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Posted: 4/29/2023 12:24:13 PM EDT
We live in a divided world, but one thing most people can agree on right now is that the cost of housing is way too high. Home prices have slipped a bit, but home prices, mortgage rates, and rents remain sky-high in a lot of places, and a lot of people especially younger folks are despairing of ever owning a home. It's simply too expensive.
Increasingly, though, there's a radical solution if you're flexible: Getting paid to move someplace. Across the country (and even in Europe), small towns and even larger cities are offering some pretty attractive packages to encourage folks to move there. Aside from cash, some towns are even offering free property as in, completely free plots of land or (in some cases) perfectly good houses that just need a little TLC. These are areas of the country that have lost population over the years, or that have seen old industries close up and are seeking remote workers to shore up the tax base. The list of places offering incentives is pretty long you can see an exhaustive list over at MakeMyMove, which lists these opportunities and also frequently acts as the official application site for many of these programs. If getting paid to move someplace sounds good to you, here are some of the places you could call home soon. moar |
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Strange, they don't have any listings for the Rocky Mountain/Western region
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Lots of firearms enthusiasts in Rochester, NY. You'll hear your neighbors out shooting at all hours on a regular basis.
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Morgantown WV looks like a beautiful place. Is the average IQ in WV still 70?
6.5% State income tax, fuck that. |
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Quoted: Morgantown WV looks like a beautiful place. Is the average IQ in WV still 70? 6.5% State income tax, fuck that. View Quote Cripple Creek (clawhammer banjo) |
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Quoted: Morgantown WV looks like a beautiful place. Is the average IQ in WV still 70? 6.5% State income tax, fuck that. View Quote That's home to WVU. It's actually a decent area. The main issue is that due to unions the state still runs pretty deep blue, and they have high tax to offset the cost of social programs needed by the many low income folks. |
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Morgantown, W.Va.
A bustling city of nearly 30,000, Morgantown is part of the Ascend West Virginia program, which offers $12,000 in cash plus free access to co-working spaces, outdoor recreation areas, and acclimation services to help you settle in. All you need is a full-time remote position with a company located outside West Virginia and you’re eligible to cash in just to make the move. If you’re an outdoorsy type, this could be ideal. A lot of the people that own property next to me on the mountain live in Morgantown. They all hate it. I drive by it, but never exit the freeway. |
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Every program is a little different, so be sure to check individual eligibility criteria. Most programs require that you be a full time remote worker, or able to bring your full-time job and income with you when you move. Generally, you must be 18 years or older, able to lawfully work in the United States, commit to moving for a minimum amount of time, and have a minimum income.
Further, most programs require that you apply, verify your personal information, and receive a formal offer in order to qualify. |
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Quoted: it's no baxter springs that's fer sher. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: I'm a Millennial and can never afford a starter home... Attached File Attached File |
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It's all for remote work, so I'm out.
Plus, I have no desire to go to any of those places. Especially WV. Been there, no thanks. |
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If something is offered to you for free, YOU are the commodity.
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Quoted: That's home to WVU. It's actually a decent area. The main issue is that due to unions the state still runs pretty deep blue, and they have high tax to offset the cost of social programs needed by the many low income folks. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Morgantown WV looks like a beautiful place. Is the average IQ in WV still 70? 6.5% State income tax, fuck that. That's home to WVU. It's actually a decent area. The main issue is that due to unions the state still runs pretty deep blue, and they have high tax to offset the cost of social programs needed by the many low income folks. Can confirm poors. Got off the MTown exit yesterday to get gas and lunch. Wall to Wall poors as far as the eye could see. |
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Quoted: I'm a Millennial and can never afford a starter home... https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/76/bsks_JPG-2799870.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/76/pmt_JPG-2799873.JPG View Quote |
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Quoted: Mankato (pop 856) looks happening! That would be some doc hollywood shit. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49964842382_e9b6424ea9_b.jpg View Quote |
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Rochester NY is a shithole. There's no incentive to overcome the inherent deficiencies of that place.
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Quoted: snap that up for a rental, playa. View Quote Ngl, that was my first thought. I wonder if it'd bring $500/mo. Lol |
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Quoted: Morgantown, W.Va. A bustling city of nearly 30,000, Morgantown is part of the Ascend West Virginia program, which offers $12,000 in cash plus free access to co-working spaces, outdoor recreation areas, and acclimation services to help you settle in. All you need is a full-time remote position with a company located outside West Virginia and you’re eligible to cash in just to make the move. If you’re an outdoorsy type, this could be ideal. A lot of the people that own property next to me on the mountain live in Morgantown. They all hate it. I drive by it, but never exit the freeway. View Quote I was hoping u would chime in, for your perspective. Would it be a bad place to live, if you weren’t poor? |
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Quoted: Mankato (pop 856) looks happening! That would be some doc hollywood shit. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49964842382_e9b6424ea9_b.jpg View Quote Is that the porno shop? |
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Quoted: Mankato (pop 856) looks happening! That would be some doc hollywood shit. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49964842382_e9b6424ea9_b.jpg View Quote Buy one of those main street stores and turn it into an opium den... errr, I mean ice cream shop. |
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Taxpayers are on the hook for everything a politician can dream up just to stroke their own EGO!
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Quoted: Mankato (pop 856) looks happening! That would be some doc hollywood shit. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49964842382_e9b6424ea9_b.jpg View Quote I could do Mankato, nice town. 36 Hwy is a great alternative to I-70 if you’re ever in a small Midwest town viewing sort of mood, pretty country too. Baxter Springs is nope. Methy and gross. |
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Quoted: Lots of firearms enthusiasts in Rochester, NY. You'll hear your neighbors out shooting at all hours on a regular basis. View Quote Attached File |
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View Quote Ok I’m sold. |
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Quoted: Morgantown WV looks like a beautiful place. Is the average IQ in WV still 70? 6.5% State income tax, fuck that. View Quote 5% state income + up to 2.5% Local depending on the city/county you live and work in, that's on top of all the real estate and property taxes you have to pay. When I looked into KY a few years ago, property taxes were on par with parts of VA. |
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Didn't realize Noblesville, Indiana was having trouble increasing it's
population density. Hamilton County is a decent area. |
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Quoted: I rather doubt I'd stumble into a young Julia there. https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYzNlZTRhOTItYWQ1NS00YTE2LWJlYjgtNTEyZTZiNzhkNWFhXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMDgyNjA5MA@@._V1_.jpg View Quote Oh Brother Where Art Thou _ Horny Toad |
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Quoted: Morgantown WV looks like a beautiful place. Is the average IQ in WV still 70? 6.5% State income tax, fuck that. View Quote The legislature this year voted to cut the state income tax rates. The top rate is now 5.12% and even though the tax rate cut didn't become law until about a month ago, the new rates are retroactive to Jan 1 of this year. Starting with the 2024 tax year personal property taxes paid to the city or county are now counted as a fully refundable tax credit on your state return. https://tax.wv.gov/Individuals/Pages/PersonalIncomeTaxReductionBill.aspx |
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View Quote Wow! Sounds like an advertisement TO move there |
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Quoted: The legislature this year voted to cut the state income tax rates. The top rate is now 5.12% and even though the tax rate cut didn't become law until about a month ago, the new rates are retroactive to Jan 1 of this year. Starting with the 2024 tax year personal property taxes paid to the city or county are now counted as a fully refundable tax credit on your state return. https://tax.wv.gov/Individuals/Pages/PersonalIncomeTaxReductionBill.aspx View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Morgantown WV looks like a beautiful place. Is the average IQ in WV still 70? 6.5% State income tax, fuck that. The legislature this year voted to cut the state income tax rates. The top rate is now 5.12% and even though the tax rate cut didn't become law until about a month ago, the new rates are retroactive to Jan 1 of this year. Starting with the 2024 tax year personal property taxes paid to the city or county are now counted as a fully refundable tax credit on your state return. https://tax.wv.gov/Individuals/Pages/PersonalIncomeTaxReductionBill.aspx |
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