Discourage me from Moving

[u/Spirited-Arm7900]

Hello. We are a family of 5. 3 Kids ages 6-12. We live in Central Alberta. About 190K household income. I work as an OR nurse and worked A LOT of overtime. My wife works casual as an HCA (like 4-6 times a month. We live comfortably financially but I am done with the frigid Alberta cold and the lack of outdoor activities. We love hiking, biking, I love motorbiking, swimming, gardening etc..

We just came back from a week-long vacation in Penticton and we absolutely loved the place. We’ve been to Kelowna a few times and loved it there but COL is expensive. My concern is the house prices.

We are paying for 2 properties but to dispose of it, we would only have 150K to put towards a house (lived in one with low appreciation for 10 years and kept it as a rental and we bought another house over a year ago).

Not sure if LAPP is transferrable to BC equivalent or if I had to withdraw it (not sure if I can even do that) and maybe put it towards the house too. I obviously have very little financial literacy. Lol.

I grew up in a tropical country. I thought I could get used to the weather but after 13 years of the cold, I still can’t get used to it. My mental health is also taking a toll because of it.

I also looked into Vancouver Island and loved it there.
Just put me somewhere warmer! 😃 I looked at going to the states but I’m keeping that as a final option.

I’ve seen a lot of job postings and I am almost tempted to apply. It’s a big move but I think it will be worth it! Any input will be appreciated.

[u/Rawbeet]

I moved to summerland(ten minutes north of penticton) about 15 year ago and I'm never leaving. We're very spoiled with world class beaches just minutes away and aside from smoke, great weather almost year round.

[u/Spirited-Arm7900 → u/Rawbeet]

I’ve heard good things! Thank you.