Times change, people age, community demographics change too. We moved here 25 years ago, Blue collar working class neighborhood with 1960s houses on small lots and some original owners. Today, it is a different world; most of the houses are multi-family affairs with loud Spanish music on the weekends. Very few neighbors talk to each other much but I still try to wave and nod to folks walking by just to try to avoid any future problems. When I lived in Colorado in the 1970s it was very conservative and red-neck (no offence intended). Today, it is a liberal haven, Damn that John Denver…..
I am stuck here, work is here and I really don’t see any place that really draws me. Here I am 15 minutes from hunting, I have access to lots of health care, and I figure I can out last most of the people in the area by about a year; push come to shove. I have postage stamp size garden that is out of sight and does a good job of producing 9 months out of the year. The bad part is I am half way between 2 Cities known for being liberal and hostile….
I would give my eye-teeth to have some acreage and a house in the middle of the country, but I don’t see it happening and I don’t expect to be able to retire before 70, by that time I wouldn’t be up to the task of making it work….
If you have a plan and a way to implement it now, make sure you evaluate all the potential down sides, (don’t sugar coat it), then if it still makes since: Commit to it knowing that in the end; it will be what you make of it. But know from the beginning that anything less than a full commitment will not work out.