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Yes, I was thinking also on Georgia as prices there are really ok from what I saw but I haven't visited it yet. I am planing to make a road trip later this year and see the complete US coast. Any helpful information in advance will be great so I can spot potential places already now and maybe even visit properties during my road trip. This is very helpful here and thanks Irene once again.
I had Savannah in mind and the link above shows some great properties for very reasonable amount of money just 20 min. away of downtown. I am ok with 0 to -5C in winter for 2-3 months. It is not too cold. So, I will deferentially check out more about Georgia!
You might want to look at the coastline of North Carolina, though anything along the east coast is going to have higher humidity than what you're probably used to. But ocean breezes can offset that to a large degree.
Virginia is another state with beautiful coastal areas but the further north you get the colder the water is for longer into the year. Virginia and North Carolina have fairly mild winters usually but you will get snow a couple of times a year.
North Carolina and Virginia both have four distinct seasons, a lot of interesting history, friendly people, a definite "southern" culture," and easy access to the beautiful Smoky Mountains to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Both of them, but especially North Carolina, also have some very unique and interesting islands off their coast.
I did a search on realtor.com (excellent website to search real estate listings, by the way) for Wilmington, NC, which is pretty far south on the NC coast. The criteria I put in was for 3+ bedrooms, 2+ baths, and waterfront, for $550,000 to $800,000. It brought up 170 listings. Enjoy!
doesn't south carolina have some decent beach cities?
Yes, but the OP is trying to escape extreme humidity, from what I understand. All of the east coast is pretty humid, but SC is about the most humid place I've ever been. Personally, humidity doesn't bother me much though.
I grew up in the arid west (California) and herd horror stories about the horrible humidity out East. Yes, it is bad, OP, but it's not so bad that's it's uninhabitable. Air conditioning (which is universal in the States .. by the way... I know it's not as common in Europe) makes it pretty nice even in the summer months. If I were you, I wouldn't let humidity be a determining factor in where I lived. I'd go ahead and go back to looking at Texas and Florida -- and add Savannah.... that's a great, great place to be.
Wow, so many great advises here. Thanks to everyone. The 170 listings are great! California has prices for the same 1.5 million and up and this is out of my current budget, so these states look much more affordable. I haven`t experienced the humidity yet, but when reading here in forum, many user say that Florida and Texas have so horrible humidity that they want to move back north. That scared me a bit... I think I will drive the complete coastline and check out all the places recommended here....Thanks again!
I personally love Texas, but then I've spent most of my life in the south, so I'm used to the humidity. I think the SUMMER HEAT in general in Texas would be a shock to your system, which is why I recommended North Carolina. Like I said, it's going to be more humid than what you're used to, but it's definitely worth checking out.
Thanks, I already spotted some wonderful properties that are very affordable!
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