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I'm not newly remote as I made the move a little over 3 years ago. That said, I moved to Northern Georgia specifically to work remotely. I have an incredible (

I'm not newly remote as I made the move a little over 3 years ago. That said, I moved to Northern Georgia specifically to work remotely. I have an incredible (inexpensive) house that gets fiber internet, live in an inexpensive area, have luxuries pretty close (Apple store, Wholefoods, Tesla, etc), 45 min south of the mountains, live just off a lake and I'm only an hour outside of Atlanta. There are very few places in the country that can give me all of these things I want at a bargain value. Even though I'm 100% remote, I always have Atlanta to fall back on if remote work dries up. I can't stress how important that peace of mind is (pun intended). I've lived and worked in the Pacific Northwest and just couldn't make it work financially.

ido 6y ago
It took me up to Wholefoods to realize you're talking about the US state & not the country of Georgia :)
- bstar77 6y ago
  I have family in tech that live in Serbia so I probably should have known better.
atlgator 6y ago
Are you at the top end of Lanier? I'm in midtown Atlanta now and looking to buy a place outside of town I can escape to.
- bstar77 6y ago
  Yup, I'm in Gainesville. Not directly on the lake, but it's across the street and I have easy access to the water.
  - opwieurposiu 6y ago
    Ahh Gainesville, the poultry processing center of the universe. Good place to be, as long as you're not a chicken.
    - bstar77 6y ago
      Lol, yeah. I live on the edge of Chattahoochee Estates so I'm pretty far from downtown. I used to live in Cumming and the protein plant in Northern Cumming was brutal... smells there are unlike anything I've experienced. Big reason why I moved to Gainesville.
  - paul_f 6y ago
    Lake Lanier is amazing, get a boat. All of the islands just waiting for you pull up to a secluded beach on and spend the day.
    - bstar77 6y ago
      I don't have a dock myself, but I do live very close to a boat launch. I'm planning to get a battery powered boat (evaluating the options now) at some point... not sure how far out I'll be able to safely go.
mrfusion 6y ago
That sounds great! What are the winters like? Does it snow there? Do the roads ice up? I’ve always wanted to buy some land there to recreation. I’d love any advice you want to share.

ido 6y ago

It took me up to Wholefoods to realize you're talking about the US state & not the country of Georgia :)

bstar77 6y ago
I have family in tech that live in Serbia so I probably should have known better.

atlgator 6y ago

Are you at the top end of Lanier? I'm in midtown Atlanta now and looking to buy a place outside of town I can escape to.

bstar77 6y ago
Yup, I'm in Gainesville. Not directly on the lake, but it's across the street and I have easy access to the water.
- opwieurposiu 6y ago
  Ahh Gainesville, the poultry processing center of the universe. Good place to be, as long as you're not a chicken.
  - bstar77 6y ago
    Lol, yeah. I live on the edge of Chattahoochee Estates so I'm pretty far from downtown. I used to live in Cumming and the protein plant in Northern Cumming was brutal... smells there are unlike anything I've experienced. Big reason why I moved to Gainesville.
- paul_f 6y ago
  Lake Lanier is amazing, get a boat. All of the islands just waiting for you pull up to a secluded beach on and spend the day.
  - bstar77 6y ago
    I don't have a dock myself, but I do live very close to a boat launch. I'm planning to get a battery powered boat (evaluating the options now) at some point... not sure how far out I'll be able to safely go.

mrfusion 6y ago

That sounds great! What are the winters like? Does it snow there? Do the roads ice up? I’ve always wanted to buy some land there to recreation. I’d love any advice you want to share.