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I have been looking at real estate and cities all over the US. Times have changed. It used to be that you moved to the South or West for a cheap cost of living. People would move to the South and purchased houses for at least half of what they cost in the North. That is no longer the case. I am finding that real estate and the cost of living is very expensive in the most of the country except for the classic Rustbelt cities of the North.
In terms of natural resources and infrastructure, the rust belt can't be beat. Once some labor issues are worked out, I can think of no better place to do business (and I'm a Democrat).
I have been looking at real estate and cities all over the US. Times have changed. It used to be that you moved to the South or West for a cheap cost of living. People would move to the South and purchased houses for at least half of what they cost in the North. That is no longer the case. I am finding that real estate and the cost of living is very expensive in the most of the country except for the classic Rustbelt cities of the North.
Very true and the overall COL is about the same. It really is more about getting a good job nowadays.
I have been looking at real estate and cities all over the US. Times have changed. It used to be that you moved to the South or West for a cheap cost of living. People would move to the South and purchased houses for at least half of what they cost in the North. That is no longer the case. I am finding that real estate and the cost of living is very expensive in the most of the country except for the classic Rustbelt cities of the North.
Housing is still disproportionally expensive on both coasts, California and the northeast being the worst. Much of the south and Midwest is still quite affordable. Your right about the "rust belt" areas of the Midwest. Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin are all very cheap. Housing is so cheap in those areas that anyone with a job can own a decent house there. It has been widely reported that hundreds of thousands have moved away from that area, thus leaving a large amount of housing stock. Remember people left those states because they could not find jobs, and the weather is quite harsh. If you can get a job and tolerate the climate it can be a nice area of the country to live in. Just a caution though, make sure to avoid the big cities in those states, they are not very nice. Detroit by far the worst, but others to stay away from, Milwaukee, Gary, Flint, just to mention a few. Midwest cities are usually not that nice, but Midwestern small towns are great places to live.
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I'd say slowed more than ended.The housing market in Atlanta is hot again the rest of the economy will follow as well as population.
Yep, Charlotte is still one of fastest growing but not at previous levels but 30k per year are calling Charlotte home each year and I don't see it stopping, great place to live and sure don't miss the snow belt
Yep, Charlotte is still one of fastest growing but not at previous levels but 30k per year are calling Charlotte home each year and I don't see it stopping, great place to live and sure don't miss the snow belt
I tried living in Charlotte a year ago for a month and left. It just wasn't for me. I couldn't get used to the southern culture at all. Too much religion, country music, Confederate flags, conservatives, etc. I was like "aaaahhhhhhhhhh get me out of hereeeeeeee!"
I don't think the sunbelt is going to run out of water. I think that as their infrastructure gets older their taxes are going to have to go up, and they will lose their advantage as low cost relocation centers.
So in that scenario, people could live in Wisconsin or Georgia with the same taxes. I think people are still going to pick the state with out a six month long winter.
I don't understand why people would want to give up beautiful mountains, hills, greenery and oceans in favor of a flat, boring, semi-dry place like Dallas or Phoenix that are totally landlocked, with endless suburbia, boulevards, and fast food restaurants that you can smell while driving around and sweating for 6 months of the year and seeing illegal aliens on a daily basis.
I don't understand why people would want to give up beautiful mountains, hills, greenery and oceans in favor of a flat, boring, semi-dry place like Dallas or Phoenix that are totally landlocked, with endless suburbia, boulevards, and fast food restaurants that you can smell while driving around and sweating for 6 months of the year and seeing illegal aliens on a daily basis.
I guess it is my young age and i grew up with them but illegal immigrants just don't bother me. They are mostly pretty nice in fact.
And snow for six months of the year is way way worse than having the beautiful warm sun out.
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