What's happening Kingman AZ?

Toy Collector said:
Don't beat yourself up too bad. You gave it a shot and now you know! Not many of us have made that jump, but you did. Bummer that the outdoor activities don't quell your interests enough but its completely understandable, coming from Julian/San Diego.

In the end, you can say you tried to live in Montana, which is a dream for most of us on here. I feel your AZ adventure will be much more fruitful. Good luck!
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Outstanding post!
I’m a little farther along than some of you (almost 1/3 JD’s age), one of my biggest concerns is looking back some day saying “I wish I would’ve…”
Props to you Bansh for giving it a shot, good luck on the next chapter.
 
BaBaBouy said:
Outstanding post!
I’m a little farther along than some of you (almost 1/3 JD’s age), one of my biggest concerns is looking back some day saying “I wish I would’ve…”
Props to you Bansh for giving it a shot, good luck on the next chapter.
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Great post @BaBaBouy we are in the final stages of looking for our retirement home. I love Montana I just wasn’t sure about living there. His “adventure” helped out a lot.
 
Fwiw, my financial advisor said he is now recommending to all of his clients, "if you are not 100% sure of the area/state/county, rent for a full year, then decide if you want to buy".
 
Bobalos said:
Fwiw, my financial advisor said he is now recommending to all of his clients, "if you are not 100% sure of the area/state/county, rent for a full year, then decide if you want to buy".
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Yes for sure. In 2004 or 2005 we took advantage of the real estate market in SoCal, sold the house and relocated to Havasu. We had spent multitudes of weekends at Havasu with our boating buddies and figured it would be just dandy to live there as well. I had a job lined up ahead of time already. On top of the house we bought not being finished yet and having to stay in temporary living quarters for about 4 months, the job I had lined up turned to crap in the first few weeks I was on the job. Anyways to make a long story short, we moved into the new house with RV garage, pool etc and after a few more months realized Havasu wasn't for us. It was too much of a change from living in the big city, no shopping, tweakers everywhere, the job market sucked and we found ourselves not enjoying the lake like we used to. It was a horrible decision, we sold and moved to the Phoenix area, and sadly we've never been back to Havasu, the place that we loved to be in the summer. They say the only way to leave Havasu with a million is to show up with 2 million :cautious:.It ends up we didn't lose too much being there for a year, the market was strong enough that we just about broke even on the whole deal, even after paying the realter her share of the scam.

But in reality, there was no way for us to gauge what it would be like to live there unless we lived there, so we tried it and then moved on to something else. Currently, we have bought property in Wittmann, Az not too far from where we have lived for 20 years, and we are in the planning stages to build a forever home. Already drilled a well and have an architect refining the floorplan we want. So hopefully soon.
 
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