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Originally Posted by Jetakai
I know most people say come down and try it out, but basically when I retire I must leave Alaska. Winters are getting too hard. 3 years, 9 months, 21 days.
So when would you buy a house? The end of 2022? I don't want to have to fly back and forth. Can you just come down once, pick out everything and then just do paperwork by mail? How long does it take to build a home? When does the loan close? After you take possession?
I retire in about April of 2023 but I want to drive from Alaska to Florida with a lot of meandering so I may not be there until June. I am looking at a small house, with the Vineyard floor plan (I don't want to retire to clean). Can you hire a management company to take care of the place. I have heard that there are issues with squatters and you can't kick them out, or is that just something for myth busters?
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No one can answer these questions for you. Alaska to Florida?
Certainly a radical climate and life style change.
Issues with squatters? I never heard any such thing. Are you saying you plan on buying a place and renting it? I heard an ad the other day for a place that will manage a rental property.
They claim that they take 8% of the rent. Can't kick them out?
This is not New York. If, you have a tenant not paying the rent the sheriff tosses them out on the curb with all their stuff.
Committing now to a four year plan for a move to the Villages?
A lot can and will change in four years. Assuming you own a home in Alaska. Ability to sell it may be quite different in four years