[expatCA]

Originally Posted by Brando is Alive

Thanks ya'all. I suppose I should expand a little or re-phrase my question. If you were already retired, your income was relatively good for Florida ($100k), no children, no debt. My goal was a house ON the beach but it would have to be a small fixer-upper house or my second option, a super nice big turn key Condo ON the beach with all amenities like pools, jacuzzi, gym and no maintenance and have money leftover for a small second home.

Looking at east central/north coast Florida. Keys would be super nice but $1M is not much there.

1) Fixer-upper small beach house beachfront

2) Turn key super nice Condo beachfront w/all amenities with funds to spare.

3) ?

Look from New Smyrna Beach to Cocoa Beach and a bit south.

[Brando is Alive]

Originally Posted by Jimrob1

I would definitely leave Florida, and the USA.

Viable idea. I'm considering w/funds leftover a small little place in Colombia.

[Brando is Alive]

Originally Posted by expatCA

Look from New Smyrna Beach to Cocoa Beach and a bit south.

I considered Anna Maria Island and north of Tampa but ultimately decided this area you mentioned.

[Brando is Alive]

If you had to choose?

Stay in Florida ....

1) Fixer-upper small beach house ON the beach.

2) Turn key super nice modern/renovated Condo beachfront w/all amenities and funds leftover.

3) Large new custom home on some land inland.

4) Move out of Florida to _________ (Quality of life compromised. Making new friends again, stress relocating, starting over, moving expenses, changing up your life gets harder as we age.)

[projectmaximus]

Originally Posted by Brando is Alive

Thanks ya'all. I suppose I should expand a little or re-phrase my question. If you were already retired, your income was relatively good for Florida ($100k), no children, no debt. My goal was a house ON the beach but it would have to be a small fixer-upper house or my second option, a super nice big turn key Condo ON the beach with all amenities like pools, jacuzzi, gym and no maintenance and have money leftover for a small second home.

Looking at east central/north coast Florida. Keys would be super nice but $1M is not much there.

1) Fixer-upper small beach house beachfront

2) Turn key super nice Condo beachfront w/all amenities with funds to spare.

3) ?

You can get ON the beach in Jax area. The homes and the locations are really nice and very desirable. But the water itself is not the gorgeous, clear blue water that you find throughout the southern half of FL. So if that's what you're imagining, it will never be that.

[rnc2mbfl]

Originally Posted by BucFan

$1 mil isn't a lot of money anymore

Tear-downs on waterfront lots on the Venetian Islands in Biscayne Bay are going for $7M+.

A million isn't what it used to be!

Oh....and thanks for separating "a lot" into two words.

[projectmaximus]

And if you are retired age it is impressive that you use the term trolling properly My parents would have no clue what that means...

[Brando is Alive]

Originally Posted by rnc2mbfl

Tear-downs on waterfront lots on the Venetian Islands in Biscayne Bay are going for $7M+.

$7M+ for a tear down lot in waterfront VI-Biscayne Bay? Are you kidding me?

[Vanderbiltgrad]

1 million in cash a is still lot money, way better than a million tied up in assets. I am assuming you mean cash. You can still do quite a bit with a million in cash. Florida is a good state to with a lot of money still for obvious reasons like NY AND CA where the taxes are too high.

[chopchop0]

Originally Posted by Brando is Alive

$7M+ for a tear down lot in waterfront VI-Biscayne Bay? Are you kidding me?

Wouldn't surprise me....location, location... land value