SFR A decision has been made-big move coming

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WOW!!

Congrats to the Mrs.!

I lived in western Maryland (Frostburg) for a couple of years and enjoyed it.

Good luck with the move and I wish you and your wife the best. Enjoy your time there!
 
Congratulations to the Mrs! You could end up in worse places than the burgh. Be prepared for a learning curve, like when you go first turning left on one lane roads, that you don’t pronounce the t in Primanti’s, and the best way to eat that cheesesteak is with the fries and slaw on the inside.
 
Gongrats to your wife and best wishes to both of you on the move.

Should you decide to keep and rent your house out, and since it is in Tacoma, you could look into renting it to a JBLM military family or member. They're usually very responsible and upstanding, and are generally here for the short term. Not all stay on base, so it might be a good fit. I wouldn't know how to cater to them, though.
 
BriGuy said:
Gongrats to your wife and best wishes to both of you on the move.

Should you decide to keep and rent your house out, and since it is in Tacoma, you could look into renting it to a JBLM military family or member. They're usually very responsible and upstanding, and are generally here for the short term. Not all stay on base, so it might be a good fit. I wouldn't know how to cater to them, though.
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That's a good idea. Jenna's cousin's family was stationed at JBLM for 3 years and they rented in University Place, I bet they could point us in the right direction.
 
When I married my wife she had a condo. We bought a house and rented her condo to an responsible extended family member. They stayed 5 years. Wonderful, right? No. It took us 6 months to freshen it up. Even with condo appreciation price, we barely broke even after the freshen costs and no income from it. And I did most of the work...
 
Ahh, back to PA where the streams take over the lake style of fishing. First 18 years of my life fishing for native brook trout and witnessing the best HS and College Wrestling in the US, if not the world. Congrats to your wife and your czech nymphing rods. As mentioned earlier you are close to some of the best, classic, streams that made very early Fly Fishing literature. Best of luck.
 
Exciting news and congratulations - Pittsburgh is a great school. Pittsburgh has really become a pretty cool town, cleaned up a lot from when it was just "steel town". Good sports town. There's good fishing/hunting opportunities all over the state. Climate may take you some getting use to, you will certainly experience 4 full seasons (which I like). Cost of living overall is probably cheaper, though electricity here in PA is getting stupid (if possible, get something with gas heat).

My recommendation - DO NOT use a conventional moving company - if you have more than you can move by yourselves (in U-haul/Penskey-type rental) go PODS or something similar - far cheeper, you pack your own stuff in the POD, rather than a conventional mover who will throw your boxes, pile heavier boxes on boxes and if any storage is involved, crush multiple boxes (this I know from our move from Bend to North Carolina - conventional which cost close to $20K, and our move from NC to the Poconos using PODS - about $3K)

The big question, which is largely unanswerable 'cause you just never know, is what you will do and where you will be after the wife finishes her program. This makes for a hard decision on what to do with your current house, but if you decide to rent your place, just be sure the rental income is greater than all current payments (mortgage, taxes, insurance, etc and any property management costs if you use a property management firm) - you don't want to be burning money on 2 residences. Equivalent neighborhoods, cost of housing/renting will be cheaper than the PNW.

Good luck with everything, and welcome to PA and the northeast!!!
 
I visited Pittsburgh many times in the mid-90’s through mid-00’s when my folks moved there from Seattle. My first experience with NE weather and culture. Great food, some beautiful deciduous forests, colorful locals. I fished within an hour’s drive of Highland Park. Smallmouth, largemouth, pike, and walleye were common. Big snow in the winter and hot, humid summers with violent storms.
 
Wow that’s a big move! Curious, did she try to get into programs closer to where you live, or did you guys want to move out there for an adventure?
 
Pigs said:
Wow that’s a big move! Curious, did she try to get into programs closer to where you live, or did you guys want to move out there for an adventure?
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Both. She didn't get into the nursing programs in town (TCC, UW-T) but got admissions offers from Pitt and UMass, both of which have admission rates under 15%. She's a really strong candidate, but there is not enough nursing education infrastructure here (Pugetopolis) for the demand that exists from applicants OR employers who need nurses.

We've tossed around the idea of an east Coast move for a long time, almost pulled the trigger on a move to Philadelphia about 8 years ago. If she had it her way, we'd move to NYC, but I would lose my mind and we would lose all financial advantage.
 
Canuck from Kansas said:
Exciting news and congratulations - Pittsburgh is a great school. Pittsburgh has really become a pretty cool town, cleaned up a lot from when it was just "steel town". Good sports town. There's good fishing/hunting opportunities all over the state. Climate may take you some getting use to, you will certainly experience 4 full seasons (which I like). Cost of living overall is probably cheaper, though electricity here in PA is getting stupid (if possible, get something with gas heat).

My recommendation - DO NOT use a conventional moving company - if you have more than you can move by yourselves (in U-haul/Penskey-type rental) go PODS or something similar - far cheeper, you pack your own stuff in the POD, rather than a conventional mover who will throw your boxes, pile heavier boxes on boxes and if any storage is involved, crush multiple boxes (this I know from our move from Bend to North Carolina - conventional which cost close to $20K, and our move from NC to the Poconos using PODS - about $3K)

The big question, which is largely unanswerable 'cause you just never know, is what you will do and where you will be after the wife finishes her program. This makes for a hard decision on what to do with your current house, but if you decide to rent your place, just be sure the rental income is greater than all current payments (mortgage, taxes, insurance, etc and any property management costs if you use a property management firm) - you don't want to be burning money on 2 residences. Equivalent neighborhoods, cost of housing/renting will be cheaper than the PNW.

Good luck with everything, and welcome to PA and the northeast!!!
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My line on renting was that the rental "income" needed to cover mortgage, insurance, landscaping/maintenance,/management company, and have a few hundred dollars a month excess to go in a "when shit goes wrong with the house" fund. For me, this is 90% a numbers decision, for my wife it's more sentimental.
 
Welcome to the ‘hood Gary. When things are settled we’ll have enough for a poker game.
As someone said above Pittsburgh has a lot going for it now. A lot going on downtown and surrounding area.
Outdoor recreation opportunities everywhere, hunting, fishing, hiking, etc, and no state tax on retirement distributions when the time comes. Glad to have you.
 
Don't know if this is still true but in the NCW we mow the lawn every two/three weeks and growing up in PA I mowed the yard twice a week with no watering necessary. Canuck from Kansas would no more about this and palomino trout which were not available when I left PA.
 
Flymph said:
Don't know if this is still true but in the NCW we mow the lawn every two/three weeks and growing up in PA I mowed the yard twice a week with no watering necessary. Canuck from Kansas would no more about this and palomino trout which were not available when I left PA.
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I draw the line at once a week!!!!!!!

Golden stockers ... not sure that there's any in my local streams.

Hey we're getting close to numbers where we can have a PNWFF swap and shop here in PA - PNWFF's reach is ever expanding.
 
Gary Knowels said:
Once settled, I would love to meet the PA folks in Person!
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There's more of us here than you know, Gary.

Congrats to your wife. My niece graduated from that program and she's never regretted it. Financially it's going to be a huge boon.

I can understand your uncertainty. Its a big step. You'll do fine. The schools in state are always, always, looking for qualified teachers. Just as they are medical staff. Which, is pretty true of the entire country.

Outdoor opportunities have already been addressed. I didn't see anyone mention the State Game Lands set aside for hunting. But, those are plentiful and available if you want to hunt, too.

Don't sweat this, you got it. If you feel stressed, sit down with a cup of coffee, some of your famous bread and a jar of jelly and take a break. It doesn't have to be stressful all the time.
 
Gary Knowels said:
Both. She didn't get into the nursing programs in town (TCC, UW-T) but got admissions offers from Pitt and UMass, both of which have admission rates under 15%. She's a really strong candidate, but there is not enough nursing education infrastructure here (Pugetopolis) for the demand that exists from applicants OR employers who need nurses.

We've tossed around the idea of an east Coast move for a long time, almost pulled the trigger on a move to Philadelphia about 8 years ago. If she had it her way, we'd move to NYC, but I would lose my mind and we would lose all financial advantage.
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Oregon is the same. Tough to get into programs. My high school daughter is looking at nursing. She wants to go to Azizona….sun worshiper. Much easier to get into programs also. She will likely go community college route….at least for pre-recs.

One of the main things we are coaching her on is she doesn’t need to spend piles of money for out of state tuition, or a fancy program…..unless she’s getting scholarships. No one is going to care where you get your RN from….you just need to get it. The other important aspect would be what/where would your clinical spots look like.
 
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