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Dec 25, 2010, 4:42 pm
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Can you send me some town names to look at?? I must admit the cinderblock walls look rather like a prison to me near Phoenix. I know I really need to travel soon to check out different areas.
Dec 25, 2010, 4:43 pm
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Dec 25, 2010, 4:51 pm
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There are still cheap options in the hill country, though some real estate is now 
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The other places I've lived that I recommend are the northern part of the front range in Colorado (again, some areas are but if you get to Fort Collins or above, there are good options) and the western slope of the Rockies.
I also have a number of friends who have moved out to the Corvalis, OR or Bend, OR areas and swear by them. I've visited and both are ^ and from what I see neither are in terms of real estate prices.
Also, several people I know love the Wasatch Valley in UT. They do all have religious reasons for preferring that area, but from what I've seen it is very pretty and not too expensive.
.The other places I've lived that I recommend are the northern part of the front range in Colorado (again, some areas are
but if you get to Fort Collins or above, there are good options) and the western slope of the Rockies.I also have a number of friends who have moved out to the Corvalis, OR or Bend, OR areas and swear by them. I've visited and both are ^ and from what I see neither are
in terms of real estate prices.Also, several people I know love the Wasatch Valley in UT. They do all have religious reasons for preferring that area, but from what I've seen it is very pretty and not too expensive.
Dec 25, 2010, 4:55 pm
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Oh joy. Foot+ of snow tomorrow.
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Dec 25, 2010, 4:59 pm
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Cool - thanks! Will Truilia your suggestions.
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I do go to CO frequently and Fort Collins sure does meet my biking requirements! I've also been to both Corvalis and Bend OR and really do like that area too. My area has taken a heck of a hit on the real estate prices so it is tough for me to figure out exactly how much equity I have but I'm pretty certain that I can avoid a mortgage in most places I'm interested in. I just want to own something free-and-clear so I have enough $'s to travel
The biking there is awesome, both mountain and road. Other than consistently getting my a
kicked by one of my female roomates, I loved road biking the dam and some of the low passes just north of town.I'm from too far south to want to go back to the cold as a long-term solution, but if the CO climate is your speed, then Fort Collins is :-:.
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If you ski at all, Fort Collins is ^^. Easy to get to Steamboat even when the canyons are closed by going up-and-over through WY and for day trips both Eudora and Loveland are easy to access.
The biking there is awesome, both mountain and road. Other than consistently getting my a kicked by one of my female roomates, I loved road biking the dam and some of the low passes just north of town.
I'm from too far south to want to go back to the cold as a long-term solution, but if the CO climate is your speed, then Fort Collins is :-:.
The biking there is awesome, both mountain and road. Other than consistently getting my a
kicked by one of my female roomates, I loved road biking the dam and some of the low passes just north of town.I'm from too far south to want to go back to the cold as a long-term solution, but if the CO climate is your speed, then Fort Collins is :-:.