All Forum Posts by: Karl B.

 The two largest are Sam Rayburn and Toledo Bend. Both man made. In the county we also have lake Nacogdoches and lake Naconiche as well as the north part of  Sam Rayburn. 

All of your reasons are the reasons I live in Nacogdoches Texas. The two largest lakes in the state are less than an hour drive. One is in the county. Trees in abundance and rolling hills. Ocean is just three hours away. 

Halfway between Houston and Dallas. 

There are three large lakes in our county alone. One has trout. 15 lakes less than two hours away. Land is cheap here even though we are a college town. The college is spending millions expanding with no end in sight. We do get some snow but it never lasts more than a few days. 

Kevin B., Ryan S, and especially CM,

On another note, recently I have read about Jacksonville as a good place to invest.  The population growth as well as employment growth allegedly is excellent for investment.  What would be your opinion of that area?

St. Pete, Tampa as well?  Ryan, what might explore in Clearwater?  Northeast Florida?

On Alex's comment on Croatia.  A colleague of mine did buy a house in Croatia, which was dirt cheap.  I haven't investigated overseas investing.  Costa Rica is an area which particularly comes to mind.  

Budget and cash available might be helpful for other BP's help.  

Clearwater, FL is my retirement location. There are about 1 million people in that area. There are tons of Retiree's which means tons of equity to work with. The beaches and woman there are phenomenal!!!! That would be my choice

@Karl B 

N.E Florida has tons of woods, forests, springs and lakes... just saying ..I heard someone say Colorado is difficult with its mineral rights and water supply ability and allowability to dig a well ? Might want to verify. Just what I heard 

You really don't need to look that far ... Lake Arrowhead or Big Bear should do it. The real rub with your list is the definition of relatively cheap ... I don't know what that means but what I do know is that a place that is nice to live with all of the other attributes you describe is not likely to be cheap, unless it is way out in the middle of nowhere. If that added requirement is good for you, then I'd look far, far, away from any major metropolitan area to meet the other requirements. If it is a place that NO ONE here on BP has ever heard of, you are probably on the right path ... investing there could be a challenge, though.

Come check out Alabama.  The weather is mild  but you still have a change of seasons.  Great hiking and plenty of water options- everything from the ocean to lakes and rivers!  I'm a transplant from Texas and one of the things I love most about Birmingham is how GREEN it is. Lots of excellent investment opportunities as well.   

Oregon is gorgeous but 6+ months of rain and grey.. I was thinking somewhere in N Cal too. I love the wooded areas towards Lassen outside Redding or Red Bluff. But you're a ways from the ocean then. 

Colorado is great, i grew up there. An hour north of Denver. It's all pretty pricey at this point, depending on your income level. 

@Karl B. - When reading this, Florida was the first place that jumps out at me. However, if "lots of woods" is what you value the most then maybe Florida isn't for you.

Colorado meets a lot of these criteria. Though there is not much water with waves, there is TONS of wonderful hikes and people are super friendly and active. 

Sure it snows, but it does not stick. At least in the Denver area it doesn't. If you want snow, you go to the mountains. 

I have similar criteria as you and I live in Denver and am very happy. 

You also might want to consider northern CA. A few hours north of San Francisco, like Sacramento area? There are a lot of hikes, it's pretty warm, people are nice, and it's not far away from the ocean. 

If you enjoy having a high income, then the DC area offers most of what you want. Land may not be cheap, but housing when measured against our larger salaries here equates to more affordable housing than LA, NYC, Seattle, etc.