[James282]

As a side note - and this could be huge for you guys - when I lived in Tahoe, I actually lived juuuuuust over the border in a town called Zephyr Cove, which was a 2-3 minute drive to the downtown club/casino and skiing area. As a Nevada resident, you don't have to pay state income tax, which for big spenders like you guys might be enough to pay off the mortgage alone. There are some gorgeous homes in this area - just a thought.

Oh one other thing I forgot to mention is that I don't think I'd ever live in a ski town again without a great shuttle system. When i lived in Tahoe, we didn't have great access to the shuttles(which primarily go to hotels), so great powdwer days were spent digging out the car, putting on the snow chains, and then MAYBE getting out for first tracks. In Steamboat, which has an absolutely amazing shuttle system(bus came about a block from my front door, always on time, every 15 mins) I could just strap into my boots and walk over there...not having to worry about having a locker, finding a parking space, or any nonsense like that. the same bus would also take us downtown, or basically anywhere we wanted to go, so it wasn't even realy necessary to have a car in town. Not something most people think about as being important in ski towns, but having spent the last 2 winters in places that routinely get 20 inches of snow in a day, I can say that it vastly improves the quality of life.

James