Need Retirement Help

GrayTide · Mar 27, 2013

This is obviously not a sports board question so I will ask here. I am 18-20 months away from retirement and am trying to decide where to relocate when I am through. I am originally from a small town in South Alabama but have no desire to live there again. I have lived in Montgomery, Mobile and of course Tuscaloosa. While all nice places, it's one of those "you can never go home again" scenarios. My wife and I would like to be within a game day and back home driving distance. I enjoy golf and of course my wife enjoys shopping, dining out, etc. I want to be within a reasonable, 5-6 hours, driving distance to the beach, but do not go but a couple of times a year.

My questions then, where would you consider an ideal location and why. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Roll Tide.

cbi1972 · Mar 27, 2013

GrayTide said:
This is obviously not a sports board question so I will ask here. I am 18-20 months away from retirement and am trying to decide where to relocate when I am through. I am originally from a small town in South Alabama but have no desire to live there again. I have lived in Montgomery, Mobile and of course Tuscaloosa. While all nice places, it's one of those "you can never go home again" scenarios. My wife and I would like to be within a game day and back home driving distance. I enjoy golf and of course my wife enjoys shopping, dining out, etc. I want to be within a reasonable, 5-6 hours, driving distance to the beach, but do not go but a couple of times a year.

My questions then, where would you consider an ideal location and why. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Roll Tide.

Just start running until you find a place you like

rizolltizide · Mar 27, 2013

The omnipotence is not on this board. You'll need to go to the football board for that.

bamachile · Mar 27, 2013

Greenbow, Alabama. You'll fit in like peas and carrots.

Bama Reb · Mar 27, 2013

I'd take a good long look at Shelby County, AL. I moved here from Bham in 1997 and I love it here. Only about 5 hours from my house to the Gulf, 1 1/2 hrs from Tuscaloosa, and only about 1 hr from either Bham or Montgomery. You can find homes in either city or country settings. The schools are top notch, low unemployment and low tax rates, low crime rate and best of all, the people are really friendly.
This is where I live and I don't know of any other place I'd rather call home.

Jessica4Bama · Mar 27, 2013

I love the North Alabama area, but I am a little biased. We are 5 hours from the beach and 5 hours from the mountains. 2 hours to Tuscaloosa.

TexasTideFan · Mar 27, 2013

GrayTide said:
My questions then, where would you consider an ideal location and why. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Roll Tide.

I would be back in T-town in a heartbeat if I could. Nothing like having a casa in town.

lazlohollyfeld · Mar 27, 2013

This doesn't help you at all but my current plan is to buy a place in Flagstaff, Arizona and stay May through September. I was there mid-July last year and it may have crept over 80 one day. Golf in July without sweating sounds like a plan to me.

TideEngineer08 · Mar 27, 2013

Sand Mountain, AL. We could use your money.

bama_wayne1 · Mar 27, 2013

1.) sell house
2.) buy tour bus
3.) play golf wherever you want every day

BamaPokerplayer · Mar 27, 2013

I don't have any suggestions but just wanted to say congrats and I hope retirement is wonderful for you.

bamachile · Mar 27, 2013

TideEngineer08 said:
Sand Mountain, AL. We could use your money.

You'll just blow it at the Collinsville Trade Day, anyhow.

Bamafaninco1 · Mar 27, 2013

Ecuador is supposed to be the best place in the world to retire. I'm hoping for a motorhome.

TideEngineer08 · Mar 27, 2013

bamachile said:
You'll just blow it at the Collinsville Trade Day, anyhow.

Hey, it's a worthwhile cause.

Tide1986 · Mar 27, 2013

Bama Reb said:
I'd take a good long look at Shelby County, AL. I moved here from Bham in 1997 and I love it here. Only about 5 hours from my house to the Gulf, 1 1/2 hrs from Tuscaloosa, and only about 1 hr from either Bham or Montgomery. You can find homes in either city or country settings. The schools are top notch, low unemployment and low tax rates, low crime rate and best of all, the people are really friendly.
This is where I live and I don't know of any other place I'd rather call home.

I'm not asking your address, but where do you generally live in Shelby County? I was raised predominately in Shelby County and currently reside here in the County.

Tide1986 · Mar 27, 2013

TexasTideFan said:
I would be back in T-town in a heartbeat if I could. Nothing like having a casa in town.

The cost of living, particularly around housing, makes Tuscaloosa one of the less favorable options for retirees in Alabama in my opinion.

TydDFens · Mar 27, 2013

The Pell City area is nice. The Gardendale area is a nice family oriented area. I have lived in Homewood for the past 20 years and I love it here, very convenient location. Like Bama Reb said the Shelby Co area is nice too. Lots of areas in Shelby Co, are growing. I sold real estate for 5 years so, I got to see lots of different areas around here.

JDCrimson · Mar 27, 2013

Personally I would recommend you look at columbiana, or the area around huntsville-decatur-madison-athens. My brother-in-law lives in guntersville and its pretty nice if you like living next to the water.

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JPT4Bama · Mar 28, 2013

One place has everything you are asking for. Hoover! I'll hook you up for a small processing fee. :tongue:

http://www.hooveral.org/index.aspx

Great golf and one hour away from the promised land.

Bama Reb · Mar 28, 2013

JPT4Bama said:
One place has everything you are asking for. Hoover! I'll hook you up for a small processing fee. :tongue:

http://www.hooveral.org/index.aspx

Great golf and one hour away from the promised land.

Aren't you attached to the BWWB sewage system? Aren't you having to pay really, really high water and sewage rates? This would have to be taken into consideration too.

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