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Originally Posted by lolvet
Thanks for your replies, but only a few of you have mention where. That is my question, don't worry about my finances I have worked since age 12 and have no children. I'm also used to stress. I owned several businesses and strive quite well from it. Where is my northeastern Utopia?
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We know what you won't find up north: the Villages, or anything like it. You know this too.
No one can answer your question, since you don't mention a single detail about what you DO want, and what you ARE willing to do.
The north has snow in the winter. It has ice storms, power outages, wind damage to property, branches that need to be picked up, driveways to plow/shovel. In some areas, it needs the oil tank to be maintained, and in other areas you might need the septic company to drain the tank every so often. And then the well water might need service. Access from the street to your utilities even in 10 feet of snow drifts is required.
Those are all things you need to either be willing to do, or willing to hire someone to do as needed.
Now that you have what you MUST be willing to do out of the way, what features are you looking for?
Do you want a basement? A townhouse? A senior apartment building? What kind of area? Suburb within 10 minutes of the nearest shopping mall? City where the local coffee shop is down the elevator 2 floors? A farm on the outskirts of town? A fancy double-wide modular home in an upscale senior trailer park? One floor, two floors? Do you need access to a clubhouse? An indoor pool? Golf course? Near/on the beach?
Are you looking into New England? New York? Ohio?
You need to know what you're looking for, so people can help you narrow it down.