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Ok, even though this summer has been great by TX standards, my wife and I agreed we only have a couple more summers of Texas left in us, ideally not spending mid-June to Labor Day here anymore.  We are not Surly 1%ers (eliminates Aspen mountain-top cabin for three months) but we also eliminated a mobile home in Eight Mile so looking for the sweet spot in-between those options.

We have also traveled a lot of the north-ish with exception of Michigan.  But Maine to Washington, our favorite is def Wyoming/Montana followed by Maine adjacent.  

For all of us looking to leave dat heat for a season, any recommendations with reasonable budget?  Dream scenario is some ski area that has reduced rent in summer so condo rentals are cheap (mammoth sorta checks box here).

Do you migratory little birds buy or just long term rent?  Do you always go back to same place or rotate?

 

 

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13 minutes ago, Hornbeliever said:

Dream scenario is some ski area that has reduced rent in summer so condo rentals are cheap (mammoth sorta checks box here).

Resort towns are expensive year-round.  Summer is just as busy as winter these days.

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I’m planning on looking for a place to sublease or something for a month in Colorado next summer. Ideally Estes or Breckenridge but those might be hard to find something like that. 

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Wife works for a company based in Wisconsin and travels there every month for a week for meetings and to work out of her office there. She has just about convinced me that we need a place in the Great Lakes region.

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1 hour ago, Hook1997 said:

I’m planning on looking for a place to sublease or something for a month in Colorado next summer. Ideally Estes or Breckenridge but those might be hard to find something like that. 

Not at all if you plan far enough in advance, at least in the Breck.  Expand your search out to Keystone, Frisco and Silverthorne and you'll have a variety of options.  

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1 hour ago, royiv said:

Wife works for a company based in Wisconsin and travels there every month for a week for meetings and to work out of her office there. She has just about convinced me that we need a place in the Great Lakes region.

I was in Appleton for around 8 months over 2 years for a project around 7 years ago. Summers were awesome and beautiful 

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12 minutes ago, Zepol87 said:

I was in Appleton for around 8 months over 2 years for a project around 7 years ago. Summers were awesome and beautiful 

I’d also like to check Traverse City out. Have a friend that rented a house there this summer and they said it was awesome.

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On of our sons lives in Minneapolis and we've visited a few times. It's a great city and you don't have to go too far to get into some areas with gorgeous scenery. Obviously a lot of lakes. It would be on our list for sure. 

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1 hour ago, Mo Horn said:

On of our sons lives in Minneapolis and we've visited a few times. It's a great city and you don't have to go too far to get into some areas with gorgeous scenery. Obviously a lot of lakes. It would be on our list for sure. 

MPLS is an awesome city. One of my best friends has lived there for 20 years and I doubt they ever leave. We love going up there to visit them in the summer. Great downtown, good restaurants, tons of breweries. Canoe trips on the boundary waters are an awesome experience along the US/Canada border.

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13 hours ago, mdmost said:

Yeah, I was going to suggest Minnesota. 

Some parts of Minnesota even get an entire 6 weeks of summer. 

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I bought a place in Whitefish, Montana a couple years ago.  I love it.  Great weather.  Beautiful mountains and lakes nearby.  Entrance to Glacier NP is about 30 minutes from my house. Good restaurants (not Aspen good, but good and much cheaper).  The summer musical festival is on a nearby ranch if that is your think.  Saw Flatland Calvary and Turnpike last summer. World class hiking in every direction.  Great fly fishing and plenty of nice golf courses.  Mountains all around you.   

Kalispell is 20 minutes away, which is nice if you need to go to Costco, Chic Fil A, Target, Wal Mart, etc.  Kalispell also has a great airport that has daily summer direct flights from DFW and weekly directs from IAH. Kalispell also has a minor league baseball team that is fun to watch.  Small town rodeos in Big Fork and Columbia Falls, which aren't far.  I still like spending a week or so in Aspen.  But Montana is better than Colorado IMO.

I go in the winter for a couple weeks to ski. But summer is magical.  Once my kids are out of the house in a few years, I will spend May to October there.

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If you want to be in a city, consider Mexico City. 

Rent is cheap, food is cheap, tons of entertainment. They have Uber, subways and buses everywhere. 

Roundtrip from Austin is 2.5 hours

High of 75F everyday.

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1 minute ago, zman13 said:

If you want to be in a city, consider Mexico City. 

Rent is cheap, food is cheap, tons of entertainment. They have Uber, subways and buses everywhere. 

Roundtrip from Austin is 2.5 hours

High of 75F everyday.

How’s the broadband? Buddy of mine lived in Cancun for about a decade and his biggest complaint w/r/t working from there was unreliable broadband.

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1 hour ago, royiv said:

How’s the broadband? Buddy of mine lived in Cancun for about a decade and his biggest complaint w/r/t working from there was unreliable broadband.

Broadband can vary a lot. Anywhere from fiber to the house to an old DSL type connection. Best bet is ask for connection details and speed tests from the landlord

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