Mar
18
2008
Even though I have been sick since Saturday I am going to try and run in the Easter Beach Run this weekend. You can choose a two or four mile run along the “World’s Most Famous Beach”. I chose the 2 mile run! I have been trying to run after work so that I won’t be the walker in the group of friends I am going with. I doubt I will get out and run much this week. Oh well, it will be fun! It will be a nice way to build up the 5K I am running in next month with the people that I work with.
Mar
13
2008
Fortune magazine is reporting that beach houses have fallen in price by 25% - 30% in the panhandle of Florida. If you have been to the panhandle, you know how beautiful the beaches are. The sand is white and water is clear and beautiful. I vacationed to Panama City Beach last summer. The color of the water was so pretty it was hard to take your eyes off of it. We stayed in a 2 bedroom oceanfront condo that rents for $900 a month from December to March. If I didn’t have a job I would probably be there!
They also mentioned that developers over built in Turks and Caicos, so prices are down there also. I went to the Beaches resort in Turks & Caicos in 2004. It was the most beautiful water I have ever seen in my life. It was literally breathtaking. If I had a lot of disposable income I would look into property there. Maybe when I am closer to retirement… (sigh)
The article goes on to say about the risks of buying beach front property in Florida. Hurricanes, rising sea level, etc..
That is risk that I am willing to take. I want to go home everyday, sit on my balcony and listen to the waves crash in. If I lose it all then that was God’s plan and I will have cherished everyday that I have spent there.
Mar
12
2008
I obviously have a passion for the beach and beach houses. I recently wrote an article about creating niche sites related to the passions in your life. It was posted this morning. Check it out…
Create Niche Sites You Are Passionate About
Feb
29
2008
I love Kenny Chesney. One of my goals this year was to see his concert from the sandbar area. I bid on two tickets on Ticketmaster for the sandbar and I won. My best friend and I will be flying out for Kenny’s concert in May. I can hardly wait. It is almost three months away! I think I might become a Kenny Chesney groupie this summer. That sounds fun! He is suppose to make 3 stops in Florida during August. Which is at the end of his tour. I say… why wait ’til August!
Kenny and I have so much in common!
His music…
Our love for the beach…
And the island way of life…
Feb
05
2008
With the bottom droppping out of the housing market like a speeding train… could it be time for me to look in to buying my slice of the ocean? I was looking at small condos on the beach last night and it looks like I can buy an oceanfront condo for under $300,000.00.
You know what they say… “Buy low, sell high!” It is estimated that the bottom will continue to fall out of the housing market for a while. How do you decide when it is time to take the plunge?
I don’t need anything nice and fancy on the beach. Just a small fixer-upper with the sound of the ocean pounding in every night will do just fine.
If you don’t have goals and dreams, what do you have?
I would love to interview beach house homeowners and find out what their story is. I would like to know how they acquired their property and how they got the money to pay for it. Inquiring minds want to know!
