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05-22-2018, 06:32 AM
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OT: Anyone relocate for retirement/downsizing?
We're talking about it again--even though we are not in the best position to consider it.
One possibility is to start work on a decrepit house somewhere and get it ready for the big move. I've been banging around on Trulia looking at properties in a couple of places. I'd love to be in the position of being able to consider move-in ready, but we're just not able to. I'd like to hear about people's decision process as to where they moved to, and why--and of course, how it worked out. 
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05-22-2018, 08:39 AM
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Following. I'm a retired Naval Officer and I punched out 6 years ago and went to work as an engineer in high speed manufacturing. On 5/4 I took a voluntary separation offer and left my job. My son is heading off to the Naval Academy next month so I don't have any real debt hanging over my head. Nothing to keep me in this small town so we're selling the big house and I've been job hunting but not aggressively. I'm looking at location over the job. Location has to do with places I enjoy cycling. Since the kid will be at a service academy, proximity to a decent airport is important, I'll be traveling to see him more than he'll travel to me.
What I want is a house no larger than 1400 sqft with a room having hardwood or tile floors for my bikes. I'm interviewing for jobs south of Austin, central Washington, and my headhunter wants me to look at Southern California.
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05-22-2018, 08:40 AM
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My parents did this 20+ years ago and now they are in their 80s and kind of regret it. They should have kept the family home somehow while they traveled and lived in cool places during retirement. Those days are ending...
Keep a home base in a location where you have family and friends. You will need them! If you decide to start a new home base with new friends etc, get a place that will work for you when you can't do stairs, etc.
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05-22-2018, 08:43 AM
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05-22-2018, 09:16 AM
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Wife and I are having "discussions". It's not going very well as we have different objectives. I want to stay north so I can ski, and she wants to minimize winter, so there's a bit of a divide there. She really liked Asheville NC when we visited last Sept and keeps pushing that. I liked the area a lot, but really didn't feel the urge to move there, and there is nothing to ski there.
Also, a main objective of mine is excellent riding, which we have right here. We have looked at houses in various places and one of the first things I consider is the riding. We looked at a place in Cape Elizabeth ME, but the riding looked pretty bad, at least compared to here. Bottom line, I'm a New England guy. The mountains are close, the ocean is right there, I like the seasons, and I hate heat. We'll see where this goes.
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05-22-2018, 09:37 AM
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05-22-2018, 10:03 AM
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I have been buying and fixing up places in the Adirondack Park in Fulton county NY since last year. I purchase bank owned or tax foreclosed places for relatively low prices and rehab them to sell.
The cost of living is pretty cheap and at the tax foreclosure auction you can buy a fixer upper with acreage for anywhere for $10,000 to $70,000 in varying states. The riding is great, but there are always trade offs. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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05-22-2018, 10:07 AM
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Places I think might be worth a look:
Colorado Springs and Pueblo, CO. Flagstaff, AZ. Santa Fe, NM Central Coast area of CA. Cambria is a neat little town for instance and there are others like SLO. I used to think San Diego was outstanding but it's gotten very crowded and therefore housing is VERY expensive. If you can afford to live near the coast and don't have to commute during rush hour it's still pretty nice and the weather is wonderful. I have always loved New England but now I'm spoiled by SoCal weather so I won't be moving there. 
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05-22-2018, 10:14 AM
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My wife and I are still several years away from "early" retirement but we always seem to discuss where we want to live. The problem is that any of the areas we want to live are as expensive, if not more expensive, than the places we have lived. We are already in a 1 bedroom rental so I doubt we could downsize much more.
Retirement places: NYC/Manhattan (as a home base with lots of travel) NorCal (SF, Los Gatos, etc) SoCal (only San Diego) Denver (we both have family there)
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05-22-2018, 10:14 AM
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05-22-2018, 10:22 AM
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Mrs William and I are in similar discussions right now. After this summer both kids are off to school and though we do love this spot we aren't married to the area. We are both interested in downsizing but we are having discussions about the "where" of it. Both of us are from the PNW and that was always a goal to eventually get back to. The one draw back to that is the real estate market has gone totally bonkers out there in recent years, especially in the Seattle area. She still wants to go but as much as I do, the market has me seriously second guessing that move.
I'm fine with smart downsizing, but I still like space between me and my neighbors. The discussions continue... William
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05-22-2018, 10:22 AM
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retirement is only a distant flicker of a thought for me, but i often fantasize about living on a sailboat for a couple of years in temperate climates when i hang it all up.
man - i gotta sell a lot of junk before that could ever happen though!
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05-22-2018, 10:27 AM
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05-22-2018, 10:35 AM
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Exact same situation here! I would love living on a boat I think, don’t like the neighbours or the weather just move, and never grass to mow but the size of boat I’d need for my stuff is a bit alarming
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