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01-08-2013 , 09:43 PM

#126

soah

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Originally Posted by dankhank

I didn't suggest Vegas because of the moderate weather requirement. I mean, people are disqualifying Kansas City because of the supposedly intolerable summers, so how can Vegas qualify? I found the summers in Missouri to be mild and the winters to be even milder (I remember getting a day off from college for a snowfall that northern schools would've scoffed at). Certainly there is more humidity in Kansas City than in Vegas, but you're virtually never getting 100 degree days iirc.

I've lived in both places and preferred Vegas summers much more than KC summers. And of course Vegas winters crush KC winters.

Not being drenched in sweat every time you go outside in the heat is an enormous plus.

But as much as I never expected to say this, if I had to pick between the two cities I'd pick KC. Vegas is pretty much just a giant ****hole if you're not a tourist.

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01-08-2013 , 09:48 PM

#127

yurk

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Originally Posted by BigPoppa

No one has mentioned Colorado Springs. Best home values on the Front Range. Great outdoor recreation. legal pot. What more could you want?

Thought OP said no religious crazies? Focus on the Family is there right?

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01-08-2013 , 09:52 PM

#128

d10

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And isn't Colorado Springs kind of expensive?

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01-08-2013 , 09:54 PM

#129

amberdosh

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Originally Posted by Rococo

You really need to look at college towns. Even in the bible belt, college towns are pretty chill. Big time college sports is a decent proxy for pro sports. Also, minor league baseball is the nuts. Move somewhere with a team.

Ya college town would be sweet. Anybody have recommendations?

As for why no bible thumpers, I'm flexible on it but in my experience they tend to be pretty opinionated about their dumb views and I'd just prefer to live among people who are more tolerant and open minded, especially once I have kids.

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01-08-2013 , 09:56 PM

#130

CCuster_911

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There are some great parts of Wilmington, Delaware to live in(and some not so great parts obv).

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01-08-2013 , 10:04 PM

#131

Trev

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Originally Posted by BadBoyBenny

In the USA every city that is cheap is full of rednecks and bible thumpers

This.

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01-08-2013 , 10:14 PM

#132

MrAdvantage

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Originally Posted by Clare Quilty

the triangle, plus the piedmont area, is a huge swath of colleges and educated people in the middle of the state. then you have western nc, which is beautiful, and asheville and boone which are pretty cool places if you can stand hippies. Wilmington is a good town and the nc beaches are the best on the east coast imo. I don't like charlotte much, but it is a huge city and brings pro sports to NC.

SC is about 10x more redneck(they still fly the confederate flash over the courthouse in columbia ffs), plus none of the the towns are worth a **** ime. And they make you buy liquor from airplane bottles in bars last I checked.

You have not checked for some time

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01-08-2013 , 10:39 PM

#133

AlexM

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Originally Posted by IcyHotMonkey

Thanks for the clarification. I've never seen the homes behind Florida Ave. in Seminole Heights but I know they can be nice a bit further north, around Forest Hills. I'll drive through next time I'm in the area.

Anyone remember this thread? The gas station is on Florida Ave.
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/34...-play-1118351/

It's also worth noting that although I picked one neighborhood, you can pretty much find something anywhere in Tampa other than Hyde Park and in much of the surrounding area.

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01-08-2013 , 10:54 PM

#134

Clare Quilty

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Originally Posted by MrAdvantage

You have not checked for some time

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01-08-2013 , 11:05 PM

#135

amberdosh

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Originally Posted by AlexM

That's sexy. So many options.

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01-08-2013 , 11:06 PM

#136

amberdosh

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Bucs and Rays would take some getting used to tho.

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01-08-2013 , 11:11 PM

#137

IcyHotMonkey

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wow... good call. Surprised there's nothing in Temple Terrace.

I moved out of Hyde Park a few months ago... funnily enough its the only place I've been physically assaulted in my life. weird, huh? I was walking home eating some Ribits and three guys decided to run up and sucker punch me.

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01-08-2013 , 11:15 PM

#138

IcyHotMonkey

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Originally Posted by amberdosh

Bucs and Rays would take some getting used to tho.

word on the street is that the Rays are coming to Tampa!

right now they are located close to that cluster**** on the far left... but are moving to where it says "Tampa".

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01-09-2013 , 01:09 AM

#139

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Lot's of great value in Green Bay, just picked this one at random but there is a ton of even cheaper housing in the city if you look around I'm sure you can find some good bargains: http://greenbay.craigslist.org/reb/3523104401.html

Have to deal with winters obv, also there is a holy shrine in the city known as Lambeau Field, many people come from all around the world to worship.

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01-09-2013 , 01:31 AM

#140

microbet

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Broaden your horizons. This two story townhouse in Sicily is $17k.

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01-09-2013 , 01:42 AM

#141

rageotones

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I obviously didn't understand what you meant by decent. I've lived in two college towns (one in the south, and one in the Midwest), and anything I would consider decent is at least 125k.

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01-09-2013 , 01:51 AM

#142

Fedfan691

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Originally Posted by rageotones

I obviously didn't understand what you meant by decent. I've lived in two college towns (one in the south, and one in the Midwest), and anything I would consider decent is at least 125k.

were you going to whatever towns you speak of's respective college/university while you lived there or was otherwise preoccupied? if so (meaning you weren't obsessively monitoring the town's real estate market) i'd assume if you were noticing 125 as the cut-off for "decent" housing that someone with patience who could watch the market would find something decent very near to his 100k price point.

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01-09-2013 , 01:57 AM

#143

rageotones

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Originally Posted by Fedfan691

Sure. If you have as much time as you want, you might find a good deal at 110 or something. If you're not careful, you're going to end up in a less than desirable neighborhood though.

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01-09-2013 , 02:19 AM

#144

BigPoppa

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Originally Posted by d10

And isn't Colorado Springs kind of expensive?

Not really (and especially not compared to the rest of the Front Range.

Zillow has over 100 single family houses under $100k in Colorado Springs and immediate environs (a lot more if you add in condos). They seem to be spread all over, not concentrated in one super-undesirable part of town.

I know it would be on my shortlist if I were OP.

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01-09-2013 , 02:42 AM

#145

FoldnDark

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Unless you're very handy and want to buy a "fixer-upper" to sell for a profit, don't buy for under 150K anywhere. Just rent. You'll be able to live somewhere nicer and won't be tied down. And mowing sux.

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01-09-2013 , 02:57 AM

#146

Brad Childress

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Arcata, CA, although the cheap stuff is in the crummy mobile home section of town.

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01-09-2013 , 03:00 AM

#147

AlexM

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Originally Posted by amberdosh

That's sexy. So many options.

Yeah, 9k results and I removed condos from that. Also made it 75-100. That's about 50 miles across. Spread out metro area.

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01-09-2013 , 04:33 AM

#148

AGame18

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Originally Posted by Brian O'Nolan

If I lived in a city that had great quality of living and cheap housing, I sure as hell wouldn't want to decrease the quality of living and increase the price of housing by advertising it to the whole world as a desirable location.

So OOT on Twoplustwo.com = whole world?

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01-09-2013 , 04:38 AM

#149

goofball

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OP,

Let me introduce you to Everett, WA.

http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale...04_rect/10_zm/

Home of the biggest building by volume in the world (boeing plant), 30 miles north of Seattle, on puget sound, 100 miles south of BC.