Thursday, September 30, 2010

Columbus, WI


Columbus real estate - Trulia


http://www.cityofcolumbuswi.com/Services/VisitColumbus.asp

Located in Southwestern Wisconsin, just 30 miles northeast of Madison and 70 miles northwest of Milwaukee, Columbus is proud of its vibrant business community, its heritage and friendly people. Columbus is close to metropolitan areas and is also fortunate to be one of the few communities in Wisconsin offering Amtrak train service.
The Columbus downtown is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Columbus presents an almost perfect portrait of the late 19th century, and features over 200 turn-of-the-century commercial and residential buildings, which have been carefully preserved. Several buildings, such as the 1892 City Hall, 1916 Park Pavilion and 1912 Carnegie Library, all still serve their original purposes.



Amtrak "Empire Builder" schedule


Amtrak north

Amtrak midwest

South Shore Line passenger service

List from 9/29

grill
treadmill
yoga
proximity to health club
bicycle storage
garage
no yard maintenance
proximity to rolling cycling roads
tax or bus to metro link
walk to grocery story
walk to restaurants
internet access
storage (no storage locker required)
securit
train lines (mich, ind, wi)
roll the bikes out the door...
guest room/buest bedroom <- home office
price = $150K

can be closed up for a long period and/or rented out

assess costs over a 20 year period
   - maintenance
   - taxes

small wisconsin town
condo arrangement/aparment
2 or 3 BR
mass transportation connection to Cicago or Madison
open roads