What better place to ask my fellow Brokers for advice than "in the Rain"? My aging parents are looking for a retirement destination and my husband and I are saving toward that iminent goal...(after all, the last 40something years just FLEW by, so the next several will. Every time I turn around, it's my birthday again!)

Lower cost of living is usually a concern for most retirees, but even more so, I think comfort and climate is important. Being a large woman...to put it mildly, :-) I prefer warm, but NOT HOT AND HUMID. California is the logical solution, but it's EXPENSIVE.

We don't want to live in the desert, but are there other reasonably priced places to retire? Let me know your thoughts.

I am also open to hearing about other temperate locations throughout the country. Not TOO hot or TOO cold!

I wonder what property in Wine Country was going for when this fella' lived there?