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I have been searching around for myself right here in northern Virginia [Loudoun County] trying to decide where will be my next home. One place that I thought was great a few years ago now has gotten way too big. The "homes" are apartments, some up to 4,000 sqft. Lot of amenities, indoor swimming, gym, numerous restaurants, on-site doctor, bank, gift shop, etc. And a hefty monthly maintenance fee depending on the size of one's apartment.
Other new construction have Independent Living apartments, one or two bedrooms, but at prices around $5k to $6k per month for rent. The complex also will be building Assisted Living and Memory Care. One stop shopping.
Saw some nice brand new townhouses, master on first floor, but then there are stairs up to the guest rooms, and stairs down to the garage, and stairs down off the deck. I also want to get away from too many stairs.
Del Webb seems to offer a good solution. Attached houses with a large first floor, guest rooms upstairs, and two car garages on the main level. Prices are around $400,000 but that isn't sticker shock for those who have lived in the D.C. burbs for decades. Yes, expensive here but property taxes are very reasonable.
My sig other wants to go back to Syracuse NY where he and I grew up. I spent 20 years there, and he 40 years. It is not the city that I had remembered in my youth. House price are very inexpensive, but property taxes are double what I pay... and the snow, forgetaboutit.
It's cheaper to contract out the services and select my own contractors than be tied down to a rent that's several times the multiple of my HELOC. And I can interview contractors, negotiate and select ones I want, not those hired by a community. And part of the retirement living is overhead for the staff, which raises the cost even more.
My father's fortunate to live in a neighborhood where people help. I think those are the ideal kinds of senior retirement areas, but it's hard to determine whether or not a neighborhood will offer that kind of support until someone has moved in.
No question but that it's a dilemma for seniors, especially those of limited means.