Thank-you for sharing all of this so people can make an informed decision. You didn't sugar coat it. I moved here 20 years ago and have absolutely no regrets...I visited and knew it was a nice place and it turned out better than I could have imagined.
I moved to southern Maine a year ago. I spent the first 66 years of my life in New Hampshire, only about 100 miles away, but what a difference. Living here is like living in a third world country. Most local establishments don't even have websites. Very few local retail unless you don't mind the poor quality at Walmart. I never know when my mail person will drop off my mail, has been as early 11 am and as late as 6 pm. My town doesn't even have a Police force yet a few months ago there was a drive-by shooting right up the road. The speed limit on the Maine Turnpike is 70 mph and everyone knows a car pollutes more the faster you drive yet go to Walmart and you have to bring your own bags. (Go figure) Anything you have to do with the State Government, OMG, you better not be in a hurry. All of the environmental challenges are no problem compared to dealing with a very liberal state government and it's policies. If you love nature, Maine is a wonderful place to live, but that's about all.
One thing you mentioned was the power and internet outages. I say this with the utmost respect, but how does a state that knows it’s going to get a ton of snow and ice not have better set up to minimize that? Especially given that there are (from what I understand) very limited jobs outside of tourism, lack of internet could be a huge deterrent for those working remotely to move to Maine. I know you guys don’t want non-Mainers moving there but wouldn’t that aid the local economy?
Given how bad the business climate is, you should be happy to have "out of staters" with new ways of thinking. Not to mention living somewhere for 30 years only makes you slightly more recent to a state than a newcomer, especially when the state is 200+ years old. Too much influence from Boston.
I watch another realtor out of Houlton, ME (Mooers Realty) and he says much the opposite. Is this the case for all of Maine or just southern Maine? I realize statistics are state wide but taking the statistics for Miami and conflating them to all of Florida would not give you an accurate idea of Jacksonville. Just wondering if it's much the same thing or if the whole state has these issues.
the county (aroostook) that Andrew mooers is in is the last affordable front in Maine. I know we won't be seeing 90 k huge victorian houses forever. No matter where you end up in Maine it is probably an improvement versus where you are coming from; however, I recommend really checking out all the areas because it is a huge state and different areas have pretty surprisingly drastically different cultures. If you take your time checking out each side and top and bottom of the state; you will probably find somewhere that resonates most with you
Great video but the background music is extremely distracting, making it difficult to hear what the speaker is saying. It'd be so much better without music. Thanks.
Moving to Maine has it's benefits, and it's drawbacks. The town I lived in another State had all the services you could want. However, the taxes went up year, after year, doubling in the last 10 years. The one thing I can't stand is people who move to place in Maine for the low taxes, then demand services, then complain that their taxes go up.
@@warthogA10 I should have specified, I was talking property tax. I have a calculator where when property becomes available, I look up what the property tax will be. Believe it or not, some of your towns are actually quite cheap in Property tax (At least compared to what I am paying here). Some, as you point, aren't just expensive, they are outrageous.
@@thinkingitthrough8368 property tax in Southern Maine is high, at least in the trendy/popular areas. Up North, as you get into the boonies.. it drops, but so does the job market.. but the state tax on everything else is astounding. This is why you'll see plenty of dilapidated trailer homes with a junk yard around them, and a $70k pick up truck parked next to it. The truck is so people can travel long distances just to find basic, low paying employment, and earn just enough to feed and heat themselves and pay those truck and insurance payments.. It's just a really sad and impoverished way of life.. it's depressing.
This is a question for other hispanics in the community. Maybe try facebook. There are jerks in every culture that make the majority look bad. Most people are kind.
I've looked at moving there as an option since it is a change of scenery just for starters. I'm also Mexican American. I haven't really heard too much about that if we compare it to other states with more Latinos.
The cost of living in Maine is absolutely ridiculous, the state tax is ridiculous. Southern Maine is a mess due to the decades of migration from Mass.. Further up on the state is dismal, poor.. jobs are scarse and most are seasonal. Sold my parent's lake house on First Chain Lake after my father passed because the cost to keep it was ridiculous and I just wanted to be done with it. Took a massive hit on the price but tbh, I just wanted to be done with it. You couldn't pay me to live in Maine.
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Thank-you for sharing all of this so people can make an informed decision. You didn't sugar coat it.
I moved here 20 years ago and have absolutely no regrets...I visited and knew it was a nice place and it turned out better than I could have imagined.
Thank you for the comment.
I moved to southern Maine a year ago. I spent the first 66 years of my life in New Hampshire, only about 100 miles away, but what a difference. Living here is like living in a third world country. Most local establishments don't even have websites. Very few local retail unless you don't mind the poor quality at Walmart. I never know when my mail person will drop off my mail, has been as early 11 am and as late as 6 pm. My town doesn't even have a Police force yet a few months ago there was a drive-by shooting right up the road. The speed limit on the Maine Turnpike is 70 mph and everyone knows a car pollutes more the faster you drive yet go to Walmart and you have to bring your own bags. (Go figure) Anything you have to do with the State Government, OMG, you better not be in a hurry. All of the environmental challenges are no problem compared to dealing with a very liberal state government and it's policies. If you love nature, Maine is a wonderful place to live, but that's about all.
you sound like you belong in Massachusetts
One thing you mentioned was the power and internet outages. I say this with the utmost respect, but how does a state that knows it’s going to get a ton of snow and ice not have better set up to minimize that? Especially given that there are (from what I understand) very limited jobs outside of tourism, lack of internet could be a huge deterrent for those working remotely to move to Maine. I know you guys don’t want non-Mainers moving there but wouldn’t that aid the local economy?
Given how bad the business climate is, you should be happy to have "out of staters" with new ways of thinking. Not to mention living somewhere for 30 years only makes you slightly more recent to a state than a newcomer, especially when the state is 200+ years old. Too much influence from Boston.
I married an out of stater. ! :)
Could you give feed back about moving to Houlton, ME, I'm from RI
In a nutshell, if you buy a house and he can personally profit from it….he’s trying to deter you from moving there. 😂
I watch another realtor out of Houlton, ME (Mooers Realty) and he says much the opposite. Is this the case for all of Maine or just southern Maine? I realize statistics are state wide but taking the statistics for Miami and conflating them to all of Florida would not give you an accurate idea of Jacksonville. Just wondering if it's much the same thing or if the whole state has these issues.
the county (aroostook) that Andrew mooers is in is the last affordable front in Maine. I know we won't be seeing 90 k huge victorian houses forever. No matter where you end up in Maine it is probably an improvement versus where you are coming from; however, I recommend really checking out all the areas because it is a huge state and different areas have pretty surprisingly drastically different cultures. If you take your time checking out each side and top and bottom of the state; you will probably find somewhere that resonates most with you
Great video but the background music is extremely distracting, making it difficult to hear what the speaker is saying. It'd be so much better without music. Thanks.
Moving to Maine has it's benefits, and it's drawbacks. The town I lived in another State had all the services you could want. However, the taxes went up year, after year, doubling in the last 10 years. The one thing I can't stand is people who move to place in Maine for the low taxes, then demand services, then complain that their taxes go up.
.. low taxes in Maine? 🤨
Everything up there is double the cost of Mass as far as taxes go.
@@warthogA10 I should have specified, I was talking property tax. I have a calculator where when property becomes available, I look up what the property tax will be. Believe it or not, some of your towns are actually quite cheap in Property tax (At least compared to what I am paying here). Some, as you point, aren't just expensive, they are outrageous.
@@thinkingitthrough8368 property tax in Southern Maine is high, at least in the trendy/popular areas.
Up North, as you get into the boonies.. it drops, but so does the job market.. but the state tax on everything else is astounding.
This is why you'll see plenty of dilapidated trailer homes with a junk yard around them, and a $70k pick up truck parked next to it.
The truck is so people can travel long distances just to find basic, low paying employment, and earn just enough to feed and heat themselves and pay those truck and insurance payments..
It's just a really sad and impoverished way of life.. it's depressing.
The whole Country is going the NWO downhill way. I feel best in Maine.
smart man here. not everyone gets it
Sounds like paradise!😂
As a Mexican American, I want to move to Maine but I'm scared they will make my life a living hell because of racism.
This is a question for other hispanics in the community. Maybe try facebook. There are jerks in every culture that make the majority look bad. Most people are kind.
I've looked at moving there as an option since it is a change of scenery just for starters. I'm also Mexican American. I haven't really heard too much about that if we compare it to other states with more Latinos.
The cost of living in Maine is absolutely ridiculous, the state tax is ridiculous.
Southern Maine is a mess due to the decades of migration from Mass..
Further up on the state is dismal, poor.. jobs are scarse and most are seasonal.
Sold my parent's lake house on First Chain Lake after my father passed because the cost to keep it was ridiculous and I just wanted to be done with it.
Took a massive hit on the price but tbh, I just wanted to be done with it.
You couldn't pay me to live in Maine.
maine sucks
.. it sure do. 🤣👍