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Originally Posted by G&P SSSKI
I JUST RETIRED APRIL 13 2012 ,AS I WRITE WE ARE PACKING UP THE POD. THE COST OF A POD ( 16 X8X8 ) IS AROUND $2600.WE GOT RID OF A LOT OF STUFF BUT ARE FILLING THE POD MAY NEED A HALF POD. IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU HAVE. WE ARE DOWN SIZING FROM 2000 SF TO A AT EASE (COTTAGE) WHICH IS 1480SF.WE HAVE NOT PURCHASED YET WILL BE STAYING WITH FRIENDS IN THE VILAGES WHILE WE LOOK. WE WILL BE BUYING NEW AND MORE THAN LIKELY PURCHASE ALL READY BUILT.TO ME A HOUSE IS A HOUSE YOU MAKE IT A HOME.DON'T NEED THE SF ( LESS IS MORE TO MYSELF AND WIFE ) IF FAMILY COMES DOWN WILL HAVE TO MAKE DUE. LOOK AT YOUR LIFE STYLE EVERY ONE IS DIFFERENT. I RETIRED WITH MY WIFE NOT MY FRIENDS OR FAMILY. WE WANT TO MAKE THINGS AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE (THATS US ). ENJOY YOUR PROCESS IT'S A HARD ONE..... SKI  |
We had a snowbird home for three years plus. A designer, that we filled with stuff we brought down towing a trailer a couple of times and filling our van each time we came and buying some new and some from Bargains and Treasures. We sold it furnished.
For the house we just moved into this last October,we brought our stuff down from Ohio in two things; a Pod..Actually it was a SAM...and Sweetie drove a 26 ft. box truck down from Cincinnati after we got into the house we had built. The Pod was expensive...because we stored it for several months while we built. The other stuff was in a storage unit in Cincy very cheap....and so are storage units here...very cheap. You can hire people here to unload you that are VERY reasonable in price...shop around. Ladydoc gave us some names who were great and not expensive.
I am not entirely happy with medical care here, coming from an area that had excellent medical care in Ohio.
I believe that it is just about the same to build a new home or buy a used one. The bond is just abut 20K extra and many already lived in homes still have a bond to pay. Be sure you compare apples to apples. Many resales have things added, but many things aren't what you might LIKE stylewise.
Everything else is so far better than ever we had expected.
Buy a Skype camera for your computer and get one for your kids and you can see them and talk to them anytime you want. The kisses and hugs aren't as lovely, but it helps with missing them.