Just a heads up, Bend is becoming California, and what was once a conservative town of working folks is now a liberal utopia. Get yourself a Subaru with a rack for skis and a mountain bike. Ditch the California plates and bring lots of cash for a home. Californian's have made home ownership out of reach for many natives, and a lot have left. There are mountain bike paths and people walking dogs where Elk hunters no longer tread. I'm not trying to be rude, it is what it is and you should be aware of it.
You're too right! I moved there for work from 2004 to 2006 during the first boom, and that's how it was then. I couldn't take it. Just too much "cool" going on. No place to go in the woods for peace and quiet. Run off the trails by mountain bikes. Flipped off on the streets by guys on mountain bikes.
LOL my boss had a Subaru (WRX?) and was big time road bike guy. Work cars were all Subarus.
What a struggle to find a place to live! My wife and I bought a beat up old (1972) double wide trailer for $100,000 and sold it 2yrs later for $145,000. Every home for sale had bidding wars. We got beat out on 8 diff offers to buy. Meanwhile we lived in a borrowed 5th wheel trailer on a friends property.
I guess those prices were cheap living for those that sold a modest home in Cali for $800,000, but it sure made it tough on us peons.
I couldn't wait to get out of there!!!!!!
