Where to live & boat???
 

Hi, this is Mrs. Tony Montana.....My husband & I are debating on moving. We currently live in sunny, South Florida, where we can pretty much boat all year round. Although, due to the high cost of living increasing every day, we are thinking of relocating. At this point we have narrowed it down to 2 areas. The first is Austin, TX, where we hear Lake Travis is a great place for recreation (boating). The second is Raleigh, NC, which isn't terribly far from the ocean. We hear Austin is a great place to live as well as having some good jobs, but the same goes for Raleigh. My husband really wants to stay near the water, but at the same time, would like to live pretty reasonably. Does any one have any advice on either on the 2 cities or possibly another destination in mind? Looking to get reasonable real estate for under $ 250K, with property taxes not too high. Also job market needs to be booming for construction. Any input would be great! Thanks to all

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Seattle/Puget sound

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Are you looking to boat year around? If so then disregard this statement, but as far as being a nice place that still has some places available under 250k and being on the water and construction is and will be booming for quite a while, look at lake of the ozarks, MO.

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Lg Ny

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How about York PA :evilb: :evilb:

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???????? :D :D :D

Or Syosset, NY

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I can certainly tell you not where to live. :D

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Ck out Palm Coast FL. & that area.

My friend lives there, very different than South Florida.

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Thats funny.

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TX no state income Tax..........boat 9 months a year.........

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You guys are smoking serious CRACK!!! :drink: :drink: :drink:

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Definitely Austin!

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Jacksonville Florida is booming in construction and needs contractors, St Johns river gives you year round boating, access to the Ocean and home cost are a lot cheaper than south Fl.
Just an Idea
Kinda of the best of 2 worlds,

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Not gonna tell you where to live, just the far South is pretty cool, boating year long, Jan 1 to Dec 31..... Where else can you do that.

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Austin, Not sure what kind of Contractor you are but plenty of building in and around Austin.


This last weekend met a boater that had towed his boat for 16 hrs from New Mexico to Travis. He said he lived just a few hrs from Powell & Havasu. I asked him if it was worth the tow and he said he would make the trip again this year.

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Wouldn't the cost of moving out way the diff in cost of living diff??I guess unless your living on the water,high realastate,high insurance because of hurricanes,etc??



I have a friend that just bought a new Toyota truck so he would save on gas mileage.Didn't make since to me :eek:

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[QUOTE=Turbojack]Austin, Not sure what kind of Contractor you are but plenty of building in and around Austin.


Plumbing service. Anyone know what kind of money can be made in Austin? In S. FL you can make 60-80k a year as an average and more in some cases. Just wondering if its the same there. Looking to down size bills and get a new boat. If we stay in FL we will have to refinance house plus insurance and taxes are out of hand. Thanks to all keep the replies coming. Also if anyone from Austin would like to give some more specifics on the area post um or pm me thanks :cool:

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Where to boat: Chesapeake Bay
Local economy: Booming
Affordable housing: Not likely!

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The perfect set-up is a place in Nj/NY, a place in So. FL. and a place in the mountains (colrado, idaho, etc.). I don't think any one place is perfect

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Try New Orleans, real estate down, construction up. A cop friend of my wife said, alot is for sale and construction will go on for years. He just came back, thats his Key West, for a get away.

Real estate can only go up now, but flood insurance may screw you.. :(

Maryland is booming, but the real estate 10yrs ago for $180k is going for $400-1mill now, on the water. :eek:

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Check out Long Island NY after that you will think you'r living on easy street.

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LOTO boat 7 mos. out of year and plenty of construction. Huge beautiful lake with lots to do on the water, bars, restaurants... Slow during winter though.

I've heard that Austin is a great city with a lot of culture. Longer boating season also. I would imagine a city of that size would have plenty of construction going on and demand for plumbing. Not sure about the cost of living in Austin.

Ever thought about Lake Havasu City, AZ or West coast?

Springfield, MO is a decent sized city near Table Rock lake and a few hours from LOTO. Branson, MO is booming too and your right next to Table Rock. Cost of living in MO I would bet is much more comfortable that South FL.

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If your referring to me, I'll have you know that it's is a lot better on gas than the Tahoe 4x4 and I don't have to work on it every other week :D

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I hear ya pal realstate around here is crazy too. Just 2-4 years ago you could get a nice house for 175-250k now same house is 400-600k :eek:

But at the same time I got one of those houses that I can now sell :evilb: :evilb:

As far as living on water we do not have to live right on (would be great though) I can trailer boat to ramp. We are open to any state that you can boat at least 6 months out of year. And also have good gun laws :eek:

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Tony Montana – You are describing Arizona but it’s better than that….

Arizona has more boats per capita than any other state.
Arizona is the definition of a Construction Boom 2nd only to Las Vegas.
Arizona is expecting an additional 1.5 million new residences by 2015.
Arizona has the largest man made lake in the USA –Lake Powell.
Arizona has the second largest man made lake in the USA – Lake Mead.
Arizona gun laws are the most relaxed in the country.
Arizona boating is 365 day a year.
Arizona has 6 lakes within 2 hours of Phoenix with clean clear water and no graffiti.
Arizona Lake Havasu home of the largest Poker run in USA and a host of other boating events.
Arizona has more sunshine than Florida, how did Florida become the sunshine state?
Arizona has real-estate for all income levels.
Arizona live in the cool ponderosa pine covered mountain ranges, dry lush deserts, or somewhere in between pick your climate!
Arizona is a hub with low fair flights to Colorado and Utah skiing, San Diego, Las Vegas and more.
Arizona has the most stable and livable climate in the nation, no earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, bone freezing temperatures and people done die in heat waves like they do in the Midwest, yeah it’s a dry heat you heard it before.
So that’s Arizona, but if between Lake Travis and Raleigh, NC, my pick would be Lake Travis.

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Cleveland has 60 days of boating
20 in the rain
20 with 6-8 footers
20 flat water days but those are the 20 the boat is broke
Cleveland has 2 bars on the water
we do have The best hot dogs this side of the mississippi
the average water temp is 50
average air temp is also 50
we get to see the sun 65 out of 365 days per year
No jobs
no snow just cold freezing rain
no mountains except little mountain which is 300 ft over sea level
Sloppy wet salty roads
if you have a job your over worked and under paid

Damnit man I gots to move to Arizona

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DISCOVERY BAY CALIFORNIA.
DELTA BOATING
STOCKTON TO SACRAMENTO TO SAN FRANCISCO BAY AND BEYOND
1000'S OF MILES OF GREAT BOATING,
OOPS JUST REALIZED CAPS ON sorry
anyway
homes now range for on the water single fam residence detached with nice private dock from 900k to 2 mil and beyond,,
here is my house for sale crappy pics,
http://www.offshoreonly.com/esvon/page-9145.html
or Puerto Vallarta mexico.
thats awsome Banderas bay is beutifull..
thats where we are moving,, got a nice home with my own private dock in the back yard in marina vallarta,,
LOve it!!
thats why i need to sell fountain and get naturally aspirated single engine boat,

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I have always said if God was going to give the World a enema, Ohio, N.J. or N.Y. is where he would have to stick the hose. :evilb:

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So give me some cities to look up. My ideal house would be on a big lake however if too much money to have second choice would be house with min of 1/2 acre and free standing garage for toys :D

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Dam :eek: Let me rush to Ohio to live......NOT :drink:

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very interesting.

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And God said hold it till ya get to Mississippi :drink:

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NY/NJ is one of the greatest places on earth. Best food, great boating, etc.

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LOL, you must not get out much. :eek:

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I would vote for Austin, Texas, if given the choice between that and Raleigh.

We live in North Carolina and I love it. It's a great place to live but boating toward Raleigh is not the best. If you were moving toward Charlotte where you have Lake Norman it would be different. Boating on the coast is better in South Carolina in my opinion. We love the Charleston area for boating, on down to Savannah.

As for Lake Travis, we trailered our boat out there 1267 miles in April and had a BLAST. The lake is large and the restaurants are very nice. Much nicer then we have on Lake Norman and much more boater friendly as for parking. I hated to leave.

Also met a lot of super people on that lake. There are many smaller lakes in that area that people boat on as well, and you are not too far from the coast there either.

When we relocate it will be to Jacksonville, Florida!

Good luck, hope it all works out well for you.

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No, I don't get out much. :)

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very true....for the 4 months of boating we actually get... :p

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We too were part of the south Florida real estate boom. Took our profit and bought a home on the St. Johns river about 26 miles south of Jacksonville. Love the people. Love the boating. So far we are very happy.

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What city then? Jacksonville?? How large is the lake? Do you know if taxes are the same as s. FL? Thanks

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Arizona has no Lakefront real estate, Lake Havasu has Lakeview and the California side has Lakefront but I think the land is leased from the Indians or something like that. Lake Powell has Lakeview located in Page Arizona and Big Water Utah. Page is a sleepy little town but this may be changing for two reasons, first a new Marina is near completion and the World class Amangiri resort is breaking ground. Second, Page real estate is a bargain right now somewhat unaffected by the recent real estate boom, which IMO sets Page up to be the next lakeside boomtown since Lake Havasu and Mead are already crowded and expensive. The only problem I see is a limited amount of land available for development, on the other hand this very limit could drive a premium if demand increases. With that said this part of the county has been described as God’s county; the area is flush with National Parks, National Forest and Monuments, Brice Canyon, Canyonlands, Grand Canyon, Capital Reef, Zion, Fishlake, Arches, Canyon De Chelly, Rainbow Bridge, Marble Canyon to name a few. Lake Powell is a 4~5 hour drive North of Phoenix; one could spend a lifetime exploring this lake and surrounding areas. http://www.coldwell-lakepowell.com/

Best place to live in Maricopa County (Phoenix area) IMO
1st Cave Creek – Extremely Lush very healthy Desert, small town
2nd Carefree - Very Lush Desert, small town
3rd North Scottsdale - Very Lush Desert
4th Fountain Hills – Desert great views
5th You can find many nice pockets in Phoenix, Peoria, Mesa, Gilbert and Chandler.

Paradise Valley – Trophy homes, 2M teardowns to build 12M+ trophy homes popular with pro athletes, movie stars and the like.

Other very nice cities and towns in the state
Flagstaff - Mountain
Wickenburg - High Desert
Prescott - Mountain
Payson - Mountain
Pine - Mountain
Show Low – Mountain
Sedona –One the most beautiful places on earth currently suffering from a server fire rumored to be started by a construction site. This loss is incomprehensible and a tragedy for those losing their homes.
These towns are to name a few there are nice places all over the state Tucson and surrounding areas for example but no big lakes near Tucson.

Arizona is a great place to live, work and play but if you want a true on the water lake house it’s not here, but some people do live on their Houseboats.......