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I don’t understand this tier 2 and tier 3 city tour

everything you like is in the densely populated tier 1 cities

fly over, it’s an objective crowded trade for a reason

This might sound crazy, but people also like houses they can afford. Good luck finding one within an hour's drive of NYC, LA, or Seattle if you don't have a spare million or so.

settling for less does sound crazy to me, but thanks for reminding me people do that and more should

OP sounded like they were randomly choosing areas around the entire continent and just skipping the big timeless beacons of living, as if everyone else was missing something, while OP simply hadn’t considered trying their hand at those places either.

You're reading way too much into the cities I mentioned! I work remote and have been city-hopping to places where I have friends and family, and none of my friend group are in tier 1 cities. I would love to do a long stay in LA and NYC in the future, but they're excluded from the housing program I use to bounce around.

props, hope you get to do that

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