Starting a family! Coastal towns to relocate?
Jul 21st, 2006, 02:12 PM
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 96
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Starting a family! Coastal towns to relocate?
Hello!
We have been researching for a long while to find the "perfect" (haha) town to relocate to (we currently live in California).
We are looking for a coastal town with a lot of growth and good schools. Ideally would like a home right on the water around the $1M range (which basically leaves out all of CA and Seattle areas).
Does anyone have any suggestions for our search? Our jobs allow us to move basically anywhere....thank you!
We have been researching for a long while to find the "perfect" (haha) town to relocate to (we currently live in California).
We are looking for a coastal town with a lot of growth and good schools. Ideally would like a home right on the water around the $1M range (which basically leaves out all of CA and Seattle areas).
Does anyone have any suggestions for our search? Our jobs allow us to move basically anywhere....thank you!
Jul 22nd, 2006, 06:28 AM
#4
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 818
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
You can definitely find something gulf front in the eastern panhandle of Florida for less than a million (from Shell Point to Mexico Beach). St. George Island or Cape San Blas would be my preferences. In fact, just a couple of weeks ago I toured a new community on Cape San Blas and found a fabulous house, new construction, gulf front for $998,000. I think it was just over 3,000 sq. feet, with granite counter tops in kitchen and baths, swimming pool, etc. This would have been unheard of a couple of years ago but right now real estate sales are very slow in the panhandle and prices have fallen considerably. There are definitely bargains to be had.
I don't know for certain about the Destin and Pensacola areas but it wouldn't be hard to pull up some real estate sites and take a look.
I don't know for certain about the Destin and Pensacola areas but it wouldn't be hard to pull up some real estate sites and take a look.
Jul 22nd, 2006, 07:15 AM
#5
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 476
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Have you looked in OR? Maybe a small town, like manzanita (which is tiny, but will probably boom within the next few years (the HS is in Seaside.)
Newport is affordable. Vancouver, Wa, is growing, w/s few really good schools. You may want to drop your "on the water" criteria- I just don't think that's possible for a million, unless, like sunshinesue said, it's a place where the market is really slow- which leaves out "fast growing places". And then you actually may lose money on your investment (the house) if you ever have to move.
Good luck!
Newport is affordable. Vancouver, Wa, is growing, w/s few really good schools. You may want to drop your "on the water" criteria- I just don't think that's possible for a million, unless, like sunshinesue said, it's a place where the market is really slow- which leaves out "fast growing places". And then you actually may lose money on your investment (the house) if you ever have to move.
Good luck!
Jul 22nd, 2006, 10:03 AM
#7
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 6,518
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
There's at least one waterfront home on Bainbridge Island for under $1 million right now---I just checked. East side, with a great view of Seattle, built in 1937. And a number of newer homes with great water views for that price. Bainbridge is a great family-oriented community with very good schools.
Jul 22nd, 2006, 11:06 AM
#8
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 522
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Here's a cooler climate suggestion... Traverse City, MI It's a resort town, but doesn't roll up the sidewalks in the winter. Good schools, very scenic, great arts and education scene.
the visitors bureau : http://mytraversecity.com/
or the chamber at:http://tcchamber.org/
the visitors bureau : http://mytraversecity.com/
or the chamber at:http://tcchamber.org/
