lig

13 years and the house is paid off... If I had the money I think LaJolla/Del Mar is the nicest area in the country...

ralper

Its all about the electricity thats in the air. Most people don't like living in the heart of big cities, but those of us who like it , love it. Its addictive.

paS2K

Kathy and I DO go back and forth on the "city mouse" vs "country mouse" routine

We live in a leafy old suburban TOWN** which is a 10 min walk from commuter rail and then a 15 min ride to CC Philly, which has turned into quite a nice 5th largest city.
1) Maybe we build the empty nester new house with all the 55+ amenities on our extra lot and then sell the big one.
2) We keep our summer cottage in the country...2.5 hour drive to the west...described in the earlier post
3) We get our "winter relief" by spending 1-2 months in Arizona or New Mexico

This is a definite alternative to selling out on Narberth and the Philly urban pleasures. When I tell friends that we might move out west in our after-life , some of them say: Are you nuts...it's all here

**Narberth= 3500 person community, one square mile area, it's already GOT all the features that developers are now trying to replicate in various NeoTraditional communities; RE appreciation over the past 10 years has topped almost every other locale metro Philly

ralper

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OhioRacer

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I think the only proper way to own two homes is the way Ohio has done it.

paS2K

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paS2K

Oh yeah, I forgot...here is a LINK to a neat environmentally sensitive community outside of Tucson. It's amazingly cheap and sounds very neat. I want to check it out, and have bookmarked it...in case of senior moment #533 Take a look...Civano

ralper

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paS2K

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ralper

ralper

[QUOTE]Originally posted by paS2K