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Old 03-07-2012, 07:34 AM
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Are there any GA airports on Bainbridge Island? That's where my wife would really like to live, and while I think it's beautiful there, if it doesn't have a place to fly out of, what's the point? I know Bremerton has an airport, but if we're going to be over in that area we'd prefer Bainbridge for the shorter ferry ride to downtown (likely where she'll be working). Any hope, or do we need to stay on the mainland for me to live near my future plane?
The closest is Bremerton but it take 45 min to get to it. My friend lives there. It is really cool to live on an island but if you are commuting you will grow to hate it.
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Old 03-07-2012, 07:44 AM
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The closest is Bremerton but it take 45 min to get to it. My friend lives there. It is really cool to live on an island but if you are commuting you will grow to hate it.
Yeah, that's something we're talking about. However, if she works downtown, in order for me to have my shop and be close to an airport we'd have to be on the outskirts anyway. Her point of view is that an hour commute (with 30 being on the ferry where she can read/work) is better than 30-60 minutes in the car in traffic. I think it'll be a non-issue if there's no airport though, and we'll end up somewhere else. Regardless, the whole area is beautiful, so it doesn't seem like we can really go wrong. We're just in the planning stages right now, so have time to consider our options.
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Old 03-07-2012, 08:21 AM
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Brandon,

We're considering Vashon Island because it does have an airstrip, unlike Bainbridge. It is just a grass strip, but no problem for an RV. Supposedly its has a bit more 'hippy' culture compared to Bainbridge's being more 'yuppie' but that's only hearsay. I can tell from the research I've done that home prices on Vashon are definitely less than in West Seattle. Given where my job would be, I could take the walk-on ferry with a bike and have a 3 mile, flat ride to my office from the downtown terminal. We're thinking to rent on Vashon for a while and see how the commuting goes before committing to buying something.

Even coming from Portland, house prices and the size of lots was pretty shocking when we explored around last weekend. Coming from the mid-west, you may be even more surprised!
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Old 03-07-2012, 09:57 AM
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On the other hand we do not have a State income tax!
Of all the years I lived in WA, I don't ever recall getting a sales tax refund Got enough back from OR this year to fund about 1/2 of my finish kit
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Old 03-07-2012, 08:45 PM
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NY gets more rain than Seattle. Atlanta almost twice as much! In the winter there is usually one good day on a weekend to fly. Like Jim, I try to go up every weekend and usually make it. Overcast is typically 2500 ft.
What locals won't tell you (it keeps the population down) is that aside from Nov/Dec 'ish, the rain clears up quite a bit in the late afternoon for a few hours of flying time. Be surprised how many sunsets you get to see. Sunrises, however are less of an occasion due to fog.

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Old 04-15-2012, 07:29 AM
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Well, the job came through and I accepted, so we are definitely moving to the Seattle area in the next couple of weeks. We're thinking about renting for a while on Vashon Island to see how painful the ferry commute is before we commit to buying. Looking forward to meeting more of the many RVers up that way.
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Old 04-20-2012, 10:21 AM
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I have a friend who bought a Glastar in FL recently and flew it back to Seattle. As far as the taxes go, he said that you pay the local tax rate at your point of entry, and chose the Dalles as his point of entry because it has a lower local tax rate than many other places. It saved him $1000 or so he said. You would want to verify this.

It sounds like you may be working in the industrial district South of downtown Seattle. West Seattle and Beacon Hill are both neighborhoods with good commuting access, the same as what you mention that you have in Portland. I don't know what hangar rent at Renton is like, but from Beacon Hill you'd have good access to both Renton and work.
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