So we've been looking at some houses the last couple weekends. We're thinking about moving to the beach. For us, the beach is kind of like our 'third place'. After looking, it's clear we have two options. First, we could go to Neptune or Atlantic Beach, which are generally older neighborhoods. The houses are 20 or 30 years old with larger lots (more grass to cut). Jacksonville Beach is the other option with a considerably newer housing stock. Since the lots are smaller, you typically get 2 stories (which reminds us of home). Jax Beach also has much better access to the freeway system. Schools are pretty good in either location. At this point, we're leaning towards something in Jax Beach with a significant increase in size over what we have now.
The down side is the large mortgage. For not that much more, we figure it's worth looking for a larger house. And of course, we'd have to sell our current house. Our realtor claims there's plenty of activity in our neighborhood, but I'm just not that assured. We've been fortunate enough to dodge the economic downturn. So jumping into a big house seems kind of crazy on one hand. But on the other hand, we could get a great house at the beach for a reasonable price. Living just a short bike ride from the Atlantic Ocean has it's appeal. Oh yeah, and the hurricanes.
So we're curious to hear what you think. Please vote in the anonymous poll along the side of the page.
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