Welcome to NY :) I moved here for a job, and am now forced to stay here until my wife retires. The group mindset runs deep in NY, even among conservatives! I'm amazed at how many conservatives are getting the covid shot! It would be fun to have a "Q club" meet up somewhere. We could wear name tags with our GA user names :) I vote for someplace in either Poughkeepsie or Beacon.
Sorry to hear about your disability. If you can work out whatever it takes to move, and you do own your home (have an old mortgage :) ) in NY, the equity you can get from selling would likely allow a pretty good standard of living somewhere in the south. I've been looking at places in the Carolinas, VA, or TN, and it is pretty unbelievable what you can get for under $200,000, and then have total real estate taxes of less than $1,000/yr! We bought our place a little over 20 years ago here in downstate NY for under $100,000, and now, with the upgrades we have done, and mostly what is happening with the market, we will probably be able to sell for over $350,000.
You can't get a house within 50 miles of New York City for less than $200,000, unless it is a total dump that needs a complete rehab. We bought our place for $99,000 22 years ago; hardly a sign of a "wealthy Republican". You must live in a very remote part of NY, but you might be surprised at what even the remote places are worth in the current real estate market. Have you looked into what your place could sell for right now?
Welcome to NY :) I moved here for a job, and am now forced to stay here until my wife retires. The group mindset runs deep in NY, even among conservatives! I'm amazed at how many conservatives are getting the covid shot! It would be fun to have a "Q club" meet up somewhere. We could wear name tags with our GA user names :) I vote for someplace in either Poughkeepsie or Beacon.
Sorry to hear about your disability. If you can work out whatever it takes to move, and you do own your home (have an old mortgage :) ) in NY, the equity you can get from selling would likely allow a pretty good standard of living somewhere in the south. I've been looking at places in the Carolinas, VA, or TN, and it is pretty unbelievable what you can get for under $200,000, and then have total real estate taxes of less than $1,000/yr! We bought our place a little over 20 years ago here in downstate NY for under $100,000, and now, with the upgrades we have done, and mostly what is happening with the market, we will probably be able to sell for over $350,000.
You can't get a house within 50 miles of New York City for less than $200,000, unless it is a total dump that needs a complete rehab. We bought our place for $99,000 22 years ago; hardly a sign of a "wealthy Republican". You must live in a very remote part of NY, but you might be surprised at what even the remote places are worth in the current real estate market. Have you looked into what your place could sell for right now?
Just find some underground speakeasies. At least you'll be around antimaskers.