I'm considering picking up and moving to a new place for a year or two (with the girlfriend). I have a college degree, no real marketable skills, a fair amount of savings, and these qualifications about where I can go:

-within 4 hours of Albany, NY
-able to get under $1000/month rent in our own 1br apt in a nice neighborhood
-enough around to keep a young person occupied

The leading candidate right now seems to be Burlington, VT. Portland, ME is a little too far away, the Boston/NYC suburbs are too expensive, and most other nearby cities are pretty dumpy. Anyone have any ideas/tips for a re-locating person?

"myself" implies that you'd be the one doing the finding

Not Buffalo.

chud wants a roommate

I like the thread title, Asher.

Mecca doesn't get it. Buffalo is definitely off the list now.

you're doing the smart thing for your relationship by keeping mrs argonaut as far away from lennytheweedwhacker and his cruze as possible

i would love to just pick up and move to burlington or portland

I'd live in Portland.

That's going to deplete his imagined social capital here on RM.

would you consider the term "social capitalist" an epithet or a compliment, reid?

Well I know you said under 1000 but a good friend of mine just told me there's a really nice 2BR RR up for grabs in her building, recently reno'd, super clean, big bright spaces, nice neighborhood in Brooklyn, quiet neighbors, 1100/mo. Landlord looking for someone who'll stay for at least a year. Plus: lots of colorful people to be intimidated by, then passive-aggressively mock, then eventually grow to love.

Asher would fit right in in Brooklyn.

Portland is great. I remember really liking it when I was there a few years ago. It's just too far from home. We want to be able to come home for a weekend without too much hassle.
The ideal spot for us would probably be somewhere outside Boston where we can walk to the commuter train and bicycle to the beach. Or right downtown in a medium/small city with low crime and outdoorsy stuff within easy driving distance, like Burlington. I'm worried Burlington, VT might be a little too college-y, but I have to visit again.

and yeah, I'd personally love to try living in NY, but that's not an option for us as a couple right now.

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ok i didn't see that coming

You just described Quincy.

this post has new jersey written all over it.

Have you ever considered Otry, NY? It's the perfect city (albeit made up.)

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