I wish we could move....

[babsbag]

But it is really really hard to beat our weather in CA.

 

[Bruce]

Yeah, nothing like HOT and no rain for years

 

[greybeard]

I wouldn't know anything about that--this one broke the 2011 drought here.

Mar 11 2016

Then Again, May 01 20016

And then less than 30 days later, here it came again--viewed toward house from the other end.. 5-27- 2016

A few days later, back down to normal

I've had just about enough.

 

[babsbag]

I will never have a flood at my house, but I have had more than my share of rain in Oct. We usually have next to none, over 7 inches this year.

I like hot weather and I love no rain all summer. I have a growing season that goes from April (March sometimes) to Nov. and mud free. Love it.

 

[Mini Horses]

Heat & no/little rain for so long -- how do you keep pastures?

uhhh, maybe you don't. I would be in trouble with no pastures.....even tho I do complain about having to cut them, with none the hay would be way too costly to maintain the animals.

 

[Latestarter]

Too much water or not enough... seems that's the way of our future everywhere. I won't have Greybeard's flooding issues here. I visited the property the first time in early September after a week straight of heavy rain. Hopefully I won't have to deal with serious drought here either, like CA. Although I guess TX did suffer with a drought like many other places. I don't know... I just know it's always green here, which I like. And it gets rain a lot more often than the front range in CO. And rain/water isn't legislated here. And there's no state income tax here. And though residential property taxes are high, there is a homestead exemption and I can get all but one acre on my property classified as AG, so taxes are minor on that portion. And there are still decent sized properties available at reasonable prices. And so far, the folks here have been mighty friendly.

 

[Mike CHS]

It seems it is always the people in an area that makes a place seem like home. We looked at some places that you could tell they were clannish but we haven't met a "stranger" in our area in the 3 plus years we have had it.

 

[farmerjan]

Please listen to Bruce and Latestarter and get out while the prices are very much in your favor. I too am CERTAIN that there will be another downturn like we have probably never seen, and there will more people losing everything they have and properties that will be worth less than half of what they were bought for 10 years ago. If there was ever a time to get yourself situated financially it is now if you could sell your place. That is nearly 100% return on your money in less than , what, 5 years or so????? If you financed 100 % @ 460,000 and could now get 860,000, you are looking at being able to buy something really decent OUTRIGHT with money left over to do improvements or whatever. Plus leave yourself a nice cushion for the future and then you could work only part-time and take care of things like they need to be. Your other half could build his own shop and go in business for himself, either full time or as a side business so that if there is a crash he could still do some side work and you wouldn't have a mortgage hanging over your head. I cannot imagine anyone even thinking twice about that possibility.....

 

[Bruce]

Except the BF doesn't seem interested in moving.

 

[farmerjan]

Except the BF doesn't seem interested in moving.

Yes, I did read that the BF didn't seem interested in moving, but I was hoping that for both their sakes, she could prevail upon his common sense in regard to the amount of return on investment, if for no other reason....Ever heard of Dave Ramsey??? he does radio programs here about getting out of debt and I keep thinking about some of what he has to say and how they could set themselves up to be totally financially independent as well as have a bigger farm that they want, etc.... If the BF is that much of a genius as Alexz7272 says and she has that much belief in him, he should at least look at what she is saying....maybe even talk to a financial advisor.... I am talking to one now trying to explore my options due to possible changes in my job situation, my joint issues, the newest bs with our health insurance, and what is my best recourse....I"ll bet most people on here would look at the possibilities with the amount of return they can get on the place they currently have, and give their eye teeth to make a move. It scares me to think what could/can/will happen if we have another housing bubble burst; not withstanding the debt this country is in and what it is going to mean for the younger ones coming up. I was just hoping that maybe something you or latestarter or even I said would get them to look at it from another point of view.