So, MARIS, I'm Looking To Retire In Bend....

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Things do change, yes. Looking for something close to downtown that we would air bnb much of the year, but available for personal trips.
 
ehizzy3 said:
why not just air bnb when you are in town?

it would be a lot less hassle, paperwork, not to mention much cheaper.
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We've done that a number of times. We'd probably spend 1round 4 months a year there.
 
ABM said:
...in approximately three years.

That said, the little woman and myself are talking about purchasing land there, then building at the time of retirement.

We'd like to have enough room for a nice garden....a couple of dogs...perhaps a chicken or three, some goats...you know, that type of thing.

I was talking to a gentleman today who told me that, all things considered, the best bang for our buck would be the Lapine area....that 1-acre parcels down there are going for a song.

Would you concur on all accounts? If not, might you have some altrenative suggestions for me?

Thanks!! :cheers:
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No, I don't know what it's like to want some goats living around me.
And the chickens bring flies.
The dogs? Okay, are going to have children?
Hey, I once did the electrical design on a grocery store in LaPine.
 
Lanny said:
No, I don't know what it's like to want some goats living around me.
And the chickens bring flies.
The dogs? Okay, are going to have children?
Hey, I once did the electrical design on a grocery store in LaPine.
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Hey, that was 8 years ago. No goats. Plus, I now live in Tennessee. Completely new dynamic here. I think it's fun to sometimes dredge up old threads if new relevant information emerges. Long live zombie threads!

Again, if we were to do this, the plan would be to live in Tennessee, Florida, and Bend. Roughly, 4 months each per year with occasional spot visits.
 
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ABM said:
Hey, that was 8 years ago. No goats. Plus, I now live in Tennessee. Completely new dynamic here. I think it's fun to sometimes dredge up old threads if new relevant information emerges. Long live zombie threads!

Again, if we were to do this, the plan would be to live in Tennessee, Florida, and Bend. Roughly, 4 months each per year with occasional spot visits.
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I'm jealous.
 
ABM said:
I hear ya. She's more right than me.

Errrr........wait.
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It's a trick we men commonly use. Sly married up as did I.
 
ABM said:
Hey, that was 8 years ago. No goats. Plus, I now live in Tennessee. Completely new dynamic here. I think it's fun to sometimes dredge up old threads if new relevant information emerges. Long live zombie threads!

Again, if we were to do this, the plan would be to live in Tennessee, Florida, and Bend. Roughly, 4 months each per year with occasional spot visits.
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Nov-Feb : Florida
Mar-Jun : Tennessee
Jul - Oct : Bend

Perfect
 
riverman said:
You guys are so moving to Idaho
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Nope we are full. And I am not joking.

Just pulled up property for sale in my Idaho zip code. Only one livable house for sale. A nice small 2 bedroom log home with nice acerage, for only $2.5 million. Which is way over priced.

Acerage is selling for twice the price of a year ago. And not much is unsold.

Any home under $1 million has sold within a week of going on the market.

Lots are now selling for what I paid 5 years ago for my 3 bed 2 bath house with land. Real estate prices has gone crazy in Idaho.
 
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oldfisherman said:
Nope we are full. And I am not joking.

Just pulled up property for sale in my Idaho zip code. Only one livable house for sale. A nice small 2 bedroom log home with nice acerage, for only $2.5 million. Which is way offer priced.

Acerage is selling for twice the price of a year ago. And not much is unsold.

Any home under $1 million has sold within a week of going on the market.

Lots are now selling for what I paid 5 years ago for my 3 bed 2 bath house with land. Real estate prices has gone crazy in Idaho.
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Same conditions here in Nashville. Talk about a white-hot market.

We own a townhome here. The renter hasn't paid rent in over 3 months, but has scammed the system, knowing you can't evict someone because of the COVID environment we're all in.

So, she said that's it and put a "Coming Soon" sign in the lawn. Her phone blew up with texts. She's received full-price and over-full-price offers. And, get this...they don't care about the "squatter". Nonethless, we went to the courthouse yesterday to work towards getting him evicted. A process, but still doable to get him out before closing.
 
if you want a reason to NOT buy around Lapine, look at what happened this summer to Blue River, Detroit, Gates, & Mill City. And that's the west side. If a fire ever gets roaring in those pine forests around Lapine and Sun River it will be a disaster.

if that won't discourage you, then at least budget enough money to put on a roof made of metal or slate. Composition shingles, even ones make of fiberglass become flammable in a fire storm. I'd add budgeting enough money to install cement board siding. If you drive up Santiam Canyon you'll see dozens of burnt houses with just the foundation remaining, but every once in a while, a house with a metal/slate roof and cement siding stands among the ruins seemingly undamaged. Also, no trees within range so that they can shed embers on the roof

if you must be in or around Bend, like others have said, maybe the best mix of prices and beauty can be found north and east of Bend a few miles. Towards Redmond/ Terrebone or Powell Butte/Prineville. Don't sell LaGrande or Baker City short either, although they are a lot more like small towns. And of course, if you want real real cheap, but be centrally located for lots and lots of recreational opportunities, there's always Burns
 
wizenheimer said:
if you want a reason to NOT buy around Lapine, look at what happened this summer to Blue River, Detroit, Gates, & Mill City. And that's the west side. If a fire ever gets roaring in those pine forests around Lapine and Sun River it will be a disaster.
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I used to operate a windows & doors company in Bend (Lifetime Windows & Doors) and we did work in Sun River. Man, some of those homes are in bad shape! (dry rot, leaks, mold, etc.) Much of that due to absent owners. If I were ever to purchase in Sun River, I would be very, very selective.

wizenheimer said:
.....if you must be in or around Bend, like others have said, maybe the best mix of prices and beauty can be found north and east of Bend a few miles. Towards Redmond/ Terrebone or Powell Butte/Prineville....
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I love, LOVE Powell Butte! Would love to have some view acreage there. Not too far from, either, Redmond or Bend, yet a feeling of being out in the middle of nowhere. Oh, and those views! THOSE VIEWS!!
 
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