That doesn't surprise me. Las Vegas is always on top of those "fastest growing cities" lists.
It's funny because everytime I drive there (from Phoenix) I pass more suburbs. They'll probably be building them with Hoover Dam views pretty soon.
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- Sun Feb 22, 2004 12:23 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Home Appreciation Rates
- Replies: 13
- Views: 22682
- Sat Jan 03, 2004 5:44 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Home Appreciation Rates
- Replies: 13
- Views: 22682
I think Asheville's got room for continued growth. I believe one of the large scale migration trends is indeed to the SE and SW. Cities like Pittsburgh are actually shrinking (at least I think that's one of them) and although places like Atlanta are mentioned more often as destinatinos it's suppose...
- Sat Jan 03, 2004 5:41 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Home Appreciation Rates
- Replies: 13
- Views: 22682
- Fri Jan 02, 2004 6:57 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Home Appreciation Rates
- Replies: 13
- Views: 22682
Egads: Phoenix AZ $210,161 12.4% 55.0% 80.8% Appreciation is great but this makes me worry about a big popping sound someday in the future. The newspaper here says continued strong migration into the state (I mean legal, interstate migration ;) ) are helping us not be a bubble risk, but no way we ca...
- Sun Nov 30, 2003 4:36 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: FI or RE
- Replies: 12
- Views: 20629
- Tue Nov 11, 2003 3:31 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Hocus not allowed to post here?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 23844
- Sun Oct 19, 2003 8:19 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Are you on track to retire rich?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 29551
- Tue Oct 07, 2003 1:57 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Buying Private Health Insurance
- Replies: 16
- Views: 19689
- Wed Sep 03, 2003 10:54 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Personal inflation vs. reported inflation
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7883
- Wed Sep 03, 2003 6:43 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Rent Versus Buy
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11021
- Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:15 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: working longer and working in retirement
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4993
As fast as the median age in many Euro countries is rising there's little doubt something has to give. Maybe lower pensions, maybe working until 70, maybe more generous immigration policies, but it's got to be something. They'll be to the point of a retiree picking which worker supports them before ...
- Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:12 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Rent Versus Buy
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11021
I agree. Every way I do the math on renting versus buying it's not even close... and it seems the only way to come out behind when buying is very short rental periods, even when counting big expenses in the first five years like a new air conditioner, termites, etc. As mentioned, it seem many of the...
- Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:05 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Wharton: How Much Money Will You Need for Retirement?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 34552
- Sat Aug 30, 2003 5:26 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Wharton: How Much Money Will You Need for Retirement?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 34552
Yes, that part kinda sucks. You can do three months at a time. You can get a 60 day tourist visa then a 30 day extension, for a total three month jam. After that you have to make a visa run... in the North it's usually to Laos, in the East to Laos or Cambodia, and in the South to Malaysia. One night...
- Sat Aug 30, 2003 7:39 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Wharton: How Much Money Will You Need for Retirement?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 34552
- Fri Aug 29, 2003 7:23 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Wharton: How Much Money Will You Need for Retirement?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 34552
I'd have to disagree. Housing - You can rent a nice furnished house for around $300-$400 month. We're not talking in the middle of nowhere, run-down, or in a slum... we're talking a pretty cool house. Example: http://www25.brinkster.com/cmhome/other/B002.html That's about $365 USD for 3 bedrooms,3 b...
- Thu Aug 28, 2003 10:29 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Wharton: How Much Money Will You Need for Retirement?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 34552
I hear so much good about chiang mai. One of the funniest things about Chiang Mai is the welcome sign at the airport. Here's a picture we took of it: That's not quite as good as this sign we found in Bangkok: As long as the regulations are clearly stated there shouldn't be any problems right? :wink:
- Thu Aug 28, 2003 7:04 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Wharton: How Much Money Will You Need for Retirement?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 34552
Speaking of Wanderer: http://www.chiangmaimall.com/expats/retirement3.shtml
Those are actually estimates for some good living, we've scouted some nice rental homes for closer to $300/month and out estimates for cost of living usually run around $750-$900 for the two of us.
Those are actually estimates for some good living, we've scouted some nice rental homes for closer to $300/month and out estimates for cost of living usually run around $750-$900 for the two of us.
- Thu Jul 24, 2003 6:38 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: How are you gonna implement whatever safe withdrawal rate?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 31459
- Wed Jul 23, 2003 2:20 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: 2nd change of subject/pace: Mortgages
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11130
My wife and I are under the following plan: 1. Maxed out 401k/457. We live way under our means and are planning on retiring overseas at an even lower cost of living. We reason the money we're not getting taxed on at high rate will almost certainly fall under standard deduction and low rates on withd...