My TBM dad is talking of moving to either Boise or SLC and getting a condo there. I'd be the only other person going along with Poncho. I think he prefers Boise.

How long it takes to sell any specific piece of real estate is heavily dependent on WHERE that property is located--which often includes: what kind of property it is...what SPECIFICALLY is being offered for sale...and how available financing is (for the new buyer).

"Rural property" can "mean" a great many different things (how much acreage?...is it inside or outside of the demarcation lines for local government services like water, power, sewage, waste removal services, fire department, (etc.)...the number of, age, and present condition of houses or other buildings (stables, sheds, etc.) on the property...and how the land is zoned (how much agriculture is possible on the land...what farm animal restrictions apply to that property, etc.).

There is a good article at: https://www.thebalance.com/how-long-does-it-take-to-sell-a-house-1799050 .

Good returns also if you Google: average time to sell a house 2018

You can also email several local real estate companies in your area now and ask them what the local "sell time" is for the comparable properties in your area.

So far as moving to Boise or Salt Lake City: since you are anticipating a rural-to-"urban" move, you need to make sure you can afford the place you are moving "to." You need to know not just "Boise," but what PART of Boise, and also (very important) what are you looking FOR? Something to own (a house or condo or ???)...or something to rent (an apartment or small house)? Be sure you can afford the place you are anticipating moving into, including taxes and necessary services, plus fees such as "homeowner association" fees for residences like condos. There may be maintenance expenses (rules like: you must repaint your house in a new and approved color, or you must repaint every five years or whatever) which should be figured into the prospective costs too, and with some real estate purchases you may have to pay for parking spaces.

Hope this helps!!

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It all depends on location.

Beware of condos if you are taking your critters.

One complaint and you may find yourself facing the choice of keeping the dog or moving.

You lose a LOT if freedom in a condo.

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> Beware of condos if you are taking your critters.
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> One complaint and you may find yourself facing the
> choice of keeping the dog or moving.
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> You lose a LOT if freedom in a condo.

Yes!!!

Unless you will be buying an actual [detached] house, which is on a legally separate piece of property in Boise or SLC, you need to be aware that you and your father may no longer have the rights you possess now to have companion animals, and this is true regardless of whether you rent an apartment or a house, or buy a property within the jurisdiction of the [possibly anti-animal] rules of condominium, or homeowner, associations.

Please pay particular attention to this when it comes time for you and your Dad to select your specific new home.

Excellent call, Heartless!!!

Depends on what it is and where it is and if it's cropland, what you can grow on it....at least that's the way it works up here.

You are getting some good ideas from our friends here on the RFM. Once you determine what it is that you have to sell, and if there are any comparable properties that may have sold fairly recently, now you must determine price. Assuming that your property has a market that is interested, the length of time from offering to sale depends on price. The biggest mistake sellers make is asking too much for their property because they say...” you can always go down”... or “make me an offer”. If you’re priced too high, buyers are put off. After all is said, price is the thing that determines how fast your property sells...provided there is even a market for your product.

I agree. I think that asking a realistic price is critical.

Anonymous2, consider that a move from a rural area to a large city might be a tough transition. A move to a smaller city may be a more comfortable one.

My condo is fine with dogs, but there are some restrictions. You have to walk your dog, you can't let it go off-leash. You have to clean up after your pet. And no one is going to be happy with a lot of barking.