http://www.smalltownretirement.com/wordpress Best Small Towns and places to live-retire in America Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:46:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Does anyone know of a nice adult mobile home community located somewhere in the hill country of Texas. My wife and I would like to retire in that area and move our 18x80 mobile home there. Please leave a comment or send an E mail to plaza@cebridge.net anytime. Gene http://www.smalltownretirement.com/wordpress/archives/65 Sandy Springs was once a small town north of Atlanta GA.  As the area grew, Sandy Springs became part of the Atlanta metro area but managed to stay unique with it's own identity and the long term residents stayed.  Now Sandy Springs has become it's own city and is under going ... http://www.smalltownretirement.com/wordpress/archives/64 If you haven't been to Del Webb at Lake Oconee lately, we have a lot of news to share with you. As the nation’s only Del Webb community with direct lake access, Del Webb at Lake Oconee’s amenities are underway, homeowners have moved in and the lifestyle is in full ... http://www.smalltownretirement.com/wordpress/archives/60 According to an article in Yahoo Finance, these cities are some of the top market for retirement jobs for the 50 and over crowd. They point out it is not for primary job before retirement, but after retirement, when you change to doing something different than your career.  Got that?  They ... http://www.smalltownretirement.com/wordpress/archives/59 New sites are SeniorCommunityGuide.com which will cover all aspects of retirement communities and AssistedLivingGuide.com which will cover all aspects of assisted living and related issues. http://www.smalltownretirement.com/wordpress/archives/58 Here is an excellent article from Yahoo Finance, mostly about Active Adult Communities. It address what they are, typical costs, amenities and activities, and the perceptions both real and marketing wise. http://www.smalltownretirement.com/wordpress/archives/57 I had written about the positives of Active Adult Communities and sometimes it looks like it is all positives.  So for the last few months I have been asking people, especially people who live in Active Adult Communities, what are the negatives. On a recent 15 day cruise to Hawaii we ... http://www.smalltownretirement.com/wordpress/archives/56 A SRES (Senior Real Estate Specialist) told me that she knew of three couple who had put down 10% (about $35,000 each) on homes at Seasons at Lake Lanier Georgia. They reporterly are having trouble getting their money back after Levitt file for bankurptcy and shut down.  Surely you would ... http://www.smalltownretirement.com/wordpress/archives/55  Just returned from a 15 day cruise to Hawaii out of LA and met the most wonderful people on the ship.  No better place to talk with seniors about where they live, especially the ones living in the active adult communities.  My wife and I spoke in detail with five ... http://www.smalltownretirement.com/wordpress/archives/54 Budget Travel article says these are the coolest small towns. 10 COOLEST SMALL TOWNS Millerton NY Milford PA Yachats OR Waitsbuurg WA Pala HI Parkville Silver City NM Peterborough NH Tuscumbia AL Collinsville CT The article says these are up and coming small towns that may be worth a visit if you are nearby. http://www.smalltownretirement.com/wordpress/archives/53