A Gen Zer moved from South Florida to Texas after a job offer. She pays less than $2,000 a month in rent for her apartment in Dallas and says it's quieter than Miami.

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Arielle Francois in Dallas
Arielle Francois in Dallas.

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A millennial who retired at 32 explains the 'life happiness index' he used to decide to go back to work after 8 months

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Jace Mattinson retired at 32 but went back to the workforce eight months later.

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Tesla dangles the chance of a factory tour with Elon Musk as an incentive to get people to vote on his $55 billion pay package

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Tesla is offering investors the chance to take a tour of the Austin gigafactory with Elon Musk.
Tesla is offering investors the chance to take a tour of the Austin gigafactory with Elon Musk.

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The 3 states where 'Big Short' investor Kyle Bass is buying real estate to capitalize on migration trends

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Kyle Bass, founder and principal of Hayman Capital Management, L.P., speaks at the Sohn Investment Conference in New York, May 8, 2013.

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A boomer moved from Texas to Missouri for her retirement thinking everything would be cheaper. She was 'so wrong.'

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Donna, who recently retired, wasn't expecting St. Louis to be as expensive as it is.

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I'm a millennial who moved his family from Houston to Tulsa after getting accepted into its $10,000 relocation program. We plan on staying for at least 10 years.

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Jhonathan Vazquez and his wife had a baby daughter about two years after moving to Tulsa.

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A Texas coastal engineer says a simple home-buying decision saved his house from Hurricane Harvey — and could help other home-owners in flood zones

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In 2017, Hurricane Harvey ripped through Texas and Louisiana, causing significant flooding.

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A Texas man bought a home, only to discover that a squatter and a 'pretty big goat' were living there. When he tried to get in months later, the goat attacked his dad.

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Daniel Cabrera had to remove a squatter and her goat from his property.

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Inside 2 Texas cities where home prices are dropping, sellers are slashing asks, and buyers can get lowball offers accepted

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Homebuyers in Austin and New Braunfels are finding more success as sellers lower their prices.

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I live in a Texas city that's one of the fastest-growing in America. I see why so many Californians are moving here — and the impact they have on home prices and traffic.

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Eric and Tammy Newland at Krauses Cafe in New Braunfels.
Eric Newland with his wife Tammy at Krause's Cafe & Biergarten in New Braunfels.

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