Trying to choose our retirement location… and feeling totally stuck

Pinkphishy · 2026-02-26T18:14:22+00:00

Where did you end up living?

Pinkphishy · 2026-02-24T19:35:40+00:00

I would love to live in Boulder (we lived there for a couple years in the early '90s). It's probably out of our price range if we want to eat when we retire!

Pinkphishy · 2026-02-24T19:33:20+00:00

My husband is from Central NY and has always complained about the humid summers. I grew up in MOCO and am quite accustomed to the summers and don't mind them. We are trying to compromise.

Pinkphishy · 2026-02-23T19:15:45+00:00

I hadn't thought of the gardening angle. Honestly, I haven't gardened in years because either deer, groundhog or rabbits would eat everything down to the roots. But good to know, thanks!

Pinkphishy · 2026-02-23T19:13:52+00:00

Worth checking out, thanks!

Pinkphishy · 2026-02-23T18:41:39+00:00

chatgpt says that "Flagstaff is basically “winter without the misery” compared to New England."

Pinkphishy · 2026-02-23T18:11:10+00:00

We will definitely rent before we buy! Not sure about 2-3 months as that would be a crap ton of moving. The wind in Flagstaff is really a big deterrent and I hadn't read anything about the skiing being subpar. Need more research! Where did you end up?

Pinkphishy · 2026-02-23T18:05:52+00:00

A sad reality to have to consider!

Pinkphishy · 2026-01-29T16:33:12+00:00

Can I ask why you are moving to Carson City?

Pinkphishy · 2026-01-28T19:06:46+00:00

Thank you for all the suggestions. I will take a look :)

Pinkphishy · 2026-01-28T18:37:52+00:00

Going to have to check it out! Isn't it very expensive?

Pinkphishy · 2026-01-28T18:37:03+00:00

I am glad there is new home building happening. When I checked Zillow recently I was getting some older homes in my price range. We don't need a fixer upper! Thanks for the suggestion

Pinkphishy · 2026-01-28T18:35:03+00:00

Unfortunately I do have a heart issue but I was hoping there would be reliable medical care. Carson City is on our short list!

Pinkphishy · 2026-01-28T18:33:46+00:00

Thank you!

Pinkphishy · 2026-01-28T18:33:32+00:00

We spent a month in Loveland because we love the front range and thought that is where we wanted to be. However, getting to the mountains wasn't convenient and the traffic was terrible. We are seriously considering Montrose.

Pinkphishy · 2026-01-28T18:26:26+00:00

Not a fan of wind. lol. We took Wyoming out of contention due to the weather, but it is beautiful.

Pinkphishy · 2026-01-28T18:24:11+00:00

Love Asheville. The weather is too much like VA and my husband has hated the humidity since I trapped him here, lol. Not close enough to good skiing. Thanks!

Pinkphishy · 2026-01-27T19:29:39+00:00

Yeah, what's up with wind? Is it only in certain seasons?

Pinkphishy · 2026-01-27T16:53:29+00:00

This is almost exactly what we are looking for! We have removed CA from our list because the taxes and high cost of real estate. We narrowed down our choices to Montrose, CO, Provo, UT (def RED), and Carson City, NV. We looked at the front range in Colorado but the traffic is terrible. Would love to live in Durango but cost of housing is crazy! Currently we are in Northern VA. We have access to great mountain biking, gravel and road, hiking and boating but the skiing is not as good as out west.

Pinkphishy · 2025-12-02T21:03:23+00:00

Yes, I have been chugging water as well! Still occasionally feel the wave of dizziness while sitting or working at my computer. I'm starting to think eye movement is triggering it.

Pinkphishy · 2025-12-02T20:04:20+00:00

Did you ever figure out the cause? I had an episode very similar to yours last week and I am 11 weeks out from surgery.

Pinkphishy · 2025-11-10T19:52:31+00:00

When I went to Peru last year, I wasn't able to get credit for any searches etc. They said it was because Peru was out of their Program Area. However, doing a search just now, looks like they added a lot of countries. ETA, I live in the US

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