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US: West Colorado Club

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Hey WillInDenver,
My office would be in downtown Denver. I work for Accenture, but have worked from home for a few years. Technically, I have to be within 100 miles of my home office, so I have a lot of choices. I wouldn't want to live over 50-60 miles away just in case i need to head in from time to time.

The problem is... I have a condo I rent out AND I own a home we live in. My GF wants us to rent out both, but I feel that's a HUGE risk. I'm not well-to-do so if the house and condo went without tenants, I'd be in a real pickle pretty quickly. Otherwise, we'd already be down there.

Castle Rock is definitely nice. We ate at the Waffle House while driving through there.
 
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Long ago I was a transplant from the east coast. In 1986 I decided to go live in Boulder for a year or so. There wasn't a great scene right about then. Big Head Todd was just starting out plus the Samples were still playing places like Tulagi up on the hill. I did find gigs though up in the ski areas! It was really fun! Now I play all over Colorado for various bands, but I got really sick of Boulder. I live up near Fort Collins and like it a lot :-)
 
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Knavery said:
Hey WillInDenver,
My office would be in downtown Denver. I work for Accenture, but have worked from home for a few years. Technically, I have to be within 100 miles of my home office, so I have a lot of choices. I wouldn't want to live over 50-60 miles away just in case i need to head in from time to time.

The problem is... I have a condo I rent out AND I own a home we live in. My GF wants us to rent out both, but I feel that's a HUGE risk. I'm not well-to-do so if the house and condo went without tenants, I'd be in a real pickle pretty quickly. Otherwise, we'd already be down there.

Castle Rock is definitely nice. We ate at the Waffle House while driving through there.
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I've never been to that Waffle House and Good Lord please don't think of that when you think of Castle Rock. :)

I began my career with Andersen Consulting in 1993 and the lady who manages the Denver office (names withheld to protect the innocent) is still a friend. I'm with a different firm now but still in the business. It may not be as lucrative at the top as it was when I was coming up, but I still enjoy all the changes in pace that the job provides.
 
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bassgod76 said:
What's your take on Colorado Springs?

Not just gigs, but life in general.
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Extremely conservative culture. Shopping, dining, and art scenes are substantially behind Denver. No pro sports and not much collegiate either (there is CoCollege Hockey). Employment opportunities are decent up to the middle management level but very few headquarters locations there. The music scene is not large.

Outdoor activity opportunities abound and the cost of living may be a little lower than Denver. City planning has not been fantastic; there are some odd zoning situations and lots of long streets with one strip center after another. But there is the mountain to look at.

I don't prefer it but a lot of people love it there.
 
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I prefer the Denver area over Colorado Springs, but the housing costs may be more. We lived in Denver for a while before settling on Parker. Douglas county schools are some of the best in the state too. It takes me about 25 minutes to get down town from Parker. I'm a dude nurse and work at a major hospital in the City. I liked being in Denver, but the school rankings are pretty bad overall. There are good pockets, but the cost of a home in those pockets will reflect it. North of the city is nice too. Westminster, Broomfield, Arvada area. We have friends up there that love it.
 
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FunkyMcNasty said:
I prefer the Denver area over Colorado Springs, but the housing costs may be more. We lived in Denver for a while before settling on Parker. Douglas county schools are some of the best in the state too. It takes me about 25 minutes to get down town from Parker. I'm a dude nurse and work at a major hospital in the City. I liked being in Denver, but the school rankings are pretty bad overall. There are good pockets, but the cost of a home in those pockets will reflect it. North of the city is nice too. Westminster, Broomfield, Arvada area. We have friends up there that love it.
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Parker?
Interesting. The major hospital have an L&D dept?

I will look at Parker
 
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Parker has a hospital with L&D but is also 10 min away from Skyridge hospital that is becoming one of the main birthing hospital in the Denver area. It's pretty new and they just make the labor deck larger. It's a very nice hospital. It's just a thought.
 
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wmheilma said:
Long ago I was a transplant from the east coast. In 1986 I decided to go live in Boulder for a year or so. There wasn't a great scene right about then. Big Head Todd was just starting out plus the Samples were still playing places like Tulagi up on the hill. I did find gigs though up in the ski areas! It was really fun! Now I play all over Colorado for various bands, but I got really sick of Boulder. I live up near Fort Collins and like it a lot :)
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I live in Fort Collins. If you want to have a brew, PM me.
 
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Parker, as a Denver suburb, is a bit remote (it's both south and east of the city), but it's also highly self-contained. It has all the retail, services, schools, hospitals, fitness centers, etc. that you need so that you don't have to drive much. It also has a nice little downtown and is a one-highway shot to the airport. It's not a perfect choice if you want to spend your time in the city, but if you want to live your life in a smallish bedroom community with its own thing going on, and have the city be there if you need it, you could do worse than Parker.
 
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FunkyMcNasty said:
North of the city is nice too. Westminster, Broomfield, Arvada area. We have friends up there that love it.
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These areas are nice too. Generally they are a little older and closer to the city, unless you get north of 120th where everything is brand new. I-25 between 120th and downtown is a disaster though; I would not want to do that commute.

Also, think about the Golden and Green Mountain areas, especially if you ski. Similar benefits to the other suburbs, but your commute to the ski hills would be almost an hour shorter than if you lived in Parker.
 
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Altitude said:
I-25 between 120th and downtown is a disaster though; I would not want to do that commute.
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This. As I said we have friends up in the Westminster/Broomfield area and it's nice, but the traffic up that way is terrible. I ruled it out simply because of this. Also homes up there in our price range were older and needed updating. Most of parker is only 10-12 years old at most. This whole area down here is new.
 
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Altitude said:
These areas are nice too. Generally they are a little older and closer to the city, unless you get north of 120th where everything is brand new. I-25 between 120th and downtown is a disaster though; I would not want to do that commute.

Also, think about the Golden and Green Mountain areas, especially if you ski. Similar benefits to the other suburbs, but your commute to the ski hills would be almost an hour shorter than if you lived in Parker.
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Ski?
I'm a FL native...
I'm just looking for a non douche environment.
 
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Altitude said:
I'm just saying. Actually we live down by Parker. But the mountains are a big part of the appeal around here, skiing or otherwise, and the west suburbs are closer. It's all in the priorities.
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I like hiking, camping, folks who say please and thankyou, neighbors who know each other, etc. Looking for burb famiky living with good schools
 

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