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Old 06-26-2017, 12:15 PM
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We are out of town so we are on a well in our present house. It is 135' deep and 14GPM but varies widely in the area. Our neighbor had 2 dry wells. Where we are moving in NV there is city water. Wells are very common here. Our small town has become very crowded and busy in the 27 years we have been here-time to go. Most of the buyers are coming from the Bay Area. We have a party coming to look tomorrow but they gave us much more notice.
PS typically one cannot get a building permit until one has a well or paid to connect to a municipal water system. The fees to connect to water/sewer are more than $10k but that's a lot less than a well/septic system costs.




I was just curious. Thanks for the information.

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Old 06-27-2017, 09:09 AM
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Old 08-23-2017, 11:59 PM
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Well we are finally in escrow. I thought showing the house was a pain. After all the inspections I feel totally dejected and humiliated. This is the worst experience of my life. Please tell me there is a check at the end of the tunnel.
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Old 09-05-2017, 10:48 PM
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The move is on! Tonight is our last night in the home. We go to sign papers tomorrow. Got our NV Drivers Licenses a few weeks ago-that's 3 hrs of my life I will never get back. Getting a DL is now like getting a Passport or official document-I had to bring birth certificates, SSN cards, Marriage certificates, proof of residency etc. one cool thing-no more smog checks EVER.
Also I'm getting new vintage license plates for my coupe-they offer the 70's Blue plates. Trying to come up with a good combination. The DMV website has a search so you can check and see if it is available.
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Old 12-23-2017, 11:30 PM
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Well been here for almost 4 mos. So far love it. Nightime temps typically 15-20 deg but warms nicely during the day. You don't want a north facing driveway as it will be frozen all winter. Our property is south facing frontage so good there. Have not started designing the new house yet-still trying to recover from getting out of our last home.
Taxes are better than ca-no state income tax. Gas is 40c less expensive. Most everyone in our neighborhood is from So Cal or the Bay Area. It's very open and uncrowded here-most people that move to Nevada are moving to Reno/Sparks.
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Old 12-23-2017, 11:37 PM
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Our property is taxed at about 25% of what we paid for it. Since we are building our prop taxes will be lower than if we bought a house.
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What are the taxes like? General idea is fine, it's not meant to be a nosy question.
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Old 12-23-2017, 11:44 PM
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It varies widely depending on where you are-the topography varies a lot. It's about 4800' here. Typical winter lows in teens/20's, highs in 50's. It's been a very mild winter so far but cold. All in all nice.
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Old 03-14-2018, 12:29 AM
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Well the Nevada experience is not working out as expected-it is going to take longer and cost more to build our home due to the economic expansion in Reno/Sparks about 1hr away. The builders are going to the money building tract homes there. Our original dream was to move to the Oregon Coast town of Bandon-we are re-opening the dream. We are still pretty much packed up and living in a rental. Real Estate is tight in Bandon so we will need to wait for the right home. Just got back from a quicky trip to look at a few homes that turned out to be major fixer uppers. The town burned down in 1936 so a lot of the homes are late 30's-50's. Ocean view is 50-75% premium. It's a long way from here (9 hrs) so move will be difficult.
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Old 03-14-2018, 01:53 AM
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After a lifetime in No Cal (and 26 years in the same house) we are relocating to Nevada. Lower prop taxes, car reg, insurance, no smog checks, no state income tax, lower everything. Little town of Genoa with less than 1000. It's a historical town so the county will not allow it to be built up. Our lot was originally sold 20 years ago and never built on. I fell in love with it 30 years ago. 22mi to Lake Tahoe, 10 mi to Wal Mart, Costco, Home Depot, Trader Joes but away from everything. Great mountain views. Everyone I know at work is moving to Nevada when they retire. Hoping to start building later this year. I am contracting it myself if anyone want's to know how that goes.
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Old 05-13-2018, 12:24 AM
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Bought a home in Bandon Oregon-still living in NV while we wait for former owners to move out. The move starts in a few weeks. We can finally settle down. The lot is big enough for me to build a shop-hope to get started ASAP.
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Old 05-22-2018, 11:12 PM
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Here we go again-loaded up for the first trip to Oregon. We were still mostly packed from the last move.
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Old 05-24-2018, 12:01 PM
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Here's hoping for better luck this time out .
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Old 05-24-2018, 12:22 PM
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Old 06-09-2018, 01:36 AM
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Well we are still moving. Made another trip with a 26' truck and now I'm loading what I hope will be the last trip. It has to be because the new tenants move in next week. Uhaul which is usually pretty good has been jacking me around a lot. The last trip they sent me to N Reno to get the truck and my loaders were waiting. This trip I got the truck OK but the auto transport I need to take my car with me is in Reno so I have to drive the loaded Uhaul there to get the trailer then back here. while I was waiting in line someone was having a hissy fit because they messed up their reservation.
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Old 06-09-2018, 09:17 AM
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Post Moving 'fun' (or not)

Typical U-Haul, no point in having a hissy fit, they're just all over the map with Customer service .

As long as you get the job done and settled you'll be fine .

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