Sounds like your mom will be choosing where you two will live
Where to buy a house in the US?
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Yes. You don't want Tax-a-chussetts. They have a heady income tax. I guess they forgot about the Tea Party and all that history. But they do take care of you when in dire straights. I worked in Ma and lost my job in early Y2K tech shrinkage Got megadollars unemployment for a couple years. Felt guilty for a minute then ... not! Of course at tax time I had to pay tax on the unemployment! I wrote them I couldn't - I was unemployed.
Move 20 miles inland not too many masstransplants. I was one myself in 1990. But after 32+ years I don't think I am one anymore. I paid my dues. Though I am not drunk all the time like most of the "townies". Hmm.
Please choose anywhere but Texas. We don't need your mother voting here as we are already too far along the CA path. Colorado Springs is liked by many. Greater SLC area has many advocates. Both are possibly close enough for visiting family. Good luck.
Personally moving for politics unless a direct impact on you and you life is a bit crazy. Especially at an entire state level. Put that aside and see what an area offers. Also before moving anywhere and binding yourself down to a home unless you know it rent there. You’ll be clueless on part of town or even community vibe without living there for a bit.
Good luck , just don’t leap into home buying , it’s expensive if you want to change it quick .
Good luck , just don’t leap into home buying , it’s expensive if you want to change it quick .
Been visiting NH for the last 36+years now. The last 6 I have been living here. Wife has family up here. Originally lived in PA 43 years prior to coming up here. What a difference in weather. As I get older/67 the winters are not my favorite thing here. Summers are to short. Bugs,don't get me started on that one. I think at some time before the dirt nap I will head south again to a warmer climate.
This. Unfortunately way too many people are doing this now and it is just silly.
Politics good and bad impact every person living in that state/city. It is far from silly!
You have to go where:
1. Good paying jobs are
2. Where wife agrees to move to
3. Lower crime
4. Good schools for the kids
5. Somewhere you might want to stay for the next 10-15 years
^^^^ Not in any particular order.
That depends on whether your personal activities are items that tend to be related to current political controversies.
Generally speaking, almost every city or metropolitan area has neighborhoods (or sections) that are "exempt" from chronic issues - but $$$ is the greatest barrier to entry.
Cost of housing in WNC has been really high for almost two decades. It's a revolving door with retirees especially those who are younger (Early 60's). They build an expensive house with their chunk of out-of-state equity, and live there for about 7-8 yrs. At around that time health issues start to crop up, grandkids are over 5, and they move out. Jobs revolve around the retiree's. This means service industry/hospitality, medical, and law.
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I have some good friends who live in New Port Richey but work is in Largo. I simply visit a few times a year; they are boat people (I’ll happily go boating but I’m not a boat person, because boats are nothing more than a hole in the water that you throw money into) so many times we’re out on it not living the “normal” life. Temps are not terrible, especially in winter… but even on the coast with a good breeze, the summer humidity is withering to me. Plus, if you go inland like the Orlando area, you can nearly set your watch by the afternoon 3:30-4:00 rain.
If there were a place that had mid-southern FL temps and Central Valley humidity along with conservative-leaning governance policies, I’d be there. Tomorrow.
I grew-up and loved California but in the early 80’s I was assigned to Yuma Proving Grounds to set up a field office for a defense firm. Tried for nearly 20 years to get out of here, but then things changed. California was sliding into the toilet and nearly everywhere else was out of my 
reach. Now that I’m old, relocating isn’t as important as it used to be. In fact, here Lizard Spit Arizona, the crime is relatively low, and I live in a pretty safe neighborhood comparatively speaking. You can get an average size suburban home for pennies on the dollar compared to most places. I could sell my home for about 275K and the same home with an above average lot size, would run about 1.2M (my conservative guess) in Cali.
reach. Now that I’m old, relocating isn’t as important as it used to be. In fact, here Lizard Spit Arizona, the crime is relatively low, and I live in a pretty safe neighborhood comparatively speaking. You can get an average size suburban home for pennies on the dollar compared to most places. I could sell my home for about 275K and the same home with an above average lot size, would run about 1.2M (my conservative guess) in Cali.
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I have lived in NYC my entire life and in one of the best neighborhoods. 2 years to Retirment and can't wait to get out of this Freaking Sit hole. would like to live out my Retirment without fear of being shot.
Are you happy?
So, I know that’s a big complicated question and there’s always something in life that isn’t going right. But overall, if you put everything in consideration, are you happy? With yourself? Your relationship(s), work, home, car? Personally, no, I’m miserable and hate almost every aspect of my...
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I really have to wonder about the juxtaposition of these two threads...
You tell us you're unhappy, but thankful for the supportive, loving partner.
Then you tell us you are going to buy a house with your mother??
And this partner is OK with moving across the country to live with your mother?
I can't help but be concerned about what you're getting yourself into with this move, financially, professionally, socially, emotionally.
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