The great and not so great life in Sierra Vista...
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5/12/2019
I've only been here a very short period of time. Here's what I like:
It's small and easy to get around. There's choices for a small community with a population of +/- 40,000. I can even see myself buying a motorcycle again and possibly surviving without getting hit by mountains of traffic. I love the bicycle trails, keep this up Sierra Vista. Cost of food is a little high but hey, we're in a dessert, I can live with some things being high. On balance the weather is amazing and the life style is great.
Here's what I hate:
You're housing sux. It's overpriced for what it is, a piece of dirt in the dessert. Can't afford a 1 acre lot because it's $100K. Yes, you can buy into one of the small communities. Purchase a tiny home (2BR, 1BTH) for $100,000 and then pay perpetual fee's of $500 a month for the rest of your life. Good for the developer / investor, not so great for the home owner that wants to retire here and live the rest of their 20 or 30 years. Yep, I've got just over 7 figures to retire on. I've like to offer a sizable portion of that to my wife and son when I die, not the investor. Too bad Sierra Vista, I really do like what you have to offer, you're just a bit to greedy.
Lance | Sierra Vista, AZ