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I have learned a great amount from following this forum, but not enough to deter me from wanting to move to the area. I still have a ton of questions, and I don't really know where to start. Do most of the people who live in Alamogordo travel to different cities to work? If so, where? How hard is it to find either rental property or homes on contract. Since hubby is disabled he needs a few things adapted to him. Are there any or many fixer-upper properties there? If so how hard are they to find?
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I have learned a great amount from following this forum, but not enough to deter me from wanting to move to the area. I still have a ton of questions, and I don't really know where to start. Do most of the people who live in Alamogordo travel to different cities to work? If so, where? How hard is it to find either rental property or homes on contract. Since hubby is disabled he needs a few things adapted to him. Are there any or many fixer-upper properties there? If so how hard are they to find?
I'll stop now, sorry I get on a roll
You can only gather so much information about an area from sources such as City-Data Forums and other Internet resources. Since your husband has special needs, the only way to determine if a location is suitable or not, is to spend some time at that location. As your location is not part of your user information, I would suggest that you contact a local "Realtor" at you present location for information on available properties for sale or rent in the Alamogordo area. You're going to need to spend some time in the Alamogordo area (perhaps 2 weeks or longer), to determine whether or not the area is suitable for you and your husband, especially his special needs. Good luck!
I have learned a great amount from following this forum, but not enough to deter me from wanting to move to the area.
Curious. What is motivating you to move here in the first place? I think it might be easier to address your questions if you are more informative about your reasons for the move. Alamogordo is presently entering a boom phase and housing COULD be problematic unless one is in the market for a new home.
As for people who live in Alamogordo and where they work, most do NOT drive to other cities. There are no other cities within easy commuting distance - just small towns and some of those are designated as "villages." There is a large military presence - both USA military and German military - who work at the nearby military installations (Holloman AFB, White Sands Missile Range, etc).
That having been said, the "cities" of El Paso and Las Cruces are each over an hour's drive and there may well be a few hardy souls who commute to either locale.
I have learned a great amount from following this forum, but not enough to deter me from wanting to move to the area. I still have a ton of questions, and I don't really know where to start. Do most of the people who live in Alamogordo travel to different cities to work? If so, where? How hard is it to find either rental property or homes on contract. Since hubby is disabled he needs a few things adapted to him. Are there any or many fixer-upper properties there? If so how hard are they to find?
I'll stop now, sorry I get on a roll
Nope most are employed in town or at the largest employer Holloman AFB. Some do work at White Sands Missile Range some 40 minutes west of the city and some work at the casinos at Mescalero and Ruidoso some 35 minutes northeast and up in Cloudcroft about 20 minutes west.
Yeap there are alot of fixer-upper properties especially in the area from First street on the south to Indian Wells ave. to the north.
I'd contact the local realtors about renting or buying properties on ''contract''.
As far as motivation... I simply feel drawn to the area. I have noticed a lot of jobs in the social and family service areas, which is my intended career. I am currently in Illlinois which is 48th in jobs, and a bankrupt state, plus as I get older the cold temps are killing me. My brother is considering moving before us and doing the checking, which is one of the reasons I asked about the construction jobs in the other thread. I really appreciate everyones input and observations.
As far as motivation... I simply feel drawn to the area. I have noticed a lot of jobs in the social and family service areas, which is my intended career. I am currently in Illlinois which is 48th in jobs, and a bankrupt state, plus as I get older the cold temps are killing me. My brother is considering moving before us and doing the checking, which is one of the reasons I asked about the construction jobs in the other thread. I really appreciate everyones input and observations.
Good Luck! I hope that you are able to make all the right decisions that with give you the best chance of success!
Never move here. You don't want to get stuck in the Land of Entrapment.
Okay, as far as time lived in Alamogordo, I'm gonna take a guess that I've lived here much longer than most of the people who've posted on this thread. If you add all of my time together, I've lived here for about 16 years.
I'm sorry, but for the most part (yes, there are just a few exceptions...there are states worse than here), I don't see why ANYONE would EVER want to come live in New Mexico, much less Alamogordo. Moderator cut: Inappropriate language It is bottom of the barrel. It is extremely poor. It is dead. It is also very hard to move out of here...they don't call it the Land of Entrapment for nothing. I cannot even begin to try and count how many people I've seen who have moved away from Alamogordo and come back--it's myriad--a decent deal of those people have left and come back several times. I'm one of those victims.
To anyone considering moving here, I highly recommend that you do not.
For the most part, the state is desert, desert, and more desert. Besides Arizona, it is the hottest state. Summer is my favorite season, and it's often very hard for me to enjoy it sometimes because of the heat...who wants to go out in temperatures up in the 100s? I am a very cold natured person; I feel comfortable right around 77-80 degrees, and in the summer I feel like I'm dying. So I can only imagine how bad it is for those who are not cold natured.
If I could describe Alamogordo in one word, it'd be ugly. To start off, it's ugly on the surface. Lots of run-down, junky buildings. Lots of unoccupied buildings that sit there for years and never get leased. Besides the main ones, there are some seriously crappy roads. The upkeep on construction around here is very low. It sucks because within the past, oh, two years I'd say, the availability of jobs in construction is lowering rapidly. Moderator cut: Inappropriate language People around here litter as if anyplace outside at all is a trash can. There's no special places to go in Alamo--all the businesses, public parks, and nature areas and things you can find anywhere else, and done much better. The only special thing around here isn't even in town--which is the White Sands National Monument. And that's ONE thing...so it shouldn't necessarily be something that tips the scale for your decision to move here more in its favor. Most of the houses, trailers, and apartments around here are garbage, unless you make damn good money, which is DEVASTATINGLY, EXTREMELY hard around this area, even with a degree.
It's also ugly because of what's on the inside. The town is flooded with meth addicts. People here are often one, more, or sometimes even all of the following: very judgmental, non-tolerant, a follower, a crazy religious freak (it's ridiculous how many churches there are for this relatively small town--and I believe in God myself, just not organized religion and I'm sure being exposed to this town for so long has something to do with it) the type to feed off negativity, uneducated, illogical, dumb, and rude. It's absolutely ridiculous. I still cannot believe there's so many bad apples here.
Here's something scary to be thought about: the hospital here is a joke, and always has been since I've lived here. I am flabbergasted by just how many horror stories I've heard Moderator cut: This is not the right place for consumer complaints. Such posts present defamation issues and they don't give the other side the opportunity to present their side of the argument. Many have died or gotten seriously close to death because of the frequency of misdiagnosis. I've been a victim of it myself a couple times, and due to my experience and the stories of others, I refuse to go there now--I go to a private clinic or haul my ass all the way to Las Cruces, which has an outstanding medical team...but is 45 minutes away. Again, ridiculous!
There is nothing to do here. No fun activities or events to engage in. If you like being bored out of your mind sitting at home all the time, or settling for the town's absurd attempts at entertainment (if you don't believe me, just Google "events in Alamogordo" or something similar and you'll see what I'm talking about), then I guess that part of Alamogordo won't bother you as much. Because of lack of fun in Alamo, that's why I believe a large chunk of the youth around here does a hell of a lot of drugs. It cures the boredom. I should know, I was one of them and know tons of other people who did that too, or are still doing it.
Gosh, I just wanna keep typing paragraph after paragraph Moderator cut: Inappropriate language (one of the single only good things here is that some of the posters were correct--the violent crime rate is low), but this post is already on the brink of being verbose.
All I can say is, in conclusion, if anyone is considering moving to New Mexico, and especially Alamogordo, DON'T. I can almost guarantee that you'll regret your decision horribly.
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I'm sorry, but for the most part (yes, there are just a few exceptions...there are states worse than here), I don't see why ANYONE would EVER want to come live in New Mexico, much less Alamogordo. Moderator cut: Inappropriate language It is bottom of the barrel. It is extremely poor. It is dead. It is also very hard to move out of here...they don't call it the Land of Entrapment for nothing. I cannot even begin to try and count how many people I've seen who have moved away from Alamogordo and come back--it's myriad--a decent deal of those people have left and come back several times. I'm one of those victims.
Victims? You came back when you apparently hate it this much? Why?
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