Looking for comments, idea's or suggestions on actually living (or vacation home) in the greater Palm Springs area. We currently live in the Bay Area and we've been vacationing in the Palm Springs area once a year or so for the last few years.
For years we've thought about buying a vacation home in Tahoe but unfortunately prices have sky rocketed in the past year. Our dream $450,000. vacation home is now $600,00+ and I certainly don't have any indention of paying that kind of money.
Recently we returned from renting a single family home in La Quinta, typically we stay in Palm Springs but we thought we'd check this area out for a change. Since then we've come to the conclusion that it was worth at least checking out the possibility of buying something in this area such as in Palm Springs, Indian Wells, La Quinta etc. Prices are still somewhat affordable so we've been doing our daily online real estate surfing.
One big question I have though is just how ungodly expensive is the electrical/gas bill in the hot summer season. No getting around needing A/C in 100+ degree weather but at the same time I'd hate to lay out a fortune each month for utilities. One thing I've learned so far is that different cities in this area have different power providers which all come with different price rates. For the record we'd be looking for a typical 1,500 sq ft, single family home. Condo's are also a possibility.
Thanks for any comments or experience.
For years we've thought about buying a vacation home in Tahoe but unfortunately prices have sky rocketed in the past year. Our dream $450,000. vacation home is now $600,00+ and I certainly don't have any indention of paying that kind of money.
Recently we returned from renting a single family home in La Quinta, typically we stay in Palm Springs but we thought we'd check this area out for a change. Since then we've come to the conclusion that it was worth at least checking out the possibility of buying something in this area such as in Palm Springs, Indian Wells, La Quinta etc. Prices are still somewhat affordable so we've been doing our daily online real estate surfing.
One big question I have though is just how ungodly expensive is the electrical/gas bill in the hot summer season. No getting around needing A/C in 100+ degree weather but at the same time I'd hate to lay out a fortune each month for utilities. One thing I've learned so far is that different cities in this area have different power providers which all come with different price rates. For the record we'd be looking for a typical 1,500 sq ft, single family home. Condo's are also a possibility.
Thanks for any comments or experience.