That's the real rub. I have no roots at the moment. I may consider a condo next move, but it'll have to look good on the balance sheet to make me consider committing.If you are in one of those kinds of locations and will remain there for 5-7 years and more then it may make sense to buy.
-car garage3-2-2 == 3 bedroom + 2 bath + 2 ?
Jarhead, I heard a lot about Bob Feller growing up. He was a favorite of my Dad. When I was a kid Dizzy Dean and Pee Wee Reese were doing the play by play and my favorites were Harmon Killebrew, Willie Mays, Roger Maris, Sandy Koufax... Those were great times.When I was a kid, I was a fanatic about baseball, and Bob Feller was my absolute favorite.
KB, the weather here is typical midwest. It gets hot as hell in the summer and bitterly cold in the winter. Probably the best thing about Iowa is that there isn't much here of interest to attract crowds. But if you can find a decent paying job in a small town, it's a good place to raise kids (the schools are good in my town) and you can live very cheaply. If I needed to be at the office at 7:30 AM, I left at 7:25 and parked next to the door. I came home for lunch every day. There is no crime to speak of here - the kids could take off on their bikes and we didn't worry. I worked 4 ten-hour days/week and my wife around 15-20 hours, her mostly at home. In fact I never worked more than 40 hours a week. So we had a good life while working and raising three kids, and I recently ER'd at 52. I probably couldn't have done that in too many places.I'd take one of those houses for 100k. But I'm not too sure about moving to Iowa though. What's your weather like in Iowa?
I'd take one of those houses for 100k. But I'm not too sure about moving to Iowa though. What's your weather like in Iowa?
KB, the weather here is typical midwest. It gets hot as hell in the summer and bitterly cold in the winter. Probably the best thing about Iowa is that there isn't much here of interest to attract crowds.
I wish I knew where all theses people are coming from, so I could send them back
We live just outside Cedar Rapids, and the urban sprawl is beginning to envelop our small town.
Bow-tie, we're near Waterloo now, but the house I posted is in Storm Lake, which is where we plan to move. I have noticed that the CR/Iowa City area is spreading.Bob_Smith,
If you don't mind, may I ask where you live in Iowa?
We live just outside Cedar Rapids, and the urban sprawl is beginning to envelop our small town. I wish I knew where all theses people are coming from, so I could send them back
It seems that Cedar Rapids has a pop. of 120,000. I don't think that counts as urban.
Seriously though...we have the same thing here in CA. I moved from the SF bay area a couple of hours away up to sacramento. It was like moving to Mars. Nothing and nobody. Within 7 years the area was incredibly overbuilt, shopping malls and strip malls were springing up everywhere and like the bay area, you didnt want to be out on the road during rush hours.
Like you, I have no idea where these people are coming from, unless the SF bay area has simply emptied itself. In which case I'm curious as to who has bought and is buying all those overpriced homes down there.
Bow-tie, we're near Waterloo now, but the house I posted is in Storm Lake, which is where we plan to move. I have noticed that the CR/Iowa City area is spreading.
My parents live there and are getting older. I'll see more of my siblings too when they come to visit. So it's due to family, although we like the town. I'm not moving there for the weather, that's for sure, although it's pretty typical weather for the upper midwest. The midwest with its winters is not a place for sissies.I hope the weather is better in Storm Lake for you - Why are you going to move there?
I grew up in Worthington, Minnesota which is not too far North of Storm Lake.
I can't say many nice things about the weather in Worthington.
I spent a summer working in Worthington as a college student. It was hotter than then blazes and I was nauseated all summer from the smells of fertilizer and animal waste. Martha
I can't say many good things about the place. Where did you work there?