Recommendations for winter/retirement home

[VegasMichael]

OK, I'll settle for Lovie then. Please tell me she's still there...

Don't forget: Lovie has a house in every state so she might not be there much. As for an island? I'd probably take Kauai. The garden island.

 

[BrunotheBoxer]

Try this: Move to Vegas where gun laws are pretty lax. Buy a condo in the San Diego area which is roughly a 4-5 hour drive away. One hour flight. I know you're anti-Cali but San Diego has a decent Republican presence due to its strong military presence. And San Diego weather is to die for. So live in Vegas 6 months and a day to take advantage of tax laws and the rest in San Diego where you can boat and have the salt you desire.

I’m honestly not sure we could afford to live in San Diego.
Isn’t a little bungalow like over a million dollars.

 

[Machdup1]

and DEFINITELY DONT go to Apache Junction.

When I lived in Mesa (circa 1980), AJ was a shithole. LOL.

OP, look at the Wilmington/Southport North Carolina area if you might enjoy boating and fishing.

Southport is beautiful.

 

[VegasMichael]

I’m honestly not sure we could afford to live in San Diego.
Isn’t a little bungalow like over a million dollars.

You can get a place for less than 500k. Give it some thought.

 

[Smooth]

You can get a place for less than 500k. Give it some thought.

How about you get a place and CHC will maintain it for you.

 

[VegasMichael]

How about you get a place and CHC will maintain it for you.

The parties there would be epic.

 

[BrunotheBoxer]

You can get a place for less than 500k. Give it some thought.

Yeah but then I gotta come up with cash for a place in Vegas or someplace else.
I really don’t think this will work and I don’t want to invest any of my money into CA.

 

[VegasMichael]

Yeah but then I gotta come up with cash for a place in Vegas or someplace else.
I really don’t think this will work and I don’t want to invest any of my money into CA.

Waterfront prices have a history of not going down.

 

[BrunotheBoxer]

Waterfront prices have a history of not going down.

I’m not trying to invest in property to make a profit. I have no kids to leave it to.
I just want to live someplace warm.

 

[VegasMichael]

I’m not trying to invest in property to make a profit. I have no kids to leave it to.
I just want to live someplace warm.[/QUOTE
Then consider what I stated. Or split the time between New Hampshire and Florida. Similar to Vegas and San Diego.

 

[BrunotheBoxer]

I only want to own one property when the wife fully retires. Owning two pieces now is very expensive and very time consuming.
I would definitely rent for a few months in New England during the summer months.

 

[roadracer247]

Hawaii

 

[VegasMichael]

I only want to own one property when the wife fully retires. Owning two pieces now is very expensive and very time consuming.
I would definitely rent for a few months in New England during the summer months.

Mehhh maybe. My parents own two places. One in NY and the other in Florida. It's not time consuming or problematic.

 

[BrunotheBoxer]

Mehhh maybe. My parents own two places. One in NY and the other in Florida. It's not time consuming or problematic.

It’s a pain in the ass to me. Constantly fixing and upgrading and cleaning shit. I would spend good money on my primary house when she retires.

All I want to do when we move is be on a boat all day and still go to the gym. No golf or any other shit.

 

[VegasMichael]

It’s a pain in the ass to me. Constantly fixing and upgrading and cleaning shit. I would spend good money on my primary house when she retires.

All I want to do when we move is be on a boat all day and still go to the gym. No golf or any other shit.

Your other place isn't getting that messed up because you're not living there. An unlived place only needs to get cleaned once every six months. I understand the boat life you desire but that can be incorporated in with what I stated.

 

[BrunotheBoxer]

Your other place isn't getting that messed up because you're not living there. An unlived place only needs to get cleaned once every six months. I understand the boat life you desire but that can be incorporated in with what I stated.

I get tired of paying double for everything too. Taxes, insurance, utilities etc.

 

[nxhappy]

You can get a place for less than 500k. Give it some thought.

uhhhhh if u wanna have a 1000 sq foot house in the ghetto (not even joking)

 

[VegasMichael]

uhhhhh if u wanna have a 1000 sq foot house in the ghetto (not even joking)

But he's not going to be there that often. The boat and the water, bruddah.

 

[nxhappy]

for me my wish list: low housing cost, no commie gun laws, republican views, low sales tax, low population

 

[VegasMichael]

I get tired of paying double for everything too. Taxes, insurance, utilities etc.

You could rent it out when you're not there. I'm not sure yet what I'm going to do when I'm done here in three years.