Looking for paradise to retire

[Rich Richardson]

I live in Phoenix from November to May. I live in the Colorado mountains at 11,000 ft from May to November.

 

[Capt3513]

I thought I had found paradise about 50 years ago, and we invested our lives together in Colorado working for the future.

Now the future is here and I don't want to live here anymore.

I want to move back to America, but no one seems to know where that is these days. Please let me know if you hear any rumors.

As Colorado escapees we found the America we grew up in in the wheatfields and small towns of NW Oklahoma.

 

[LVSteve]

Looks like Paradise CA will never be fully rebuilt thanks to the insurance industry.

How are people supposed to rebuild Paradise, California, when nobody can afford home insurance? | AP News

 

[luvsmiths]

Okay, so my wife and I are looking for the perfect place to retire. What are we looking for???? Paradise. I know, sniffing too much glue.

She wants to be close(r) to the beach with mild temps. Me, I want a, um, better political climate that is more pro 2A. No hurricanes or humidity.

I know, I am dreaming............right?

Drop her off in Florida on your way to Wyoming?

 

[luvsmiths]

When my wife and I decided to relocate to AZ some asked "Why not Florida?"

Easy answer...FL has humidity...AZ doesn't. FL has hurricanes...AZ doesn't (but does have the occasional dust storm and summer heat...but low humidity).

" It was 138 degrees today, but it's a DRY heat"!

 

[DWalt]

One major consideration for retirement relocation is the availability and quality of health services. Not just doctors and hospitals, but also dentists and vets. You can't forget your four footed friends. Assuming you can take them along. Some countries may not allow entry of animal pets.

One good thing about being here in San Antonio is the presence of a large medical center and a medical college with every type of specialist you can imagine.

 

[Skeet 028]

I grew up on the Eastern Shore of Md...when I was a kid it WAS paradise. hunting fishing lots of nice folks More'n half of 'em related...Stayed that way till about 1985 or so...Then the Philtydelphians Warshington Idiots and the Balti morons started moving in. By 95 she was about doneBay went to hades...Plywood orchards sprung up...We moved here to Wyoming in about 2005...We already owned a small ranch in Montana..near Red Lodge. sold the farm in Md and bought another place here in Wyoming. Gets colder here...gets hotter. Average is about the same. No humidity...no hurricanes...no tornados. Easy place to live. Wife loves it here. . Only thing I really miss is the folks and family I grew up with...course... My family was from the area there since the 1660s.. I had to marry a gal from Long Island so I knew I wasn't marrying Kin. She mighta been a Yankee...but her daddy was a southern boy for real

 

[UncleEd]

Just remember, retirement with the concept of
paradise must include good hospitals, excellent
and plentiful types of doctors and specialties,
ready supply of staff and distances not too
daunting. Add to that retirement facilities,
ditto on staffing for them.

Paradise must be coupled with the reality of life.

 

[dockmurgw]

Paradise must be coupled with the reality of life.

Even if it means you can't use a 20 round mag?

 

[Skeet 028]

Yep...those useless 20 round mags. Much better to have a 30 round mag...except the ammo pile gets used up faster. True story. Wife bought an AR wanted to kill them pesky coyotes. First time she went out on the 4 wheeler Y heard her shoot. Comes roaring up to the house...says I got a coyote. I hadda go make sure it was dead...and she wasn't touching an ol dead anything. Get back there...yep...critter WAS dead...1 223 hole...2 45 Colt holes through there too. I asked how many rounds she shot. Looked at me like I had lost my mind...and then said...well...all of 'em. That was 30 rounds...and 2 45 colt rounds too. She was so proud about killing the coyote that ate her cat...Bubba...so that's why we can have 30 round mags...but she gets 10 rounders these days

 

[YeshuaIsa53]

Gonna be a dental floss tycoon. Say it, Rusty!

Another one...


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[IAM Rand]

Drop her off in Florida on your way to Wyoming?

We have put too much work into each other. Gotta keep her

 

[smoothshooter]

My sister & BIL bought a place down South Car. by Charleston. A place called John's Island. Prices are high in their area; their place has gone up in value by around $80K, but it's a nice area. (I would've moved inland more, away from HOAs.) Too humid in the summer, but these past couple years with Mother Nature going through the "change" they've been fortunate.
I'm in the same boat as you as far as recently retired and wanting to move but I'm staying in PA, just out of Pittsburgh. The county (Butler) is in our sights because of the way things are. Just one story house is necessary. So. Car. is a heck of a nice place, but I don't like the heat South of the Mason-Dixon Line; plus critters too small to shoot that can kill you & wrap you in a web. And reptiles. Good luck looking for Paradise! (Look beside your dashboard light).
"If you stick with the "T" of Pa. [excludes Filthydelpha and the Burgh] you've got Alabama attitude without the summer humidity!"
Exactly why Butler Co. is a preferred destination for us! Plus, we still have people here.

What is the "T "?

 

[erikpolcrack]

For those of us not familiar with the region, where is the T of Pennsylvania?

If you ignore the SE (greater Philly) and the SW (greater Pittsburgh), the remaining mostly rural counties look like a fat, sloppy capital T.

 

[zeke]

Am of opinion being retired is being in paradise, no matter where ya are. While not a person of means, am grateful for not having over extended myself. And the older ya get, it seems to be harder to make new friends.
Being round people i know has importance for me. However, everyone's situation is different.

Still dreaming of moving to WV for warmer clime, political climate and affordable housing.

 

[Oldengineer]

We chose Prescott, AZ. Strong second amendment with gunshops everywhere, 9 months of great weather with 3 months of warm and dry weather. No tornados or earthquakes, and beautiful topography. Strong right leaning politics without extremism. Housing is expensive due to California immigration. Take a look.

 

[WBH]

Most books and magazine articles about finding the perfect retirement location could be summed up as "a small town in the south". In other words: Mayberry. There are many southern towns that are a good fit for me, but the best place for most of us is near our family and friends. Wherever that may be. Best wishes for you and your decision.