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Thanks for the input robert and stealth.......

-stealth, you make very good points. I think the same way on all of those points. life is full of risks, which risks do I wanna take? making money working on motorcycles and working on cars, both would be great to me.

-robert, I have also heard that the NW corner of AK is bad ass. Property is dirt cheap, (no pun intended), the cost of living is even cheaper. I get on realtor.com and find houses which at home would go for 150K and in AK, they are like 60K. cycle gadgets bought 70 acres in eureka springs, I have only seen pictutres, but it is so beautiful. the only way I could tell you where its at, is its next to a KOA campground.

-my drawbacks...
Im from Indiana, thats where all of my family is. I would live in AK, raise my kids there, raise my family there, do I really want to be away from my family for the rest of my life? My family is close. mexican close. Do I want my kids to grow up with-out grandparents.

-an upside, the oppertunity is huge. the business 3 years ago was nothing, today its a multi million dollar business. where will it be in the next 3 years? the owners are the managers right now. they are in the position to sit back and let someone else do the work. that someone else is me, my wife and one other person who already works for them. we will probably hire more people when the business expands in AK. (when we open the new facility) I would have my own dept, be my own boss, and probably have employies under me when the time comes. I just think of the old saying, what do you do when reality is to good to be true...

-the pros and cons are about the same. they weigh themselves out pretty evenly. My dad and I talked about this last night. He feels the same way I do. I think what I will do is work for them in the 6 months between getting out of the Marine Corps and going to school. If things are the way they seem, I will make my decision then.

Thanks for your input....Im still open to everyones ideas/comments....

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What does the wife say? Kids have an opinion too.

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they certainly do. You gotta also take into account, what are schools like? where will the wife work?

but like some1 said. school is ALWAYS there. the military will pay for it whenever you want to go right? so go for the now or never position.

is there a wyotech close to AK ?

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-My wife would also work at cycle gadgets, together we would make about 70K to start with. I would make in the area of 40K she, about 30K.

-We have no kids, so looking at schools there now, would mean nothing because our kids wouldnt be going to school there until probably 10 years from now.

-About the town, I have yet to go there, but from what Ive been told, the population is about 5K people, and in the summer it becomes a huge tourists location, and about 25K people come through the town between Memorial day and Labor day. -this the reason why cycle gadgets is moving there.

-BMW and Goldwing riders are huge long haulers on motorcycles. (a 2-3000 mile trip is normal) so Eureka springs is a half way point between the coasts, and kinda in the middle of the country.

-they want to have a full service shop, this is where I will come into play.

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no kids, both of u have jobs waiting, wtf u waitin for? :)

"You want big rewards, you gotta take big risks"

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our only draw back is being away from home. raising kids with no family around and so forth. thats it.

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how far away will you be living from the family?

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mapquest says 11 hour drive. 679.20 miles.

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I bet a flight is only like $85 1way 150ish round trip.