AzScorpion
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I left MA a little over 8 years ago for the same reasons. After 50 years the high COL and the weather took its toll on me so I sold my business and bought a house here in AZ. I actually bought it during the downturn when all the foreclosures and shorts sales were going on here. Then after 3 years of going back and forth I pulled the plug for good.yeah, my wife and I both grew up in SD and spent our entire working lives there mostly in Electronics/defense and high tech. The place just changed so much we don't recognize it anymore and knew we'd never be able to afford to retire there, so started looking at other states back around 2003. We eventually chose SW CO (4 corners area), and it costs less than 50% of CA. Moved permanently in 2017. I don't want to get any politics involved here so I'll just close out saying you youngsters probably have 2 choices: wait out the housing market for the next crash cycle to buy or look for cheaper locations to live well and retire.
Good Luck on that.
Only problem now is these last 2-3 years everyone from CA has moved here now. Eventually we'll be looking to move but right now it's still financially smart for me to stay here as it cost me very little to live here right now. The only thing that hurts is our high vehicle insurance and our vehicle tax/sales tax. But the house and main bills are very low so it balances out. I really love your area and we've been to Durango many times. We started our month long trip there last June and had a lot of fun there and will definitely be going back. It's a nice break from our summer heat here.
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