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Clyde Frog 05-14-2019 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Why Not? (Post 14267921)
Still a couple of decades away and some of it will depend on if we have grandkids, etc. but I don’t see a scenario where we don’t live out the golden years back home(Hawaii).
Same. Once I save enough to retire comfortably I'm going back home to rot and watch 7am football until I die.

Mephistopheles Janx 05-14-2019 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 14267974)
You're going feral? How many acres do you need to do that?
I will be on 9.87 acres but not quite feral as you defined in your thread. The guy living there already has 4 plots set up for food, a 24x24 greenhouse, trees, grapevines, and more.

I'll be definitely be working the land in the method first laid out by Mesopotamians and refined in Kansas.

Rain Man 05-14-2019 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by MephistophelesJanx (Post 14267985)
I will be on 9.87 acres but not quite feral as you defined in your thread. The guy living there already has 4 plots set up for food, a 24x24 greenhouse, trees, grapevines, and more.

I'll be definitely be working the land in the method first laid out by Mesopotamians and refined in Kansas.
Honestly, that's probably the best way to go about it. Wandering around and sleeping under trees might get old.

Randallflagg 05-14-2019 01:52 PM
We're both retired. Still live in Kansas but we have 60 acres in Wyoming and are building a second home there.

We both came from somewhere else 35 years ago and settled in the KC area. This is, and will always be, home for us.

Randallflagg 05-14-2019 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 14267998)
Honestly, that's probably the best way to go about it. Wandering around and sleeping under trees might get old.


ROFL



Did that for far too long in the Army........

BIG_DADDY 05-14-2019 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by ChiliConCarnage (Post 14267971)
I think I'd retire somewhere else in a state with no income tax. I'm not particularly close to retirement so I haven't put much thought into it. No winter would be nice too but not real hot.

I'm not sure if that combination is available
Florida, leave for the Summer.

JakeF 05-14-2019 01:55 PM
If you enjoy living simply then there are a lot of other options. Even moving down to Texas and living in an RV park has its perks. It is very cheap and much safer in terms of crime. If you can find an RV park with people you like then it's great. You can also move out to the edge of nature and live in a cabin type home. Much less stress and much cheaper. You can still drive into a nearby town and buy stuff but its borderline Unabomber situation. Do what you want and not be bothered.

Mephistopheles Janx 05-14-2019 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY (Post 14268013)
Florida, leave for the Summer.
The reverse snowbird!

Rain Man 05-14-2019 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Steron (Post 14267943)
The wife and I have considered Colorado. We have elderly parents (in their 70's) with varying health so it isn't an option right now. We live in southern Virginia and I am to the point in my life that I hate Summer here. Too hot. Too humid.
I've looked all over Colorado as a hobby. Most of the nice places wouldn't allow me to free up cash from my house because their housing markets are expensive. But there are some exceptions.

Pueblo doesn't have a good reputation here. It's a low-growth remnant of the old economy. But it's got really good housing prices and it's big enough to have some good variety of restaurants and stuff. This place is really cool if you like older houses and urban living: https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...-07656?view=qv. This is more of a suburban setting, but the house is kind of cool: https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...-17293?view=qv

We also like Palisade in western Colorado as an affordable place. The architecture is pretty pedestrian, but the views are really nice. They have big mesas, and grow peaches and lavender there. I don't see any wow houses for sale in the town itself right now, but here's a place nearby: https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...-85027?view=qv

Coochie liquor 05-14-2019 01:57 PM
I live in the best state in the country. I’ll die before I move.

Rain Man 05-14-2019 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Coochie liquor (Post 14268024)
I live in the best state in the country. I’ll die before I move.
How did I miss that you're a fellow Colorado resident?

MagicHef 05-14-2019 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 14267817)
However, I haven't found a place that can compete with Denver yet. I need low humidity, few bugs, attractive architecture, good access to parks and trails, good access to restaurants, no weird social culture (too far right or left), and generally a western landscape. The closest I've found is Santa Fe, but I don't necessarily think it's an improvement, just something different.
I'm not sure if Western WA checks your boxes or not. It's very wet in winter, but surprisingly dry during summer. I also don't know if it qualifies as a western landscape, as it has plenty of mountains but it also has trees and water. Every other item on your list it fits quite well.

Easy 6 05-14-2019 02:12 PM
Oh yes, I’ve thought long and hard about it and researched it... when mom passes I’ll be packing up and heading for Pensacola, Fla

BIG_DADDY 05-14-2019 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 14268016)
I've looked all over Colorado as a hobby. Most of the nice places wouldn't allow me to free up cash from my house because their housing markets are expensive. But there are some exceptions.

Pueblo doesn't have a good reputation here. It's a low-growth remnant of the old economy. But it's got really good housing prices and it's big enough to have some good variety of restaurants and stuff. This place is really cool if you like older houses and urban living: https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...-07656?view=qv. This is more of a suburban setting, but the house is kind of cool: https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...-17293?view=qv

We also like Palisade in western Colorado as an affordable place. The architecture is pretty pedestrian, but the views are really nice. They have big mesas, and grow peaches and lavender there. I don't see any wow houses for sale in the town itself right now, but here's a place nearby: https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...-85027?view=qv
Nice houses for sure.

BIG_DADDY 05-14-2019 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Easy 6 (Post 14268043)
Oh yes, I’ve thought long and hard about it and researched it... when mom passes I’ll be packing up and heading for Pensacola, Fla
How do you like it there? What are the cops like?


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