote]dirtman wrote:
South Western Coast of the US … Some place with a nice beach and good surfable waves. NOT in a big city.[/quote]

San Diego is where you might want to look, weather is beautiful all year around, and the vibe is laid back and chill. [/quote]

Are the taxes bad?[/quote]

I think Cali has 2nd highest taxes in the country after NY.

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[quote]Testy1 wrote:

[quote]MaximusB wrote:

[quote]dirtman wrote:
South Western Coast of the US … Some place with a nice beach and good surfable waves. NOT in a big city.[/quote]

San Diego is where you might want to look, weather is beautiful all year around, and the vibe is laid back and chill. [/quote]

Are the taxes bad?[/quote]

I’m wondering this as well. I refuse to ever move to Cali due to the high cost of living, taxes, etc. Unless I’m completely wrong on this.

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I would move to the Texas Hill country, Montana, Colorado, and maybe Idaho. I have lived in Houston pretty much my entire life and I hate hot weather. I want cold for longer than 2 weeks.

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[quote]on edge wrote:

[quote]MaximusB wrote:

[quote]xXSeraphimXx wrote:
I’ll tell you where I’d go. Someplace warm. A place where the beer flows like wine. Where beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. I’m talking bout a little place called…Aspen.

But seriously, lately I have been thinking about this. All my life I have lived in either ghettos filled to capacity or in a loft in Downtown Los Angeles where it is still crowded with little to no space, only exception is that I was around a lot more pretentious assholes.

After looking at many smaller towns online I have really been just in awe of Texas Hill Country, Parts of Montana, Colorado, Sedona Arizona and many more places. Only issue is that although I am tempted to make that type of transition I do not know if smaller town life would be enough, though it does seem nice. The cost of living, land/homes is another reason.[/quote]

Funny you mention this, because I can relate to a certain extent.

I live in the 818, I know you know where that is, probably no more than 20 minutes from you.

I have my eye on the Denver area, seems like a nice city and I love the outdoors. It would be tough getting used to not being near a beach, but I could deal with it.

I also like that it’s centrally located in the US.

Seraphim, for the price of some crapper here, you could have a nice fucking house paid in full. There is no reason a fixer should cost upwards of $400k or more. I think we have been fucked too much with the cost of living being so much, your dollar (or should I say our dollar) does not go far here. [/quote]

Max, I think you should check out Spokane WA. You said something before that made me think you would like it. I can’t remember what it was but I did think it. Spokane’s enough of a city to have a city life yet drive any direction for 30 minutes (at most) and you will be in the country. Hunting, fishing and all outdoor activities are great. A couple of beautiful lakes and a lot of great parks. I like the lakes better than most of the beaches in So. Cal. (I fucking love Cresent Cove in Laguna though)

The girls in Spokane actually destroy the chicks in SC. Sure, in Southern California you will have the occasional drop-dead bombshell, but if you pick any ten chicks at random, the ten in Spokane kill the ten in SC. Girls in Spokane are also a lot more approachable than in LA. They do marry kind of young so it might be harder to find singles though.

No income tax in Washington State. Nice houses with big yards in the 150K range.[/quote]

I just did some research on also checked out real estate, the place looks awesome.

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[quote]on edge wrote:

[quote]MaximusB wrote:

[quote]xXSeraphimXx wrote:
I’ll tell you where I’d go. Someplace warm. A place where the beer flows like wine. Where beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. I’m talking bout a little place called…Aspen.

But seriously, lately I have been thinking about this. All my life I have lived in either ghettos filled to capacity or in a loft in Downtown Los Angeles where it is still crowded with little to no space, only exception is that I was around a lot more pretentious assholes.

After looking at many smaller towns online I have really been just in awe of Texas Hill Country, Parts of Montana, Colorado, Sedona Arizona and many more places. Only issue is that although I am tempted to make that type of transition I do not know if smaller town life would be enough, though it does seem nice. The cost of living, land/homes is another reason.[/quote]

Funny you mention this, because I can relate to a certain extent.

I live in the 818, I know you know where that is, probably no more than 20 minutes from you.

I have my eye on the Denver area, seems like a nice city and I love the outdoors. It would be tough getting used to not being near a beach, but I could deal with it.

I also like that it’s centrally located in the US.

Seraphim, for the price of some crapper here, you could have a nice fucking house paid in full. There is no reason a fixer should cost upwards of $400k or more. I think we have been fucked too much with the cost of living being so much, your dollar (or should I say our dollar) does not go far here. [/quote]

Max, I think you should check out Spokane WA. You said something before that made me think you would like it. I can’t remember what it was but I did think it. Spokane’s enough of a city to have a city life yet drive any direction for 30 minutes (at most) and you will be in the country. Hunting, fishing and all outdoor activities are great. A couple of beautiful lakes and a lot of great parks. I like the lakes better than most of the beaches in So. Cal. (I fucking love Cresent Cove in Laguna though)

The girls in Spokane actually destroy the chicks in SC. Sure, in Southern California you will have the occasional drop-dead bombshell, but if you pick any ten chicks at random, the ten in Spokane kill the ten in SC. Girls in Spokane are also a lot more approachable than in LA. They do marry kind of young so it might be harder to find singles though.

No income tax in Washington State. Nice houses with big yards in the 150K range.[/quote]

I just did some research on also checked out real estate, the place looks awesome.

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[quote]challer1 wrote:
I was in the same situation - worked online (still do) but with less attachments so I thought about moving a few years ago. After doing some visiting and researching, I concluded that Austin TX was definitely the best place to move to for internet business.

No state income tax, and there are a lot of great apartment buildings there for reasonable rates. I know you said that money isn’t an issue, but I don’t see why it shouldn’t be unless you like throwing money away. MD state/county taxes add up to around 8%, rent rates in MD are double, and groceries/eating out is 25% more expensive than Austin. After paying taxes and the bills, the amount of money I could save each month practically doubles, given that all the extra money I’d get from not paying taxes/spending more to live could go right into my savings without decreasing quality of life.

The other things I like about austin is that the weather is great (if you like it warm and sunny, I do). There is a ton of great places to eat as well. It’s an active city and plenty of people bike on the streets and there are a lot of gyms available there as well.

Finally, Austin is great for working in this particular space since it is a bit of a tech hub. If you’re running an online business and want to network or just go to meet-ups and just talk or bullshit with other professionals in that space then Austin has so many conferences and local meet up groups that you won’t find in a lot of other (even large) cities.

It might be idyllic to live in Small Town, USA, but when there’s a thunderstorm and you lose your internet access for a week it’s not very fun if you’re trying to work online. A generator doesn’t help if you if nothings coming through your broadband cable - that is if you can even get broadband.

[/quote]

When I said money was no an issue, I meant more in regard to job prospects. If you always wanted to be an investment banker chances are slim you are going to be able to live in a small town in the middle of no where.

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[quote]Braccini wrote:
No no, just enjoying good country music live and getting to know the “american cowboy” lifestyle better. [/quote]

Move to the west then man, if you want to experience what is classic “cowboyin” then its tough to find it without a massive open range like you’ll get in the western states (I’ve worked cows in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Montana out west and in Virginia and North Carolina). If you really want to see cowboying you gotta go west man. There is real work for a good hand and also rodeos are everywhere if you’re into that.

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[quote]USMCpoolee wrote:

[quote]Braccini wrote:
No no, just enjoying good country music live and getting to know the “american cowboy” lifestyle better. [/quote]

Move to the west then man, if you want to experience what is classic “cowboyin” then its tough to find it without a massive open range like you’ll get in the western states (I’ve worked cows in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Montana out west and in Virginia and North Carolina). If you really want to see cowboying you gotta go west man. There is real work for a good hand and also rodeos are everywhere if you’re into that.[/quote]

Haha nice… that’s what I’m talking about. Actually I wanna work in Physical Therapy but live in that environment for a while. But if I can’t get a job right away who knows? I’m no strange to farm work, my dad is a farmer, even though we live in the city. Thanks for the tip.