“I know what is going on in the Northeast, Florida and California”

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“I know what’s going on in the Northeast, Florida and California.  I hear it several times each week”, says Brad Simmons, Operations Manager of StarHomeUSA.

Several of our clients did a cost analysis and saw they could shave at least $30,000 off their current living costs every year by moving to Kentucky.  Then they compared the median cost of a house to the median salary where they were living to here – no comparison.

Companies move to save money.  States who are business friendly, offer monetary benefits like discounted taxes for a certain period of time, energy discounts, etc – to make the move worthwhile – that is exactly what you get here in the Bluegrass.

Where most of my clients are living, a house is 5 to 7 times the median salary.  Here in Kentucky, even though most of their salaries will be a little less, homes are only 2 to 2.5 times median salary – that is huge.

“It’s like having an operation that can save your life. We had to make the move before it was too late.”   Ken Garcia, a realtor who now owns here in KY, said.  “if this pencils out, not only does the move pay for itself in a few months, but we will be able to start saving real money, something that is unheard of where I came from”.

“We love the cost savings, but most important, Kentucky has to have a good quality of life,” which you can read about here – “and it has all the things we could previously only dream about – #1 being more leisure time and the money to do it.”

Most of our clients or prospective clients fly into Lexington Bluegrass Airport and stay at either a local chain hotel or a guesthouse we recommend.  Once here, they are bowled over with the beauty and sheer numbers and magnitude of the horse farms, the rolling green hills, the open expanses and the gentleness of the people. “It just feels good here”, people say.

It’s a tough decision–especially for families uprooting kids, making new friends, but isn’t change always for the good? I would say they are drawn by the same force that propelled pioneer wagons west from Plymouth Rock or immigrant steamships to Ellis Island back in the day — the promise of a fresh start.

“We were saving,” Ken says, “but we were always one step behind.” In Kentucky, we have a gorgeous house we can afford to keep forever and we have views like this [he sweeps his arm towards the horizon], plus we are a stone’s throw from Herrington Lake and 5 golf courses. “We could not be happier being here.  We’re excited about our new area, new friends, new everything.  We’re kicking butt. It is wonderful for me and my family.”