Your options in the USA are (my opinion):
Florida
Texas
Nevada
Tennessee
Of these Florida and Nevada are the best options.
Again, this is my opinion and it is influences by weather, taxes, guns, and a few other issues.
Dude, Nevada would be PERFECT if it 1. had some friggin water, and 2. got rid of Vegas.
The land options I agree on.
Price is not a factor...
Texas fails for me because of the southern invasion (I don't speak spanish - nor desire to)
Your options in the USA are (my opinion):
Florida
Texas
Nevada
Tennessee
Of these Florida and Nevada are the best options.
Again, this is my opinion and it is influenced by weather, taxes, guns, and a few other issues.
Ive added a few to that list. Currently on the table for consideration include WA, ID, MT, UT, NV, MO, TX, TN.
Florida is just way too full of cops who are overzealous at best and completely corrupt at worst.
TX has alot going for it. Yeah, its hot, and they also have their own share of Neocons and overzealous cops, but you cant beat the pay to cost of living ratio, and I love east texas greenery. Unfortunately I sent 150 resumes to the DFW area and got zilch response.
There are opportunities in NV, and their government is great. Sadly their climate blows.
TN - I dont have enough info to make a judgment on, but my gut says low economic opportunity for a lawyer, and pretty densely populated.
The mountain states are friggin beautiful, but how to find a decent job...
Missouri is kind of a balance of all of it.
Picking a home for the next 40 years is hard.
I live in Florida. Your opinions are obviously formed from the Miami area.
I have been to Miami like a total of 3 times. Not high on my list of places to visit.
West Coast Florida... Tampa to Pensacola. Check it out.
any law specialty? I know some places that could use some lawyers in TX![]()
Weather is a huge issue so it wipes out a lot of your additions... for me at least.
Florida - big state. I have never had issues with the cop presence. This is one of the reasons why I moved here (came from the North East - pig heaven)
Missouri - Everyone I have met who moved from Missouri was a quality person. Most end up going back to Missouri... so that means something![]()
I had 10 acres which abutted 500 acres of beef cattle laden pasture in Florida (sold in March of 2007) and I finishing up a new house that is on 7 acres and abuts another couple hundred of acres. So my land requirements have always been satisfied here. Compare this to the North East (where I left) with two acre zoning and if you could find land it was a couple hundred thousand per acre and you had no space around you. I was checking out land in Los Gatos, CA I found a lovely 25 acre lot... for $2.3M.
As to Florida being under waterIf you believe in global warming/climate change that is your choice. If you further believe the oceans will rise and consume Florida that is also your choice. I have millions of dollars worth of real estate here and the thought of ocean levels rising is not an issue I bother to ponder... I just now checked and it appears I am 100 ft above sea level.
Tasing - Again, huge state... I would never live in area that was a police state. Comparing Miami to where I live is like saying, "San Diego sucks... Thus San Francisco must suck too".
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