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My parents need help finding a place in the United States to retire. The things they want are - Legal or at least decriminalized growth and consumption of marijuana for people who need it medically - Winters that don't go below 0 degrees - Houses available for under $200k - Low cost of living (or very generous state income assistance for aged people on social security) - Low crime rates Does anyone know of any places that fit the bill? Jewel Repetition fucked around with this message at 00:20 on May 21, 2016 |
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May 20, 2016 20:27
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Welcome to Felton, Santa Cruz, CA.
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May 20, 2016 22:44
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peanut posted:Welcome to Felton, Santa Cruz, CA. Houses for 200K? Low cost of living? Bullshit. I love the SC area and all, but cheap to live it ain't. My elderly parents' 2-bedroom house cost them 750K a few years ago, and it's still appreciating. Edit: the Oregon Coast fits the bill fairly well except a lot of people can't stand that much rain and cloudy weather. JnnyThndrs fucked around with this message at 02:52 on May 21, 2016 |
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May 21, 2016 02:50
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JnnyThndrs posted:Houses for 200K? Low cost of living? Bullshit. Does it ever get sunny? Even for a single day?
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May 21, 2016 03:38
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Jewel Repetition posted:Does it ever get sunny? Even for a single day? Oh yeah, the summer has a ton of nice sunny days and it doesn't rain a lot between June and September. But a lot of people get really depressed in the six-month winter where it's not uncommon to be cloudy and rainy every day for a week. My in-laws live in Coos Bay and I really like it there- the town's sort of a depressed mill area, but if you don't need a job, it's fine.
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May 21, 2016 12:31
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JnnyThndrs posted:But a lot of people get really depressed in the six-month winter where it's not uncommon to be cloudy and rainy every day for a week. 
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May 21, 2016 12:42
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JnnyThndrs posted:Houses for 200K? Low cost of living? Bullshit. Yo that's why I said Felton. Santa Cruz county has had a generous weed policy for a long time. You'll have to go to Monterrey if you need to be out of range for the Silicon Valley commute.
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May 21, 2016 19:07
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I don't think there's an answer outside of California actually. The first condition negates a lot of places.
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May 21, 2016 20:19
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Can't they just score a dime bag at the park like other normal people? It would open you up to a lot of possibiltles.
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May 21, 2016 23:39
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Believe in Belize!
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May 22, 2016 02:46
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peanut posted:Yo that's why I said Felton. Santa Cruz county has had a generous weed policy for a long time. Felton is way, WAY out of reach if someone's thinking that $200k is about right for a house. There's not a single family home there under about $450k. I think even the homebuilt shacks and decrepit trailers above Boulder Creek are over the O.P's price range.
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May 22, 2016 20:13
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One of Vegas's satellite cities like Henderson or Summerlin. Also probably Reno. They should check with a Nevada doc about whether or not their medical stuff qualifies in that state.
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May 23, 2016 09:26
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Yeah my grandma lives in Henderson. You'll save time and money on lawn maintenance. :cactusdance:
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May 23, 2016 12:08
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Portugal
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May 23, 2016 12:48
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Jewel Repetition posted:My parents need help finding a place in the United States to retire. The things they want are Washington state? Like Olympia or something?
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May 23, 2016 15:16
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Washington/Oregon outside of the major cities, like maybe Spokane or Eugene?
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May 25, 2016 01:27
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Taco Bell x2
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May 25, 2016 07:27
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Saint Joseph, Michigan might work. It gets lake effect so it doesn't go below 0 really (average Jan low is 17) but it does average 3 feet of snow a year. Medical marijuana is legal and prevalent in mich. Plenty of housing under 200k for single family homes.
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Jun 13, 2016 13:57
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Cicero posted:Washington/Oregon outside of the major cities, like maybe Spokane or Eugene? Tri-Cities comes to mind. Yes it is the desert but it rarely gets below 20 degrees F in the winter time. Tennessee is also another option. A little bit outside the major cities (maybe 15-30 minutes away).
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Jun 15, 2016 21:40
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mastershakeman posted:Saint Joseph, Michigan might work. It gets lake effect so it doesn't go below 0 really (average Jan low is 17) but it does average 3 feet of snow a year. Medical marijuana is legal and prevalent in mich. Lol I grew up there. It might not get down to 0 degrees much but the winters are a fuccing drag. Most people from there move to Florida when they retire. But St. Joe is far more interesting and fun now than it was in the 80s when I lived there. Lots of cutesy poo poo downtown that old people like, lots of restaurants. The beach is cool. I'm glad to know Michigan has relaxed its weed laws.
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Jun 15, 2016 22:27
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noctambulous nebab posted:I don't think there's an answer outside of California actually. The first condition negates a lot of places. What? Oregon, Alaska, Washington, Colorado? All of these places have straight up legal weed and areas that are cheap/pretty. California was the weed kingdom right up until Colorado legalized. A while ago. Also California sucks (all of it).
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Jun 16, 2016 01:41
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Bellingham, WA Eugene, OR Buellton, CA
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Aug 13, 2016 17:52
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Try far north coastal California. One of the smaller towns in Humboldt might be a good fit. Arcata?
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Aug 14, 2016 22:59
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My parents are wildly happy in Milsboro Delaware. Cheap houses, tax free shopping, I don't know where they live now, but it's 5 - 10 degrees warmer than New York, they've only had snow a few times in the past 8 years they've lived there, 15 minute drive from the beach, average age of people there would be somewhere around 55 - 60. When I retire I'll probably go there too.
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