What puzzles me, as a resident of the sane state of Tennessee, is how sane people living in blue states CONTINUE to live there. They must know that these states offer them little protection, and constantly work against their best interests.
Yes, we've noticed that too. We originally bought our house in 1993 for $116,000, a fair price at the time. We added on a sizeable sunroom and made some home improvements, and recently were told by some real estate friends that we could put our house on the market for $500K... wow.... not that we would do so, we like where we live, and would have to find another house at inflated prices if we stayed in this area of west Knox County. We could find less expensive housing if we looked outside this county, but it would necessitate a long drive every time we wanted to go to our various activities... so no thanks. We're happy where we are.
The cost of living there is so high that you cannot afford to leave. Also, to get a place in a new town, you need a job in that town. To get a job, you need a place most of the time unless you are a travelling worker like an OTR trucker.
Or, sell at the inflated rate, move to where you want to be or where you get a job you like, and rent until you find a buyable place. If you're 60+, maybe consider doing your best to cash out, set up a temporary rental and want investment fund that you can, and start looking for cruise ships to live on...
I live in Virginia, a non-NOVA part. It’s a beautiful state and it’s my husband’s beloved ancestral home. We like living where we live and the people we live around. We have considered moving an hour away to NC but they’re always on the edge of flipping blue. We have hope our state will flip red. It’s always in the edge but proximity to DC keeps f’ing us up. This year we vote for governor. It will be Youngkin’s asst governor Winsome Sears, black, solid, common-sense conservative against Dem x CIA “case worker” Abigail Spanberger.
Your NC neighbor here will happily kick in to Winsome Sears' campaign. We'd love to have you, but if you're happy and there's good chances things will improve, I agree with you, stay there. Only reason to move in that case is for family.
Family - the only thing worth anything is family/friends. Where's your support network live? Theirs?
Money. Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina etc aren't such a bargain anymore. Real estate is 4 TIMES what it was 10 years ago... like $800k+ for a ghey barndominium on 2 acres...under high tension lines? No thanks. It's WAY overpriced - especially since the California migration.
Convenience/proximity to whatever you want. Say what you want but you're 2-3 hours to NYC, Philly, DC, the beach, the mountains, farm country, camping whatever you can think of AND you don't have to drive an hour to get ALL your shopping done - with multiple store options - whether that's for horse feed, steel or the butcher shop and grocery store.
NJ isn't at all what you've seen on TV... especially the southern half. Besides... Pizza Hut and wonder bread ain't gonna cut it... We've got the best seafood, produce and meats available in the country. Food choice and access to premium food is a big deal to some of us.
BTW screw GWP- an absolute dumpster fire of a website when viewed on a phone
What puzzles me, as a resident of the sane state of Tennessee, is how sane people living in blue states CONTINUE to live there. They must know that these states offer them little protection, and constantly work against their best interests.
Money.
It takes a lot to move.
Yes, I suppose it does.
Yes.
They are in bidding wars in TN going way over the value of the homes.
Yes, we've noticed that too. We originally bought our house in 1993 for $116,000, a fair price at the time. We added on a sizeable sunroom and made some home improvements, and recently were told by some real estate friends that we could put our house on the market for $500K... wow.... not that we would do so, we like where we live, and would have to find another house at inflated prices if we stayed in this area of west Knox County. We could find less expensive housing if we looked outside this county, but it would necessitate a long drive every time we wanted to go to our various activities... so no thanks. We're happy where we are.
The cost of living there is so high that you cannot afford to leave. Also, to get a place in a new town, you need a job in that town. To get a job, you need a place most of the time unless you are a travelling worker like an OTR trucker.
Or, sell at the inflated rate, move to where you want to be or where you get a job you like, and rent until you find a buyable place. If you're 60+, maybe consider doing your best to cash out, set up a temporary rental and want investment fund that you can, and start looking for cruise ships to live on...
I rent. I have never been able to do anything but rent.
I live in Virginia, a non-NOVA part. It’s a beautiful state and it’s my husband’s beloved ancestral home. We like living where we live and the people we live around. We have considered moving an hour away to NC but they’re always on the edge of flipping blue. We have hope our state will flip red. It’s always in the edge but proximity to DC keeps f’ing us up. This year we vote for governor. It will be Youngkin’s asst governor Winsome Sears, black, solid, common-sense conservative against Dem x CIA “case worker” Abigail Spanberger.
Your NC neighbor here will happily kick in to Winsome Sears' campaign. We'd love to have you, but if you're happy and there's good chances things will improve, I agree with you, stay there. Only reason to move in that case is for family.
Thanks! We love NC. Son and daughter-in-law to be live there.
Good luck!
Family - the only thing worth anything is family/friends. Where's your support network live? Theirs?
Money. Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina etc aren't such a bargain anymore. Real estate is 4 TIMES what it was 10 years ago... like $800k+ for a ghey barndominium on 2 acres...under high tension lines? No thanks. It's WAY overpriced - especially since the California migration.
Convenience/proximity to whatever you want. Say what you want but you're 2-3 hours to NYC, Philly, DC, the beach, the mountains, farm country, camping whatever you can think of AND you don't have to drive an hour to get ALL your shopping done - with multiple store options - whether that's for horse feed, steel or the butcher shop and grocery store.
NJ isn't at all what you've seen on TV... especially the southern half. Besides... Pizza Hut and wonder bread ain't gonna cut it... We've got the best seafood, produce and meats available in the country. Food choice and access to premium food is a big deal to some of us.
BTW screw GWP- an absolute dumpster fire of a website when viewed on a phone
They probably live in quaint suburbs and secretly vote dem