How did everyone end up where there at?

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Been here over 50 years, There is a lot of great places and people to see. Started out living in town,the wife and i then bought and sold a couple houses. We now have a small ranch out of town. Start as soon as you can to own some land or lot, If all possible;

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My mom packed up everything into the back of a u-haul trailer pulled behind the Ferd Torino and we left SE Pa for hot and muggy Fla. (St. Pete area)That was 1980. Been here since but am really tired of living in a tourist area. Deep down I am a country boy.

We were thinking of moving to Cali but the wife got a hugh promotion at work so we are here for a few more at least.
 
We were going to buy a house, but my wifes mom passed away, and left us hers.

So when we retire, or get laid off, which ever comes first, we are moving to California, Modesto actually, her house is a manufactured home, so we are going to move it to my brother in laws property, he has about 30 acres, and plop it down there.

Best part, it has a 4 car garage as part of it, WOOT
 
My area sucks. 300k might get you a basement in the ghetto. I gotta get outta here.](*,)
 
Was born here, population just over half a million. Got an opportunity to head to the west coast. Lived in Vancouver for about five years. Spent most of it driving from here to there and back. Life changed, and moved back. Found a nice place reasonably priced, with a bit of space, and am happy.

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I definately wouldn't say that where I live now is "the place to be", but Uncle Sam said move here for a couple years so I decided to buy even though I knew it would only be for a couple years. After looking at comparable houses in my area I figure for what I'll loose on selling the house, which I expect to only be out realtor fees, I would have spent at least that for storage any way. Plus I have a 3 car garage for working in so that was another benefit that I didn't mind paying for.

For me it all comes down to how long you plan to be there and whether you can get your money back out of it when you sell. If you aren't sure if it's where you want to live, don't throw a bunch of money at it. Just get something that meets your needs for as long as you need it.
 
I guess a persons job decides what city/area you live in, I wish things were differnt to where you could pick WHERE you want to live then get a job. I have lived in the same area most all my life, with the exception of a few years where my wife wanted to live in her home town, then she wanted to move to my hometown, that went back and forth a few years, ( her getting mad a her family ...moving...home sick...moving back.... mad...moving ...) untill I got my job now of 23 years. I told her "you move im staying"..lol.. so we rented untill we were able to buy a house with room for the horses and three kids. Never looked for anything far from where the kids school was so the would not have to switch schools. Been in our house 14 years. Word of advice DO NOT BUY A 160 YEAR OLD HOUSE .... unless your a good carpender, plummer,roofer, bricklayer,window installer, allaround handy man, I found out im NOT.

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I live out in the middle of nowhere in New Brunswick, Canada. This is a depressed province much like Maine in the U.S. I built our house 14 years ago on 2 acres of land I had. It is a 2700 sq. ft. house with attached garage and I have since added another 20x30 garage at the back of the property for my Demon. I built it for $104,000 and could probably get around $325,000 for it now. I have been told that if the same house was sitting on Long Island it would go for anywhere between 1 and 2 million. Location, location, location. We like it here, it's very quiet most of the time. My wife is liking the winters less and less though. LOL We have travelled all over the world and one spot we really liked was New Hampshire. Kind of like home but closer to the big cities.

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Nice house TB3. Its quite pretty. haha, sorry its falling apart. I hope yo get it all fixed up cuz that house is def very beautiful:hello2:
 
I live in Mass(Taxachusetts). If I were to move, I am thinking of it, Since I love the snow, Maine or NH would be my choice. Get wilderness and close to the ocean. Texas would be my 2nd choice. 3rd choice Tamp Bay FL.
 
I moved to where I am(hometown)back in 1991,started at the Ford Plant here in town in 1987.I paid $180K back then and it,s easily trippled in price now.You can,t buy a house here for under $350K and thats a fixerupper.I,m close to Toronto so the prices are going sky high $$.When I seen my 30x30 garage/drive-thru I had to have it.Funny thing is I didn,t know it had a inground pool til walking into the backyard(big fences)also backing onto a creek,2 backyards fenced for pool reasons.The first few years paying was a struggle,but it gets easier!Good luck and buy why,ll your young!Couple pics..
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Yes,I know my garage is a write-off from stripping and building cars!LOL

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Nice place Scott. I totally rebuilt my house when I got it. It was literally half rotton from water damage. There is a long story behind my place, maybe I'll start a resto thread about it. LOL.
 
I moved here about 9 years ago and I have never looked back. I decided to build my house in a community with one of the lowest crime rates in the country. I love seeing this everyday.

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well i had no choice because i was too young to give my input. i was born in hackensack, nj then moved to flagstaff so my mom could get her seconds masters, then to new port richie, florida then back to fountain hills, az where i've basically grown up.

Looking at the places to live, fountain hills is one of the nicest. if you want to go to the beach its 4-6 hours away, if you want snow its 2-4 hours away. if you want some nice roads to cruise they're just around the corner. if you want to go to the city (scottsdale or phoenix) its just a couple minutes. plus a nice part is that there's sunshine year around so no rust plus the roads are better shape than back east.

I dont think i'll move especially since i found my dream job in the same town too.
 
well..I'm only 23 and I live in the bay area, ca... gilroy to be specific...I live with my dad...I love it here in Cali, the weather is perfect...but the laws and rules and DMV stuff is just wrong...houses are expensive, and 350-400 grand might get you something decent here...i have no idea how anybody can afford an 800K plus house...that's ridiculous...

I have no idea when I'll be able to live by myself...
 
Bought mine for 185K several years ago now its selling for close to 500K freaken crazy here. Its the neighborhood I grew up in Grandma is 1 block away and to my Dad place is 10 minutes, very nice for my daughter.

Man I wish I could buy a farm for 120K

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skep419 said:
I live in the middle of nowhere MN. 100 miles to get to anywhere with over 100,000 people.

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I moved to Denver from Chicago some 16 years ago. I did a lot of traveling all over in that time and nothing really compared, so Denver it is. If I could find work in a place like where you live at a decent wage, I might move. I don't have to be in a big city but that's where the work is for the most part. It's only an hour or so to some of the most beatiful places in the country and some good fishing, camping or skiing.
 
I was born in Washington and have lived here for most of my life and Nikki was born and raised in SoCal but has lived in the Seattle area for just about 9 years.

We just bought a place in East Renton (Lake Kathleen area) and moved in on Saturday. They were asking $265,000 we got it for $262,000 and have already put $5000 into it (new carpet in 700sf and cleaning/misc work to the furnace) I still need to replace the old galvanized pipe with PEX and I am going to replace the new water tank with a tankless mounted outside. For the area we wanted to live in $262,000 is dirt cheap for just under 1/2 an acre, fully fenced back yard, 2 car garage, 1700sf and not really any neighbors.

We don't want to live in this area forever but it is where we are at right now, we both have good jobs, and were tired of renting (5 years at $1350 a month + utilities was a waist) We figure 5 years here, sell it, and move to the desert. We both like the Vegas/St. George area and have friends down there.

This place is just a stepping stone to what we really want.
 
Your first point should be employment were you want to be... Some places they are giving homes away like in Detroit... But there are no JOBS... I was Born and Raised in the Chicago area from day one to about 15 then moved to Burbank Ca. and lived there for a year when my parents retired... The Silmar Earthquake happened and it was load up the truck and move back to Illinois, good thing we still had our home there... Went to Automotive College when I got out of High School in Colorado and fell in love with the mountains/people/and cruisin.. When not at my job working I like to have fun and Colorado just seems to have something always going on and things are close by to do that at... Like Ramcharger said it is a little more expencive to live here but the jobs seem to pay more and I have never been out of work... Hope I didn't jinks myself about the job comment... Even though we do get are snow here in Colorado we have lots of sunny days to play and being close to the sun it melts away quickly... I would have to say Good Employment, Safe and a Healthy place to live is a must to fofill your life time dreams.. onecatnodog
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Been on the mountain all my life. I'm fourth generation up here, and my wife is fifth generation. Had to marry her, she's the only chick that wasn't a relation. Got my wife, my house, and my job, all within a mile of the homestead. Yes, hillbillys aren't just an American phenomenon.
 
The housing market sucks here right now, but we enjoy summer year round. A day doesn't go by that I can't drive one of my cars. Year round drag racing, cruises, etc. What more can you ask for? If you want to buy, now is the time to buy here. REAL bad time to sell here right now. I'm not going anywhere any time soon.

BTW -- I'm in Surprise, AZ -- just NW of Phoenix.
 
MtNemoMopar said:
Been on the mountain all my life. I'm fourth generation up here, and my wife is fifth generation. Had to marry her, she's the only chick that wasn't a relation. Got my wife, my house, and my job, all within a mile of the homestead. Yes, hillbillys aren't just an American phenomenon.
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They have Mountains in Ontario? :-k
 
I moved here to get away from my Mom and Grandmother and have a life away from sharecropping and living in labor camps...
So I moved to Arkansas when I was 16 years old where my uncle Robert lived and my father that I have not seen for 10 years
I rented for a few years and decided to quite throwing my money away and buy my first home out in the country, 20 years later it was not in the country any more so it was sold and I moved farther out in the country.
Buy now, prices are low along with intrest rates, It's a buyer market out there now.
And if you have never bought a home there is a big tax brake for you in most states I believe. Arkansas has been good to me and my family and the hunting, fishing and wild life is here. Short winters and long summer living.
And I can grow most anything here to eat or raise to eat.
I live on a ridge where the mosquitoes are not so bad :-D
 
MtNemoMopar said:
Been on the mountain all my life. I'm fourth generation up here, and my wife is fifth generation. Had to marry her, she's the only chick that wasn't a relation. Got my wife, my house, and my job, all within a mile of the homestead. Yes, hillbillys aren't just an American phenomenon.
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lol!

kinda thought everyone there looked similar.

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