Where do you want to retire to or have a 2nd home?

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gcbvol said:
Would love to have a place in CA wine country. Russian River Valley perhaps.
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Great area, spend a lot of time - and money - in Russian River Valley. Even when living in Napa we would still go over there regularly.
 
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The wife and I thought about this about 30 years ago and decided to buy a home in San Diego County, but out in the boonies and a home in the Knoxville area on a lake, and a home on the Olympic peninsula near the water. We thought we would spend winters in San Diego, summers in Washington and spring/fall in TN. As it worked out three places are just too many to keep up with. Heck, two is too many sometimes. So we spend winters and summers in CA with long trips to MT/WY in July and August in our RV. then we spend spring and fall in TN.
 
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I have always wanted to live in the Pacific Northwest. Once I retire (not for 20 years), I am looking at Idaho. The thought of becoming a recluse with a nice mountain home with a cabin-like ambiance is appealing to me. Just me and a dog. No kids, no wife, no responsibilities or worries. Heaven.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
I have always wanted to live in the Pacific Northwest. Once I retire (not for 20 years), I am looking at Idaho. The thought of becoming a recluse with a nice mountain home with a cabin-like ambiance is appealing to me. Just me and a dog. No kids, no wife, no responsibilities or worries. Heaven.
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I advise you to spend whole winter there before making a long term commitment. It gets kinda cool up there.
 
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Smallvol#1 said:
Make sure you see both sides of TRNP. Last time we were there, Wiiliston was impossible to access, may have cleared up a little now, but I would access the park from the south, not east. There's a lot more in SD and ND than people think...more than Wall Drug and Deadwood:).
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Thanks. I'm hoping to make it up there someday.
 
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Danl said:
I advise you to spend whole winter there before making a long term commitment. It gets kinda cool up there.
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No doubt, take a drive over Snoqualmie Pass in January. Beautiful country up there. I've driven all over the NW and still have to go up there a couple times a year. No way I could live there.
 
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Danl said:
The wife and I thought about this about 30 years ago and decided to buy a home in San Diego County, but out in the boonies and a home in the Knoxville area on a lake, and a home on the Olympic peninsula near the water. We thought we would spend winters in San Diego, summers in Washington and spring/fall in TN. As it worked out three places are just too many to keep up with. Heck, two is too many sometimes. So we spend winters and summers in CA with long trips to MT/WY in July and August in our RV. then we spend spring and fall in TN.
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That does sound like a great life.
 
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We moved to Tampa five years ago and when we both retire, we want to get even closer to the beach. We like Pinellas County and we are thinking about finding a condo maybe in Palm Harbor or Dunedin.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
That does sound like a great life.
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Thanks. We are enjoying life right now. We both worked our asses off when we were younger so that we could retire early and, hopefully, not croak immediately like so many I have known.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
I have always wanted to live in the Pacific Northwest. Once I retire (not for 20 years), I am looking at Idaho. The thought of becoming a recluse with a nice mountain home with a cabin-like ambiance is appealing to me. Just me and a dog. No kids, no wife, no responsibilities or worries. Heaven.
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You might want to consider Stanley then, which is located at the foot of the spectacular Sawtooth Mountains. Estimated population, as of last year, was 69. Stanley is at an elevation of just over 6,200 ft., so it does get cold and it does receive a good bit of snow.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
I have always wanted to live in the Pacific Northwest. Once I retire (not for 20 years), I am looking at Idaho. The thought of becoming a recluse with a nice mountain home with a cabin-like ambiance is appealing to me. Just me and a dog. No kids, no wife, no responsibilities or worries. Heaven.
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I often browse through cabinporn.com (it's not a porn site lol) and daydream about having a secluded getaway like that.
 
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South Texas in the vicinity (not in) Corpus Christi. Spent some 6 months there and thoroughly enjoyed the area and the people.
 
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Volosaurus rex said:
You might want to consider Stanley then, which is located at the foot of the spectacular Sawtooth Mountains. Estimated population, as of last year, was 69. Stanley is at an elevation of just over 6,200 ft., so it does get cold and it does receive a good bit of snow.
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That sounds awesome. I have never lived outside of the southeast so I really don't know what it's like to live with heavy snow as a day to day reality. I think I could adapt to it but I don't suppose you really know until you've had to deal with it. It would definitely be tougher than dealing with bumper to bumper traffic on I-40. LOL!
 
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My plan is to travel in an RV to the warmer climates in the winter and the cooler climates during the summer with a stop in Tennessee during the fall and spring.
I'm on track to start in two years.
 
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MyBloodRunnethOrange said:
Now that would be awesome
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You can purchase a decent used one for $150,000 to $250,000. Use it for a few years and as long as you take care if it you can recoup most of your investment.

Something along these lines:

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