Well, it's about time I start to face what I've been putting off until now.

The short version is that I need help with my living situation.

Since I left Florida, I've been residing in the same house I first crashed at for three years now. While I get along great with the folks who are still here, and I've grown to love the area I'm living in, my roommate (who's the main tenant on the lease) will be moving in with her wife in NJ next year. I obviously can't move in with them once that time comes.

I could probably pick up the lease for the house I'm at in PA, but I have a hunch that the landlord is gonna hike prices to match other houses in the area and I won't be able to realistically afford it. Even with other roommates, it'll be tight, and that's before getting into finding a local-ish job out here.

An alternative is that I move out to NJ where my current job is and find my own place out there, but that's NJ and a part of me hates the moronic laws of that state to put it mildly. Logistics and gentrification aside, I'd sooner move to CA or NY than NJ if laws were the only factor involved. >.>

Another option involves moving out to Colorado, since my mate and a number of my friends live out there, but that's not even getting into the logistics of doing a move that far away, let alone finding a job out there.

I'd very much appreciate pointers and other options to consider. I have a pickup truck, so I don't have a problem loading up my stuff and doing a long road trip somewhere. My main concerns would be finding a decent place to live and finding a decent job that would be accommodating to someone like me.