St George UT is/was a great winter spot. Access to the national parks and not too far from Vegas. Awfully hot and dry but if you appreciate the desert stuff not a bad spot.
Winter retirement destinations/options
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Wife had already said we need to be by the grandkids (if we have any) which means I have to follow if I ever want to retire.
And you base that advice off of? For example, I can buy a mobile home in a retirement community in Texas for less than $100k and not pay lot rent. Places in this park rent for $1200/month. Rent it for 4-6 months each winter and I've paid for a decent chunk of my investment until I retire, whether that be 5 years or 15 years.
My goal has always been to retire at 55. After these last 5 months, I'm not so sure I'm ready for that. I may have to read this book as well.
You lost me when you high light Myrtle Beach as your main stop in the Carolina's. Ugh.
Don't expect the Gkids to stay in one town for more than 3 years. Just about the time you move to "be by the grandkids.....", they will be moving on to Dad's next job.
My wife’s plans and logic don’t mesh well at times. I’m guessing I will work to 65 no matter what anyhow.
If you want to be around expat Iowans, the Rio Grand Valley and Arizona are the places. I have lots of aunts and uncles who spend the winters in south Texas. A cousin with an ISU legacy family who have a place in Phoenux area but spend the summers back in Iowa and Missouri with ISU sons and grandkids.
My wife has no interest in living in the heat of Arizona. For tht to happen it would have to be Flagstaff. Her uncle retired as a school district superintendent and eventually settled down in Mesa retirement village suurounded by Iowans. He celebrated his 99th birthday out there last month.
We have a quaint time share community on Kauai we spend two weeks every year. We have another with a chain that we use for supplemental travel. Plus it is based in Orlando so it will be a family Disney getaway as the grandkids get older.
Now we just have to get rid of this COVID thing so we can enjoy travel in retirement.
My wife has no interest in living in the heat of Arizona. For tht to happen it would have to be Flagstaff. Her uncle retired as a school district superintendent and eventually settled down in Mesa retirement village suurounded by Iowans. He celebrated his 99th birthday out there last month.
We have a quaint time share community on Kauai we spend two weeks every year. We have another with a chain that we use for supplemental travel. Plus it is based in Orlando so it will be a family Disney getaway as the grandkids get older.
Now we just have to get rid of this COVID thing so we can enjoy travel in retirement.
Half the folks down here in Destin are retired folks by my totally unscientific polling....
Expensive though....1 bedroom condo goes for 200k
Obviously.....have to say I run into more Hawk fans than ISU but there is a ISU contingent down here. Folks from Iowa seem to be pretty proud of their state and go out of their way to talk to other Iowan's regardless of fan affiliation.How many are Hawkeye fans though? That could influence his decision.
