AFD
Active Member
- Jul 29, 2012
- 1,250
- Boat Info
- 1997 Sundancer 290 The fat beam version
- Engines
- twins.
Starboard 5.0 alpha 220HP
Port 357 alpha 275hp
4HP Yamaha for Dinghy
OK, take it easy on my here. I'm not near retirement but I am near retirement home purchasing.
I'm just in the looking phases of searching right now and the property would be investment for years and eventually a retirement home but I want to cut down my searching from thousands of miles away but without knowing the area aside from my visits (very few) I'm asking for help.
I don't think having my boat in the backyard is all that critical but I am not opposed to it either but I would like to be very, very close to a marina for the social atmosphere associated with boating. The appeal of being able to take a golf cart or bicycle to a marina/Yacht Club sound like fun to me, not having to hop in car/truck and drive somewhere is exactly what I'm looking for for my later years. Going to the Bahamas will be on my list but that doesn't exclude gulf Coast living because ofor the available canal access. I want a neighborhood but want some privacy not 5feet from a neighbor.
Where do you Florida boaters live, pros/cons? Do you know of neighborhoods/towns that you wish you bought in? I'm looking for around 300k for investment and I do want water front but wouldn't have a problem only having shallow access for a rib or something if I was very close to a good marina that would house my retirement boat.
Just asking for a little help narrowing down my searches so I don't waste trips looking at areas that don't have what I want. I'm not ready to contact Realtors but I am ready to plan a trip to investigate parts of the state for potential.
Thanks for your help everyone
I'm just in the looking phases of searching right now and the property would be investment for years and eventually a retirement home but I want to cut down my searching from thousands of miles away but without knowing the area aside from my visits (very few) I'm asking for help.
I don't think having my boat in the backyard is all that critical but I am not opposed to it either but I would like to be very, very close to a marina for the social atmosphere associated with boating. The appeal of being able to take a golf cart or bicycle to a marina/Yacht Club sound like fun to me, not having to hop in car/truck and drive somewhere is exactly what I'm looking for for my later years. Going to the Bahamas will be on my list but that doesn't exclude gulf Coast living because ofor the available canal access. I want a neighborhood but want some privacy not 5feet from a neighbor.
Where do you Florida boaters live, pros/cons? Do you know of neighborhoods/towns that you wish you bought in? I'm looking for around 300k for investment and I do want water front but wouldn't have a problem only having shallow access for a rib or something if I was very close to a good marina that would house my retirement boat.
Just asking for a little help narrowing down my searches so I don't waste trips looking at areas that don't have what I want. I'm not ready to contact Realtors but I am ready to plan a trip to investigate parts of the state for potential.
Thanks for your help everyone