Places to retire

[eddiememphis]

I lived in Seattle for a few years. Home prices are high, property taxes high, although looking now, it seems about on par with Denver. Gas is usually a dollar more than here. Many more people, about 4 million in the area from Tacoma north.

With all the rain and high humidity, homes can have problems with mold and rot. And laundry is never, ever dry.

Sales taxes are high. No state income tax.

The weather isn't as bad as the reputation- Tampa gets more rain, although the sun rarely pops out during the winter. It gets dark very early in the winter, around 4:00, but in the summer it's light out until 10:00.

It is very lush and green. A small piece of land can feel very isolated due to all the growth.

The Cascades don't offer the same access that the Rockies do, unless you hike, since much of the area is designated Wilderness. As a dirt biker and mountain biker, plus exploring with my 4x4, the places to roam were much more limited than I was used to here.

If you have a boat, it is great. The areas to explore are vast. The only problem is the water is so cold.

[OneGuy67]

Look for places that do not tax retirement funds. Tennessee comes to mind. I've heard Arizona is the same. That's where we are contemplating.

[Gman]

King County (Seattle) is a shithole. I think that will be changing as people are reaching capacity for leftist stupidity.

I got regular gas for $3.59/gal. this week. How far off is that from CO these days?

Housing prices seem to be leveling off.

Depending on what you're looking for, this may not be a good option for you. My parents retired here from CO and my wife likes it here. When CO politics made a hard run to the left, trying to out-California California, WA wasn't so different and that's why we're here.

Would have liked to have had northern AZ and ID in the choice of options, but also needed to consider elevation. Wife was on supplemental oxygen in CO and had a diagnosis of interstitial lung disease, likely a result of chemo for breast cancer. After being here at 400 ft. of elevation and no additional O2 for less than a year, x-rays show her lungs are completely healed.

[MrPrena]

I lived in Seattle for a few years. Home prices are high, property taxes high, although looking now, it seems about on par with Denver. Gas is usually a dollar more than here. Many more people, about 4 million in the area from Tacoma north.

With all the rain and high humidity, homes can have problems with mold and rot. And laundry is never, ever dry.

Sales taxes are high. No state income tax.

The weather isn't as bad as the reputation- Tampa gets more rain, although the sun rarely pops out during the winter. It gets dark very early in the winter, around 4:00, but in the summer it's light out until 10:00.

It is very lush and green. A small piece of land can feel very isolated due to all the growth.

The Cascades don't offer the same access that the Rockies do, unless you hike, since much of the area is designated Wilderness. As a dirt biker and mountain biker, plus exploring with my 4x4, the places to roam were much more limited than I was used to here.

If you have a boat, it is great. The areas to explore are vast. The only problem is the water is so cold.

Humid area lanudry are pretty bad.
Leave the laundry inside the washer for 12 hours, it will start making weird mold smell. Many people who live there said they cannot smell it. People who live in dry climate can.

[earplug]

Puerto Rico would be worth visiting and checking retirement options.
Week long vacation was nice.

[wctriumph]

We are looking at SD, ID and TN as possible locations. Possibly AZ in the mountains.

[.455_Hunter]

We will always own our family property west of Boulder, but the nice thing is that you can rent it out on a sort term basis to rich liberals and cover both the mortgage we have on it from the 2013 remodel AND pretty much pay for an alternate base of operations in the SE WY, W NE, and SW SD region.

[encorehunter]

We have been looking at Lewis and King counties. I am looking for 5 acres or more, the house is not super important as I can build just about anything we could want. I will be buying a new boat, expecting to spend $30-50k on it to have a nicer one. I like the idea of growing my own food, along with hunting and fishing for supplementing. The wife mentioned maybe buying another restaurant so we would have something to do.

[TEAMRICO]

…….who leaves laundry in a washer for 12 hours?

[MrPrena]

I left it again yesterday for about 8 hours. I put the laundry on a washer at around 10am, and came back home about 6pm.