> This is what I don’t understand with the tech workers who can work remotely, why live somewhere really expensive? Because of what's around it. Funny enough

> This is what I don’t understand with the tech workers who can work remotely, why live somewhere really expensive? Because of what's around it. Funny enough you mention Iowa. My brother got a job that allows him to work remote and considered moving to a small town in Iowa because he could buy a decent house for under $100K, which would give him a mortgage that's half of what he pays for rent right now. But then he looked at the neighborhood in street view and saw an alarming number of Confederate and Trump flags and decided against it. I luckily bought my house when I did, because home values in my area have nearly doubled in the last 7 years (Paid $338K, currently estimated worth $650K now). For me to move to a cheaper place means living in the middle of nowhere, and I prefer to live somewhere that gives me lots of options for fine dining within a 30 minute drive. I also like living in a nicer neighborhood where I don't have to worry about some crackhead trying to steal my wife's catalytic converter.