Who wants $15K to move to Topeka ?

[smwhorn 482]

https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/13/us/topeka-pay-to-move-trnd/index.html

 

[High Plains Drifter 11050]

1,2,3, NOT IT!

[BabaYaga 15301]

[Continental Op 3934]

Russell from Stillwater almost stayed there in Almost Famous so it can't be all bad.  

[EMAWesome 101]

[next2naus 439]

23 minutes ago, Continental Op said:

Russell from Stillwater almost stayed there in Almost Famous so it can't be all bad.  

he was on drugs

[Grade of D as in David 13253]

Went to a strip club there in 2004. Pretty hot girls and $10 dances. 

[El Diablo 4232]

Did you cum?

[crash_davis 23113]

36 minutes ago, Continental Op said:

Russell from Stillwater almost stayed there in Almost Famous so it can't be all bad.  

[Pato del Muerto 52528]

Pass. 

[TornACL 7712]

I'll pay them $15 to not move there. 

[seven 1367]

I lived in Topeka from late grade school until I left for college. This is not a fair deal. 

[seven 1367]

1 hour ago, Grade of D as in David said:

Went to a strip club there in 2004. Pretty hot girls and $10 dances. 

Which one? About the only thing Topeka excels at is having a shitload of strip clubs for a city it's size. Both sides of the kc metro have stupid rules so the hotter ones drive to topeka to make any money. 

[workswithseed 2112]

So you don't have to click the link.

 

(CNN)Ever thought about picking up and moving to Kansas? Now you might.

Topeka, the state capital, is offering potential new residents up to $15,000 to move there.

A pilot program called "Choose Topeka" will match employer funds put up for people who move to Topeka and live and work there for a year, city and Shawnee County economic development groups announced Thursday. The program will pay up to $10,000 to people who rent and $15,000 to those who purchase or rehabilitate a home, according to the news release from the Greater Topeka Partnership.

"Choose Topeka was created with the intention of investing in employees to live and work in Topeka & Shawnee County, so that we may foster an 'intentional community,' one of community support builders," said Barbara Stapleton, vice president of Business Retention and Talent Initiatives for GO Topeka, an organization of the Greater Topeka Partnership. GO Topeka and the Joint Economic Development Organization are partnering on the effort.

 

 

 

The funds are available for 40 to 60 new residents in the program's initial run, the release said.

 

The performance-based incentives only kick in a year after the employee has relocated and "could be used for all types of moving related expenses," the release said.

"Moving costs alone to move a 1-2 bedroom apartment can range from $4,000 to $7,000 and for a 3-4 bedroom home, range from $10,000 to $16,000, depending on the distance and location," the release said.

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Edited December 13, 2019 by MAROON

[SuingToGetAMessageBoard? 3861]

tulsa did this too.

[Grade of D as in David 13253]

3 hours ago, El Diablo said:

Did you cum?

Yes

[Somnio 751]

In.

[SDG 3319]

2 minutes ago, Somnio said:

In.

You either live there already or are trying to offload a shitty house. 

[Guest Lobo]

It's a sign your city is dying when the Chamber of Commerce representative has the title, "VP of Business RETENTION"  

A city should know when it's been conquered.  

[Trey3216 15347]

9 hours ago, next2naus said:

he was on drugs

Edit:   Late to the party 

Edited December 14, 2019 by Trey3216

[Somnio 751]

11 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:

He's homeless.

Define "home".

[SDG 3319]

8 minutes ago, Somnio said:

Define "home".

Topeka; it’s circular.  

[RDCanecutter 26453]

So I need to axe some querstions:

--When do you get the money, like, all at once after a year, up front, or in installments?

--How do they know you actually stayed there for the whole year? We talkin ankle monitors? Because I need 30K if we're talkin ankle monitors.

--How many years do they plan to run the program? Important to know if your business model is move to Topeka, "refurbish" a shack, pretend to live in it, then rent it to other people who also plan to pretend to live there.

--Surreptitious pics of cheap scrip club dancers? Don't seem to be loading.

[cactusflinthead 27601]

This smells like a way of funneling money to family that got stuck somewhere even worse and want to get home. 

[RPM 26323]

Quote

Who wants $15K to move to Topeka ?

They're going to have to add some commas.

[MaybeACoordinator 8349]

Westboro heretic Lauren Drain. She has been shunned by the congregation and her family for leaving.

   

 Wiki doesn't say where she went to work after she got cut off by church and family.

 

[Sbbruin 21861]

I lived in Topeka from 1986-88.  Well, I had a fake I.D. Kansas DL,  Chris Lewis from Topeka, Kansas.  So this hits close to my fake home.

[TornACL 7712]

1 hour ago, BurntEyes said:

These thoughts and the alleged top not titters have me pontificating a "summer" home in Topeka that I "rent" out part of to a "friend" . For, you know, science.

The reason why Topeka and Wichita titters seem great is because of the amazingly low expectations one has when they walk into one. 

They're ok, which is a stunning and exciting surprise when you're stuck in that hellhole.

[Sbbruin 21861]

Jesus a 9bd, 7.5 ba house on 10 acres for $600k.  

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/7841-SW-33rd-St_Topeka_KS_66614_M82117-97231

 

holy shit $750 k for a fucking palace.  How is that even possible?

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/413-SW-River-Hill-Dr_Topeka_KS_66615_M89998-84696

 

 

 

Edited December 14, 2019 by Sbbruin

[TornACL 7712]

12 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

Jesus a 9bd, 7.5 ba house on 10 acres for $600k.  

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/7841-SW-33rd-St_Topeka_KS_66614_M82117-97231

 

holy shit $750 k for a fucking palace.  How is that even possible?

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/413-SW-River-Hill-Dr_Topeka_KS_66615_M89998-84696

 

 

 

It's because you have to live in Kansas. 

[Agent 13 314]

19 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

I lived in Topeka from 1986-88.  Well, I had a fake I.D. Kansas DL,  Chris Lewis from Topeka, Kansas.  So this hits close to my fake home.

I figured you more of a Brian McGee.

[Sbbruin 21861]

You could put this in the middle of the Mojave desert and it would be a million plus.

[Sbbruin 21861]

Just now, Agent 13 said:

I figured you more of a Brian McGee.

I do like listening to Queen.

[workswithseed 2112]

7 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

You could put this in the middle of the Mojave desert and it would be a million plus.

It makes you wonder why people are screaming in California about expensive housing, but if they move they'll live like Kings.

[CooterBrown 18015]

Jesus a 9bd, 7.5 ba house on 10 acres for $600k.  
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/7841-SW-33rd-St_Topeka_KS_66614_M82117-97231
 
holy shit $750 k for a fucking palace.  How is that even possible?
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/413-SW-River-Hill-Dr_Topeka_KS_66615_M89998-84696
 

 

 

That’s probably overpriced. One of my staff lives in topeka. He makes $75K and just bought 300 acres to add to the 300 he already owned. He farms on the side but I guarantee he didn’t pay that much for it.

[Aqua Buddha 14598]

The former Kansas governor told everyone that if they cut taxes, people would be moving to Kansas in droves.  Guess that didn't pan out.

[FORTY NINE TO ZERO 2652]

10 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

Jesus a 9bd, 7.5 ba house on 10 acres for $600k.  

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/7841-SW-33rd-St_Topeka_KS_66614_M82117-97231

 

holy shit $750 k for a fucking palace.  How is that even possible?

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/413-SW-River-Hill-Dr_Topeka_KS_66615_M89998-84696

 

 

 

Woah. Maybe they plus a private jet might make it livable.  Just fly out every weekend 

[fattyflattie 4639]

14 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

Jesus a 9bd, 7.5 ba house on 10 acres for $600k.  

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/7841-SW-33rd-St_Topeka_KS_66614_M82117-97231

 

holy shit $750 k for a fucking palace.  How is that even possible?

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/413-SW-River-Hill-Dr_Topeka_KS_66615_M89998-84696

 

 

 

And solid cheap titters on top of that!   Less aggy too...

[Sbbruin 21861]

3 hours ago, fattyflattie said:

And solid cheap titters on top of that!  

Need to make a quick stop in the divorce thread, then I’ll meet you there.

[Kennythetiger 9390]

19 hours ago, TornACL said:

It's because you have to live in Kansas. 

Not Kansas, Topeka. 

[Buffsoldier 1895]

The Topeka Destroyer

[Somnio 751]

Damn, and I thought the Des Moines Surprise was bad!

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Des Moines Surprise

[clapclapclap 9000]

Edited December 15, 2019 by clapclapclap
Me, I want a hula hoop

[jimmyjazz 45978]

"Choose Topeka" is some inspired marketing.  Bravo.

Was "Topeka:  Not as bad as Hutchinson" already copyrighted?

[Continental Op 3934]

Look at it this way:  You can be the next BTK Killer and get paid for it. 

[Deej 76831]

The good thing about living in Kansas is you can pretend to be a Kansas fan when we lose to them in football. 

[Viking 301]

My wife is from Kansas and her family has a huge gathering every three years at her cousin's house in Wichita. The place is fucking huge and badass. No cookie cutter mcmansion bullshit. There's at least 6 entrances to the place. Marble throughout. The master stairway (there's 3 sets of stairs) is 6+ feet wide. I was in awe of the place. Put that house in Highland Park and it's 5-10 mil easy.

In Wichita? They bought it for 450k. My mass built home in the Dallas suburbs was just a tad cheaper.

[tx 3 putt 77084]

location, location, location 

[Guest Lobo]

Wow, a nice house in a place where nobody gives a shit costs less than where people do give a shit.  Film at 11.