ANYONE LIVIE IN SPOKANE WA OR NEAR IT?

Lindsays Grandma · ‎03-10-2010

My daughter and I, along with Lindsay, my granddaughter, currently live in Arizona and want to move out of the state. At first my daughter picked North Carolina but for some reason she now has her eye on Spokane, WA.

If you live in WA state or Spokane I would love to hear from you. Getting information from those who live in a state we have never been to, but are thinking of moving there, will definitely be a plus for us.

I do know that Sandy Sparkles lived in WA and she will be a big help. The more info I get the better idea I will have of what the state is about. Thanks in advance for your help.

The moving finger writes; And having writ, Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line Nor all your Tears Wash out a Word of it. Omar Khayam

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

@Lindsays Grandma @Sea Maiden lives in Washington.

New Mexico☀️Land Of Enchantment

Lindsays Grandma · ‎03-10-2010

@Kachina624 ...Than you Kachina, I'll wait to see if she reads my thread, if not I most definitely will put out a call for her.

The moving finger writes; And having writ, Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line Nor all your Tears Wash out a Word of it. Omar Khayam

patbz · ‎03-10-2010

@Lindsays Grandma : Where do you live in AZ? What makes you want to leave? This is important information in order to judge whether Washington, etc will best meet your needs. Do any of you work ( how are job prospects in your field?). Do you own or rent? How important is "the political climate" of your proposed home?How about the climate? (weather). How about taxes, health care ( hospital ratings) etc. If you've never even visited maybe visiting and renting for six months would be helpful.

Lindsays Grandma · ‎03-10-2010

@patbz ...Please give me a little time to put all that information together and I will get back to you. Our wants and needs aren't too many but of course we certainly have them.

I will give you, at this point, the reason for wanting to leave AZ. To start we live in Mesa now, initially lived in Queen Creek, too far from everything. My daughter cannot take the heat any longer, that is the biggest factor. I will give you more info later...

The moving finger writes; And having writ, Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line Nor all your Tears Wash out a Word of it. Omar Khayam

RealtyGal2 · ‎01-05-2017

@Lindsays Grandma wrote:

My daughter and I, along with Lindsay, my granddaughter, currently live in Arizona and want to move out of the state. At first my daughter picked North Carolina but for some reason she now has her eye on Spokane, WA.

If you live in WA state or Spokane I would love to hear from you. Getting information from those who live in a state we have never been to, but are thinking of moving there, will definitely be a plus for us.

I do know that Sandy Sparkles lived in WA and she will be a big help. The more info I get the better idea I will have of what the state is about. Thanks in advance for your help.

Washington is beautiful. I lived in Seattle until I was 10. It is totally different from Arizona, I live in Tempe, AZ now. Arizona has sunshine almost every day. Washington has rain almost every day. If you do not like rain and cloudy days then Washington is not where you want to live. I am tired of all the sunshine and would love to move back to Washington, but housing is more expensive than it is here in Arizona, so I would check that out as well. You really should travel there for a weekend before making a decision, but wait until September or October because there are several rain free weeks in August.

Snowpuppy · ‎03-09-2010

I know some people there. Spokane is totally diffrrent culture than Seattle. Separated by the Cascades. It's a good trek from Spokane to Seattle by car.

WA is pricey. No income tax but state sales tax is 9 to 10% It's their primary income. Check Zillow for rent/home sale prices. I was asked to relocate and while I make a decent salary, too pricey for me.

Recent uptick in crime. Weather is not as rainy as Seattle and you do get winter snows. Home to Gonzaga and two community colleges.

50Mickey · ‎05-21-2010

Lindsays Grandma you have received some good advice from posters here. You have never been to WA and are thinking about making a move there? I would schedule a visit to check it out. Also look into the cost of housing there. From what I see on real estate shows the cost of housing in the PNW is pretty steep. Check out the tax situation and job market if any of you plan on working there. This is a major decision to move from Arizona to Spokane Washington just to get away from the heat and to a cooler climate. There are a lot of places in the US that have a cooler climate and more seasonal changes. There are tools on the Internet that will help you determine the cost of living in a particular city and state. Might be worth looking into this.

qualitygal · ‎10-04-2010

Good friends from there!! Been there all their lives, and if that family is an example, I'd vote for you to go there. Please visit it first and see what you think. See if what you expect and want from the area, may be able to give it to you. Read up on it. See their web site for the state.

Eileen in Virginia · ‎08-25-2010

I can't speak to Washington state, but someone once gave me some very good advice before I retired. We were talking about whether my family would move back home after DH and I retired. My colleague recommended that we rent in the area we thought we'd like to live, keep our current house in Northern Virginia and rent it out. If "home" wasn't as good as we remembered, we could just return to our house in NoVa when our lease expired. He had friends who'd sold their house here to move home, didn't like it, but couldn't afford to buy a house here to return to. We ended up staying in NoVa because we didn't want to leave our friends here. But I think this was good advice.