>got remote job>always wanted to see fall colors of WV since we don't have it where I live>huh things are cheaper than I assumed I wonder what houses are like>see picrel WHAT THE FUCK how the hell are prices this cheap?This would be impossible to see where I live, and I live in what I feel is the cheaper part of the west coast I could buy that in full right now if my job stays remote. Has anyone here done this?
You probably need to spend 150k fixing it up, unless your OK with living in a dump.And the neighborhood could be sketchy.Or a town where the economy died, leaving lots of empty homes. And if your a single guy good luck meeting anywhere in the middle of nowhere.But if your down to live alone in isolation, it could be fun. But why not just go overseas somewhere fun if you're remote?
>>2821012>You probably need to spend 150k fixing it upt. retard
>>2821012I'm not sure all the houses around West Virginia are that cheap>And the neighborhood could be sketchy.I dunno Charleston WV seems safe on crime stats, not much in the way of "urban youth" like in LA>And if your a single guy good luck meeting anywhere in the middle of nowhere.I can go pick up chink wife or pino wife if I want>But why not just go overseas somewhere fun if you're remote?Work requires I reside within the USA.
>>2821018Yeah, what exactly would need (need) to be fixed?>roof>plumbing>termite damage causing structural instability>windows>mold (actually a big problem)Unless you're renovating the whole thing, surely repairs would cost no more than $50k at most. Probably something more like $25k. Probably something more like $15k. If it doesn't need a new roof, you could probably just move in.
>>2820997WV has a fuckload of ticks with lymes disease.The water quality is probably fucked, and there's probably toxic shit floating down from the plant that's a few miles from the holler.
>>2821024>WV has a fuckload of ticks with lymes disease.How big of a pussy can you be
>>2821024>WV has a fuckload of ticks with lymes disease.muh lyme diseaseDon't go frolicking in tall grass, and even then it's not guaranteed you'll get it and recovery is simple. I don't have HIV so it's a non issue given there is treatment
>>2821022Some of these places seem lived in so nothing too big to deal with, obviously would get some professional cleaning done but if people are living in it should be fine
>>2821022>>2821018I work for a large landlord and deal with repairing houses and larger rental buildings all the time. Just a few things:>roof: 10k>septic: 10k>mold requiring drywall replacement: 20k>leaky basement weeping tile repairs: 20k>new siding: 20k>new porch: 10k>windows: 10kWithout doing an inspection I don't know how many of these things would need to be done imediately, and how many would need to be done in the next 5-10 years. Like I said if you're fine with living in a dump, then go ahead. But you might not be saving any more compared to renting a place when you factor in all the potential repairs, and utility bills and property taxes.But if you want to live alone in peace and isolation then go ahead and enjoy it>>2821020>I can go pick up chink wife or pino wife if I wantChinese are hotter.But have you actually tried to pick them up and just assumed it will fall in your lap? Doesn't work for everyone. Long distance is hard to maintain, and instantly marrying a woman is also a divorce risk.
>>2821032>property taxes.WV is among the cheapest property tax states
>>2821032Those are risks for any existing home though, including newer homes in suburbs.
>>2821035A house built in the 1930s in a run-down neighborhood has more risks than a subdivision built in the 1990sLook at the price of similar properties nearby. If this property is 50k cheaper than it should be, there's probably lots of repairs needed. And if your fine with it, then go ahead. But if you have a woman moving in, she might nag you to paint the walls, replace the porch, etc. Some people love a fixer upper though. And theres a good chance the prices are low because the town is experiencing a reduction in population due to lack of jobs.
>And theres a good chance the prices are low because the town is experiencing a reduction in population due to lack of jobs.It's Charleston WV anon... it says it right there in the picture... It's a town primarily known for manual labor and raw material like the entire state of WV economy is based on. If you're a dorker you could remote live like a king
charleston is stuffed full of niggers and ghettovisit for yourselfits one of those cities you barely get off the highway and you see blacks wandering around and you know it's time to leave
>>2821051uhhhhh
>>2821053If a place isn't officially >90% White according to (((Census Statistics))) it's actually full of minorities.
>>2821060lol, just lolIt's WV you can find a place not by a bus stop and up in the mountains that's a few miles from downtown and will never see a black. You seem like the kind of guy who has their Japan trip ruined because they saw a Kebab stand in akihabara
>>2821053two or more races = blackthe numbers don't convey how ruined the area is by roaming blacks (ditto for huntington just downstream)
>>2821060There are no cities over 90% White remaining in America. Duluth is the Whitest city over 80K at this time, per the last census, and it's somewhere around 83% Non-Hispanic White.OP's house is located near a creek in a hollow well outside of the city. The main road has no outlet, so you don't have strangers passing by up to no good. Yeah, you can live cheaply in West Virginia, but pursuing happiness is another matter altogether.>>2821075You are exaggerating. I visited Huntington in June 2024, found it to be quite a pleasant little city with beautiful parks, big trees, old houses, lots of people out walking around. Not very friendly, but that's how the Ohio valley is. People are curt, aggressive driving is commonplace, and most people seem unhappy with their lives, whether they are corporate wagies or unemployed strooglers.
Of course Charleston has its blighted and poor neighborhoods, where trailers are crammed together and everyone is poor, fat, medicated, on welfare, with tattoos and a bad attitude. Once you meet white trash you'll see a lot of commonalities with black trash in their behavior.
>>2821024Nobody hikes in the hills in that part of WV outside of hunting season. It's all private land. If a tick is crawling on you or starting to bite you, remove it and burn it. Tuck your pants into your socks if you're paranoid.
>>2821090I hike in the hills of WV year round but I actually don't get ticks very often. Ticks I usually find after a strong rain in muddy areas. I've only gotten ticked in two hikes and that's out of hundreds if not more.
>>2821087>pursuing happiness is another matter altogether.I mean, I'd consider myself a simple person. I'm perfectly happy going to the gym during the weekdays, having a few pints at the bar watching handegg or going fishing or playing some video games. I'm really not a guy who needs to run to a theme park on the weekends or whatever my friends do. Mostly a tech guy so my world exists behind a computer screen for the most part. As long as I can get good food, good BBQ, get a dog, and deal with sane people not having 5 pronouns and screaming i'm a hekkin straight white male; I can find happiness. Maybe I'm a boring person but I've done a bunch of traveling in my 20's, more than people would believe, and now at 32 just want to relax. Besides it's not like I can't travel, I feel the "urban youth" aren't a big problem there
>>2821107straight men don't exist95% of men are bisexual, 5% are gay
>>2820997Little dorkie just had to puff his bird chest out and gloat about his faggot remote job and then paper it over with >me want random shitbox in WV>i can buy it with cash! Oh shut the FUCK up
Eastern Kentucky is better
>>2821129At least Charleston WV has jobs to fall back on anon
>>2821131OP said he work remote so that's moot. I wouldn't move to either state for local jobs.
>>2821135To fall back on... Holy ESL moment anon that means if something happens to your current work you can find something relatively easily. Charleston WV is at least a sizable metro of 250k according to google meaning there is probably something there to pay the bills if the economy goes to complete shit
>>2821129Eastern Kentucky feels a bit more developed than Southern WV - outside New River Gorge, Charleston, and the corridor immediately surrounding the interstate highways there's not a whole heck of a lot going on - Kentucky you at least have more of a state taxbase from comparatively larger cities like Louisville and Frankfort.
>>2821138I don't give a fuck what you said. A local job in WV is not going to compare by any means to a remote job with good pay. If OP loses his remote job the last thing he should do is stay in WV and get a local job making next to poverty tier wages.
>>2821140>f OP loses his remote job the last thing he should do is stay in WV and get a local job making next to poverty tier wages.Doubling down on retardation is pretty funny anon. OP is about having a house with taxes in WV being so low even a gas station job would have you living decent enough to get by month to month. Yeah lose job, welp gotta move! is literal retard tier if you own a home. I'm actually impressed how retarded you are in this not understanding how the cost of living in WV is low.
>>2821129https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jc6IsmoMEk
>>2821144I hate cops!
>>2820997>always wanted to see fall colors of WV since we don't have it where I livemy advice is go rent a place there for the season before committing to a real estate purchase, no matter how cheap it seams if you hate living there it's still a bad deal and you won't know that until you're there >WHAT THE FUCK how the hell are prices this cheap?Because I'm assuming there's no local economy to speak of?>>2821032>windows: 10kwtf? glass is cheap and you don't need to replace all the frames unless the place is a complete shack>>2821120loser opinion discarded>>2821143>Yeah lose job, welp gotta move! is literal retard tier if you own a homethat is your house owning you, not the other way around
>>2821151>Because I'm assuming there's no local economy to speak of?strip minesoil and gas collectionhospitals/medical care for all the old peopleroad repair/maintenance crewscopsvideo gambling parlorsterrible all day diner reheating sysco slop
>>2821151>that is your house owning you, not the other way aroundSaid like a person who will never be a home owner or had to rent.>Because I'm assuming there's no local economy to speak of?WV is diversifying (finally) but it's a pretty small economy especially around snow based tourism and mining. A lot of natural resource restrictions got lifted by trump, so like him or not he's breathing some life into the state.
>>2821155natural resource restrictions were never holding west virginia back (unless you think mines should just be able to dump waste in the rivers without restriction)
>>2821156Talking about wood industry and ability to go out and look for new resources on old closed mines and so on.
>>2821158almost all the forests have been clear-cut logged and there's very few mature trees to be had - they are logging everything they can and that happened before Trump - you will notice all the logging trucks especially when you get into the heart of logging country (central WV like around Richwood and Webster Springs)>on old closed minessurely that won't release even more pollutionthey need to figure out ways to make money that don't further damage the environment cuz the hills are all they have
