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We currently live on 15 acres in the sticks. We love it. It is incredibly peaceful and quiet. We've been casually looking to move for about ten years because the property maintenance is getting to be too much. Not much snow, but almost year-round fire abatement measures.
We have visited so many areas and can't find what we want. We are spoiled rotten when it comes to privacy and noise. Our neighbors keep to themselves unless help is needed or given. I don't need "generational diversity" as I don't like children. So sue me! I've lived in condos and apartments with the paper-thin walls and nosy neighbors and their undisciplined offspring. The comments about the 55+ options are enlightening. When my mother lived in one, she was one of the few that was still driving. Every day, residents asked her to drive them places. They received a polite, "No," as being a taxi service got old fast. To be honest, I'm not sure what we will end up doing.
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01-11-20, 12:02 PM | |
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We're in a 55+ mobilehome community, and have owned here for 6 years. Pluses: quiet at night, only pets under 19 pounds allowed, children visiting under certain age have restricted pool time and must be supervised by resident, nice clubhouse for events, and beautiful mature landscaping all over with walking trails, plentiful lighting and secure mail center. We are in a 9000 sq ft lot that requires yard care and irrigation.
Minus: The HOA rises yearly, and as others mentioned upcoming expenses for the owner are Your burden to pay for prorated monthly. Here in Oregon the newest scam is home health care workers moving in with their single elderly patient. The health worker then has their own family members " help", and slowly they move in even though they don't comply with the age restrictions. It takes months to evict them. In our park we've had mail fraud rings, drug dealing & prostitution schemes and car repair business ran by the children of the older tenants. So it hasn't been the most peaceful calm existence. But it gives us something to talk about with neighbors. Plus plus: when I needed stool softener for DH after his car accident, I texted a neighbor at 4am for some and he had it here within the hour LOL
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01-11-20, 02:25 PM | ||
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01-11-20, 03:23 PM | |
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Bee - We are in a similar situation, we live semi-rural in a high summer fire risk area and we are surrounded by big trees. We’ve had a small condo in the city for seven years so we’ve started to make a transition to city living as we are down there a few times a month. Although I know at times we will miss the quiet of rural living, we love the green lifestyle of walking most places and rarely using our car. We aren’t big fans of condo living due to fees and close quarters, so our plan is to eventually buy a small house in the city and sell the condo. My take on it is there’s no utopia, have to decide what best suits you....focus on the pros and learn to live with the cons.
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