When did you move into the place where you currently live?

I transferred here (Spring, Tx) from Dallas in January, 1981. Managed to have a house built in a new area and we were the first residents on the street. Back then, you knew "everyone" and many were like me in that they worked for oil companies and transferred to Houston. But then the oil downturn hit ('83 or so) and most everyone either got laid off or transferred out of here. I was fortunate to stay, as my unit was making money in difficult times.

That was 43 years ago, and I'm the only original owner left on the street. Its still pretty nice here, but if we were 10 years younger and didn't have health problems, we would gladly move to the Texas hill country.
 

3 years ago I bought my condo after I divorced and it’s the 10th property I’ve owned. I love it and remodeled it just how I want it.

I can age in place as it’s in a secure building with an elevator. I have made many friends here too. It’s close to everything and on a bus line if I ever can’t drive.
 
18 years. We loved our house when we bought it and still do. It was in a sleepy little area with very little around it and now it has gentrified around us with numerous restaurants, grocery stores and shops. It is within walking distance of a lake that no one appreciated until Covid started. Now, anything near the lake is prime property.

We've replaced windows, A/C units, water heaters and various appliances. We've also remodeled much of the house, and it will be our forever home until we can no longer keep up with the maintenance.
 
May I add...
I've had 6 houses - all due to work transfers. Coincidently, I lived in the first 5 for three years each. So when we moved to the 6th house, I "assumed" I would be here 3-4 years at the most. So a number of decisions were based on that. Well, I've been in that same house for 43 years now. If I had known that up front, I would have made several different decisions for sure.
 
5-1/2 yrs. Moved from my home across the county to be closer to bro and sis and their families. I'll probably die here even though I don't see it as home. Moved so much it's hard to say where home is. I regret that feeling. If I only I could be given the chance to do it all over again.
 
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