There's a couple threads on here about Home bases, but I figured I'd ask you guys where you're based out of and why.
I am currently in the hunt for a new home base as I'm in my mid 20's and want to do some extensive traveling, but I also believe that having one place to call home when not on the road is advantageous. I don't have a ton of stuff, but I'm not a minimalist by any standards, so having even a condo in a home base to have my life in order would be cool. A place to go and rest while not abroad, but that is no slouch in the women, fun, and standard of living departments.
I'm relatively location independent, running development/software and online companies, so I'm not tied to Canada or even North America, but I also have to take into account the visa laws and permits, etc. If I were to play long ball, I would likely pursue citizenship in this home base country.
I have a couple criteria when in search of this place, but the non-negotiables would have to be:
1. It is a major hub (or close enough to a hub) so that traveling domestically and internationally would be a non-issue.
2. Close to the ocean or on the ocean.
3. Mild climate. I don't mind cool, but would like to stay above freezing year round.
4. Relatively large city/metropolitan area. In excess of a million people for sure. I enjoy the bigger city vibe, it's inspirational to me, makes me work harder.
5. Fairly tax friendly for both corporate and personal tax rates.
I've heard great things about numerous places and the list includes:
-New York, Seattle, Miami, Las Vegas - USA
-Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal - Canada (I know the rep of the former two on this forum)
-Barcelona - Spain
-Vienna, Austria (although not by the ocean, pretty much the center of Europe and easy to get anywhere)
-Budapest, Hungary
-Bucharest, Romania
-SEA and places all over Thailand, Vietnam, and Japan
-Santiago, Chile (Although likely not a hub by any means)
I'd like to hear your thoughts and suggestions, but also where you've established yourselves and why. We have a wide range of members, living all over this world, and although there's likely no "perfect place" I would like to find somewhere that's as close as possible for me.
I am currently in the hunt for a new home base as I'm in my mid 20's and want to do some extensive traveling, but I also believe that having one place to call home when not on the road is advantageous. I don't have a ton of stuff, but I'm not a minimalist by any standards, so having even a condo in a home base to have my life in order would be cool. A place to go and rest while not abroad, but that is no slouch in the women, fun, and standard of living departments.
I'm relatively location independent, running development/software and online companies, so I'm not tied to Canada or even North America, but I also have to take into account the visa laws and permits, etc. If I were to play long ball, I would likely pursue citizenship in this home base country.
I have a couple criteria when in search of this place, but the non-negotiables would have to be:
1. It is a major hub (or close enough to a hub) so that traveling domestically and internationally would be a non-issue.
2. Close to the ocean or on the ocean.
3. Mild climate. I don't mind cool, but would like to stay above freezing year round.
4. Relatively large city/metropolitan area. In excess of a million people for sure. I enjoy the bigger city vibe, it's inspirational to me, makes me work harder.
5. Fairly tax friendly for both corporate and personal tax rates.
I've heard great things about numerous places and the list includes:
-New York, Seattle, Miami, Las Vegas - USA
-Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal - Canada (I know the rep of the former two on this forum)
-Barcelona - Spain
-Vienna, Austria (although not by the ocean, pretty much the center of Europe and easy to get anywhere)
-Budapest, Hungary
-Bucharest, Romania
-SEA and places all over Thailand, Vietnam, and Japan
-Santiago, Chile (Although likely not a hub by any means)
I'd like to hear your thoughts and suggestions, but also where you've established yourselves and why. We have a wide range of members, living all over this world, and although there's likely no "perfect place" I would like to find somewhere that's as close as possible for me.
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