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When I left N.Y. I wanted to live where no one knew what a snowblower was. Now I think I want to live where no one knows what a Tornado Siren is. Really rough day day where I live. Multiple tornados with fatalities. You don’t know what the stress level is is like when those sirens go off. A foot of snow doesn’t seem so bad.
All I’m saying is that nowhere is is paradise. You need to consider all considerations when deciding where you want to settle.
Absolutely! Before we moved I think that I knew more about Arizona than many that were born here? I knew some people who packed up and moved to Florida and absolutely hated it and some that loved it. One of our old neighbors moved to of all places, New Joisey.
I mean if you're gonna' go to the trouble of selling your home along with the hassle of packing up all of your belongings there's a helluva' lot better places throughout the country than Joisey. Especially when you take into consideration the weather, costs of living, scenery and the type of home you'll be living in compared to what you can get in the Northeast.
When I left N.Y. I wanted to continue moving from city to city. I wanted to experience living throughout the US. The grass is always greener and I regret leaving WNY.
When I left N.Y. I wanted to continue moving from city to city. I wanted to experience living throughout the US. The grass is always greener and I regret leaving WNY.
Not me I knew where I wanted to be, the southwest was always for me. We'll never leave here. Not much grass out here though, having a lawn is kinda' frowned upon. But that's okay I prefer the desert landscape.
For the basement debate, a basement allows for creating unique living spaces that would be difficult on other floors. I'm in the process of designing a home gym, theater and game room in our basement. You just can't really do a whole floor like that without a basement. It separates the living space away from your day to day living spaces and your sleeping space.
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When I left N.Y. I wanted to continue moving from city to city. I wanted to experience living throughout the US. The grass is always greener and I regret leaving WNY.
That was me too. I lived away from Rochester twice, and the last time, I decided to move back permanently. I even turned down a job offer at Microsoft in Seattle to come back.
The things I missed greatly or desired:
The culture and history in Rochester. Newer cities frankly don't have that culture and history no matter how hard they try.
My amazing home that I built. There's no possible way I'd be able to build the same home at the same cost in most parts of the country.
The nationally ranked schools. Having young children, there's no way I would put them into the bad schools littered all across many parts of the country.
No hurricanes, no tornadoes, no droughts, no extreme heat. For me I do not mind winter one bit. So cold season I enjoy. I love being able to enjoy the beautiful Finger Lakes, Ontario Lake, gorges etc. I love the hiking I have available. The amazing greenery, trees, flowers. The landscape I live in is also virtually unmatched. The hills, gorges, etc.
In the winter I can go sledding, skiing, snowboarding. Having 1/4 of the worlds' fresh water on my doorstep also means water is cheap. There are no such things as water restrictions here. I can water my lawn any time I want for as long as I want. There are no restrictions on filling a pool or draining it and cleaning it. I can grow some of the most beautiful trees/flowers/bushes, etc.
There's a reason why Rochester is considered a boomerang city. I was one of them and many of my neighbors are too. You leave at some point thinking you need to. Then you realize how great it is living here.
The year after we lost our house in the Upstate flooding I tornado hit about 10 miles up the road (CNY) and killed 5 people. NY weather is a horror show pretty much all the time but at least we got to live. We had joked after the flood we wanted to live on a big hill but thats where the killer tornado's hit. Just ain't safe from the weather anywhere.
I moved back to NY for family planning to leave ASAP but life happens and more family stuff hit and likely I'll die here.
Unless I make it to retirement. Never be able to pay these taxes on a fixed income. Not even close.
Also I don't have a basement in NY. Some places may be ok, I don't know, but in NY basements are wet and yucky. Whe we bought current house we insisted on no basement. Houses in the 50-100 year old range on slabs are very common. We love not having a basement. No stairs. Washer/dryer on same floor, LOVE IT. If god forbid one of use ends up hurt in some way we won't need ramps and a chair lift.
When we built our house here, a basement was a requirement of mine. Far as Upstate, NY, is concerned, a basement is great during the colder months. It's a buffer of sorts, otherwise the rest of a house would be difficult to heat. Every house, apartment building, townhouse, etc., besides raised ranches, in Upstate I've ever been in had a basement.
The downside is a basement in an area with a not-so-agreeable water table.
Not me I knew where I wanted to be, the southwest was always for me. We'll never leave here. Not much grass out here though, having a lawn is kinda' frowned upon. But that's okay I prefer the desert landscape.
Ex New Yorker, We moved to AZ years ago from the Northeast. My wife loves it out here and it eventually grew on me when I learned how to handle the summers. The key word with summer out here is; options! Leaving for NY tonight and will be there till Sunday.
Ex New Yorker, We moved to AZ years ago from the Northeast. My wife loves it out here and it eventually grew on me when I learned how to handle the summers. The key word with summer out here is; options! Leaving for NY tonight and will be there till Sunday.
We're in the high country at about 5,500 ft. because of that we have four mild seasons. The summertime temperatures are comparable to New York but without the humidity and hot summer nights.
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