I
researched. Remember when you first
found the internet and started clicking on all those underlined words and
phrases, each of which led you somewhere new?
That’s how my research started.
I
started with housing costs in cities I was interested in. I thought I could afford $1000/month. I started with areas I’ve been to and liked:
Boston, other places in New England. New
Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts. Did you
know heat must be included in the rent in Massachusetts? I researched taxes (more good info from
MA). Real estate, sales, income; all
different, all important.
About
this time my BFF asked how wide I was casting my net (in so many words). Great question; I cast wider. Ireland; hamlets, cities, what the heck has
happened to housing prices in Ireland?
They are UPUPUPUPUP! Back to the
US where I understand about the taxes I read about. And I don’t have to calculate foreign
currency into dollars and cents.
New
research tack…google “artist relocation” shall I wait while you do it,
too? Okay, I’ll hit the highlights;
Paducah, KY, several places in the western half of the US, Cumberland,
Chattanooga, Covington, Cleveland, Collinwood, Oil City, Johnstown,
Lowell…golly the list is long! I throw
out Paducah and Covington because they are in Kentucky and so am I. Relocating means, to me, out of my current
state (physical and mental). Lowell
leads the pack on so many points, not the least of which is that many fellow
fiber artists put it on their short list. And so, I started to look at each city/town, borough, hamlet...
This photo of Paducah is courtesy of TripAdvisor
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