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The Expat Retirement Thread (or expat thread)
| January 30th, 2021 at 10:05:22 AM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18213 |
I live in a small place, smaller houses (not "tiny homes") are where it is at unless you have a large family. But what they want for anything in some of these places is insane. Of course I do not want to be is SoCal, or CA itself at all. Get a small house while you can, investors are gobbling them up. The President is a fink. |
| January 30th, 2021 at 11:14:48 AM permalink | |
| DRich Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 51 Posts: 4969 |
My wife and I bought a house that is way bigger than we need. 3300 sq ft and it is just the two of us but we bought it because the back yard was exactly what we were looking for. I would have been fine with a 1500 sqft if we could have found this yard. At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a detrrent. |
| January 30th, 2021 at 1:51:05 PM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11807 |
I'll keep that in mind Eating lunch in old town Scottsdale What a beautiful town Nice park in the middle of town Good restaurants Free parking and plenty of parking Art galleries galore. Just wandering around on foot getting good exercise Loving this town Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| January 30th, 2021 at 4:22:24 PM permalink | |
| petroglyph Member since: Aug 3, 2014 Threads: 25 Posts: 6227 | I found stealth RV camping in almost downtown Scottsdale. The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury. GW |
| February 1st, 2021 at 5:45:06 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | Nobody is going to Puerta Vallarta? Outside of Cancun it has one of the best connected airports at a beach location in Mexico. Alaska Airlines Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA) Seasonal: Portland (OR), Seattle/Tacoma American Airlines Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Phoenix–Sky Harbor Seasonal: Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare American Eagle Seasonal: Los Angeles Delta Air Lines Atlanta, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Seattle/Tacoma Seasonal: Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul Frontier Airlines Las Vegas (begins March 25, 2021) Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare, Denver Southwest Airlines Denver, Houston–Hobby, Orange County (resumes March 11, 2021), Phoenix–Sky Harbor Sun Country Airlines Seasonal: Dallas/Fort Worth (resumes June 4, 2021),[6] Las Vegas, Minneapolis/St. Paul United Airlines Denver, Houston–Intercontinental, Newark, San Francisco Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare, Los Angeles United Express Seasonal: Houston–Intercontinental Volaris Phoenix–Sky Harbor (suspended),Tijuana Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare -- Air Canada Vancouver Seasonal: Calgary, Montréal–Trudeau Air Canada Rouge Toronto–Pearson Air Transat Montréal–Trudeau Seasonal: Québec City, Toronto–Pearson Swoop Edmonton WestJet Calgary, Toronto–Pearson, VancouverSeasonal: Comox, Edmonton, Kelowna, Prince George, Regina, Saskatoon, Victoria, Winnipeg -- TUI Airways London–Gatwick, Manchester (UK) |
| February 2nd, 2021 at 4:56:14 AM permalink | |
| DRich Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 51 Posts: 4969 |
I am going to PV in April for a vacation. At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a detrrent. |
| February 2nd, 2021 at 7:13:07 AM permalink | |
| kenarman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 14 Posts: 4525 |
You are temporarily out of date. The Canadian government has banned all pleasure trips to Mexico or Caribbean destinations. The airlines have shut down all the flights from Canada. "but if you make yourselves sheep, the wolves will eat you." Benjamin Franklin |
| February 2nd, 2021 at 10:51:37 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
They have dubbed part of PV, the Zona Romantica: Located on the south side of Puerto Vallarta, ZonaRomantica has earned the honor of being the number one gay beach destination in Latin America and has seen tourism increase considerably over the past few years. The Vallarta Botanical Gardens are located here and showcase a scenic display of native plants. https://goo.gl/maps/zPiX8XXJGTyp6a6i8 Home Style Average Rent Price 1-bedroom apartment in City Centre $309.50 1-bedroom apartment Outside of Centre $144.44 3-bedroom apartment in City Centre $631.24 3-bedroom apartment Outside of Centre $403.88 Source: www.numbeo.com (March 2017) I went there with a woman, and despite the marketing at American gays, it is still a very relaxed and low cost place to stay. |
| February 2nd, 2021 at 11:51:37 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | Would you live in a totally new development(recubbed an “Urbanburb”)?  PHASE I OPENED OCTOBER 2014 1 Billion DOLLAR PROJECT 86 ACRES 526 LUXURY RENTAL UNITS 101 SINGLE FAMILY HOME SITES 330-Key FOUR-STAR FULL-SERVICE HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER 8.8 ACRES OF GATHERING SPACE Including A 10,000 SQUARE FOOT PLAZA 570,000 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL 678,000 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SPACE It isn't cheap. An 800 square foot apartment is $2K per month, and the single family homes are the better fraction of a million dollars and over a million for a larger home. It might have touches of Mayberry R.F.D., but it certainly is a lot more expensive. |
| February 2nd, 2021 at 11:53:48 AM permalink | |
| kenarman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 14 Posts: 4525 |
I have been to PV several times. The last few I just went to Nuevo Vallarta for the beach, still haven't managed to walk the beach from one end to the other. Downtown and the Zona Romantica don't appeal to me much anymore. All colonial downtown areas are pretty much the same. "but if you make yourselves sheep, the wolves will eat you." Benjamin Franklin |