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Originally Posted by Vinish

I have not posted much to the TOTV so I hope this is the right place in which to put this thread. If not, please let me know and I will ask for it to be moved.

My wife and I bought in TV in March, 2014. We live in TV for 7 months of the year (Oct thru April) and own a home in central Michigan where we are from and where we live for the summer months. With our thick northern blood (or is it thin?), we find the summers in FL to be oppressive and not something in which we plan to participate for the foreseeable future.

We could stay in Michigan but we are considering selling in Michigan and buying a home in the mountains near western NC. Our number one criteria is that the location must be high enough in elevation so that the summer climate is similar to that of Michigan. We don't care about the climate in the rest of the year since we will be in TV.

We are looking at the Asheville, Boone, and Hendersonville, NC areas but would consider other places such as southern WV, western VA, eastern KT, eastern TN, or even NW GA. It just has to not get as hot as central NC. We are avid motorcyclists and active outdoors so this area is ideal. Our grandchildren are in Cary, NC so it would be nice to be a bit closer to them as well.

We require a single family home (no condos or townhomes), a stick-built home (no "manufactured" homes), home price no greater than ~$300k, and would prefer a 55+ community like TV with some amenities, clubhouses, and possibly golf. We also do not want to be totally out in the "boonies" so somewhere reasonably close to restaurants, shopping, and an airport would be preferred.

Would anyone have recommendations for developments/communities or just cities to consider in these areas? Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks and G'day,

Vinish

If you haven't already, you may want to try Find Your Best Place to Retire. I found that site to be very useful when researching various locales prior to settling on TV as our retirement destination. It may help you pull a short list together that you can dive into more deeply to make your decision. Good luck!! Lots of gorgeous locations in the region you are targeting.

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