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View Poll Results: Where would you like to move in the good old USA or Internationally | |||
I would never move I live in paradise. (Where do you live) | 13 | 20.31% | |
i would never move out of the USA but I could see myself living in? | 12 | 18.75% | |
If the country has problems I would consider moving internationally. My points of interest are? | 12 | 18.75% | |
I would love to live internationally at some point. My points of interest are? | 27 | 42.19% | |
Voters: 64. You may not vote on this poll |
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07-14-2020, 09:42 PM | #151 |
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If humidity ranks at all for you, Lawrence and Manhattan are a no-go, Rain. Humidity is the ****ing devil out there.
Let's be real here. If you have a 4-500K house budget, you can build a house in the midwest. Especially if you don't need a giant square footage. I'd probably look at smaller towns around the larger towns. For instance Junction instead of Manhattan, LeCompton instead of Lawrence. You could really stretch your budget that way. |
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07-14-2020, 10:09 PM | #152 | |
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I've got a few small towns in my equation, mostly Colorado towns that I know well but also a few in other states that showed up on "best places to retire" lists. I'm interested in affordability, which is helped in the smaller towns, but I also want walkability and convenient health care, restaurants, etc., which favors the bigger communities. Building would actually be a lot of fun, though. I've just been looking at existing homes, but now that you mention it I should consider building in some of these locations. I really like that sort of thing. |
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07-15-2020, 09:24 AM | #153 | |
Would an idiot do that?
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Flagstaff actually sounds pretty similar... small town with only so much land for housing, so housing cost is crazy. Sits in a national forest and has skiing, etc. |
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07-15-2020, 09:32 AM | #154 |
Bolton gonna knock you out
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If I’m moving out of Florida, it’s gonna be to the Caribbean. Jamaica is destination number 1 for me. After that I’d take in no particular order
Trinidad/Tobago St Lucia Barbados Belize Antigua St Martin |
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07-15-2020, 11:22 AM | #155 | ||
When pigs fly
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I'v never spent substantial time on an island, so that boxed in feeling very well could kick in. But as far as a retirement place, I would still consider it. My wife now would say no, so it won't happen. But just being in your own little remote, peaceful corner with nothing to really worry about seems like a paradise to me. Quote:
No clue. Its a territory of the UK, so I wouldn't be so sure of that. I never actually looked into that....maybe I should have? |
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07-15-2020, 11:30 AM | #156 | |
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07-15-2020, 11:34 AM | #157 | |
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If you want an exotic vacation, it's actually not as hard to reach as one would think. It never even occurred to me to try, but when I was planning a trip to Peru I happened to see an airfare from Lima, and it was only about $900 and a four or five hour flight. I couldn't resist. |
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07-15-2020, 01:17 PM | #158 | |
When pigs fly
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Before long, I'm broke. I'm out of a job for being gone for months. All I can hope for at that point is total global anarchy as I flee to King Island so my creditors hopefully can't catch up to me. |
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07-15-2020, 02:59 PM | #159 | |
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07-15-2020, 05:03 PM | #160 |
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Rankings 61 through 65. See picture for scoring.
Sample houses: 61 69.18 Laguna Niguel (CA) https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...-25452?view=qv 62 67.6 Boise (ID) https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...-62549?view=qv 63 67.54 Cambria (CA) https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...-53586?view=qv 64 67.03 Grand Junction (CO) https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...-11606?view=qv 65 66.95 Camdenton (MO) https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...-11815?view=qv My summaries (lower to higher rank): Camdenton is on the Lake of the Ozarks, so my impression is that it’s THE place to be in Missouri. There’s a nice housing selection there, as you’ll see with the sample lake view condo. I could definitely live in that condo and like it. The area's not inexpensive in total due to taxes and stuff, but would still cut half a year off of my retirement timeline. The winters get little snow and are slightly warmer than Denver, though still cold. Summers are similar in temperature but more humid. It’s actually not an unreasonable option, though I have little desire to move back to Missouri for unrelated reasons. The small community also has drawbacks in terms of service access. Grand Junction is reasonably affordable, so it would cut a year off of my retirement timeline. It’s hotter than Denver in the summer with slightly more humidity, and just as cold in the winter, but with a lot less snow. It leans pretty far right politically so I'll get covid. It gets penalized at the moment for pretty weak housing selections, but I’ve seen some nice houses for sale there in the past. Find the right house and the score would move up a lot, so I wouldn’t give up on it. I like the town overall. Cambria - It’s California so the cost is higher, and would require another half-year of work for me. But oh, look at that climate. Mild winters with no snow and mild summers. It’s humid on the coast, but with those temperatures it probably doesn’t matter. It’s a small and remote community so there’s not a lot of community options, and the big downside is the housing supply. It would be hard to find a decent-sized place in my price range, and the sample house seems to be an outlier, which makes me suspicious. I have a feeling that a more in-depth investigation would discover obstacles, but oh, that climate is nice. Boise – It’s a lot lower in altitude than Denver (under 3,000 feet), so even though it's further north the climate is warmer than Denver by a few degrees, with similar humidity and one-third the snowfall. It’s a nice big city with a decent housing selection. The affordability is similar, but in part that’s because I picked a condo in downtown Boise that’s close to a lot of stuff, so it’s expensive for the area. Nice condo, though, and more affordable options are likely that could bring the cost down. I don't know that it's a big enough difference to warrant a post-retirement move. Laguna Niguel. We can’t afford Laguna Beach, but what if we move up the hill and slightly inland? Laguna Niguel is still more expensive than staying in Denver, but not by much. The climate is pretty much ideal with mild winters and mild summers, even if the humidity is a bit higher. We’d have to live in a much smaller and kind of nondescript home, though, and single story homes are hard to find. Other than the great weather, there aren’t many boxes checked. My wife loves this area, but moving inland would negate a lot of the things we like there. |
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07-15-2020, 05:19 PM | #161 |
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My wife just informed me that she would accept that Laguna Niguel tradeoff in a heartbeat. Maybe my scoring algorithm isn't reflecting her perfectly.
We always thought that Grand Junction was a strong contender, but this exercise is valuable in that it shows us that there are a lot of other places that would better meet our goals. |
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07-16-2020, 12:11 AM | #162 |
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I would love to live in the Bahamas where there is golf all year round.
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07-16-2020, 09:54 PM | #163 |
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Rankings 56 through 60. See picture.
Sample houses: 56 Gunnison (CO): https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...-23823?view=qv 57 Palisade (CO): https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...-58136?view=qv 58 Kansas City (MO): https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...-80054?view=qv 59 Billings (MT): https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...-50844?view=qv 60 Spearfish (SD): https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...-98715?view=qv Summary (starting from bottom) Spearfish – South Dakota is superb in affordability. Moving to Spearfish would lower my retirement age by a full 1.5 years, which is perhaps the best of all the cities I’ve looked at. The downside is that there’s no climate advantage. Spearfish has essentially the same climate as Denver. There’s a pretty nice townhome as the sample house, though, so it's intriguing in many respects. Billings – Another highly affordable place that would cut a year off my retirement calendar, and it’s a nice big condo that would be low maintenance. I like the place. It’s a big enough town to have good resources (restaurants, health care, etc.), too. The climate’s not a win, though, as the winter is slightly colder. There’s a bit less snow, but still quite a bit. Kansas City – Go, Chiefs! Oh, but the other stuff. It’s slightly more affordable than Denver, and gets a lot less snow. Winter is slightly less cold, though the summer would be just as hot and more humid. The sample house is a very nice condo, and it’s a big metro area with lots of good housing choices. Not enough of a win to consider, in my book, but not bad. Palisade – We really like this little town. It's full of peach orchards and lavender fields. It's slightly more affordable than Denver, but has some challenges. Summers are hotter, though winter has a lot less snow. The housing market is very limited, which would be challenging. It would come down to getting lucky on a house search. Gunnison – Affordability is good as it would move retirement up a year. The summers are nice, but the winters are absolutely brutal. The housing market doesn’t seem to have many (any) good choices in my price range. The town is nice, but I’m not feeling it. Last edited by Rain Man; 07-17-2020 at 08:50 AM.. |
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07-16-2020, 10:09 PM | #164 |
George Brett shit his pants
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What is cheapest, and what is the best place to live out of these options:
Bangkok Costa Rica Thailand Peru Vietnam |
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07-16-2020, 10:12 PM | #165 |
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Bonners Ferry for me....
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