Ready To Leave Florida? Here Are Seven Places That Will PAY YOU TO MOVE THERE!

I love the sunshine state and the occasional insanity brought upon us by Florida Man, but I get it. It's getting so expensive to live here, especially if you're renting, and some people are ready to leave Florida. Now there is a catch, this is primarily for people who work remotely or are self employed. A simple ploy, really. If you live there, and you're working, they can tax you. And these places are ready to put cash on the line to get you to their towns.

So if you can do your job from anywhere and you've had enough of the sunshine, beaches, and amazing restaurants, this list is for you. Since property values have gone up around 50% over the last few years maybe now is the time to sell your home and take that pile of cash elsewhere. The five years of equity I've built up in my Estero home could buy me something comparable somewhere else. And I'd have no mortgage.

So thanks to some expert data collecting from gobankingrates, here are seven places that will pay you to leave Florida behind. The first few locations will require more than just a truck to get your couch and tv there.

Maenza is a town near Rome with a problem of population decline. They're selling abandoned homes for $1. You have to commit to renovating the home, something you'd likely do anyway.

Pipestone will give you a plot of land for $10 if you build a house on it. Moving from South Florida to Canada is about as drastic a change you can make. Almost Dexter like.

Ready to live on a remote island in Scotland? Scottish authorities launched a bond fund to give $65,000 to families who relocate to qualifying islands. if you hate people and want to live around less of them, here's the pdf from their government.

And now some places you won't need a passport to get to. Mankato is a town of 900 people and they will give you land if you build a house on it. I'll even include the application.

Anywhere in West Virginia? Apparently. The program is called Ascend West Virginia and they'll give you $12,000 cash plus 8 grand in outdoor recreation freebies. Just to move there and work your job remotely. 

The Tulsa Remote program will give you a 10 grand rebate if you buy a house there to work your job remotely. Based on square footage, houses there are about half as much as they are here in SWFL. 

There's a couple of different programs that will pay you up to $7,500 to move to Vermont. That can be misleading, however. Vermont is Bernie Sanders territory and has some of the highest taxes in the country.