Yes we lived in the area for a while and struggled to find rentals that accepted pets. Not helpful but know it’s tough and if you can I recommend to start saving for a house. Prices in Easthampton are rising so doesn’t have to be there. I hope you find something!

No one here can really answer that. If the site says it will, then you are at risk that it will be. It’s going to be a process to fix this but monitor your bank to see if the transaction went through, call the RMV (be prepared to wait on the phone) and try to get there first thing in the morning to talk to someone .

We got pre approved right as we started looking and happened to buy in the timeframe but we prepared to look for months or years. We got realtor and mortgage recs from a friend and they worked great. We used Applied Mortgage and they were very on top of the process and communicated regular plus had the ability to track your application and underwriting on their app. Def get all your records in order first, that makes it easier. Know your mortgage is likely to the sold soon after you close. It’s normal.

Western Mass is great, just know outside Amtrak getting you to CT, NYC and a little into VT you are driving around here. There’s a bus system that isn’t bad but there’s no transit to central or eastern mass and some of the area was hit hard by the pandemic so it a in recovery mode, but pushing forward. Also the housing stock is far more older homes than new but with that price if you can buy something lower than your budget and fix it up you’ll be good.

What is your budget and what parts of the state are you considering? Would Franklin County or Berkshires fit?

Good question I can’t remember and would have to search Mass.gov and check.

Ideally companies would be responsible for taking back waste from their products. Some mattress companies if you buy from them will take your old one for free.

Additional note: it’s not just the town it’s a statewide ban I believe.

Is your basement finished? We have 3 heads on the mai floor and 2 on the second floor.

1700sqft house with whole home Mitsubishi hyper heat ductless pumps with a weird layout was about $30k. That estimate seems extremely high. Talk to multiple contractors on the Mass Save installer list and make sure you’ve had a home assessment.

You’ll likely receive good info here, and search this sub for Health Connector but also going to Mass.gov and searching “health insurance” can help point you to key info.

Still check if your town has incentives and don’t forget about federal tax breaks too.

You have to apply for fuel assistance or another benefit program where it may be automatically applied.

The pandemic did hit hard but it’s really starting to bounce back. If you’re on Facebook follow the Rec department and local businesses just to see all the stuff that’s going on.

Search for articles in local paper, look for words like Library and Fire Station and look at articles and opinion pieces. That will fill in some controversy info. Speaking as a white person it’s safe walking downtown. Can’t speak on behalf of BIPOC people. No place is perfect but I never avoid it out of concern but stuff happens. Likely better to walk around main streets of town and you’ll get to know which streets. Check out the local paper, subscribe if you can for a bit and read My Turn and local pieces to get a sense.

And check if your town has municipal aggregate program. You can go on Mass.gov and search municipal aggregate to see there’s cheaper rates secured for your town. Not all towns have it but helpful to check.

Yes

Keep in the mind heat pump rebate amounts are based on if you install system tonnage to heat the whole home vs not. Are you installing a whole home system?

Check if your town has an aggregation program. It’s legit keeping our bills in control https://www.mass.gov/info-details/municipal-aggregation

Just a guess but no project coordinator experience seems unlikely they’ll hire you also because of the liability they are going to be under, but no one can say for sure. Apply and if you get an interview then ask about training and experience.

There’s been a few TX to MA posts in the past year and some with comments you might find relevant just about moving to and living in Mass. Here’s one to start if you scroll through not too far.

Why not bring it up when talking about her? Equity and equality are worth striving for, but we are not there yet.

I’m not arguing this is perfect or enough, but there isn’t zero infrastructure: “Since the first waste bans were introduced, Massachusetts municipalities and businesses - often supported by MassDEP grants and technical assistance - have developed new infrastructure to collect banned items and other discarded materials, and to divert them from disposal to reuse and recycling.” info on waste bans

And programs available to support local efforts

Question one is a constitutional change that will require the revenue go to public education and transport so I don’t think it would be impacted by the law that required these refunds of excess revenue.

Go through the qualification process and when you get to Household Income you’ll see the help button gives a definition.

Also not all parts of the program have an income requirement. Call and make an appt like others said.

I’m curious which pages you are finding with conflicting info. Mind sharing the links you looked at?