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Stop wishing! I moved 5,000 miles all on my own to Alaska!
Best move ever!
I say, you should apply!
I agree completely, my husband and I have moved from WY to CA, back to WY and now to ND all for the sake of bettering ourselves and securing our future. We own two houses and do well for ourselves and we are only 29 & 30. It is hard to uproot and leave family behind, but the miracle of aviation and a good paying job makes visiting family around the country fairly simple. Not to mention you can always talk your family into moving with you! If the oilfield is not your thing there are lots of different jobs here. Farm workers, retail, restaurants, office workers etc... The land is moderately priced. You can find good deals within 30 minutes of Minot. My husband is working on sending me a job link and a full description, but you can always look on jobsnd.com.
Did I mention that it is beautiful here? We purchased 5 acres in a little town pop. 100 that only has a little tiny store and one gas pump, and we love it! The people are nice and very helpful. One of the fellow BYCers in my area gave me some turkeys and gives me good advice on the area all the time, and my neighbor of 6 months watched my chickens and turkeys for two weeks while I was on vacation and didn't even complain when my mean rooster attacked her!
So what is the price of land there. Like, lets say a 3-4 bedroom house with an acre or two. Can be a fixer.. I know land here is expensive, even with no house on the property. Not even electric or any thing.. Just empty land. Around here the land alone could cost you $100,000 or more... And that is usually just a lot in town.
Oh and what is rental prices around there.. For about the same room sizes as above.. But can be just a city lot size.