"Where's my (east coast beach) paradise?" (relatives, cousins, girls)
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Our little town meets all your requirements I think except for the fact that it has been discovered and prices are going through the roof. You are looking at 250k for entry level which would be less than two miles from the beach, an easy bike ride. Bikes, scooters and golf carts seem to be be getting more noticeable as transportation. This barrier island is fully sufficient with, stores, medical and restaurants.
The rental market is extremely tight, once the sign goes up it is pretty much rented in a day or two.
NC has more hurricanes per mile of coastline than anywhere else (even FL) and the place that gets hit the most in NC is the OBX; lots of evacuations. I love visiting OBX, but I wold not want to live there.
^^^ This ^^^ We lived about 90 miles inland from the coast of NC from 1990-1999 and we saw more hurricanes and severe river flooding while there than in all the years we have lived in Florida.
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Most big cities don't have a beach, and most beaches aren't near a big city. I might be searching for something that doesn't exist.
Amelia Island, which someone just suggested, is not far from Jax. But it is expensive and the short distance is as the crow files over tidal marshes and mud flats. Just north of the St Johns River inlet there are a couple of state parks on the beach and there might be reasonable places in biking distance. That is close to Jax even as the human drives.
BTW, if you poke around in the forum for Jax, you will find a discussion about snowbirds with a lot of the locals debating about whether or not they really are a snowbird location because they do get a few chilly days. I am starting to warm to the idea of being slightly inland in manufactured housing and high tailing it a few times when storms come through. Getting everything else I want without accepting that is proving very difficult. It is rolling the dice, but the vast majority of manufactured homes down there never have serious damage. If you are one of the unlucky ones, it could suck. Insurance is expensive with high deductibles; almost better off getting a low priced unit and gambling that you won't have to buy another.
BTW, if you poke around in the forum for Jax, you will find a discussion about snowbirds with a lot of the locals debating about whether or not they really are a snowbird location because they do get a few chilly days. I am starting to warm to the idea of being slightly inland in manufactured housing and high tailing it a few times when storms come through. Getting everything else I want without accepting that is proving very difficult. It is rolling the dice, but the vast majority of manufactured homes down there never have serious damage. If you are one of the unlucky ones, it could suck. Insurance is expensive with high deductibles; almost better off getting a low priced unit and gambling that you won't have to buy another.
My problem with manufactured housing is having to pay the land lease every month; it's like the worst of both worlds (owning and renting). I vacillate between being practical with a SFH set a mile or two back, out of harm's way, and wanting to just go for the whole enchilada (the oceanfront studio condo, HOA be damned). You only live once. Either way, though, I need more of a life than just watching the waves. I'm haunted by that episode of "Andy Griffith" in which Howard retires to a boring tropical island -- only briefly...
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