The development you talk about is certainly food for thought- I plan to eventually retire, and I wouldn't want to get caught in an area of spiralling taxes when I'm on a fixed income. BTW, $250K for a decent size new house would be cheap in our part of FL. My brother in law lives in western Richmond- almost Goochland county. Prices there are insane- $500K for new houses. I have a friend out west in Lynchburg VA who's workin' on me. Real estate is much cheaper there. I worry it may be too COLD though!

 

FLgargoyle,
MY brother in law just bought a house out in Farmville last month. He got a TREMENDOUS deal on his house. 4 acres, 2300 sqft, 2 car garage, gorgeous home for 189K....like I said before - AWESOME deal. If I were closer to retirement, I would certainly be looking towards Lynchburg/Farmville area. Snow and ice isn't that much of a problem out there. They may get a couple of more inches of snow than I do in Isle of Wight but not that much of a difference. It's not Chicago!!!

 

If you are thinking about Lynchburg area how about this...Auto Salvage Yard for sale , 1200 old cars, trucks etc also farm land. To settle an estate, 434-376-2473. This isn't mine, just saw it in a local paper.

 

My son 18 year's old own's a place in Drakes Branch, Va. 50 acers & a log cabin , just south of Keysville & 20-30 miles north of South Boston , Va where the Burton boy's live [Nascar] . Land is fairly cheep between South Boston, Va & Farmville,Va. 50 +Acres & House Barn for a lot less. These buy's won't last, just because you have the land you won't need to use it all . It's just nice to know if you have it & don't realy need to use it but, it is a great buffer .

Don

 

A junkyard for sale?!!! My dream and my wife's nightmare all wrapped up in one! I like the idea of having 'excess' acreage. I once tried to get the rest of my family interested in buying a really big piece for a 'family compound'. It would be nice to have a little extra to sell in a time of need, or to set my son up with a good start when we get fitted for a pine suit. That area around South Boston does seem reasonable; I might look at the adjoining area of NC and see what the taxes and stuff might be like as compared to VA.

 

In that,this area you have Route 360 it is a major road. & Interstate 64 .

Don