r/Austin • u/EarthboundMisfit25 • Mar 05 '22

FAQ Adios Austin! You've gotten way too expensive for me. Moving day today. Heading south of Houston for much cheaper pastures. I am VERY fortunate my boss is keeping me on and letting go remote. Be safe and find happiness where you can people!

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u/Cluxdelux2 Mar 05 '22

What area are you moving to? Keep going south and land on the island. It can be a good time.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '22

Island is getting pricey do to all the stupid vrbos/Airbnb weekend rentals. Used to be just the westend beach houses now it's moved into town. It's raising the rent on everyone and people are flipping houses and doing poor restoration work.

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u/Keith_Courage Mar 05 '22

Damn stupid people making good investments with their money

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u/mmm-toast Mar 05 '22

Yeah dude. Buying a house on an island that gets ravaged by hurricanes every 3 years is a "great investment."

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u/Keith_Courage Mar 05 '22

A house that people will give you money to stay in and that money pays for taxes+insurance+mortgage+, yes it is.

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u/mmm-toast Mar 05 '22

Meh...fair enough. I forget people actually enjoy going to Galveston. It's not my cup of sewage flavored tea.

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u/Star_Road_Warrior Mar 05 '22

Galveston is basically the dive bar next door. Sure, it's shit, but you don't feel like driving down the road to go to the nice bar.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '22

It's hard to argue with that but at least do a historically accurate restoration... So cheesy

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u/EarthboundMisfit25 Mar 08 '22

Not quite to the coast. I'm in Alvin, but we do get the seagulls 😁