Been thinking about finally breaking my porn star cherry and would love some recommendations. I'm on the east coast and would love to know if there are any stars that would be down to travel to me. Under $1000 would be a plus. is this even possible? Also don't wanna deal with agencies.

There is an increasing number of Providers who produce reasonably good quality videos for their own pornhub channels or other hosting sites (that can't be named on TER because they also provide reviews). They aren't in the top rankings on pornhub (or elsewhere) but does that make them porn stars? Some get in and out of the "mainstream" porn biz after shooting just a couple of scenes. Does that make them porn stars?  
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If so, some might be found who provide more personal services for less than $1k / hour.

I don't see you getting anyone to travel to you for under 1k-  need to avoid agencies and big names-  Ashton Blake is in Pittsburg- Amy Anderssen visits NYC a lot-  Brooke Tyler used to travel this way but hasn't since covid- maybe she will again- Chennin Blanc used to come east but again not lately-  Queeny Luv (east coast)- Sophia West just visited

Christie L'Amour is another one that visits good value- not big name star but has done some videos

Depending where on the east coast you are you're best bet is likely to be a pornstar who is touring. There are those out there, Sara St Clair (has reviews here) is one that comes to mind, that are under 1k.

Sara St. Claire TER: 301531
Katalina Kyle TER: 341916  
AMy Anderssen TER: 92242

Pick various Regional Discussion Boards or Regional Ad Boards and search for "pornhub.com" or "xhamster" or similar. Some Providers reply to Qs on the discussion boards with their pornhub links or include their pornhub or xhamster (etc.) links in their Ads on the Ad Boards.  
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E.g., searching the NY Discussion Board, these two recent hits come up:  
http://www.theeroticreview.com/discussion-boards/new-york-2/abby-adams-does-it-262485
http://www.theeroticreview.com/discussion-boards/new-york-2/have-you-seen-this-262656
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Philly: http://www.theeroticreview.com/discussion-boards/philadelphia-ads-92/get-everything-you-want-philly-center-city-friday2-16-28669
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Others: http://www.theeroticreview.com/discussion-boards/boston-9/re-same-results-on-my-end-221082
http://www.theeroticreview.com/discussion-boards/boston-9/petite-nerdy-redhead-220619
http://www.theeroticreview.com/discussion-boards/boston-9/re-same-results-on-my-end-221082
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*** http://www.theeroticreview.com/discussion-boards/boston-ads-68/petite-nerdy-redhead-visiting-7-29---8-2-49077 ***
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If you get any more good hits, how about posting them here?

Another Search Strategy:  
Search Reviews on TWO criteria:
1. Price:
[100      ] To [1000     ]
and
2. [X] Porn Star
3.+ And other criteria to suit your prefs (location, DFK, etc.).
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Interesting note OR a Note of Caution:  
The "Price" field in the TER database allows for NINE DIGITS! Yikes!  
$999,999,999 = 1 billion dollars. Must have been for an extended stay.