Palm Springs/Cat City 55+ mobile home parks (Cathedral City, Country Club: rent, buy)

[phxbob]

I am a 63 year old gay man and am looking at moving to the Palm Springs/Cathedral City area and am looking for information regarding the 55+ mobile home parks there. I am looking a park that provides a lot of activities as well as holiday dinners. I don't golf so that part does not really matter.

I have heard horror stores, in other parts of the country, about someone gay moving into a 55+ and the seniors there being all up in arms and freezing the gay person out.

I am hoping that the Palm Springs area might be more accepting but there could still be an issue with the snowbirds.

Does anyone have any insight for me regaring this?

Bob

[Twinkle Toes]

You will be completely welcomed in Palm Springs. I don't know anything about the mobile home parks, unfortunately. But there are a lot of nice places in our beautiful valley and you wil not have a problem finding acceptance here.

[phxbob]

Thank you Twinkle Toes!!!

[GoodbyeCalifornia]

I would suggest that you look into the El Dorado Mobile Country Club. It is located on the border between Palm Springs and Cathedral City. My understanding is that it offers extensive activities and does have a large number of gay residents. You might also try the Date Palm Country Club in Cathedral City.

[phxbob]

GoodbyeCalifornia:

Great infomation. Thanks!!

[TxJohn]

I also have been looking in P/S at Parks and find there will be no problems. There a many gays that live in them there. They very in rent from 400 to 600 and Date Palm is 800 to 1000 (most exspensive in the area i think). The MH very in price a great deal due to age, condition, and how fast people want to sell. You can buy the land but then you have to pay taxes, but a little easier to finance and one does not have to worry about the park being sold however I have not found that to be a big problem there.Look in the The Desert MLS online and you can get an idea. If I can help my email is jpleverywhere@hotmail.com I not a salesmen, nor do I live there yet.

[planodude]

Bob, I just returned from a fact-finding visit to Palm Springs last week to check out possible retirement living options. The mobile home communities are a very affordable option, and even in the over-55 communities there are a significant number of gay residents. And right now the prices are extremely reasonable due to the downturn in the housing market. Properties that were listed a year ago at $100,000 are now going for half that amount. The lot rents were as low as $320 and up to over $800. Some of that depended on the age of the community and the amenities, and also on the size of the lots. Check out the Desert Area MLS service to see whats available. As my friend out there put it to me - don't worry about being gay in any of these communities, the question is how many straight people are you willing to put up with!

[phxbob]

Thank you TXJohn & planodude! I have been checking the MLS there for a while and agree that the prices have dropped.

I am going there next week to check thing out. I have been there a number of times but this trip will be looking at how would be to live there.

I know the cost of living is higher there but I am assuming that most of that is due to housing costs. I do however need to seeing what I would be getting myself into regarding costs. I have heard horror stories about guys moving there and then finding out that it was to costly to live there.

Bob