Is OK okay for us? (Tulsa, Bartlesville: apartment complex, job, home)

[colleeng47]

Originally Posted by Synopsis

colleen,
I've got some land in SE Oklahoma. It's out in the woods a bit but there is a house on it and I'll gladly rent it out to you. It's not in the best shape, but hey.... FIXER UPPER!!!!




Just Kidding! I really do wish you and your family the best. If there is any way I can help with any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

All I can say is I'm glad I'm signing up my 18 year old son for the carpentry course when we move to OK!!!!

[colleeng47]

Originally Posted by TheComputerGuy

Hi colleeng,

Your plan sounds even tougher than ours. I could never be away from my family like that. But... You'll have mostly everything in place by the time you get there.
And... You'll get there before us and grab up the good deals.

Yes, being an absent landlord would have a few bad ramifications... I've seen what people can do to rental houses.

The market here is pretty awful too. We under priced our place by $35K hoping for a quicker sale. It will hurt a little, but will allow us to accomplish our ultimate goals.
We'll struggle a bit, but the way the local economy has been here, we'll be struggling a bit anyway.

Keep us all posted... I'm especially interested in hearing your opinions on OK when you get there... Unless we sell before then... (crossing fingers)

M.

I don't think DH will last six months either. I don't think he thinks so either.

[TheComputerGuy]

Originally Posted by jessaka

Computerguy: Are you sure you want to live where they have these beasts?

Heck yeah... I've eaten them before, they taste GOOD.

M.

[Hyun-Soo]

Yes, OK is okay for you.

[TheComputerGuy]

Originally Posted by colleeng47

All I can say is I'm glad I'm signing up my 18 year old son for the carpentry course when we move to OK!!!!

Don't undersell your son... My father was a General Contractor, and his best advice was work with your head, not your back...
And I worked for him, Summers and after school, then full-time until I was almost 22... Before I heeded his advice...
Yeah, the burn-out is sort of the same, but different... At least my back hurts less... MY brain may hurt more but, I'll get over it.

M.

[TheComputerGuy]

Originally Posted by colleeng47

I don't think DH will last six months either. I don't think he thinks so either.

Good! The alternative is, PARTY at DH's house!
That's not better for anyone involved.

M.

[TheComputerGuy]

Originally Posted by Hyun-Soo

Yes, OK is okay for you.

So I hear...
No one's lied to me yet here... That I know of...

Thanks,
M.

[TheComputerGuy]

Originally Posted by Synopsis

I think you're narrowing it down to a pretty good area M. Bartlesville is a really cool city, and Tulsa is as well.

We just had a look at the photos....
(Thanks, Jessaka and Synopsis!)

I think We'd rather be near Bartlesville than in it...
Looks a little LARGE for our taste.

Even 30 or so minutes from there, I could make a living.

I DO like the info I get here...

Thanks,

M.

[TheComputerGuy]

Originally Posted by Synopsis

When I moved to Texas in '89 I was looking through the newspaper one day and saw an ad for 60 acres in and around my hometown of Gerty, Oklahoma. They wanted $3,000.00 for 60 acres at the time! That's 50 DOLLARS an acre! And it is good land too. At that time the economy there really sucked. I bet you couldn't get that land today for 10 times as much.

Like I said... Our timing is ALWAYS bad.
(I'd even put up with satellite Internet for THAT kind of land...)
(My son's opinion differs...)

M.

[jessaka]

I just checked on the map in order to find Bartlesville. That is really a nice area of Oklahoma. You would be in Green Country and Bartlesville is smaller than Tulsa, yet you still have it as a close by city. I read something nice about the city, but I only remember that after reading it I wanted to go visiting. Probably had either great shopping or great architecture. Actually, I thought it was something else that I was reading about it.