Ive lived in New York the entire 30 years of my life (just turned 30,was born in NY). I’d rather move to a state that’s more affordable and has better job opportunities. Was gonna try to get a remote/work from home job.
Since I’ve never moved/lived in another state, how exactly does one do a move? Like the steps etc?
Thank you.
Hi, I grew up in CNY and have been living in Upstate SC for the last 14 years. It is more affordable on the tax side. Our housing costs are catching up to NY (still less taxes). Job opportunity is very industry specific, and generally tough everywhere.
Moving is hard work (physically), but less of a hassle than switching your primary email address. If you have time, vacation to areas you think you might be interested in. When you go, don’t be afraid to be a tourist/outsider, ask for help/directions/opinions of people you cross paths with, it will really help you get a sense of the area and community. Some people might value a thriving board gaming community, while others are looking for climate/mountain/beach opportunities. If it’s something your worried about, also take a look at a natural disaster map to get a sense of what you might be in for.
I have found that most of Appalachia share a culture/ethos. There are a lot of similar attitudes and ideas among rural people in NY and rural people is South Carolina.
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I figured if I saved enough money it may be easier to just go through a moving company to handle all the actual moving stuff. It would be nice to never have to deal with snow.
Yeah I would definitely recommend using a company if you have the scratch. I’ve done a bunch of uhaul moves and once with a company, and while there were hassles, they were so much lesser with the latter.
Ive moved way more times that I have wanted to mostly due to unfortunate circumstances but every time I have it’s been with help of friends and Uhaul and it’s just so draining.
On the east coast Raleigh, NC and southward is snowfree (snows maybe once or twice a year, tops).
I do see a bunch of recommendations in here for the Carolinas. So that’s some more points in my book for them.