Why do you live where you live?

[Rain Man]

This is about your general community or area, not about your specific house. Think of it as the metro area you live in, or the county you live in.

Poll coming as soon as I file of change of address form for it.

For me, I live in Denver because I got a job here. I didn't know anyone here and had never seen the city. However, I had always thought it would be a good place to live. My wife and I were generally targeting the region of the US that was west of the Austin-Minneapolis line, and generally excluding the Pacific coast states (per my wife's preference on the latter). A job came through in Denver and we jumped on it. That was 25 years ago, so obviously it was a good outcome.

[O.city]

Originally Posted by tooge

Yeah, it's nice. Now, I'm not saying Liberty, Mo is the best place to live in the US. I'm just saying for my family and I it is. If I were retired, and the kids were off on their own, I could certainly find some other places that I'd be excited to move to

Growing up in a little rural town in southern MO, Liberty felt very similar.

I liked a lot of north KC as well though. Parkville is pretty cool.

I loved KC, miss it a lot. Only 3 hours away now, so still get up there a lot.

[KCUnited]

I relocated from KC to Chicago 3+ years ago for my wife's career. I'm 100% virtual in my career, and she had a choice of LA or Chicago. We chose Chicago as the salary differential for the LA position didn't offset the cost of living differential. There are days I hope Cthulhu would rise from Lake Michigan and lay waste to the city and then others where I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.

While I love KC, I wish I would've relocated sooner in life. Not having kids to raise, I probably stayed way longer than I should have. My only complaint about Chicago is the political environment. I can't imagine how much greater it would've been to live here when I was carefree enough not to even pay attention to such things.

[O.city]

Yeah, I've loved every trip I've made to Chicago. Of course I'm just visiting I guess.

Really enjoy the city.

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by Pawnmower

You should try going to somewhere without a port...its lot more rural and country than you might think. I don't care for big cities or crowded tourist areas. I don't even care for southern california much at all...


You should check out northern california along the coast if you get a chance..its harder to do..you'll need a car and some time to drive but it is worth it.









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also, the farm country here (a little inland) is really, really beautiful


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You cant really make too many broad generalizations about 'coastal' regions, IMO. You're missing out if you think its all crowded beaches with annoying people etc

I lived in Napa for two years, and yes, it was a LOT nicer in NorCal than SoCal in many ways. The water was cold (from diving to surfing), but the people up north, sans the Bay Area liberals, were awesome. My skipper had property near Mendocino, and we'd go up there from time to time to hang, and it was a great drive there, and a fun stay.

But he had property there, he didn't live there. Unfortunately most people have to live in populated areas because of jobs, it's just the nature of the beast.

That being said, if I had the opportunity to open a dive shop somewhere on the mediterranean coast, I might suck it up and deal with the sand...

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by tooge

Yeah, it's nice. Now, I'm not saying Liberty, Mo is the best place to live in the US. I'm just saying for my family and I it is. If I were retired, and the kids were off on their own, I could certainly find some other places that I'd be excited to move to

I'd say 2018 Liberty was 2001 Lee's Summit when we built our house; still very country, but the drive into my office downtown (not that I go there very often anymore!!!), was only 30 minutes.

[Ming the Merciless]

Originally Posted by GloryDayz

That being said, if I had the opportunity to open a dive shop somewhere on the mediterranean coast, I might suck it up and deal with the sand...

not to mention Mediterranean babes.....

[scho63]

Originally Posted by gblowfish

I am the ultimate tree hugger. Except for when I went away to college, I've lived in the same home my whole life. I bought the family homestead when my parents retired in 1993. Have basically called the same house home for 60 years.

My best friend's parents live in the same house that his grandparents owned from the 1930's. Basically the family has owned the house for nearly 90 years! He and his brother and sister grew up there and his parents never moved. His father was born there and it was his grandmother's house.
They sold off the back two lots about 25 years ago as the house was on the biggest lot in the development.

[Ming the Merciless]

Originally Posted by GloryDayz

My skipper had property near Mendocino, and we'd go up there from time to time to hang, and it was a great drive there, and a fun stay.

But he had property there, he didn't live there. Unfortunately most people have to live in populated areas because of jobs, it's just the nature of the beast.

Yeah, my stompingrounds is near Gualala (the Gualala river which is right at the border beween sonoma county and mendocino county where the Gualala river spills into the ocean). A little south of the actual town of mendocino. Your skipper has fine taste in property......thats some amazing country.

[Ming the Merciless]

Originally Posted by tooge

I've been there many times. Lived in the Bay Area for a while. Problem there is it's too expensive. It is gorgeous, no doubt. I've still got many friends in the Santa Rosa area, San Mateo too. Most say the same thing. As soon as they can, they are getting out of Cali. Little bitty houses cost an arm and a leg. No chance you can get some acreage to live on unless you are a farmer, and then, like all farming, it's a tough row to hoe. I do miss the weather there from time to time, mainly two months of summer and three months of winter, other than that, I'll just visit. More power to ya though. Glad you are happy there.

It does suck that people are being forced out due to high costs. I hope people hang on a couple years because I feel like there will be a pretty major housing market correction in the next few years and the opportunity to buy something more reasonable will come around again...Like it did in 2009-2011 and also early in the 2000's and around 96-98.


I hope so anyway, I reallly REALLY want an apple orchard....LOL..and I will have to wait till the current bubble bursts to get one. But there will be a burst, mark my words.


If you ever end up visiting please reach out I can at least PM you a list of recommendations that suit your interest.

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by Pawnmower

not to mention Mediterranean babes.....

Yes, them too...

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Meh. Not this guy. I had an opportunity to live where I grew up and promptly and unequivocally declined.

The ground I’ve poured my life into is a little different but not materially. If someone offered to trade me equal acres of better (or closer) ground I’d have my shit out by morning.

In my eyes real estate is an asset to be managed for profit. Granted, I’m managing for profit in both the short and long term, so it gets treated differently than a paper clip or something, but if the opportunity comes to improve my position I will take it.

Oh yeah, I'd leave in a heartbeat, already have the place chosen should the opportunity arise... Pensacola, FL

I've researched it, and its everything I want

But, my aging mother and both kids are still here... just cant bring myself to up and leave them so far away

Wanna leave this shithole state sooo bad, just kinda feel trapped by circumstance

[kcxiv]

hmm... This is my native land! im sure we been here hundreds if not thousands of years! lol

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by Pawnmower

Yeah, my stompingrounds is near Gualala (the Gualala river which is right at the border beween sonoma county and mendocino county where the Gualala river spills into the ocean). A little south of the actual town of mendocino. Your skipper has fine taste in property......thats some amazing country.

I don't know of that river, but I did do some "white water FLOAT trips" on the Upper Cache Creek back then. It was fun, and like surfing on the east coast (and a lot of the west coast TBH), add some booze to the mix and those class-2s seem a lot "funner"...

The skipper was from CA, his family dated back to pre-gold rush days in Cali, so the property had been in his family for generations and as he said it, when he shit in the woods, he was shitting on his retirement. Ha...

But he learned to shoot up in them-there hills, and he was a darn fine shot... All in the 80s so Cali hadn't gone nuts (yet). And no, we didn't add booze to the shooting, that we were kinda careful about...

[Naptown Chief]

I was 17 and didn't have a choice.

Don't think Canada takes disabled Americans, otherwise my ass would be up there.

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

Oh yeah, I'd leave in a heartbeat, already have the place chosen should the opportunity arise... Pensacola, FL

I've researched it, and its everything I want

But, my aging mother and both kids are still here... just cant bring myself to up and leave them so far away

Wanna leave this shithole state sooo bad, just kinda feel trapped by circumstance

I just had one of my staff relo to Freeport, same general area. He's an FL native, like his wife, and they're giddy... I spent some time in Panama City (the good Panama), Navy dive school, and I can see where beach-inclined people who don't hate heat and humidity would love it. And he built a VERY nice place. I was quite impressed. With the size of the snakes too!! LOL..