•  The Cost of Retiring in Las Cruces: What Your Money Actually Buys,Rachelle Raven

    The Cost of Retiring in Las Cruces: What Your Money Actually Buys

    A retired couple from the Bay Area told me last year that the price of their old house bought them a single level home here, a new car, and a cushion left over. That is the Las Cruces retirement story in one sentence. Your money simply goes further here, and this is what it actually buys.   How much

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  • Moving to Las Cruces from Out of State: What to Know First,Rachelle Raven

    Moving to Las Cruces from Out of State: What to Know First

    Most of my out of state buyers arrive from three places: Texas, California, and Colorado. Some are chasing sunshine, some are chasing a lower price tag, and a lot are moving closer to family or into retirement. Wherever you are coming from, a few things about Las Cruces will surprise you, and it is

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  •  What It's Really Like to Live Near the Organ Mountains,Rachelle Raven

    What It's Really Like to Live Near the Organ Mountains

    Around sunset, the Organ Mountains turn a deep rose and gold, and after a few years here you still stop what you are doing to watch. That daily show is the reason a lot of my buyers pick the east side of Las Cruces. The peaks are sharp granite spires, named the Organs because they look like the pipe

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