So my humble advice when choosing a retirement community is: pay attention to where the apartment is within a community before you get distracted by the view, the built-ins left behind, the quality of the cabinets, the layout etc. And, on a final note, do not sabotage your chances of being medically approved to move into a community while you wait for that “perfect” apartment. You are rolling the dice that your health will remain the same as it is now and nothing will happen to you between now and then. (Tip for getting a larger apt in a community with a long waiting list: take one that’s available and usually communities have a priority waiting list that jumps you ahead of all the folks on the regular waiting list, giving you priority as a current resident. Confirm that with the salesperson before taking this route.)
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By Max Greenberg
In retirement communities, it’s the old “Location, Location, Location” mantra, but with a different meaning
Uploaded: Jun 2, 2016So my humble advice when choosing a retirement community is: pay attention to where the apartment is within a community before you get distracted by the view, the built-ins left behind, the quality of the cabinets, the layout etc. And, on a final note, do not sabotage your chances of being medically approved to move into a community while you wait for that “perfect” apartment. You are rolling the dice that your health will remain the same as it is now and nothing will happen to you between now and then. (Tip for getting a larger apt in a community with a long waiting list: take one that’s available and usually communities have a priority waiting list that jumps you ahead of all the folks on the regular waiting list, giving you priority as a current resident. Confirm that with the salesperson before taking this route.)
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on Jun 5, 2016 at 1:19 pm
Thanks Max, I really appreciate the wisdom of your experience. Been sick like that in my young adulthood and know what it's like to have trouble just getting to the mailbox. I will file this away for later.
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