Well, my in laws just sold their snowbird home in Yuma at a major loss, lots of properties for sale there, it's definitely a buyers market. My in laws hated to sell but at the ages of 83 & 79 with one of them in the early stages of Dementia it was time. They had 20 Great Years going to Yuma every winter and made many friends. It's sad to see that the snowbird population is migrating a different direction. Their home was in the Foothills area. They started with a 36ft 5th wheel and ended with a double wide park model. Helping them get their place ready and listed was a very hard thing to do. You could see that they were very saddened to end this part of their life and move on to a new part of life with uncertainty of what's to come. They have a great family of children & grandchildren who love them and will give them the support they need, most of all they have God on their side as well.Please pray for them and pray for Grandma & strength for Grampa

Those changes in life are really difficult, especially when one gets older. Not looking forward to it at all. Prayers for an easy transition for both of them.

Property is only worth what someone else will pay for it. Sounds to me like they had many, many good years so how can that be seen as a 'major loss'? I would suggest that you focus on all of the good years they had and all of the memories they have made, the friends and family in their lives. Sounds like they are rich in the things that count.

You are correct about the depressed market in the Yuma area, especially the Foothills. Last count I saw this winter was 3000+ properties for sale in the Foothills alone, then add Yuma proper to that and yes, it is definitely a buyers market.

Marine By Choice wrote:Those changes in life are really difficult, especially when one gets older. Not looking forward to it at all. Prayers for an easy transition for both of them.Old age does not come without it's problems. However, we should all count our blessings if we make it that far in life. Many do not.My mother used to say to my wife "......,don't ever get old" and my wife would reply "mom, I don't like the alternative".

there are many who have had to mark the properties down to half or more then what they are worth and still can't sell them

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old_guy
Explorer
Jan 24, 2016
there are many who have had to mark the properties down to half or more then what they are worth and still can't sell them
3oaks
Explorer
Jan 24, 2016
Marine By Choice wrote:
Those changes in life are really difficult, especially when one gets older. Not looking forward to it at all.

Prayers for an easy transition for both of them.
Old age does not come without it's problems. However, we should all count our blessings if we make it that far in life. Many do not.

My mother used to say to my wife "......,don't ever get old" and my wife would reply "mom, I don't like the alternative".
The_Texan
Explorer
Jan 24, 2016
You are correct about the depressed market in the Yuma area, especially the Foothills. Last count I saw this winter was 3000+ properties for sale in the Foothills alone, then add Yuma proper to that and yes, it is definitely a buyers market.
BarbaraOK
Explorer
Jan 24, 2016
Property is only worth what someone else will pay for it. Sounds to me like they had many, many good years so how can that be seen as a 'major loss'? I would suggest that you focus on all of the good years they had and all of the memories they have made, the friends and family in their lives. Sounds like they are rich in the things that count.
Marine_By_Choic
Explorer
Jan 24, 2016
Those changes in life are really difficult, especially when one gets older. Not looking forward to it at all.

Prayers for an easy transition for both of them.

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