[moguldreamer]

I've been educated in this thread. Several posters here - very reliable people - have pointed out many people do indeed move to a new city with no job. I had always assumed it was a tiny fraction of the workforce, but clearly I'm wrong on that.

When I've moved cities prior to retirement, it was always because I was recruited to a new job in a new city - and the hiring company paid all my expenses to move.

[Scott456]

Originally Posted by blameyourself

Really?

So you don't think people retire and move to lower cost of living areas? What about people that have the resources to do it where money isn't an object? Yeah, if you're living paycheck to paycheck it wouldn't be a smart thing to do, but that's not everyone's case. This isn't that hard to understand.

The retired folks who decided to rent in affordable states/areas will still need good credit scores and proof of income/savings.

[blameyourself]

Originally Posted by Scott456

The retired folks who decided to rent in affordable states/areas will still need good credit scores and proof of income/savings.

But they don't need to have a job

[NDak15]

Originally Posted by blameyourself

Really?

So you don't think people retire and move to lower cost of living areas? What about people that have the resources to do it where money isn't an object? Yeah, if you're living paycheck to paycheck it wouldn't be a smart thing to do, but that's not everyone's case. This isn't that hard to understand.

Obviously I didn't mean people in those situations.

[Scott456]

Originally Posted by blameyourself

But they don't need to have a job

OP's scenario was: no job, no source of income, bad credit score

[blameyourself]

Originally Posted by Scott456

The retired folks who decided to rent in affordable states/areas will still need good credit scores and proof of income/savings.

Originally Posted by Scott456

OP's scenario was: no job, no source of income, bad credit score

I answered your comment. Retired folks at a minimum have social security and most have savings.

[Scott456]

Originally Posted by blameyourself

I answered your comment. Retired folks at a minimum have social security and most have savings.

I also replied to your comments.

[NDak15]

Originally Posted by RW2FL

I bet a majority of people move to new cities without having a job lined up. If you're from out of town and apply for a job, most employers won't even look at your application until you relocated. Unless you're in a field with labor shortages - medical careers, upper level management jobs, or high tech positions, no HR department is going to get excited about your resume unless you're in town.

I've found this to be bull****. There are plenty of places that hire out of town people. If they won't **** them I don't need to work for them.

[blameyourself]

Originally Posted by Scott456

I also replied to your comments.

Yep, with an irrelevant reply that wasn't related to what you said