In the past twenty years I have lived in two areas that were unknows to Californicators and then suddenly, it is like a dam burst. They invaded with a vengeance. And especially silicon valley types buying up everything cash, site unseen. I have NOT ONCE meta single one who said they will change their voting habits. It starts with them having plenty of time to lobby the city council and county boards. Next thing you know, “We need more bike lanes” in a place where there is snow on the ground 6 months a year and NO ONE local rides a bike (except the kids playing). Next up... Roundabouts. What the hell is it with libearls and their love of roundabouts? AND of course we need city funded art installations, right? Bext thing you know the liberal mayor, of a former lumber town, is hanging fag flags next to the Stars and Stripes. Keep them out. They are locusts.
“And especially silicon valley types buying up everything cash, site unseen.”
Same problem here in my rural county. They buy every large track of farmland and price the young local farmers out of the market. Since they have sold their former house in California or NY for four times what they paid for it, they now have plenty of cash.
Therefore, they can pay cash and offer way above the usual price per acre. They further pushes up land values and the sales comps for the next property to go on the market as it’s price is raised to the same level.
THEN, they start appearing at local commissioner’s meetings complaining about the local businesses, the tractors on the roads, the farm smells, etc.