Wish to re-locate to Leadville CO area - HELP! (Craig: for sale, foreclosure)

[Miakoda]

My husband passed away last week and I will be relocating to CO with my son and daughter-in-law. They were in the middle of moving when my husband died, and so now I am going to be moving with them.

The problem is that we now live in Kennesaw GA and the cost of housing here is low when compared to the cost of housing anywhere in CO. I am having sticker shock!

Does anyone know of a house for sale or rent in the Leadville CO area? My daughter-in-law has a job at the hospital in Sumitt County. I understand that most working class people live in the Leadville area, so that is where I am looking.

We need something with a basement and at least two bathrooms. Do you know of an auction, a foreclosure, something for rent reasonably, or for sale with a reasonable price? We don't mind something that needs work!

Any advice from CO residents?

Thanks so much!

[ReturningWest]

My suggestion is you contact a local realtor. Leadville is a small mining town and housing is at a premium up there at 10,000+ feet. Everything must be shipped in, there is no growing season so everything is expensive.

I also suggest you visit there before moving, many get altitude sickness at that hight, the winters are very long and you will need a 4 wheel drive vehicle to live up there.

[Miakoda]

My son and daughter-in-law did visit there and both really loved it.

We are already looking at 4 wheel drive vehicles, plan on buying one here in Atlanta on the cheap, and driving it to CO. Vehicles like that don't sell for a premium here in Atlanta and do in CO.

Unfortunately we are going to have to live somewhere in that area because my daughter-in-law already has a job at the Summitt hospital and the only way for her to get to work is to live somewhere near there, somewhere cheap hopefully!

Thanks for any help! Hoping to find something through a private individual rather than an agency, might save on the fee that way.

[jim9251]

Checked Craigslist:

5/4 1800 sq ft home 2 car garage

Single Family Home

Colorado will hit you with registration fees on that out of state car you're buying though. Take it easy the first month or so at that altitude. I moved to 7,000 ft from Arkansas and the altitude kicked my butt for the first 3 weeks or so.

Enjoy having no humidity!