whats the deal with house prices??

[Ima saver]

Sorry, I did not mean to knock Florida. I lived there for 32 years and I hated it. I hate the heat and all the crime there. Just give me the mountains of North Georgia or North Carolina, and I am happy!

[LivingAlmostLarge]

Disneysteve, do you plan on retiring down there? I ask because my SIL's parents are from MD/VA area and they bought years ago and used it as a second home in preperation of retiring there. So they RV up MD/VA for 3-5 months (the summer time), and they live in their condo the rest of the year. And my SIL/Brother go and use it when they feel like. They said their family just loves it out there.

I don't know if it made financial sense really, but I get sort of why they did it. They just like the area I guess. So whether it made financial sense is a different story because they were happy.

[disneysteve]

I don't know if it made financial sense really, but I get sort of why they did it. They just like the area I guess. So whether it made financial sense is a different story because they were happy.

That's a diffferent situation and isn't a bad idea at all. I know a number of people who did that (or still do) and eventually settled at the Florida home full-time. They didn't purchase the Florida place as an investment property.

[hawkster]

Out of curiosity DisneySteve; what time of year are you going to get that kind of rate...sorry for steering off topic

[disneysteve]

Out of curiosity DisneySteve; what time of year are you going to get that kind of rate...sorry for steering off topic

Well, we got it for this past week, and that was our 3rd year doing so. I haven't gone any other time of year for quite a while so I don't know.

Certainly, Christmas week, spring break time and other holiday weeks will be higher, if available at all.