If you were going to move would you consider an international move ever? If you were going to pick another spot in the good old USA where would you like to be? For me I could see Austin in my not too distant future. If our country goes hard left I would have to look at the options at that time but I am going to start the process next year. I would love to look at Panama. I have seen several clients and friends move over the years. The most popular places have been Costa Rica, Philippines, Equador and Brazil but I know a lot of Brazilians. i can't forget Monaco for those with a lot of cash. [Reply]
Originally Posted by teedubya:
This looks great. I'm going to check into this spot... Love the location.
Originally Posted by Bwana:
I was originally considering San Pedro Belize, but the cost of living has gone through the roof over there at this point. Roatán is basically the same thing at half the cost.
Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY:
I just got through at looking at some of the luxury houses there you can get for under a million. WOW I imagine the rental income off that would be huge until you got there.
Originally Posted by Bwana:
This guy has some good YouTube videos that will give you an insiders look at the area.
ive been there several times. They have canyons of coral right off the beach you can see snorkeling. Totally amazing.
There are major parts of the area controlled by gangs. The police are unable or unwilling to rein them in from the crimes as long as it’s not on tourists.
The issue with living there is such a wide discrepancy between the have and have nots. I would not trust living there and investing money in property when a government change happens and confiscates your property. [Reply]
The issue with living there is such a wide discrepancy between the have and have nots. I would not trust living there and investing money in property when a government change happens and confiscates your property.
I Know a lot of people who live there now, they all absolutely love it and have had zero issues with anything. Would I live on the main land of Honduras, hell no, the same goes for Belize, but I would have no issue living in Roatán. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
Taking costs into account, if I was banned from Denver (the city), I'd live in ...
Palisade (Nice little town with lavender crops and orchards that's near a wicked big mesa, and isn't in the mountains with the major snow)
Frisco (Little mountain town near the Continental Divide. It's very high which means snow, but it's pleasant and you can climb 1,000 feet or so inside town if you want exercise)
Salida (Little town in the high valley that shouldn't be anything special, but it's got a great art and culture feel. It's getting to be Denver-area expensive, but it's nice.)
Golden (It's in the metro area, but it's got a small-town feel with lots of amenities.)
Fort Collins (It's a bigger city, but it's a college town with a nice feel.)
Fort Morgan (It's a small farming town on the eastern plains, so it's cheap and it's convenient to stuff in Denver, plus it's big enough to have some services.)
There are lots of nice resort towns, of which Vail is my favorite. But the prices are stratospheric and I don't want to pay $1,500,000 for a 1-BR condo.
You don't mind bumper to bumper traffic all day, do you? :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by Randallflagg:
You don't mind bumper to bumper traffic all day, do you? :-)
I actually debated whether to include Fort Collins, but at the end of the day I want to live in a place where I can go to restaurants and grocery stores and stuff, and where there's a college so I can have a place to hang out. Fort Collins fits that bill. [Reply]
My acceptable non-LA SoCal places to live if you can afford to spend $1m on a house:
#1 Santa Barbara. Don't argue here, it's the best place in the country. Just don't.
#2 Big Bear / Lake Arrowhead. Mountain living in SoCal is so nice. There's a bit of a meth problem but I'm from KC so I'm used to that element.
#3 Pasadena. Okay it's pretty much LA but doesn't feel like it.
#4 Solvang / Buelton / Santa Ynez. Wine country speaks for itself. Watch Sideways.
#5 Cambria / Paso Robles / San Luis Obispo. Small town living without the screaming racism and MAGA hats? Awesome.
#6 Palm Springs. Desert and hot as hell but I like that. Imagina Marilyn Monroe laying by the pool in a mid-century house with big white sunglasses on.
#7 Pacific Grove / Monterey A+ schools and family atmosphere. [Reply]
Hard to judge places by day trips, but my cruises have taken me to interesting cities (Barcelona, Oslo, Helsinki, Stockholm). Pretty sure I’d love a lot of the U.K. as well. In this country I’d be happy to try any place it doesn’t get above 70° for the most part so I’m thinking upper New England (NH, VT, Maine coast), upper Southwest (Oregon, Washington) or coastal Alaska. [Reply]
I've heard it's a fantastic area. Looks like a lot of great bike trails too. But I just want a change of scenery, not necessarily a witness protection program. [Reply]
