Commercial_Case_7475 t1_jaa6xhe wrote on February 27, 2023 at 11:37 PM

Maybe buy a house when you're ready to live here? We have a hosting shortage and buying a vacation home is pretty selfish at this point honestly.

Edit: also, if you're not willing to do the work of researching for yourself, no fuckin way you're gonna have the grit to actually homestead. Believe me, perusing around for property/townships is the easiest part of homesteading you'll ever do.

Twombls t1_jaafvc7 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:40 AM

For most people like this a "homestead" basically means they own 3 chickens and get in armed stand offs with the local zoning board.

HappilyhiketheHump t1_jaalmdd wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:22 AM

First and foremost, they’d want the current use tax break on their vacation home.

happyonthehill802 t1_jaagc4l wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:44 AM

Hahah this is accurate. We have waco 2.0 in our woods

RiddleofSteel t1_jad9if6 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:39 PM

I'll be building the house, so don't worry not stealing one from the locals. This is literally part of my research to see what people who have lived there their whole life think. Not sure if it's reddit bias but unfortunately most Vermonters here seem like xenophobic asshats blaming their own failures in life on outsiders. However I'm not moving to Vermont for the friendly townies in fact further away from people the better. You just happen to rate the highest in the US for stability as the environment collapses on us over the next 20-30 years. I want my kids to have a safe place to go.

bobsizzle t1_jadinn3 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:37 PM

New Hampshire would probably suit you better. Sincerely. It's similar to Vermont in enough of the ways you want. Or Maine. Just don't live by the coast and hurricanes won't be a big issue. If you're that concerned about potential weather in 30 year's. Guestimates that are likely inaccurate at best. There's also no income tax in New Hampshire, from wages. Or sales tax.

Twombls t1_jadfthi wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:19 PM

Yeah. Vt is more community oriented. We really dont take kindly to preppers who move in from the big city and do wierd shit in the woods. We already have the ruby ridge people.

Texas is probably more of the type of place you should go to do that.

Edit: also I really dont think you are thinking this through. You are a rich long islander. Buying a vacation home in bumfuck vermont that you plan to ride out the apocalypse in. All the people in back woods vermont know each other and know who their neighbors are. They are armed to the teeth

What do you think is going to happen when they realize their asshole solitary neighbor has a ton of food and supplies.

RiddleofSteel t1_jadj8q2 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:40 PM

Yes starting my own farmstead is weird shit in the woods. I'm not some prepper, I just see Vermont as being one of the safest places to move my family to. My grandfather was a farmer and he taught me a lot and after a long career in IT, would love to get back to nature for my retirement and not have to worry about feeding myself next time some COVID like disaster comes around. You couldn't pay me to move down south for a whole plethora of reasons.