OT: Real Estate Question - Toms River/Brick and area

[yesrutgers01]

People who have not spent any time in the various parts of Arizona, have no idea how diverse the terrain and climate is throughout the state. It gets cold in the desert at night! I related the story here that in early December 2023, we got stranded at Chase field after a concert, and we walked 4 miles back to our car. It was freezing in Phoenix. Holbrook is due East of Flagstaff, where it gets very cold, and they get a lot of snow. One other thing that is a running joke in our family. Years ago I related to some older dude who was from the South, and he asked me why the heck anyone would want to live in Arizona because "they ain't got no trees there!" Whenever we are out on a hike in a forest area in Arizona, we bring that line up.

San Diego is a special place, and I'm talking about the city, but I'm sure the surrounding areas are great too. Closest one can get to a near perfect climate. The nice part about visitors, as fsg2 said is that you get to meet a lot of people from all over the country. In Sedona, I think we have run into people from every other B1G team. Mostly folks from Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Back when we were going to OV’s with Kevin- Fall of 04-early 05…everywhere we went- weather sucked. Rained in Florida both visits, snowed in Atlanta, etc…so, Valentine’s Day 05- I decided to surprise the Mrs on a 4 day weekend to the one place with perfect weather. Booked the Hotel Del Coronado. First class flight.
We get there and it was the worst rain they saw in a decade…non stop rain 3 of the 4 days. 9 inches of rain…go figure

 

[yesrutgers01]

Was able to get rid of all the Eagles crap that came with the house- they left a round var table stand with 2 bar stools with the eagle logo( brand new condition) a framed Jersey and maybe 3-4 nice photos framed on the wall.
Our Stanley Steamer guy was there yesterday and he and his Dad are huge fans.
Got an extra $250 off the price of doing the Hardwood floors and carpets in exchange..,and he helped me carry a huge glass dining room table top out to the garage so I can sell it too!
Move in day is this Friday

 

[voltz99]

I will have to tell her she does not know what she is talking about.

That has always been one of my favorite hobbies since we were kids.

LOL. She will appreciate it.

SH and Avalon are actually pretty similar. Problem with SH is it is half the size of Avalon but the two towns always try to match or one up each other. The smaller town will always lose when it comes to spending.

One problem with most shore towns is 95%+ of the tax payers dont live in town and can't vote. It is a handful of locals who actually control everything. One advantage of absentee owners is the schools have so few students and the town saves a ton on police in the off season. SH only had 39 kids in the school last year.

There have been some debacles but I see a lot of the same chit in WW, SH, Avalon, and SIC. Locals love spending other people's tax money.

 

[NotInRHouse]

Noticed my typing/spelling has been horrific lately. Sheesh- hear/here.

Phoenix downtown is boring. Like Cincinnati's downtown. The action in Arizona is well north. Flagstaff is a great small/medium sized city, but it gets cold and snowy there. We enjoy Sedona, but there is zero night life there. As I said, no place is perfect. Not sure if true for Phoenix, but the Sedona area and surrounding areas (Cottonwood/Prescott) is now over run with California expats, and they are special. We blend out there (at least we think we do), get into our hiking and mountain biking, and enjoying one of the most beautiful parts of the country. Sedona gets hot, but not crazy like Phoenix.

We are spoiled living in NJ. It costs a lot, and we have all 4 seasons (which some like, though maybe not this week). But there's probably like 100 interesting downtowns and many good places with nightlife, and expats are mostly international bringing delicious food. Even the NY and PA ones, lol.

 

[bob-loblaw]

My Family migrated to Middletown a few yrs ago to a 55+. They landed just over the canal. Insane to see the explosion of himes over there. They love everything about it except the food. Restaurants and grocery stores are weak.

 

[NotInRHouse]

What food is Delaware known for?

 

[yesrutgers01]

My Family migrated to Middletown a few yrs ago to a 55+. They landed just over the canal. Insane to see the explosion of himes over there. They love everything about it except the food. Restaurants and grocery stores are weak.

yeah- it is scary when you even look at uber eats and the top rated in almost every category is a chain. Though, downtown Middletown on Mainstreet looks like it may have a few nice places? Though, good news is if you go an hour in any direction - you do have NJ, Phily and Balt

 

[bob-loblaw]

there were a few decent spots nearby. Cantwell and la casa pasta are the two I've enjoyed. Theres some good waterfront spots in Chesapeake city as well