Sundance Meadows likes to stress that homebuyers here only purchase the house, not the land that it is built upon.  They say the benefit is that the money saved (estimated to be $50,000) can be invested elsewhere and that even more money is saved by not paying taxes or finance interest on the land.  Homes are  built offsite to state and federal standards and are then permanently built onto vapor protected concrete foundations.  Available home prices begin at $144,900 (three bedrooms, two baths, insulated 2-car garage and 1,458sq. ft.) and top out at $164,900 (three bedrooms, two baths, insulated 3-car garage and 1,755 sq. ft).  Residences that have recently been sold, though, reach into the high-$100,000s.   On top of the home prices there are long-term land lease fees, roughly $450 per month, and includes maintenance of the clubhouse and facilities, snow removal and the professional, on site manager.  Call (509) 466-1388 or go here for more information.

Riverside State Park is close at hand and is a great spot for bicycling, birdwatching, running, fishing, contemplating, picnicking, whitewater rafting, camping, boating and much more.  It's also a place to lend one's volunteer services.  

Spokane (population 205,000) is Washington's second largest city and is known as the "Lilac City," named after these flourishing fragrant flowers.  Five hospitals, including Holy Family Hospital and Valley Hospital, are located here.  Of the population, 21% is from 45 to 64, and 14% is 65 years of age or older.  

Since Spokane is in the eastern region of Washington, near the Idaho border, the climate is not the same as on the coast.  Summer temperatures reach the 90s; winter temperatures are in the 20s and 30s, and precipitation year-round is only one to two inches per month.  Morning humidity is high, around 85%, but drops in the afternoons.

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