Retirement home in Virginia?

[SnowRidge]

Land prices are going up almost everywhere as the baby boomers fan out to purchase their retirement properties. Anyone waiting much longer to buy is going to be either left out or will have to pay substantially higher prices, IMHO.

A couple of months ago I was talking to a salesman for an expensive development going in on the Tennessee River about six miles from us. He said he had recently been to a sales seminar in Fort Lauderdale and was stunned to find them actively marketing Tennessee real estate to Floridians.

In other words, if you are thinking Tennessee, don't wait too long.

 

[Sigarms]

Second Preston for W.V.

Lived in Bruceton Mills, one of my favorite spots on the East Coast. Loved the outdoors, and that area was perfect. Outside of Beckley (southern W.V) or surrounding Bluefield areas are not that bad as well.

If you take a "road" south from I68 into Morgantown, you can still find land at a "reasonable" price.

Look also to north central North Carolina or the "southern part" of Virginia, down I77 going into N.C.

Keep in mind, the winters in W.V can be "harder" than you might think.

 

[AndyM]

Though we're not retiring, we're just looking to move for a "change".

One of the other places we're considering is Pleasants ot Ritchie County, both are still within driving distance of Parkersburg/Marietta and the real estate is still affordable. Lincoln County is nice too, and still drivable to both Huntington or Charleston.

There are lots of options and we have plenty of time to make our decision... just looking for something different.