As discussed previously, Charlie and I are planning to sell our home here in Bear Creek (Murrieta, California) this coming Spring. Thirty years in one place is enough. It’s time for a new adventure!
Plan A, up until recently, was to find a single-story home where we could winter without freezing to death or getting doused with continuous rain. Also, we were thinking of renting.
However, the fact that we have three dogs limits us somewhat in the rental domain. Also, we don’t want to be too far from Murrieta, because we have family here. And, finally, we don’t want to live in another H.O.A. We’re tired of numbskulls telling us when and how high to jump.
After much discussion, we are now considering Plan B, buying a home in Las Vegas.
Housing is cheaper there (maybe 40 percent lower than Murrieta), there’s no State income tax (which would save us at least $500 per month), the weather is OK there in the non-Summer months, and it’s only a five-hour drive from here. And, as opposed to some spots we were considering in Arizona, there’s plenty to do in Sin City besides gambling.
We’ve re-jiggered our 2018 Road Trip to begin with a jaunt up to Las Vegas for a week. We will check out neighborhoods, talk to realtors, look at some houses, and maybe hook up with a responsible home remodeling contractor. Our Murrieta home will have been on the market since April 15th, so we may have gotten some interest by then. If not, we will move on with the rest of our Road Trip, and play it by ear.
Our son Tim is a Realtor and he will handle things at this end for us. Hopefully, early on into our trip, we will get word of a sale, and we can return home to clean out the house. In the meanwhile, we can pull the trigger on a deal in Las Vegas. We may have to stow our stuff for awhile, but…no problem.
Hopefully, we will get done the housing deals done by the end of May, because we are really looking forward to our planned month-long stay at Oceanside Beachfront RV Resort in Charleston, Oregon in June. Our friends, the Quinn’s, are going to meet us there.
Of course, the whole plan could blow up, as well. If so, we’ll have to come up with Plan C on the fly.