RiddleofSteel
RiddleofSteel t1_jcc7uc0 wrote
Reply to comment by Kink4202 in Desperate for plowing by Jazzhandsfolkfeet
It's funny, I had wanted to move to Vermont until I read this sub. Vermonters are absolutely awful if this place is any indication, and this is from a Long Islander. Think they need to revisit for the rudest state.
RiddleofSteel t1_jaeh6qi wrote
Reply to comment by General_Skin_2125 in Best place to Homestead in Vermont? by [deleted]
Point is your lame ass threat of violence isn't scaring someone from the hoods of NY man.
RiddleofSteel t1_jaeen4w wrote
Reply to comment by Effinehright in Best place to Homestead in Vermont? by [deleted]
Nope, lived there for 10 years so I could afford the new house.
RiddleofSteel t1_jaeagyz wrote
Reply to comment by Effinehright in Best place to Homestead in Vermont? by [deleted]
I'm not whining about it like the people in this thread are. I'm moving to a place I can afford what I want.
RiddleofSteel t1_jae86b3 wrote
Reply to comment by General_Skin_2125 in Best place to Homestead in Vermont? by [deleted]
>Lived 10 years in a neighborhood where MS-13 carved up 4 kids with machetes down the block, shootings were a weekly occurrence, and had to have a baseball bat handy to deal with the crack heads strung out from the drug dealer living next door. Sorry bunch of country bumpkins with a military fetish doesn't really scare me.
RiddleofSteel t1_jae5a4x wrote
Reply to comment by Effinehright in Best place to Homestead in Vermont? by [deleted]
Long Island is going to be heavily impacted by hurricanes and climate change in the coming decades. Also I want a big piece of land to have my little farmstead on, and basically impossible on Long Island. I paid 700K for a 1 Acre property here.
RiddleofSteel t1_jadj8q2 wrote
Reply to comment by Twombls in Best place to Homestead in Vermont? by [deleted]
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.
RiddleofSteel t1_jadfqij wrote
Reply to comment by Twombls in Best place to Homestead in Vermont? by [deleted]
I'm sure that's some of them, but the research says hedgefunds are the biggest problem.
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https://vtdigger.org/2022/09/05/percentage-of-vermont-homes-bought-by-investors-surged-in-2021/
RiddleofSteel t1_jade03i wrote
Reply to comment by Twombls in Best place to Homestead in Vermont? by [deleted]
Building a house takes time, growing an orchard, setting the land up takes time. Plan is to retire there and have it ready to go. There is a housing shortage literally in every state, you guys aren't special.
RiddleofSteel t1_jaddlzm wrote
Reply to comment by EphraimJenkins in Best place to Homestead in Vermont? by [deleted]
Thanks!
RiddleofSteel t1_jadc9rh wrote
Reply to comment by richstowe in Best place to Homestead in Vermont? by [deleted]
Yeah, reason I'm going to buy 100 Acres + so I don't have to deal with neighbors too much. Surprised what assholes most of them seem like though. Even Long Island is a lot more welcoming and if you think housing prices are silly in Vermont, LOL.
RiddleofSteel t1_jadc0kw wrote
Reply to comment by Plus-Birthday1987 in Best place to Homestead in Vermont? by [deleted]
I honestly never realized how xenophobic you guys were. Also blaming out of staters because your houses are expensive is delusional. Blame the hedge funds/Private equity buying them up, or just the general state of the market. Houses are expensive everywhere now.
RiddleofSteel t1_jadbr4i wrote
Reply to comment by Sharonlibrarian in Best place to Homestead in Vermont? by [deleted]
Ruined what exactly, if it wasn't for vacationing, colleges, etc.. What are all these backwoods towns with zero economy going to do? Then again I'm from LI and most of us suck and forget new jersey, so I kind of get it.
RiddleofSteel t1_jada9um wrote
Reply to comment by ashleyfoy in Best place to Homestead in Vermont? by [deleted]
>Saint Albans Town
Thanks.
RiddleofSteel t1_jada81y wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Best place to Homestead in Vermont? by [deleted]
Thanks. Exactly what I'm looking for.
RiddleofSteel t1_jad9rza wrote
Reply to comment by Full_Whereas_2694 in Best place to Homestead in Vermont? by [deleted]
I'm coming from Long Island, I'll play my tiny fiddle about the housing prices for you.
RiddleofSteel t1_jad9if6 wrote
Reply to comment by Commercial_Case_7475 in Best place to Homestead in Vermont? by [deleted]
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.
RiddleofSteel t1_jcft31b wrote
Reply to comment by ResponsibleExcuse727 in Desperate for plowing by Jazzhandsfolkfeet
Totally get it, but on the Long Island sub for instance if someone asked for help like this you'd get one jerk response and mostly helpful. Seems the opposite here.
Also seems like anytime I've asked about places to bring my family on vacation in Vermont or made the mistake of asking about a place to move there I got all nasty responses. Just reeks of xenophobia and small mindedness and to be honest it's disappointing because I always saw Vermont as the friendlier and more open minded version of New Hampshire. Instead you guys come off like a bunch of angry southern rednecks who think you are your own country.