Where Is The Best Place To Live In The USA?

[dragonlili]

I have a beutiful 4 BRr home to sell you in TN! Only 129,500! No state income tax but our sales tax is high! Property taxes are reasonable but I paid the same on that 1600 SF house as I do on this 3000sf house that has acreage. Go make sense already!!! Tn is beautifull, consider it the non-coastal continuation of NC.

 

[Southern28Chick]

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Some think you're joking but it's true. I've been attacked by fire ants more times than I can count. The bites burn and sting and turn into whiteheads. Painful and ugly.

 

[Southern28Chick]

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Beautiful land. It's great if you don't mind the house which is a doublewide trailer. People like to talk crap about trailers in the US. They like to say your "poor" if you live in one. Well if that's true they can kiss my poor butt because I love my doublewide.

 

[nccountrygirl]

Offspring, I see it has a doublewide on it. That is worth nothing, it's the land that is the purchase price and that sounds like a good deal.


I did not mean to insinuate that mobile homes are worthless, only that they are still considered a movable type of structure.

 

[NewGuineaChooks]

In Texas, houses (not trailers) are built with brick exterior. My folks (architects) say its a necessity with the high summer temps., and the humidity, to ensure that your Air Conditioning functions. Also keeps the mold at bay. However, according to them, there are other parts of the country where the climate doesn't make brick housing as essential. For example, in Arizona, stucco works wonderfully for keeping out the heat, and keeping in the warmth in winter. But stucco molds and crumbles in high humididity. In other places, wood exterior works.

Type of house depends on the region of the US; the history and development of that area, and the climate of that area.

Nobody likes the weather in Texas, but I have to put in a good word for it anyway. (its home ;-) ) Move to Texas! lots of land, no state income tax (only sales tax), beautiful pine forests in eastern Tx, lots of lakes, and few laws telling you what you can and can't do.

Actually, I'd like to move to NZ.

 

[OffSpring]

I didn't think I would be this confused...

I will definately have to research into it a lot further...

Thanks for the doublewide tip! So I guess it's the equivillent to our static caravan's in the UK?

How long will the doublewides last before they need replacing? I think our static caravans last about 10 - 20 years before they fall down!

 

[cheeptrick]

My friend who is a real estate agent...just sold a double wide on 20 acres for $495,000! I bet that POOR doublewide owner was crying all the way to the BANK!

 

[nccountrygirl]

I have seen some really gorgeous double wides and if I ever sell my house that's the way DH and I will go, put it on 5 acres, Oh Yea!!

 

[s6bee]

Cooperstown is not a big city. I guess if don't need to work the area is fine. I think you may be about an hour'ish away from Ithaca or Binghamton, NY. That area is not too far from the PA border.
The house is a trailer, probably no basement, but the price is nice. You could live in the trailer while you put up a newer home if you wanted to for that money. Over here in NY, it's a buyer's market. You could probably get that for a good amount less too if you wanted. Keep looking though.

Steph

 

[cheeptrick]

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My husband and I have always talked about moving to New Zealand! Big Lord of the Rings fans...
Its hard to move there and get work visas...they are VERY picky who comes over. You have to be a Master tradesman...which we did qualify...but the process is very time consuming. Then residency status was still a bugger!