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Currently in occupied territory with the rest of you, waiting to be made an automatic criminal by the stroke of a pen. The number one thing that is driving my desire to move is the gun laws/liberal laws that have continued to engulf WA.
I have visited and considered Fairbanks, Las Vegas, Tampa and Amarillo. Nevada has largely been ruled out due to just desert being around and slowly turning into California.
Alaska was mostly ruled out due to having very low employment options and it being difficult to ship almost anything there, often times ordering stuff I notice they don't ship to AK for some reason.
So here are my criteria. I'm still looking at FL (Tampa) and TX (parts of it), but maybe there is a place I'm overlooking...
-Tech jobs. I'm in IT Management, so my job usually requires me to be in an office and not remote like a programmer.
-Natural disasters not as risky. Inland Florida better than Seattle due to advance warning of hurricanes vs sudden earthquake. So hurricanes are not a deal killer for me. I love the weather there.
-Gun laws are good. AR's, concealed carry, private transfer, etc. Most importantly not likely to change soon.
-Landlord friendly. I'm a landlord and hate states that basically prevent you from collecting rent or evicting someone. WA is one of those places....
-Low property taxes. WA is pretty high....kills me with rental properties....push comes to shove I can buy apartment complexes out of whatever state I live in and call it good.
-No state income tax. Being a high income earner this is a big one for me. I'm already paying 35%...and most states that have income tax have a graduated tax based on income...
-Decent weather. Nothing too cold. Alaska was not too cold, it is a dry cold, the lack of white collar work there turned me off. I thought there would be more than just the military base...
I have visited and considered Fairbanks, Las Vegas, Tampa and Amarillo. Nevada has largely been ruled out due to just desert being around and slowly turning into California.
Alaska was mostly ruled out due to having very low employment options and it being difficult to ship almost anything there, often times ordering stuff I notice they don't ship to AK for some reason.
So here are my criteria. I'm still looking at FL (Tampa) and TX (parts of it), but maybe there is a place I'm overlooking...
-Tech jobs. I'm in IT Management, so my job usually requires me to be in an office and not remote like a programmer.
-Natural disasters not as risky. Inland Florida better than Seattle due to advance warning of hurricanes vs sudden earthquake. So hurricanes are not a deal killer for me. I love the weather there.
-Gun laws are good. AR's, concealed carry, private transfer, etc. Most importantly not likely to change soon.
-Landlord friendly. I'm a landlord and hate states that basically prevent you from collecting rent or evicting someone. WA is one of those places....
-Low property taxes. WA is pretty high....kills me with rental properties....push comes to shove I can buy apartment complexes out of whatever state I live in and call it good.
-No state income tax. Being a high income earner this is a big one for me. I'm already paying 35%...and most states that have income tax have a graduated tax based on income...
-Decent weather. Nothing too cold. Alaska was not too cold, it is a dry cold, the lack of white collar work there turned me off. I thought there would be more than just the military base...