Aussie thinking about buying real estate in USA
I currently live in Australia but my wife and I have always tossed the idea around of buying a modest property in the USA. I am sick of the Aussie harsh humid summers and it plays havoc with my health. It would be nice to escape to your winter for 3 months of the year.
The place my wife and I really liked is the West Coast of California especially a little town called Paso Robles which is east of Cambria on the coast. We went there for the day and loved the rolling green hills as we drove in and the town was really quite nice. I also like the idea of being relatively close for a drive to the beach.
Any members that live in this area that can give me pros and cons or any advice of any other towns around this area that would suit. This is only a pipe dream at the moment but we do often talk about the idea.
Wrong coast!
My old Southern most, Easternmost corner of Georgia, ON THE VERY COAST itself is paradise. Zip codes: 31548, 31547, 31558
Hurricanes don’t hit that dimple into the east coast with ANY significance in recorded history.
Mid-September until as late as May typically have 55-75 degree weather (cool dips at night, around 72 degrees Fahrenheit in the day (22.2222 degrees centigrade).
It is paradise for cruising for 6 months.
No Snow. Humid when it rains. Great fishing-the rivers here are the largest breeding grounds for most Atlantic sharks.
Lots of big game fishing.
Theme parks in Florida are 3-4 hours away.
The Florida side doesn’t have state income tax I believe.
2nd week in February has a cool spell across the U.S., it might get as cold as 49 at night.
The junkyards in rural Georgia still have 1970’s Mopars (from the bumper up usually)
1/4 the COST OF LIVING than California or better. I sold a 4 bedroom house for $160,000 dollars last March. 3 bedroom homes go for around $120K and land out in the country is usually less than 5K an acre, especially once you break past 10 acres or so.
Very affordable! Unregrettable !
