[quote=eavesdropper] . . . Keep a few things in mind when shopping:

LOCATION . . .

BUILDING/ CONSTRUCTION & SITE . . . [/quote]

eaves, excellent advice to Bubblesitter (and any other Pigg that wants to build in this day and age . . . anywhere)! Especially the part about being able to get to a hospital, drug store, convenience store, etc. I’ve just seen too my “snowed-in” situations in my life. It’s hard enough for “in-town” dwellers in rural mtn towns to move about part of the year.

For me, there are so many already-built architect-designed houses/cabins to my liking in almost all my fav “retirement locales” that I’m sure I won’t have to wait too long to find a suitable place when I’m ready to retire!