Coincidence? Read the book.
Posted on 01/11/2017 8:09:54 PM PST by CreviceTool
Well I guess that can happen some years. But the past two years have been pretty good. I moved from Chicago and I have noticed about 5 to 10 degrees different at the extremes. But many days the temps have been pretty comparable. I was born in New Orleans, I can’t stand it down there from May to September. So I guess I have more tolerance for the cold.
Coincidence? Read the book.
I have a relative who “snow birds” between Illinois and Florida, keeping an apartment in each place.
When I retire and the kids are moved out, I could see having a small place in Vermont to spend the summers, and a place down South for winter.
yup
There is the homestead exemption for your primary residence. I'm paying about 10x less than when I lived in Fairfax Co., VA.
Vibrancy, or the lack thereof.
Nooooo Not Idaho... thats a terrible terrible place... no one should EVER go there!!
Or the classic,” we had a beautiful summer last year...it was a Thursday.”
You would think property taxes in a retirement community would be low. It doesn’t take much of a police force when everyone is elderly, and there should be no public school costs at all when there are no children to educate.
I’ve paid property taxes to educate other people’s kids for 30 years now. It would be nice if I could opt out at some point.
Retirement communities are practically the only way to keep older people here in NJ now; I believe they do have lower taxes, but most retirees own homes outside of them. If they have to sell them anyway, why stay in NJ at that point? Many are now going to the southwest instead of the more traditional Florida route...
My cousin retired from the Chicago area to Rapid City to be near the wife’s relatives. Upon investigating vegetation to put in his finely landscaped yard, he discovered that the nearest climatic zone was Outer Mongolia.
Criminals focus in the cities.
New Jersey is the highest of all property tax collectors, with an average burden of $3,971 a year. Seven U.S. states currently don’t have an income tax: Alaska., Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington and Wyoming.
Residents of New Hampshire and Tennessee are also spared from handing over an extra chunk of their paycheck on April 15, though they must pay tax on dividends and income from investments. The “Live Free or Die” state of New Hamp shire has the highest real estate and vehicle taxes with a combined average tax burden of $4,062 ($3,649 in real estate taxes with another $413 in vehicle taxes, on average) because the Granite State doesn’t have the income or sales tax.
Psst. Please keep it to yourself, and other like-minded people.
Snicker.......
We live about 12 miles SW of Rapid. Our Black Hills are more “user friendly” than the Rockies’.
A realtor friend told me that he gets a lot of calls from people who want to retire to north Idaho who want remote 40 acre parcels with easy road access, a creek on the property, southern exposure, mountain views, seclusion, and close to shopping, dining, and medical care. I told him if he finds any parcels like that to let me know because I’d like to retire there too!
I got stuck with trying to sell 75 acres of pretty much worthless family property that included a vertical mine shaft and perhaps chemical spills.
The realtor was in the remote northeast Tennessee county and took on all comers. They made their living selling bread and butter acreage with some flat land and lots of woods within 50 miles of Knoxville. They advertised nationally and drove 60 miles to the airport to pick up customers to show property. They did (do) a very good business. People in the rust belt cities are itching to leave.
They sold my acreage at a good price. I had to get 32 cousin signatures on the deed. Whew....
Colorado Springs used to be paradise, now too many liberals.
There is a homestead exemption for your primary residence. I think it may vary from county to county.
One of the reasons we want to live in the Black Hills, besides being considerably warmer, is being several hundred miles closer to the Rockies. We like the national forests, trails, campgrounds, wildlife, awesome beauty, lack of people, etc.
But the Rockies, like you said, are not user friendly in the winter.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.