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Old 06-08-2011, 01:56 PM
 
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I dont get this either, i mean who wants to retire in NEW JERSEY? You stay in NJ and pay the ridiculus high cost of living because of job, schools for the kids, etc.. without much lifestyle benefits. Once you retire why do you want to continue living here and paying those ridiculus cost when you could be in one of thousands other places with much better communities and cheaper cost.

mind...boggles.
Not everyone in those 55+ communities IS retired. My sister isn't. As a matter of fact, the NY bus stops outside the gates to pick up commuters who live in Rossmoor every day.
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Old 06-08-2011, 05:48 PM
 
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SIMPLE!

They get tax revenue for 55+ and since they don't have any kids in grade school... there is no increased burden on the local schools.

WIN WIN??
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Old 06-08-2011, 06:05 PM
 
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I dont get this either, i mean who wants to retire in NEW JERSEY? You stay in NJ and pay the ridiculus high cost of living because of job, schools for the kids, etc.. without much lifestyle benefits. Once you retire why do you want to continue living here and paying those ridiculus cost when you could be in one of thousands other places with much better communities and cheaper cost.

mind...boggles.
did you even see the links I posted? Less than 100K and less than 2K a year in taxes? anywhere else you go you won't make out much better.

also, people retire here for lots of reasons. i'd detail them but I have a feeling you're not interested.
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Old 06-08-2011, 06:09 PM
 
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And they let you live there? My niece is 22, and my sister told her she'd have to find her own place (she'd moved in with a boyfriend, broke up, and was looking to move back home with mom and dad). There is a two-month limit on allowing someone under 48 to stay there with you (one of the people who lives in a unit has to be 55+, the others can be as young as 48).

They did get a good deal. I mean, the kitchen appliances are 1970's Harvest Gold, but the place is in pretty good shape. The previous owner had died and his son lives out of state and was desperate to get rid of it.

I'm "only" 52, but I live in a small condo, one story, no one over me or under me, have a little fenced-in garden area out back. No front steps. I can get old and decrepit where I am!
yes, apparently 19 was the youngest age, which I can see - they don't want school aged kids burdening the school system. my brother also moved in with her for awhile after he moved back from OR - he was 30'ish? Stayed for..not sure, definitely less than a year.

i can see myself so getting into a small condo after my kids are gone - keeping up a "large" house is for the birds!
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Old 06-08-2011, 07:13 PM
 
Location: Somerset, NJ
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It actually doesn't have anything to do with the school districts rather than self preservation.

'Some' communities will allow an adult child to stay with a family member for a short period of time. The main reason they do not allow person's under 40 is because the fact that they discriminate based on age is actually a Fair Housing Violation. There was an act that was passed that allowed this 'discrimination' b/c of "Familial Status" (not having minor children) provided the community maintained a minimum of 80% of the residents over the age of 55.

Once they fall below that threshold they can actually lose their ability to restrict based on age (and I believe be sued for a fair housing violation - but don't quote me on this part). Adult communities are also required to provide ‘‘significant facilities and services specifically designed to meet the physical or social needs of older persons.’’

Site: Implementation of the Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995
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Old 06-08-2011, 08:41 PM
 
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I dont get this either, i mean who wants to retire in NEW JERSEY? You stay in NJ and pay the ridiculus high cost of living because of job, schools for the kids, etc.. without much lifestyle benefits. Once you retire why do you want to continue living here and paying those ridiculus cost when you could be in one of thousands other places with much better communities and cheaper cost.

mind...boggles.
To each his own. I might change my mind because of weather as I get older, but Florida to me is a bizarre combination of white trash, alligators, Mickey Mouse, Cubans and people waiting to die. Fake & depressing.
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Old 06-09-2011, 04:03 AM
 
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Many people want to stay near their family and friends...I can't imagine that my retirement would be more enjoyable if I were far away from everyone I love.
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