| I am pursuing my final career - and I am
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| | elevation. If you aren't real fussy, you
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| quite comfortable working a 40-hour
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| | can find a nice house for $350k. If you
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| schedule for the first time in my life.
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| | are a little fussy or want some land,
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| I take my time and pick my clients
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| | expect to pay $500k or better. Prescott
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| carefully.
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| | is an old, established town with historic
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| I get to take a day off here and there
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| | buildings and strong family culture.
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| for golf, and I travel around the western
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| | It's true that absentee Californians have
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| states every couple of months. Over the
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| | snapped up a good bit of the real estate
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| past two years I have been keeping an eye
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| | up. But they have been are running around
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| out for the perfect spot to retire in the
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| | most of the west buying spare homes and
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| Western US.
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| | putting them in the "bank" for future use
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| I now live in a small community near the
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| | Northern Baja, Mexico: Don't write this
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| Bay Area in Northern California. I've
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| | one off too fast, especially if you are
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| lived here for 20+ years, and it has been
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| | in So Cal. and want a second home near
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| great. The Bay Area is vibrant, has a
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| | the beach. It is not as crazy as it
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| good climate, and is home to some of the
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| | sounds You can live near the beach in
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| most creative people on the planet. But
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| | Rosarito and get an absolutely great
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| it certainly isn't paradise.
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| | ocean view or ocean front house for a
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| It is an expensive place to live. The
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| | fraction of the price of a house located
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| highways are congested. The boarders of
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| | two hours north in San Diego county.
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| the US are out of control and that has
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| | South of the Border property even has
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| hit California hard. The government is
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| | financing available from this side of the
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| dysfunctional, and we pay a premium for
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| | border.
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| that. While we have good weather, it is
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| | Hilo Area on the Big Island: One of the
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| great half the year and somewhat
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| | best deals in the United States has been
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| over-rated the other half. My business
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| | discovered and land prices are climbing
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| has changed over the past five years. I
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| | rapidly, but guess what? Land in Hilo is
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| can do about 80% - 90% of it from
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| | still inexpensive. If you are looking
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| anywhere. That's the beauty of
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| | for a slow pace, it doesn't get any
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| information and communication technology.
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| | slower than Hilo. This area is absolutely
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| Let me share with you what I have found
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| | beautiful yet not a prime location for
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| as I looked for better working/
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| | vacation resorts and condos. Condos on
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| retirement locations in the western US.
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| | Kauai, Maui, and the other side of the
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| - Portland, Oregon area; especially
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| | big island run $500 - $750k, yet a Hilo
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| Southern Washington
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| | acre lot can be purchased for $40 to
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| - Prescott, Arizona
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| | $75k, and houses for $150k. If you want
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| - Northern Baja, Mexico
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| | some privacy, like to garden, and have
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| - Hilo, the big island of Hawaii
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| | dreamed of building a hideaway on an
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| - Boise, Idaho
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| | tropical island, there is still time to
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| Southern Washington: I recently visited
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| | do it in the USA. It rains almost daily
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| a friend who built his dream house on a
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| | in Hilo but showers are short and the 75
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| few acres in Southern Washington, about
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| | to 80 degrees temperatures makes the
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| 30 minutes from Portland. His 2,500
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| | showers and lush green growth a real
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| square foot house cost about the same as
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| | delight.
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| a ΒΌ acre lot in the Bay Area. He is
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| | Boise is rated as the second best city to
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| within easy drive of a good airport and
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| | do business in the US by Forbes Magazine.
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| Oregon has no sales tax. He can explore
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| | It has a population of about 400,000,
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| the Cascades and reach ocean or skiing in
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| | and median house prices around $165,000.
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| a few hours. Yep - it rains a lot, but
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| | Boise is an excellent gateway to the
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| not as much as Seattle.
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| | natural beauty of the Northern Rockies.
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| Prescott, Arizona: This gem is home to
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| | For those of you not quite ready to hang
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| 30,000 people, who enjoy mountain vistas
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| | it up, but looking for an interesting,
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| and a temperate, sunny, four-season
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| | affordable small city environment, Boise
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| climate thanks to its mile-high
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| | deserves your serious consideration.
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