The 30 best college towns across the US, ranked

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Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, was ranked as one of the best college towns in the US.

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I bought a $140,000 mobile home in a Los Angeles neighborhood where houses cost millions

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I bought a mobile home and rent the space where it sits, and the pros still outweigh the cons five years later.

Lisa Laureta

An American couple left Texas to retire in Thailand. They focus on getting 'one thing done a day.'

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Tye and Chip Pierpont left Austin and moved to Chiang Mai, Thailand, to retire.

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I sold my childhood home in Miami to buy an apartment in Sicily. We paid under $600,000 and did $98,000 in renovations.

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Kat Moore and her husband bought an apartment in Sicily.

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I run a business while traveling the world. I couldn't have afforded to scale it while living in the US.

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Ryan Garrido runs a business and travels the world as a digital nomad.

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My mom sold her house and paid $200,000 to build an addition onto mine. She now lives with me, my husband, and my teens.

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Jene Sena and her mom standing in the entryway of a multigenerational house
Jené Luciani-Sena and her mother live under one roof.

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I helped block a data center in my town and learned how much power locals have

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Jesse Brooks stands in front of fence and wooded area.
Jesse Brooks, who helped push for a data center moratorium in his town.

Jesse Brooks

A doctor turned a pandemic pay cut into a 16-property portfolio. Here's the first step she took.

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Real estate investors Jennifer and Paul Tessmer-Tuck.

Jennifer Tessmer-Tuck

We sold our dream home in the US to move into a rental abroad. Our family has less space, but our lifestyle improved.

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Rebecca Cretella and her sons in Spain
Our family of four downsized and moved from Connecticut to a suburb outside of Madrid.

Rebecca Cretella

A study says moving back in with your parents can hurt your homebuying odds. This 24-year-old is ready to defy them.

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Moving boxes.

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