Late in Life Relocation

[StagLefty]

Well the mobile home park I've lived in for 28 years finally passed my cut off point at over $800 a month for lot rent !! And I foresee them hitting $1000 a month in the next few years.
The amazing thing is I qualified for a loan even though I'm on SS retirement income only. The other amazing thing is I'm finding smaller homes outside the front range for affordable mortgages ranging in the $300 a month range. This is a pretty unnerving thing for me to tackle at this time of life but financially I see no choice.
Some of the challenges I see are increasing travel times for basic needs like groceries,health care,home repair needs,etc. But I see some great benefits like less traffic,QUIET !!!, meeting new friends,and owning my own land.
Of course the biggest challenge I'm currently facing is decreasing 28 years of possesions to make a one u-haul move haha.Also every town I'm interested is usually a red area on the weather map every night. Oh well just thought I'd share my latest event.

[TheGrey]

OMG, that's an obscene amount for lot rent.

The drawbacks may be alleviated by delivery services- I know Walmart is offering grocery delivery in more and more areas now, or even the grocery pick-up (where they do your shopping for you when you submit your grocery list and pay for it)- less exposure to slackjaws.
Were I in your shoes, the one thing I would be concerned for in some of the outlying areas is accesibility to emergency services. Fire & ambulance are the main things.

28 years of stuff can build up quick! Have you got help in going through your stuff? Are you selling or donating items? There are several services that will come out an pick up donations.

Man, going through all of our stuff to prepare for another move would be a Sisyphean task.

[OtterbatHellcat]

That's a real pisser that you're getting priced right out of your home, brother. When it comes time for gitten...shoot me an email with some advance notice, and I'll help you move if I can. I'm sure others here will help you as well.

[Great-Kazoo]

Welcome to the aging crowd.. Weekend garage sales, CL and phone calls are slowly reducing the treasures we've collected for close to 45 years.

Good luck with your move, hopefully some folks will start adding to your sale fund.

[StagLefty]

Thanks for the replies. I have my son for the actual moving. I'm donating a lot of stuff to the Denver Rescue Mission and ARC.
I'm hoping I can sell the home for enough for the next down payment and moving expenses. Thankfully it's a seller's market on the front range right now.
Haha Grey I had to google Sisyphean !!! It's discipline on getting rid of stuff. Reality on when was the last time it was used and is it really needed ?
Anyone need a belly boat hahaha

[wctriumph]

I feel for you. My rent went up, utilities are up medical costs for my wife are, health insurance goes up next month and my pay is not. I have sold what I can (for now) and there seems to be no end in sight for the cost of living to continue its acceleration curve.

Good luck and I hope it all works out for you.

[hurley842002]

I feel for you Stag, and feel your pain, cost of living is one of the main reasons we will likely be doing an early in life relocation.

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[BushMasterBoy]

During the recession I saw a nice doublewide for sale on 5 acres for $21k. I wished I had bought it. I would be living there instead of Pueblo. This was the period of 2009-2011. It was on highway 9 halfway between the Royal Gorge and Hartsel. So where you moving to?

[Bailey Guns]

That sucks, Stag. I know how hard a move is when it's PLANNED. I can't imagine how hard it would be if it's almost forced. Good luck. Things will work themselves out.

[BPTactical]

The Glue factory has a vacancy.......









Best wishes and I hope you get it worked out OK Stan.