How old is he? Would he consider apprenticing/pivoting to electrical work? There's a real demand for electricians (with all the green tech being installed in Vermont). I still subcontract with an energy company and their in-house electrician was making beaucoup de $$$ installing solar panels and heat pumps. I doubt there's much to be made in furniture making. I had a friend who wanted to build and sell custom furniture, but there was little to no demand. He moved to California but didn't fare much better, so maybe the problem was his furniture? It's possible to get by as a carpenter, with a working spouse, but the real money is in contracting with a crew. I would NOT recommend Shackleton.

6 grand for a 3 ton Fujitsu Halcyon unit with 3 indoor heads. Did the electrical myself. Helped the guy with the rest of the stuff. 2 of the heads had lines running from previous AC so I didn’t need the piping.

That's quite clever idea. I love it.

You have some weird selective sight that has let you completely block out the explanation they gave from two separate comments. Here it is again, for a third time:

>"The winner who picks the closest date/hour gets 50% of the total pool. The rest will benefit the Stowe Rotary Scholarship Fund."

Edit: LMAO, the baby blocked me over this.

A big issue is that Vermont is upside down.

Its all about the offset. Vermont makes power companies pay a fair credit for the power you make. So if you over produce in the summer, you can use those credits in the winter.

But VT is nothing like Florida when it comes to solar. 1/3 of the year, I make no power at all.

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Here's a population density map of new england: https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/pizl2o/population_density_of_new_england_municipalities/

I don't get that far south very often.

Everytime I drive on 89 VT always feels different from NH for some reason

Live free or die-how about the tax structure

Good luck, let me know if you find anything reliable. Been looking for three months now, not going great-

My golden nugget is to put together a renter portfolio to submit with every single inquiry you make for potential apartments. In mine I include an introductory letter addressing the most common rental app questions (who am I, what am I about, who’s living with me, how long have we lived together, and why do I want the unit), my resume, 3 personal references, and my entire rental history summarized (addresses, time frames, names of landlords, phone number/email of landlords, names and contact info of previous roommates).

Yes this is extreme, but the market feels so competitive that I try to make it as easy as possible for prospective landlords to asses me as a renter and make a decision. That way nobody’s wasting anyone’s time. I’ve missed out on a lot of units just because another prospect got their rental app in first or had their references ready first.

Best case scenario, they look at the portfolio and think “wow they’re on their shit!”. Worst case scenario, they don’t even look at it and I continue searching.

Not really a cost cutting option anyway but I had issues with Granite Design which is who Home Depot contracts through. I wouldn’t ever use them again

Seacoast, no state income tax, not Massachusetts but commutable. Are you blind or just like asking dumb questions?

As someone who moved from the Southeast, both things (you're heavily romanticizing it and VT is a special place) are probably true. I moved in 2019 but honestly don't know if I would be able to do it now with housing as tight as it is. Even back then, it still took time and a network of generous folks to help me find my feet.

Do people not do 50/50 raffles anymore?

Vermont is always putting a lot of pressure on New Hampshire. Okay that’s an old joke from Car Talk.

As everyone else said: it’s proximity to the eastern part of Massachusetts that increases population in southern New Hampshire.

Vermont (and far western Massachusetts) have lots of people from New York City. They can pay crazy high prices for real estate. They go back to the city for medical care. Some go as far as Vermont. But the whole Lenox/wolf trap area has events, some simulcasts from New York, to satisfy people who want to flee the city.

Man Seacoast would always roast us in club soccer lol 😂

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What? They explicitly explained what a 50/50 is:

>"The winner who picks the closest date/hour gets 50% of the total pool. The rest will benefit the Stowe Rotary Scholarship Fund."

"In the event no trucks get stuck"......Has this ever happened in the past 25 years?

It's funny you mentioned Shackleton, my husband reached out to them last month and apparently the job posting he asked after was 7+ months old. Happy to get insight on the pay not being wonderful, maybe it wasn't great to begin with. I'm going to pass along the tip about the timber framing demand you mentioned. My husband was actually looking to get out of it. He used to travel around the country with a field crew doing raisings and it takes quite a physical toll. I could see why you pivoted! We have to keep our options open with the higher cost of living, I guess. Thanks a million for the tips, it's extremely generous. We're really hoping to make this work but need a few things to fall into place first.

How neat is that?

You can tell that its bigger by the way that it is