I currently live in upstate NY, about 75 minutes from NYC. I am in the process of putting my house on the market here. It is a fairly simple, not standard development type house that isn't going to sell for a huge amount of money. It was designed and built in the mid to late 80s and styles have changed. I have two daughters and two grandkids living currently in the Boulder area, so relocating to Colorado is a potential goal. The Boulder/Denver area seems to have skyrocketed in price in the last 6 or 7 years. I will be looking for a place that I can buy at a very low price. So far the only places that I've seen that might work are in Colorado Springs area and way up near or in Wyoming in the Cheyenne area. I know that not everything shows on the public advertising websites like zillow and trulia. So it probably makes the most sense for me to contact a realtor and give them my very difficult parameters for buying.
The estimated time for actually finding a buyer and selling my house is 3 to 4 months, at best. And I can't buy until this place is sold. But I am trying to determine whether or not this location is even a possibility.
If any of you have ideas for how I should go about this, what towns and neighborhoods might work or what realtors I should contact, I would appreciate any and all feedback. My budget is low. Probably not looking seriously at anything over $150,000. Yes, I know....try not to laugh! But I have seen some condos and age restricted listings that appear to fit my parameters. But that is from superficial perusing of online ads.
So questions: What is the Colorado Springs area like? Is there any location within 2 hours of Boulder that I should be looking at? We are older and need access to health care, so don't really want to be in a rural area where we have to drive 2 hours to a doctor or hospital. Beyond that, proximity to Boulder, and a pleasant and safe neighborhood are the main goals along with cost of living. I also plan to fly east at least twice a year, so proximity to the Denver airport is a plus.
So is this an impossible mission, or is this something I can actually accomplish? I welcome all comments and opinions! Thank you!
The estimated time for actually finding a buyer and selling my house is 3 to 4 months, at best. And I can't buy until this place is sold. But I am trying to determine whether or not this location is even a possibility.
If any of you have ideas for how I should go about this, what towns and neighborhoods might work or what realtors I should contact, I would appreciate any and all feedback. My budget is low. Probably not looking seriously at anything over $150,000. Yes, I know....try not to laugh! But I have seen some condos and age restricted listings that appear to fit my parameters. But that is from superficial perusing of online ads.
So questions: What is the Colorado Springs area like? Is there any location within 2 hours of Boulder that I should be looking at? We are older and need access to health care, so don't really want to be in a rural area where we have to drive 2 hours to a doctor or hospital. Beyond that, proximity to Boulder, and a pleasant and safe neighborhood are the main goals along with cost of living. I also plan to fly east at least twice a year, so proximity to the Denver airport is a plus.
So is this an impossible mission, or is this something I can actually accomplish? I welcome all comments and opinions! Thank you!