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    Kaylinn
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    I just saw the pictures of Ogunquit, Maine in PP


    And I am totally in love. That is the place of my dreams.
    I just looked up house prices, and wow, it's expensive.

    Anyway....what other towns in the country are like that? little, quaint towns with victorian houses near the water?
    How's north carolina?

    when I finish nursing, I am moving...
    somehow.

    ps. If I file bankruptcy now, can I buy a house in 3-4 years?

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    My uncle owns a summer home there and I visited there a couple of times when I was a child.

    It's just as magical in person as it is in the photos.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaylinn View Post

    ps. If I file bankruptcy now, can I buy a house in 3-4 years?
    Absolutely, if you play your cards right. My sis had to file bankruptcy (due to her divorce) a few years back and just bought a house last month.

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    Little quaint towns on the water are all going to be expensive. And no, it would be pretty unlikely for you to get a mortgage within three years of bankruptcy. It takes at least seven years to clear bad credit.

    My favorite little east coast town is Chincoteague, Virginia. I keep meaning to go back there but haven't been able to swing it yet. The place is just magical and so pleasant, and it's right next to another island (Assateague) which is a beautiful nature preserve populated by wild ponies, surrounded by quiet, untouched beaches. If I were looking for a place to disappear and live a quiet life, I'd go to Chincoteague.

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    ^ I found...I can't remember the name of the town now, but it was in maryland. Maybe st. michaels. Thoes homes were not to expensive, around 300,000.
    Off to google Chincoteague, Virginia now
    ohh..thoes homes are much more affordable. and cute. with property. a yard! I want a yard so bad. to plant flowers in.

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    Damnit Kaylinn. You've got me looking at home listings in little towns.

    I'm in love with this one in Gold Beach, Oregon (near Ashland Yek!!).
    http://www.goldbeachproperties.net/s...officeno=C5278



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    I've always stated that paradise is only paradise until you live there and have to deal with the ramifications of being a resident. Doesn't matter if you live in Hawaii, Vegas or some quaint seaside village. I'll bet some of those little towns on the East Coast get some pretty wild weather (hurricanes, Noreasters, blizzards, flooding) on occasion.

    But you're going to deal with some sort of discomfort regardless of where you live, so if you can deal with the specific hazards of your particular paradise, I say go for it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by doc-catfish View Post
    I've always stated that paradise is only paradise until you live there and have to deal with the ramifications of being a resident. Doesn't matter if you live in Hawaii, Vegas or some quaint seaside village. I'll bet some of those little towns on the East Coast get some pretty wild weather (hurricanes, Noreasters, blizzards, flooding) on occasion.

    But you're going to deal with some sort of discomfort regardless of where you live, so if you can deal with the specific hazards of your particular paradise, I say go for it.
    So true. I love looking at them all, but am spoiled to the hot weather in Florida now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by doc-catfish View Post
    I've always stated that paradise is only paradise until you live there and have to deal with the ramifications of being a resident. Doesn't matter if you live in Hawaii, Vegas or some quaint seaside village. I'll bet some of those little towns on the East Coast get some pretty wild weather (hurricanes, Noreasters, blizzards, flooding) on occasion.

    But you're going to deal with some sort of discomfort regardless of where you live, so if you can deal with the specific hazards of your particular paradise, I say go for it.
    I hate the cold, I grew up in Pa, and HATEwinters. I do love the Vegas weather. Heat never bothered me...but everythign is a trade off right?
    You weigh pro's and con's ande decide if the pro's are worth it

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaylinn View Post
    I hate the cold, I grew up in Pa, and HATEwinters.
    Don't move to Maine then!!

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    OMFG! its like dawsons creek come to life!!

    childhood fantasy time!

    cute.... too sleepy for the long term tho. although, a few dogs, a lil fishing boat, and a cute cottage. man....doable!

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    Hmm...How's Australia?

    Not opposed to leaving the country!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaylinn View Post
    Hmm...How's Australia?

    Not opposed to leaving the country!!
    airlie beach, north queensland


    i cant really think of anything like whats in maine. aussie is too tropical, and the small towns are still sorta on the large side. i dont know the small towns here very well at all. must do a road trip sometime

    in nz tho, theres loads of small costal towns. russell island and the bay of islands is quaint, actually, almost any northland beach area, or coromandal beach is cool.

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    ^^^ OMG, I have been to Airlie Beach! What a cute town.

    We stopped in Bundaberg on the way there and it was even better. Bundaberg is the most adorable little coastal town, so much character and so beautiful. I loved it there.

    Australia is glorious in more ways I could possibly describe, Kaylinn, but immigrating there is extremely difficult. They have a lot of restrictions and unless you have a job skill that's in very high demand, your odds of getting in are not good. It's expensive to apply for residency too, with no guarantee of acceptance. But Americans CAN move there if they really fight for it, just look at Lysondra.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaylinn View Post
    ^ I found...I can't remember the name of the town now, but it was in maryland. Maybe st. michaels. Thoes homes were not to expensive, around 300,000.
    Off to google Chincoteague, Virginia now
    ohh..thoes homes are much more affordable. and cute. with property. a yard! I want a yard so bad. to plant flowers in.
    My ex's dad had a beach house on Tighlman Island which is like a half hour eastish of St. michaels it was pretty expensive. I am sure though if you would try Easton instead of st Michaels it might be less expensive but I was under the understanding that the homes there were pretty expensive. Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld live there though! It's cute but boring (but maybe that is what you want.) Alot of homes in Maryland on the Eastern shore are a little expensive, at least all the ones I've seen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mermaidnz View Post
    OMFG! its like dawsons creek come to life!!

    childhood fantasy time!
    That's where I was gonna say! They filmed Dawson's Creek in Wilmington N.C.. I lived about 30 miles north of there for a couple years and I love that town. It's so cute and chill, I miss hanging out down there.

    I will say I grew up in a 'quaint waterfront town' in GA, and I'm there right now. It's very pretty, but I was bored to death as a teenager, and I'm bored to death right now! It's like a black hole, because nobody ever leaves. We would go on dates to Wal-Mart when I was in high school because it was half an hour away, and sadly, I went to Wal-Mart this Friday AND Saturday because there was nothing better to do. So, avoid the very, very southern part of coastal GA!

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    AU has bright blue water like that? I had no idea....

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    ^^^ The ocean in Australia is a shade of blue that does not exist anywhere else on the planet.

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    I grew up near New Hope, PA. It is a little town on the Delaware River near Philadelphia. It is a fun place...sorta hippie/new agey but conservative and quaint at the same time.

    I couldn't post photos, but here is a good representative link:
    http://www.newhopepa.com/pictures/Ne...1404_index.htm
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    ^^That is so funny I grew up in Bucks County. Small world! I agree New Hope is awesome. Peddler's village is a really cute shopping place right by there.

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    I grew up in Bucks County too!! Lived there til I was 18. I used to work at a candy store in Peddler's Village, in high school. Didn't they build another shopping area across the street...Penn's Purchase or something like that?

    When I was in high school we used to go to New Hope all the time..the coffee shops, the Now and Then head shop for our pot pipes and whippets and hippie stuff, and they have great boutiques there selling jewelry/new age stuff/phsychic readings/music/beauty products and cosmetics.

    I wasn't old enogh to go to the bars there, but I would love to venture into John & Peter's sometime.

    New Hope is really cute and artsy and fun. If I ever do visit PA, I will definitely go back to New Hope.
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    OK I know it's New Jersey but.........."Cape May". I lived just outside of Philly along the Main Line for about a year and all the women at my gym were talking about how great "Cape May" was. I couldn't imagine it could be that nice considering it was in New Jersey but when I finally made my way out there I was proven wrong. Cape May was really nice!

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    OK I know it's New Jersey but.........."Cape May". I lived just outside of Philly along the Main Line for about a year and all the women at my gym were talking about how great "Cape May" was. I couldn't imagine it could be that nice considering it was in New Jersey but when I finally made my way out there I was proven wrong. Cape May was really nice!
    Cape may is lovely to visit but i wouldnt want to live there! I make sure I go whenever I go home...I love walking dow Wahington and eating at the Ugly Mug...but the town is dead..and I mean DEAD for 8 mnths out of the year. Streetlights turned off kind of dead. Plus there are SUCH strict rules to preserve the Victrorian look of the town...you have to be approved before you paint you house and there are only a cpl of colors the township will allow for example.

    So visit? Yep..Live...no. Pretty much describes anywhere in NJ for me now that i've moved away!

    And kaylinn...its pretty impossible, but not totallly to get a mortgage with a bankruptcy. It depends on when you filed and what type(chapter 7 or 11)
    You WILL get a higher intrest rate. You may be required a higher down paymenr(if you can do 20% you have a MUCH better chance) and you may have to do an adjustable rate or an 80/20(basically..you have two mortgages instead of one....80% at one interest rate, 20% at another)

    I've seen it done....but it is HARD to push through. Tell your rep up front that you have a bankrupcy so she/he can not waste time pitching to places they know will not accept you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yekhefah View Post
    ^^^ OMG, I have been to Airlie Beach! What a cute town.

    We stopped in Bundaberg on the way there and it was even better. Bundaberg is the most adorable little coastal town, so much character and so beautiful. I loved it there.

    Australia is glorious in more ways I could possibly describe, Kaylinn, but immigrating there is extremely difficult. They have a lot of restrictions and unless you have a job skill that's in very high demand, your odds of getting in are not good. It's expensive to apply for residency too, with no guarantee of acceptance. But Americans CAN move there if they really fight for it, just look at Lysondra.

    Is nurses in demand in Australia?

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    Yeah, nurses and medical professionals are definitely in high demand. I thought about studying midwifery so I could move there. If you're willing to move to an outlying area (not in the five major cities), you're virtually guaranteed immigration as a medical professional, especially if you're young.

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