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Old 09-07-2009, 12:40 PM
 
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1. As close to 70f. year round as possible day & night
2. mid-size w/ at least one good hospital
3. on the coast
4. clean air
5. affordable
6. good jobs not a criteria/retired
7. low/no crime

Please someone, give me some hope.
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Old 09-07-2009, 12:47 PM
 
Location: Atlanta
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With the exception of #5, you have pretty much described Santa Barbara.

Check out the Oxnard/Ventura area. It may just work for you, quite a bit more affordable than SB.

Good luck.
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Old 09-07-2009, 01:49 PM
 
Location: Boston Metro
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With the exception of #5, you have pretty much described Santa Barbara.

Check out the Oxnard/Ventura area. It may just work for you, quite a bit more affordable than SB.

Good luck.
Pretty much
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Old 09-07-2009, 02:11 PM
 
Location: roaming gnome
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Insert X california coast city. Insert Y location with a good commute time to knock off your affordability.
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Old 09-07-2009, 02:50 PM
 
Location: Texas
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1. As close to 70f. year round as possible day & night
2. mid-size w/ at least one good hospital
3. on the coast
4. clean air
5. affordable
6. good jobs not a criteria/retired
7. low/no crime

Please someone, give me some hope.
I'm sure California seems like the obvious choice, but as far as I know "affordability" completely eliminates that state as an option. I might be wrong though...what's the weather like in Oregon?

I honestly believe that there is no such thing as a perfect city or town for many people. Even NYC itself is far from perfect, where I'm concerned.
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Old 09-07-2009, 03:03 PM
 
Location: Mission Viejo, CA
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OP-Define "affordable." Much of what you described is California coastal communities like Santa Barbara or San Diego, but what we consider affordable might not be to you. Getting a single family home with 3 bedrooms for $400,000 is a screaming amazing good deal for example here, but might be way too expensive to you.

Also consider San Luis Obispo or Pismo Beach area, which are good for retired people.
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Old 09-07-2009, 03:11 PM
 
Location: Texas
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OP-Define "affordable." Much of what you described is California coastal communities like Santa Barbara or San Diego, but what we consider affordable might not be to you. Getting a single family home with 3 bedrooms for $400,000 is a screaming amazing good deal for example here, but might be way too expensive to you.

Also consider San Luis Obispo or Pismo Beach area, which are good for retired people.
A 3 bedroom house for 400,000 is absolutely ridiculous. What would the square footage be?
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Old 09-07-2009, 03:29 PM
 
Location: Mission Viejo, CA
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A 3 bedroom house for 400,000 is absolutely ridiculous. What would the square footage be?
Usually around 1,200-1,800 square feet. This would be in Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, and San Diego County middle class safe areas. Of course prices are lower in a ghetto area like Compton for example and higher in an affluent very desirable area like beach front cities/neigborhoods.

I guess it is a matter of perspective though. $400,000 is considered a "good deal" here and most people that do have single family homes live in ones around 1,800 sq.-2,200 sq. feet.
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Old 09-07-2009, 07:57 PM
 
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Well, the climate thing is at the top of the list, since these Los Angeles summers are killing me. This last heat wave was the last straw--not to mention the trillions of them that were burning up in Angeles Forest last week amid the heat wave. Everybody seems to agree coastal Cali has the closest thing to a temperate climate, even though it too has wide fluctuations. I can escape the heat up in Monterey, but not the sky-high cost of a home which hovers around 700-1m for an average 3+2 that's not even on the beach. Yep. #5 is the one that is going to break the deal. Time to think about buying a RV and parking it on the beach like they do up in Santa Barbara. Imagine--those people living on PCH where State St. T-bones it have oceanfront "property" for $1000. (providing they don't drive their "house" away and lose their parking spot) and its fully sanctioned by the city gov't.
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Old 09-07-2009, 08:11 PM
 
Location: roaming gnome
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its only sticker shock for those not used to it, money is just a means to an end anyway. i don't think anybody would laugh at 400k for a 3br in nyc for instance...
salaries pay more.
but it is worth it to some people that go outside and are like..today is the perfect day...pretty much every single day of the year.
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