We’d move elsewhere if not for the kids and grands

Ronni

Ronni

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We live in Nashville, in an older neighborhood, in a 50’s ranch house that we’ve been remodeling. It’s not rural but because it’s an older neighborhood the lots are much bigger than more modern subdivisions, and we have not quite an acre.

We’re not at all dissatisfied with our home, but nonetheless we’d move away in a heartbeat if it didn’t also mean moving away from our kids and grands, all of whom live in this area, within a 40 mile radius, just in a bunch of different directions lol. We’re very close with the family and so just can’t fathom the idea. The kids too have all chosen to live fairly close though all but one has had the opportunity to move to a different state.

We’re not beach people, so beach living doesn’t call to us. But we’d both love to live in the mountains, by a stream or river, not necessarily off grid but we’d have no problem trading some of our modern conveniences for a simpler lifestyle.

It’s not gonna happen unless all the kids decided to move away en masse! 😂 That’s not likely either so instead we’re looking for a plot of land, preferably within sight of a body of water, that either has some kind of building on it, ((Ron has the skillset to make it livable) or with access to power and water and we’ll build something, park a camper, drop a mobile home or tiny house onto it. We’ll use it as our country weekend getaway, instead of dropping dollars for the airbnbs we currently favor when we want to get away

It’s a fun search even though we may never find something in our price range! What about you? What keeps you where you are?
 

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Ronni said:
We live in Nashville, in an older neighborhood, in a 50’s ranch house that we’ve been remodeling. It’s not rural but because it’s an older neighborhood the lots are much bigger than more modern subdivisions, and we have not quite an acre.

We’re not at all dissatisfied with our home, but nonetheless we’d move away in a heartbeat if it didn’t also mean moving away from our kids and grands, all of whom live in this area, within a 40 mile radius, just in a bunch of different directions lol. We’re very close with the family and so just can’t fathom the idea. The kids too have all chosen to live fairly close though all but one has had the opportunity to move to a different state.

We’re not beach people, so beach living doesn’t call to us. But we’d both love to live in the mountains, by a stream or river, not necessarily off grid but we’d have no
Problem trading some of our modern conveniences for a simpler lifestyle.

It’s not gonna happen unless all the kids decided to move away en masse! 😂 That’s not likely either so instead we’re looking for a plot of land, preferably within sight of a body of water, that either has some kind of building on it, ((Ron has the skillset to make it livable) or with access to power and water and we’ll build something, park a camper, drop a mobile home or tiny house onto it. We’ll use it as our country weekend getaway, instead of dropping dollars for the airbnbs we currently favor when we want to get away

It’s a fun search even though we may never find something in our price range! What about you? What keeps you where you are?
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You sound exactly like us. Two of our children live within 50 miles. One lives in Atlanta but there's a very good chance she'll move this way. Her inlaws are close too. My son may move out of country when they retire in maybe 15 years.
We are not going to just pick up and move out of this general area.
We've had the same sort of thinking on getting some land in this area with water, woods, and recreation. Somewhere to have more to do when the kids come to visit. And, yes, a weekend getaway.
The problem is the difference in my husband and I. I will move on something. I'm willing to do the work to make it happen.
He, on the other hand, will talk about it but five, ten years go by and we're still talking about it. I"ve had to resign myself to the fact its not going to happen.
How about I live vicariously through you two? 😃 Can't wait to see what you do!
 
Ronni said:
We live in Nashville, in an older neighborhood, in a 50’s ranch house that we’ve been remodeling. It’s not rural but because it’s an older neighborhood the lots are much bigger than more modern subdivisions, and we have not quite an acre.

We’re not at all dissatisfied with our home, but nonetheless we’d move away in a heartbeat if it didn’t also mean moving away from our kids and grands, all of whom live in this area, within a 40 mile radius, just in a bunch of different directions lol. We’re very close with the family and so just can’t fathom the idea. The kids too have all chosen to live fairly close though all but one has had the opportunity to move to a different state.

We’re not beach people, so beach living doesn’t call to us. But we’d both love to live in the mountains, by a stream or river, not necessarily off grid but we’d have no
Problem trading some of our modern conveniences for a simpler lifestyle.

It’s not gonna happen unless all the kids decided to move away en masse! 😂 That’s not likely either so instead we’re looking for a plot of land, preferably within sight of a body of water, that either has some kind of building on it, ((Ron has the skillset to make it livable) or with access to power and water and we’ll build something, park a camper, drop a mobile home or tiny house onto it. We’ll use it as our country weekend getaway, instead of dropping dollars for the airbnbs we currently favor when we want to get away

It’s a fun search even though we may never find something in our price range! What about you? What keeps you where you are?
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It just seems the older we get, the more we want family close ... it just feels right, and secure, when other things in life become unclear.

Good luck with the search @Ronni ... that in itself is a fun project.
 

Total understand how you feel.

We talk about moving, but realize at this stage of our lives, doing another 'fix-me-upper' won't be happening.
Have watched numberous new homes going up around us and the quality just isn't there for the price.

Only have our youngest son, who also lives in Nashville and would be hard on us to leave.

We get the 'moving-on' bug every now and then, fun to discuss the merits of each place.
I remember the old saying, 'Grass is always Greener', so here we sit.
 
We left the city, 20 years ago, and moved to a nice piece of forestland, 100 miles away. The kids/grandkids were still in the city, but in recent years, the oldest daughter and both grandkids have moved out of the city to a fairly nearby location...one of the granddaughters is just 15 miles away, and the youngest daughter/husband have bought a lake house and will move there when he retires in another year or two. That will put everyone within an hours drive, or less. It's so much nicer living in a rural area, away from the crime and pollution. If/when taking care of this place is more than we can handle, there is a nice mid-size town about 25 miles away with lots of senior facilities, and a good hospital, etc., that we may move to.
 
deaver said:
ronni;; check out georgetown lake near anaconda mt for your vacation home.
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@deaver it’s stunning! 😍

I failed to mention that we’re looking much closer to home, within a couple or so hours drive time. We both still work so most of our getaway time is over the weekend or take a day off and make it a long weekend. Montana is a bit too far.
 
In the past, I made a decision to live close to "family," but soon realized that we didn't see each other that much. People have their own lives. I figured I might as well live where I want, without considering family.

Eventually I moved far away, near my brother. He'd drop in for a brief chat several times a week. That was nice.

What keeps me where I am now? Affordable rent. And the fact that everything else about the town is fine. Maybe not great, but no deal breakers.
 
Politics and social problems pushed us out of the S.F. Bay area. Today, we are happy not having to navigate the traffic, high prices and can walk to many of our medical appointments. Life in our small town is much easier but lately my husband seems to be missing some of his relatives who settled in New York state which makes me think there might be another move somewhere in the future. :confused:
 
We moved to SE Tenn, for work. As soon as DH qualified for disability (at age 61) we were out of there like a shot! We left one son behind there but the other two had already gone elsewhere for work. It was Our Time now so we went where we wanted to go - far away from there. Kids visit when they can but we are SO happy where we landed. Make it Your life now!
 
We moved from Maryland to Washington state in our fifties, because we had fallen in love with the area. Our children were all grown, married, and lived all over the country. We stayed there and loved it for years, until my husband's failing health made it necessary for us to move near one of our children. So we decided to come back to Maryland, but this time to a senior community, as our son lives nearby, and we already were famiiar with the area and had friends here. Most people I know end up moving near their children as old age approaches.

I think you are wise not to leave Nashville.
 
What keeps me here? One, its paid for and taxes are 147 a year. Try finding THAT anywhere else. Two, its quiet. Wind in the trees, birds and other assorted critters is about all I usually hear. Three, n smog, no exhaust, o garbage or other unpleasant odors to assault my very sensitive sense of smell. No traffic, no neighbors, and no solicitors. If I need anything I have a fairly decent road out, and the city isn't THAT far. Made a grocery run this morning, so I'm good for a couple weeks.
 
We were originally looking for land to build on also. But ended up finding a nice small home in a quiet subdivision 35 miles away from the tourist town where we lived. I absolutely love it here! It is about 15 minutes away from my daughter and 25 minutes away from my son. It has lots of trees in the neighborhood. It’s perfect for us.
 
Ronni said:
We live in Nashville, in an older neighborhood, in a 50’s ranch house that we’ve been remodeling. It’s not rural but because it’s an older neighborhood the lots are much bigger than more modern subdivisions, and we have not quite an acre.
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Ronni, what's so bad about Nashville? I'm from the frozen Pocono area of PA, and Nashville sounds pretty nice and warm. Is it more wanderlust, or do you have problems living in Nashville?
I moved here, in the sticks, 30 years ago, when I was abled bodied. Now, that I'm in a wheelchair, that wasn't such a swift idea. If you do move, be careful to move to where there are services available. The path of life is inevitable.
 

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