Is Rental Security an oxymoron?

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I was reading the below thread regarding renting/leasing versus purchasing a home. We had decided to move because we didn't trust our landlord, but that decision is more or less moving into fast forward since he gave us a thirty day vacate notice. Turns out he found someone else who will pay more for a lease purchase. Ah well. We have already relocated from southern CA to northern Idaho several months ago. We think it is beautiful here, find the people to be fairly conservative and self-sufficient (in general), and our kids are just getting settled after last year's big disruption. On the other hand, property values are rather high since this is a tourist mecca. If anyone here lives in northern Idaho and knows of a good rural place to lease or lease/purchase, would you please let me know? Email is real. We are open to moving further away, if the situation was desirable enough. Hubby is a consulting electrical engineer (self-employed), and is fairly flexible with work. He has been "commuting" to southern CA, so we are adaptable. If there is a Christian (Please don't flame me for the Christian terminology,... if you have read my quick tempered posts, or been the recipient of such, I apologize AGAIN; however, my basic beliefs are what they are, and I still hope for the ideal scenario of Christians working together)landowner/family who has enough land to offer a secure, somewhat long term lease, please let me know. We would have to do a financial song and dance to purchase right now, and are hoping to do that after the dust settles on Y2K and the potential depression with corresponding plunge in real estate values. We have a ways to go with preparations, but have done quite a bit so far. Thanks. Also, any and all feedback is appreciated. This was a difficult day.

-- Mumsie (Shezdremn@aol.com), August 11, 1999

Answers

Ask a local real estate agent if they know of a good rural place to lease in Northern Idaho. We are 4-1/2 months away from the Year 2000 and you are better off hunkering down where you are at. Your too late to do anything much at this point in time.

-- justMHO (justMHO@justMHO.com), August 12, 1999.

Really sorry to hear about your predicament, Mumsie. You are fortunate in having a faith to fall back upon. Spiritual practice can really smooth out the edges.

Best of luck to you & yours.

-- Bingo1 (howe9@pop.shentel.net), August 12, 1999.


If my reading is correct, then you are in one of the most ideal states in which to be for Y2K or any survival-related disaster. It is reputed to have more survivalists than almost any other state, along with Montana. You may be able to link up with other GIs there who are aware and prepped, and even find a community where you can share your supplies and protection. Hope this is some comfort.

Also, there is a website (come on memory!!) I saw recently that has listings of intentional communities in various states. Someone, help out here with the website, please.

-- Elaine Seavey (Gods1sheep@aol.com), August 12, 1999.


Elaine,

I beg to differ that the northern states are ideal to weather out a survival-related crisis situation. It's COLD 6-7 months a year (ie, you need a crapload of wood to keep warm), with a rather short growing season, and it's much harder to survive in such cold temps. Not impossible, but much harder.

Better to be in a temperate climate, where you rarely get down to 0 degrees, more commonly in the 30-40's, where you can actually get crop into the ground in April, can harvest until October, and you won't have nearly so many problems with the winter weather.

Now, if you mean by that statement, the people are better prepared for hard times, you have more basis for validity, but you also have alot more racist/supremacist nut cases running around too.

-- Bill (billclo@msgbox.com), August 13, 1999.


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