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In all reality, with cost of shipping car AND having best chance of catching GREAT weather during the winter months you're looking at FL or AZ in my opinion.
I think AZ may be the best option and good car scene too. Phoenix has a lot to do in a concentrated area overall. FL is huge and I hear the driving roads aren't great.
CA will cost more to ship car to and fly too as well. Traffic sucks in many areas too.
Don't think you're looking to track from previous comments.
Worth shipping a car to drive 3-4 times a winter?? Another consideration. You're talking approx $1,200 each way enclosed.
you know, the thing with CA is that you don't actually have to live in SF or LA to enjoy the state, which is huge. I live about 40 miles east where schools are great, low crime, blah blah blah and if I need to go to SF, it's just a 45 min drive (not that I really go into SF much). You can get most of the benefits of living in SF or LA without the drawbacks if you don't actually have to go into the city by living in the burbs. Cheaper/larger housing, better schools, less crime, etc is why i live and work in the east bay area. Some people have to head into the city to work but a lot of posters here seem to be free of the rat race (lucky you) so if you like the state but hate the city, check out towns maybe 30 minutes or so outside the city. I guess you can't escape taxes or politics if that bugs you, but the crime, schools, and real estate is pretty easy to get around. well maybe not real estate so much.
you know, the thing with CA is that you don't actually have to live in SF or LA to enjoy the state, which is huge. I live about 40 miles east where schools are great, low crime, blah blah blah and if I need to go to SF, it's just a 45 min drive (not that I really go into SF much). You can get most of the benefits of living in SF or LA without the drawbacks if you don't actually have to go into the city by living in the burbs. Cheaper/larger housing, better schools, less crime, etc is why i live and work in the east bay area. Some people have to head into the city to work but a lot of posters here seem to be free of the rat race (lucky you) so if you like the state but hate the city, check out towns maybe 30 minutes or so outside the city. I guess you can't escape taxes or politics if that bugs you, but the crime, schools, and real estate is pretty easy to get around. well maybe not real estate so much.
I grew up 15 min outside of Manhattan in NJ( Right over GWB) and now live 15 min outside of Chicago. That is where I prefer to live- not in the City but a 30 min drive when I want to enjoy it.
Atlanta. RA and AMP right in the backyard. Sebring a day away. When it's time to bring it home there's that little Smokies event which you might enjoy in April.
Atlanta can be managed if you live near work like any big city. Northeast suburbs are not bad at all relatively speaking to live. Having a car stored here near the track at Road Atlanta or AMP would work out fine.
I second AZ. Outside of 2-3 months of scorching temperatures it’s great. You would have 9 months of great weather to visit and like others have said a lot of petrol heads/activities and variety of roads and things to do.
Not to mention if you want to drive to other places like Cali or Vegas etc. you are only a few hours drive away.
I live in So Cal. I moved here for the beach, the weather and the gorgeous women. Knowing what I know about California, if I were living elsewhere in the USA and looking for a second home, I would not even consider buying a second home in California. A million bucks is chump change in the real estate market around the big cities. To get any "value" from a real estate standpoint, you need to head to rural areas. Nothing wrong with rural areas but if you are looking to live near a big city, get ready to write a big check. And that does not even take into account the taxes, the sky high cost of living and the horrific drivers who drive through red lights, text and drive (which is illegal in CA), smoke weed and drive, and are just quite frankly the worst drivers that I have encountered in the USA (I have lived MD, TX, MO, KS, LA, RI, MA, WA and CA). Texas makes a lot of sense because there is no state income tax, lots of open roads, reasonable cost of living and nice people. I also think Scottsdale would be on my short list because it is clean, upscale, it has good roads, a good car culture, the weather is great for 6-8 months of the year and the cost of living is reasonable in comparison to LA, SF or SD. A good problem to have - good luck with your decision!
All of my prior post said, this was my view as I was writing it... For all of California's problems, for a me, as a primary residence, this is worth every penny and every bad driver on the road:
North Atlanta is also 3 hrs to Charlotte, 3 hrs to Roebling in Savannah and just under 5 to National Corvette Museum in KY... all tons of fun. We have a giant lake and curvy mountain roads nearby.
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