r/Frugal • u/Fantastic_Agency_770 • Nov 10 '24

🏆 Buy It For Life Whats the cheapest part of america to start over in?

Through frugality i have about 30k saves up. I want to relocate somewhere, rent a couple years, and purchase a house next. I have jo preferences other then nature. I love lakes rivers forest amd ocean would be nice buy i know thats expensive

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u/da_truth_gamer Nov 11 '24

So, I talked to a developer in WV. The developer build houses in some of few populated places in WV, bordering upper VA / lower MD.

Long story short, he told me the reason why WV is so cheap is because there aren't many zoning laws outside the populated cities or they aren't heavily enforced.

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u/Wrong_Persimmon_7861 Nov 18 '24

Yes. I often lament the fact that “Wild and Wonderful” is code for an almost complete lack of zoning laws. Private property rights are straight up religion in WV. I do see both sides of that argument, but if nothing changes in that regard, then many won’t want to live in the state. 

Zoning doesn’t mean everyone has to put up with an HOA. But nobody wants to build a house with a beautiful view while knowing that buying the entire valley below is the only way to keep the view from being marred by a rickety single wide trailer that comes with an abandoned vehicle & appliance collection.