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justaduck0 OP t1_j5epl4l wrote

Reply to comment by ImmediatePatience835 in Moving from Kansas to New Hampshire (Manchester). Tips/advice? by justaduck0

Awesome stuff! Thank you!

I've been hitting up Craigslist and FB Marketplace every day for housing and I'm starting to (hopefully) get an idea of where I should live and what I can realistically afford (we don't get paid enough in my field sadly), and they seem to parallel what you said.

Strangely enough, I live in Lawrence, KS, where the population size is roughly the same as Manchester, and also here folks commute to nearby Kansas City, Missouri for work which has also driven up housing and overall cost-of-living, so I'm also considering housing just outside the area (Londonderry, Bedford, etc.), so I appreciate that your advice is the same as what I was considering!

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Kv603 t1_j5fan95 wrote

Watch out with those, there's a ton of scammers, especially on CL.

When I needed an apartment and needed to seek remotely, I ended up working with a real estate broker who also handled rentals.

> I'm also considering housing just outside the area (Londonderry, Bedford, etc.)

Bedford has a reputation as an expensive, snooty suburb, however it is possible to find an apartment, and Bedford is an easy drive to Manchester or even Nashua.

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justaduck0 OP t1_j5hu3fe wrote

Thanks for the tip about the real-estate broker. I'll seriously look into that as I'd rather find a place before I move there. How was your experience with that?

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Kv603 t1_j5i4e8u wrote

It worked out great, they took their cut from the owners and arranged a sublet in a nice condominium.

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