Anchorage.
11-08-2014, 12:24 PM
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Alaska is a great place to live.....flew the bush there for a while. Full of social rejects, alcoholics, anarchist and high numbers of people with abundant mental disorders....Most of which go untreated. Its cold as a witches clit....and the further north towards the slope you go it gets darker are more suicidal. That state tends to attract some odd ball people.
11-08-2014, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by PotatoChip
Just rented a car yesterday and saw what some of you mean by southern exposure! I drove in the neighborhoods south of Eagle River Rd and wow, in the shade by 1:30pm already, no thanks! Great tip and glad I saw it for myself.
Shifting my focus around a little bit. I liked several neighborhoods off of Muldoon.
Shifting my focus around a little bit. I liked several neighborhoods off of Muldoon.
10min from base gates, 5min from Costco (critical), 2min from Carr's, 20-25min from the airport, 45min to Alyeska, 2min walk to Ft Rich land.
If you're interested, PM me.
11-08-2014, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Packrat
Muldoon is kind of a sketchy area. Make sure you look in S. Anchorage on the flats...Oceanview, etc. Also check out the area between Spenard, the water and the airport. Some nice areas down there.
Yeah, parts of it are sketchy but honestly, there's no place in Anchorage that I ever felt uncomfortable walking at just about any time of the day. Most crime is idiot on idiot it seems and doesn't often involve virtuous folk such as ourselves.
That being said, it always pays to keep your head on a swivel and your brain engaged. If for no other reason that the copious numbers of bears and moose living in town!
11-08-2014, 07:44 PM
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Less than $400K!? You either have found the best priced home in a decent neighborhood or have low standards for homes and/or personal safety. If you want a "lower 48" house you'll be spending a good deal more than $400K, or you'll adopt the Alaskan ideal that a home just a box you sleep in and spend most of your money on a remote cabin, snow machines, at least one airplane, guns, a boat, good winter gear, good fishing gear, etc. you get the idea. Most of my friends that are truely happy up here have spent more cash on "stuff" than on a house. Alaska is awesome. Anchorage blows. The best part about anchorage is alaska is only 50 miles away.
11-09-2014, 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by downtownbrown
Less than $400K!? You either have found the best priced home in a decent neighborhood or have low standards for homes and/or personal safety. If you want a "lower 48" house you'll be spending a good deal more than $400K, or you'll adopt the Alaskan ideal that a home just a box you sleep in and spend most of your money on a remote cabin, snow machines, at least one airplane, guns, a boat, good winter gear, good fishing gear, etc. you get the idea. Most of my friends that are truely happy up here have spent more cash on "stuff" than on a house. Alaska is awesome. Anchorage blows. The best part about anchorage is alaska is only 50 miles away.
11-10-2014, 04:45 AM
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Originally Posted by RomeoJulietLima
Well, there are new condo's in jewel lake area, three stories high over looking Campbell lake. They run 369,000 to 389,000 not including upgrades. I know nonsense but gosh the views! Plus it is a lot of money! Not many many new home builds, would give it a chance if you work for Ups or FedEx! 
01-01-2016, 11:24 AM
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Looking for some rumor control (yeah, yeah...)/expectations management as someone about to start putting in apps. Heard from a couple of different places that FDX and UPS domiciles were not much longer for ANC. True? Realize the conventional wisdom is "cast the widest net"...but trying to understand the art of the possible in terms of moving to (and remaining at) a certain domicile near the Great White North that isn't MSP, DTW, ORD, etc....presuming I can get hired at all...
01-01-2016, 01:31 PM
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[QUOTE=fantm11;2038232]Looking for some rumor control (yeah, yeah...)/expectations management as someone about to start putting in apps. Heard from a couple of different places that FDX and UPS domiciles were not much longer for ANC.
Totally untrue. Nothing from FedEx about closing Anchorage. That rumor has been going around for years. There may not be any new hire postings to Anchorage but that doesn't mean the base is going to close. I don't have any info more current than FedEx Aug new hires, none went to Anchorage. FedEx has filled open positions in Anchorage on the last seat bid but it has not increased or really decreased the base in the last year. Fewer FO's though than in the past. I wouldn't count on Anchorage being an option as a new hire but you'd find that out when the seat openings are given to the class. Looks like most guys are going to Memphis with some Cologne and some Hong Kong. Supposed to be good hiring in 2016 so anything is possible.
Totally untrue. Nothing from FedEx about closing Anchorage. That rumor has been going around for years. There may not be any new hire postings to Anchorage but that doesn't mean the base is going to close. I don't have any info more current than FedEx Aug new hires, none went to Anchorage. FedEx has filled open positions in Anchorage on the last seat bid but it has not increased or really decreased the base in the last year. Fewer FO's though than in the past. I wouldn't count on Anchorage being an option as a new hire but you'd find that out when the seat openings are given to the class. Looks like most guys are going to Memphis with some Cologne and some Hong Kong. Supposed to be good hiring in 2016 so anything is possible.
01-01-2016, 02:51 PM
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Watch the housing market
I was an Alaskan resident for the last 23 years and recently moved out. I had a larger home, and the economic conditions in Alaska had me more than concerned about going upside down on value.
The State is wheezing financially. They cannot tap their natural resources (logging, minerals, coal) and oil is looking like a longterm bust. It is a welfare state with handouts for everyone - and those with a hand out are moving in at a steady rate. A book could be written on the downturn and all the reasons. Suffice to say - the housing market on the higher end could be risky. I have no regrets about getting out.
The State is seriously floating an income tax and capping the Dividend Fund and to use the income to stem the yearly billions in cost overruns. The future does not look bright. YMMV
The State is wheezing financially. They cannot tap their natural resources (logging, minerals, coal) and oil is looking like a longterm bust. It is a welfare state with handouts for everyone - and those with a hand out are moving in at a steady rate. A book could be written on the downturn and all the reasons. Suffice to say - the housing market on the higher end could be risky. I have no regrets about getting out.
The State is seriously floating an income tax and capping the Dividend Fund and to use the income to stem the yearly billions in cost overruns. The future does not look bright. YMMV
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