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Or where it's easy to fly from one place to another. It explains why there are so many hackers in Portland. It's a nice place to live with noticeably cheaper cost of living than Seattle or San Francisco. I know folks who consider it a bedroom community to silicon valley, only 550 miles away.

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If you don't mind living in a suburb, the ultimate low cost move is to live in Vancouver, Washington. It is literally a few miles from Portland just across the border. If you work there, you pay no state income taxes. And I'm sure you could rent a place cheaper there as well. If you spend your money in Portland, you pay no sales tax.

I don't do this because I love living right in the heart of Portland way too much though.

I'm a bit intrigued by this, could you elaborate a bit more? Are they working as contractors commuting once a month for meetings, etc or doing their own ventures where they are coming down for meetings with investors?

I, for example, am a regular telecommuting employee of a large company in San Jose. Nominally, I'm in San Jose for one week every quarter, though it has been less than that lately. I spend a lot of time on the phone and on video conferences.

PS: Nit. It's about 650 miles from Portland to SJ.

If you don't mind my asking, I am curious if you got the job also while living remotely or did you live in northern California, got the job and then later moved out of state to work remotely? I'm currently out of state, looking to move back to California as its where I'm from so I'm wondering if there is a possibility for finding a job where I work remotely which would certainly make the move a lot smoother, already have a job there.

Sorry for the delayed reply.

I lived in SJ from 1992-2001. I knew my current boss from that time. Sometime around 2006, while I was living here in Oregon, he emailed me and asked if I might be interested in doing X for him.

I've gotten my last seven jobs through friends. The last two have been since I moved to Oregon. The last time I applied for a job where I didn't know anybody was 1985.

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