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You cannot afford to move to NY.
Yeah, since mamdamis extra 2nd house tax I won't be able to afford my 5th Sunday house there
I'm sorry, do you think that taxes on unoccupied homes... make homes... more expensive, overall?
You increase supply, which correspondingly lowers prices, by punishing homes that are mostly vacant, most of the time.
Oh and also the revenue from said tax can go toward things like making housing less expensive for the very poor, poor, and middle income folks.
Here, for you: /s
Ok, you definitely do not have the social skills to survive in NYC very long.
lmao
To New Yorkers, "social skills" means "New York social skills."
They're not used to the rest of the world where people aren't all assholes to each other by default, so when they encounter someone who isn't being a total asshole, they think that person is an asshole.
Strange place.
And you seem to be taking this conversation way too seriously. I aint gonna move to NY cuz I made a comment on a website. Yes, you are avidly aware of NYs issues but I wasn't advocating for everyone to move there, I was just saying my town is small.
What you are doing is saying stupid shit and then not enjoying your stupid shit being called out as such.
You've likely exhausted your dating pool in your small town because you are an unlikeable asshole who just writes checks with his mouth that he can't actually cash.
Damn dude, case in point...
What am I being called out for?
NYC isn't cheap but sometimes you get what you pay for. But yeah, $2000/mo rent is probably eye popping for a lot of people. You save a lot by not having a car, though. Or roommates can also cut the cost.
... The economy has not been hiring anyone in substantial numbers for years, job growth has consistently been trailing just actual working age population growth.
The tech sector is massively laying people off, for the last few years.
If you're gonna move to NY, that means you're not very likely to find a well paying inperson job, or be able to keep your remote job.
Right now, Zillow lists 220 studio apartments under $2000 a month, in NYC.
220
City has a population of about 8.5 million people. Median household income is ~82k.
2000 x 3 x 12 = 72,000.
The median household in New York City only makes 10k a year more (before taxes) than what is the safe minimum to afford a studio apartment.
So uh yeah, yeah, you're gonna need roommates.
And I'm sure it will just be easy to move to an entirely new city and just win the roommate lottery, find ones that are responsible, reliable, low drama.
In summary, moving to NYC in pursuit of its theoretical dating pool is a wonderful way to become homeless.
Plus, New Yorkers tend to be subtly hostile towards anyone who isn't already up to speed with the pace of NYC culture.
They have certain social scripts and faux pas that are just different from other places, and if you don't just intuitively pick up on them without a second thought then it makes you the asshole in their eyes.
"Laid-back," "easy-going," and "warm/friendly" are not words that describe the average New Yorker.
Moving to a new city without a financial plan is a dubious idea, yeah. Especially since the current economic situation is Bad.