Retirement

[Phaseolus]

Nieve is Spanish for snow. So what would you have a person do? Where would a person move to? I don't like the direction Governor Poojabber is taking us but I think you're worried about something that isn't going to happen in my lifetime. Home and property is paid for, I can hunt elk twice a year, the later tag is right next to my home. Skiing and Grand Mesa are 35 minutes away. Uncompahgre is 60 minutes away. I think I'll stay put. Where pray tell do you live?

Did you mean Naive?

 

[gearguywb]

I am a year or two away from retirement. We live in KC. Love our home and the area.

What we wish for is to get back to the mountains to hike, 4 wheel, hunt, etc.

We have been looking hard at Western WY on Colorado around the Buena Vista area.

Considering a second home until we are ready to take the full time plunge.

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

There is some great hunting and fishing around Buena Vista. A liitle colder and more snow than where I live.

 

[North of 60]

We'll be heading to western MT after my wife retires this summer and we get our house sold. Our son is already there and if anchor babies (grandkids) arrive, then i don't see us ever leaving full time...at worst snowbirding in 10-20 yrs.

CO was on the list for a long time until it started turning into CA.

 

[BVGAB]

I am a year or two away from retirement. We live in KC. Love our home and the area.

What we wish for is to get back to the mountains to hike, 4 wheel, hunt, etc.

We have been looking hard at Western WY on Colorado around the Buena Vista area.

Considering a second home until we are ready to take the full time plunge.

BV here, with roots and family in KS/KC. Boat loads of second homes here which I'm personally torn on to be honest, but we love it here and it's a great location for all kinds of rec/hunting/fishing/4wheeling/etc.

 

[Blacktip]

Retired last year and trying to get out West.
Having a hard time accepting the Realtor fees to
sell my home.

 

[fragment]

I still have kids in school for 12 more years and in laws in declining health nearby. There's 0% chance I can stay where I am until retirement. The wife and I are spending the next 12 years exploring more rural areas until we decide where to land. First on the list so far is to go back to my home state of Kansas, but we're exploring. Spending 2 weeks after Independence Day in South Dakota to see what that state is all about. I love bird hunting as much anything, so I'm pumped to check it out.

Where we live used to be smallish town (9,000 people), until the 'rona happened and everyone and their brother showed up. Population has since ballooned to over 40,000. I figured it would happen, but I thought I had quite a bit more runway than I did before the explosion. I think every day about putting this place in the rear view for the last time.

 

[Tahoe1305]

Retired last year. Decided to hang in CO after living in 8 places prior for the last 24 years.

I appreciate the hunting benefits for sure. And proximity to other western states. Makes getting a reasonable hunt every year with easy logistics possible.

I don’t like Colorado politics. But other places sadly aren’t far behind IMO (at least that’s how I sleep well at night).

Taxes suck. But we figured it as a direct cost/decision. It costs $15k more for us to live in CO vs our next best choice. That money at this point isn’t going to keep me away from what makes me happy.

For our situation the “best” place I could live is probably Wyoming. That would save maybe 20-30k a year overall (taxes/cost of living/etc). Again it wasn’t worth it for what we wanted to do.

 

[Maverick1]

Retired last year and trying to get out West.
Having a hard time accepting the Realtor fees to
sell my home.

There are other ways to sell a home, such as a real estate attorney. Significantly more cost effective. Last one was about $750 total. Something to consider.

 

[tony]

I like southern Utah the week I spent there. Northern Arizona was nice as well.
Truth be told, I'll probably end up just living out my years where I'm at now.
It's a decent rural area. We get all the weather. So, if I want hot, it's probably the hottest area in the U.S. this week. We get snow but, usually not a lot. Fishing is decent in the region; Ohio Whitetails are some of the best in the country.

My mom is in her mid 70's, my stepdad passed last year. And while she does fine, there are things my brother and I need to do for her. So that is the main reason I have to stay in the area.