Montello area

[m1fan]

I was looking at property for a retirement home in the Montello area. Can anyone comment on the area? Seems secluded...

 

[nenevada]

Just find a nice spread and squat, everybody else does!

 

[Skidplate]

M1fan,
My inlaws retired in montello. It is isolated. Thats what I like about it! The property is cheap. You can regularly get a lot in town for $2000. They enjoy ATVing and there are plenty of places to ride. I was just up there and am thinking that I might buy a place across the street from them. It is a trashy town though and thats ok with me cause I mind my own business. My inlaws are always having people over and BBQing at there other retired folks. He started out by buying a couple of lots and wants to expand a little more with two more lots. In the next couple of years I will be established over there with my own land and toys. The kicker is the hunting is sweet for elk and deer! We traveled to Grouse Creek Wednesday which is 30-40 miles from there and is a nice little valley with less of an established town than Montello but it is a little cleaner. I haven't looked into buying any land over there though.

 

[bragabit]

I hope you like the sounds of train whistles all day and night

 

[m1fan]

Thanks for the info!

 

[CAelknuts]

Yes, the trains run through that town many times per day. We elk hunted out that way last fall, and I was amazed at how much train traffic there was. The tracks run right through town.

 

[m1fan]

How was the hunting???

 

[CAelknuts]

Lots of elk! We had a great time.

 

[BUCKnBULL]

I would visit the area first before investing in a place you want to spend your precious retirement years in. I was there last weekend and found the people in this small town very friendly but the ranch sites really varied from decent to something less than desirable. The town has a very small store and gas station, and a couple of bars which both served food. I guess it all depends on what you're looking for. Some people enjoy the liberty and freedom of not worrying about what others think about their property or living up to restrictive covenents that home owner associations demand. I felt bad for the ones that really kept up their place but had neighbors that didn't put forth the same effort. It appears that someone invested a lot in getting roads cut and power to the ranch sites. I don't want to offend any of the fine citizens living in Montello but it appeared to be a depressed economy. It was a less than I had expected and hoped for. They claim the hunting is good North of there in Grouse Creek UT area where the water is better, and also to the West in Toano Range. If the land prices seemed to be unusually cheap, there is probably a good reason for it. Best of luck finding the right place to call your retirement home.

 

[m1fan]

Thanks Bud!