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Ian's Green Journal - Thanks!
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| | Subject: | Thanks! | | Time: | 08:16 pm |
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| | Thank you for everyone who wrote about the whole Seattle thing! The reason Tanya and I are considering moving in a couple years is because 1] we're kinda tired of the desert, and desert themed national parks 2] we can't afford a house in socal, 2 bedroom condos across the street from us are going for 600k 3] there are three great national parks within close driving distance 4] glacier np is within far driving distance. we'll see...i think over the next year we're going to go visit a few times up there and see how we like both portland and seattle, but i think seattle would probably be the easiest transition. | comments: Leave a comment     |
| i just saw your other post, but i'll be annoying and reply to this one!
i think you would like it in the northwest. having just moved here myself and experienced by first "northwest winter," the rain did suck. HOWEVER - coming from the east coast, it's like a piece of cake, because all the rain was pretty much over by mid to late february. like, what? that's nothing compared to east coast winters, as you know. flowers are blooming everywhere already. and i hear for the rest of the year until winter again it's just beautiful - and not TOO hot or humid, but just about right. in my opinion, people don't really have a lot to complain about. (then again, i've never lived in socal.)
i agree with others who say it'll probably be easier to transition to seattle. although i really really like portland, it really is a pretty wimpy city, size-wise. compared to LA and east coast cities, downtown is like...nothing. i've been to seattle a few times now and really like it, too. and mainly, like you said, it's like endless photo/national park opportunities. i would love to make it to glacier someday myself. and then in addition to the actual national parks there's places like the columbia river gorge, mt. st. helens, the san juan islands, etc...lots of awesomeness. | | (Reply) (Thread) |
| | Right now I would buy in L.A. There are so MANY opportunities for repo properties and over then next 6 months the prices are going to be scary low. Yes you will have to sit in it for 5 years for the market turn around but the gains will be substantial. | | (Reply) (Parent) (Thread) |
| | the problem with la though is if you actually want something to live in- even the crappy [i mean crappy] houses are around the million mark, that's a pretty hefty morgage to sit on, and to not foreclose on a foreclosure! hehe. | | (Reply) (Parent) (Thread) |
| | oh, i forgot to mention! pretty much the most important part: SO. CHEAP. compared to everywhere else you and/or i have lived. | | (Reply) (Thread) |
| | My brother and his Wife were living in Palm Springs for about a year or two and then they decided to move to Portland and they're really loving it. But Seattle is pretty nice too and then you could always hop across the border to Canada...eh (I can say that since I'm 1/2 Canadian but I have to pay the price of my American half making fun of me.) | | (Reply) (Thread) |
| | I'm making my slow way up the coast... San Diego, now San Jose, and in the next 5 years I expect to end up in Seattle as well. It's gorgeous out there! You'll love it. And after being in SoCal, it's a nice change of pace to have actual seasons :) | | (Reply) (Thread) |
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