LopeHunter
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Am close to retiring. Housing prices are not a concern nor is the job market. We will spend 30 to 90 days overseas each year so can avoid those months while healthy enough to travel. I enjoy a nice meal at a restaurant on special occasions. Decent medical facilities are a plus with some "old age issues" specialists available.
Have spent winters in Scottsdale and summers in Portland. Will sell both homes and buy a home in one of three cities: Reno, Colorado Springs, Denver suburb such as Golden.
For any of you with knowledge on any of the above cities, what would be your Top 3 reasons to move and Top 3 to avoid?
I have some bonus points in NV and Preference points in CO. In Colorado could immediately, upon achieving residency, have 100% odds on good elk, deer, pronghorn and bear hunts plus 10% on moose and Bighorn ewe. In Nevada, no real locks to draw with my points.
I no longer mountain hunt (picture below from a decade ago) or solo backpack hunt but can manage okay on an outfitted hunt on horses into back country. I can day hike hunt as well but not very deep and no way can pack an elk out anymore. I like to turkey hunt. Duck hunt. I enjoy fly fishing but have not done so for a decade. I enjoy day hikes. Riding horses. I don't ski anymore.
Reno pencils out to provide about $1,000 to $2000 more a month of post-tax cash flow, mostly due to having no state income tax. That is not life-altering for us. I think of Reno as Scottsdale but 20 degrees cooler each month plus snow and forest fire smoke.
Colorado Springs is about twice the size of Reno and a bit more conservative. Near Denver if want to spend a weekend in a big city. More snow than Reno.
Denver suburb has tons of non-stop flights via DEN including 14 countries plus pro sports teams but air quality varies from good (Golden) to bad (Aurora) and have 3 million neighbors including some which have issues society is struggling to address yet those folks are drawn to Denver with its outreach services.
I will be happy in any of these three cities.
Have spent winters in Scottsdale and summers in Portland. Will sell both homes and buy a home in one of three cities: Reno, Colorado Springs, Denver suburb such as Golden.
For any of you with knowledge on any of the above cities, what would be your Top 3 reasons to move and Top 3 to avoid?
I have some bonus points in NV and Preference points in CO. In Colorado could immediately, upon achieving residency, have 100% odds on good elk, deer, pronghorn and bear hunts plus 10% on moose and Bighorn ewe. In Nevada, no real locks to draw with my points.
I no longer mountain hunt (picture below from a decade ago) or solo backpack hunt but can manage okay on an outfitted hunt on horses into back country. I can day hike hunt as well but not very deep and no way can pack an elk out anymore. I like to turkey hunt. Duck hunt. I enjoy fly fishing but have not done so for a decade. I enjoy day hikes. Riding horses. I don't ski anymore.
Reno pencils out to provide about $1,000 to $2000 more a month of post-tax cash flow, mostly due to having no state income tax. That is not life-altering for us. I think of Reno as Scottsdale but 20 degrees cooler each month plus snow and forest fire smoke.
Colorado Springs is about twice the size of Reno and a bit more conservative. Near Denver if want to spend a weekend in a big city. More snow than Reno.
Denver suburb has tons of non-stop flights via DEN including 14 countries plus pro sports teams but air quality varies from good (Golden) to bad (Aurora) and have 3 million neighbors including some which have issues society is struggling to address yet those folks are drawn to Denver with its outreach services.
I will be happy in any of these three cities.
