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#294 of 345 Re: this looks like fun [berri] by gagrice

Feb 12, 2013 (8:36 pm)

Replying to: berri (Feb 12, 2013 7:07 pm)
The real buys are in Pahrump. Though you may get lonely out there. I don't need to sell my place here in San Diego. I can keep it as a winter getaway. I mainly need a residence where income taxes are less. Hawaii is still my favorite. And they do not tax pension income.

#295 of 345 Re: this looks like fun [gagrice] by berri

Feb 12, 2013 (8:41 pm)

Replying to: gagrice (Feb 12, 2013 8:36 pm)
And they do not tax pension income.
 
At least not yet. Seems like states are backing away from that these days. Love Hawaii, but it takes BIG mullah over there!

#296 of 345 Re: this looks like fun [berri] by gagrice

Feb 12, 2013 (9:24 pm)

Replying to: berri (Feb 12, 2013 8:41 pm)
There are places that are not that expensive on the Big Island. I would not consider Oahu or Maui. Maybe Kauai. Still buy close to the water on the Big Island for a reasonable amount. You cannot even think about a lot in CA with ocean view for this kind of money.
 
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/15-892-Paradise-Ala-Kai-Dr-Keaau-HI-96749/2118- 979667_zpid/
 
A POC fixer down the street from me just sold for $350k. I have spent time on every major island and fell in love with this area. If you are a high roller this would be my current idea of a good buy.
 
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/15-977-Paradise-Ala-Kai-Dr-Keaau-HI-96749/2117- 991008_zpid/

#297 of 345 Re: this looks like fun [berri] by steve_ HOST

Feb 12, 2013 (9:24 pm)

Replying to: berri (Feb 12, 2013 8:41 pm)
I was looking at National's last minute rentals page today and was amazed at how much a rental car goes for in Hawaii these days. I know it's high season, but yikes.

#298 of 345 Re: this looks like fun [gagrice] by gagrice

Feb 12, 2013 (9:37 pm)

Replying to: gagrice (Feb 12, 2013 9:24 pm)
This is right next door to the house we rent when we are in Hawaii. We snorkel in that lagoon with big sea turtles. Great gated location. I shouldn't do this as it gets me fired up about selling out here and moving.
 
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/14-4708-Alapaki-Ln-Pahoa-HI-96778/2114498789_z- pid/

#299 of 345 Re: this looks like fun [steve_] by gagrice

Feb 12, 2013 (9:57 pm)

Replying to: steve_ (Feb 12, 2013 9:24 pm)
Wait till April May. If you want a very quiet peaceful non touristy vacation. I highly recommend this place. Stayed there several times. The pond stays at 90 degrees year round. The Sea Turtles are in the cove most of the year.
 
http://www.vrbo.com/5124

#300 of 345 Re: this looks like fun [gagrice] by steve_ HOST

Feb 13, 2013 (6:55 am)

Replying to: gagrice (Feb 12, 2013 9:57 pm)
We're planning Bethel in April. Shouldn't be touristy.

#301 of 345 Re: this looks like fun [steve_] by gagrice

Feb 13, 2013 (7:16 am)

Replying to: steve_ (Feb 13, 2013 6:55 am)
You are a brute for punishment. My buddy almost got killed in a bar in Bethel back in the 1970s. Many would consider Bethel the armpit of Alaska. I say it is a tossup with Kotzebue and the 9 Arctic villages I worked in. Here is the mentality of Bethel.
 
In what has been described as an evil hoax, the town of Bethel, Alaska, has learned it is not getting a Taco Bell. Not now. Not ever.
 
 
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jun/14/nation/la-na-nn-taco-bell-alaska-2012061- 4

#302 of 345 Re: this looks like fun [gagrice] by steve_ HOST

Feb 13, 2013 (11:08 am)

Replying to: gagrice (Feb 13, 2013 7:16 am)
Must have been why they went damp in '77. They're wet again as of 2010 but I don't think they have allowed bars or alcohol in the restaurants. Always wanted to see Kotz, but never managed that one.
 
For alcohol related problems, the police blotter out of Dutch Harbor is becoming world famous.

#303 of 345 Re: this looks like fun [steve_] by gagrice

Feb 13, 2013 (4:08 pm)

Replying to: steve_ (Feb 13, 2013 11:08 am)
Bethel was the wild west in the early 1970s. Our Alascom people were out there a lot as it was jump-off to all those villages. It was the time when a sat phone system was being installed in every AK village. You had to be tough going to the villages back then. Most installers packed a 357 with them. The whole thing of booze in the villages is kind of a joke and very sad. Most of our 9 villages were either damp or dry. About 10-12 years ago the PSOs started to check everyone's luggage getting off the plane in the real bad places. We had to stop taking a bottle for our own use or get into trouble.

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