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Solid place. Kite boarding, windsurfing, snowboarding and good riding. And close to Bend!
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I live in LJ too, if not for Prop 13 I couldn’t swing it.
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I'd consider the area I live in to be a dream for cyclists during the warmer months, but there simply aren't enough warmer months
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There are a lot of places in the US that fit that bill.
Montana, Colorado, Rhode Island all get pretty cold in the winter; Florida gets pretty darn humid in the summer, plus you have a bunch of retirees running cyclists over...yes, they have the highest bicycle fatalities in the nation. Ashville N Carolina; 2 bed 2 bath condos start at 150K, the lower the price you get in the easier it is to make money renting it out. The temps are fairly moderate, the lowest temps you'll see is in Dec and Jan with the lows being around 30 then it steadily goes up to a high in July of 85; rain averages about 3 inches a month yearly. Las Cruces N Mexico: 2 x 2 condos start at 93K. Temps on the low side Dec and Jan hits 30 degrees, but the high in July and Aug can be 95 but this is a dry heat not a humid heat and there is a difference in comfort when cycling, while it's unbearable at 85 plus when it's humid but your still managing it at 85 to 90 when it's dry heat, and the rain is only averaging about an inch year round. Fort Worth, Texas: 2 x 2 condos start at 70K. Temps on the low side between Dec and jan can hit 35, the highest in Aug is 97, rainfall is very low, never breaking over a 1/2 inch at any given time. You'll have to check the crime levels in areas where you're thinking of living because sometimes lower end prices on condos could mean higher crime in those neighborhoods. Also you need to check how good is the cycling in that area. Watch the rainfall because a lot of states average over 2 inches of rain a month during the dry season and as much as 5 during the wet season and rain will put a damper on riding. Obviously check your areas tax rates, some places like California are stupid high, even though property tax may only be 1 1/2 percent of the price purchased you have gasoline taxes that will push your gas to around $4.50 currently per gallon, also this state is not doing well financially something will have to give and that usually means even higher taxes, and Calif has some of the highest taxes in the US, plus it's very difficult to find condos in Calif for your price range. |
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Averages 5 inches of snow per with highs in the summer in the upper 80's. Along to Columbia river. And the COL is cheap.
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My cousin and her husband bought one at Copper Mountain (guessing) about the time of the real estate crash. They lived in KC at the time, used it a few weekends themselves in ski season and rented it the rest of the year. Some years later they bought a 2nd. They have retired in CO, but I'm not sure if they live in either of the condos. May not be a paying place now in the short term - I don't know anything about the market.
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A few years ago while on a trip to Western N Carolina....at breakfast one morning got to talking to a guy who owned a trucking business.....and he and his wife made deliveries all over the USA.....in all different times of the year...and after we had talked a bit....I asked him where (in his opinion) had the best climate in all USA for year around living.
He answered "somewhere not much N or S of I 40.....about anywhere across the USA." "Lots of good places to live." Never forgot meeting that guy. |
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Final answer, invest your money, buy a motor home when you are ready and search for riding paradise.
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I had forgotten about the wind. :/
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I haven't read all the posts but has anyone mentioned Arkansas??? A couple of co-workers have retired to Fayetteville because of the great mt. biking. A few weeks ago I took a trip to Bentonville for some nice road biking.
The Walton Family Foundation has donated $15 million for bike paths in the Bentonville area. Looks like year round cycling is possible. For me, I'm happy where I am. My school/property taxes are capped because I'm over 65. Internest, ophthalmologist...etc are all close. Family is all here. I can ride all year. |
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