I swapped houses with a stranger to see if I liked living in Seattle. One month in, I got my answer.
Source: Business Insider ·
I used a home exchange website to live in Seattle for a month and decide if i wanted to move there from San Francisco. It gave me the clarity I needed.
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I lived in Seattle for a month to see if i wanted to move there permanently.Heather SnowI swapped homes with a stranger and traded my San Francisco condo for a house in Seattle.For a month, I lived in Seattle to figure out if I would want to move there permanently.Although Seattle isn't the right city for me, the experience taught me what I want in my next home.After 18 years of living in San Francisco, I was seriously starting to consider moving.I loved the life I had built there, but taking the next step — like buying my own house with a yard — felt out of reach for me. However, I was afraid I would regret leaving the place I had called home for so many years.When thinking of places I'd like to live, Seattle immediately came to mind. I figured the city would offer similar energy and career opportunities as San Francisco, and I loved its proximity to striking natural beauty.Plus, I'd visited the West Coast city many times and had a good friend who lived there, so it seemed like a…
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