Would you pay $10k to rent a beach house?

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Anonymous wrote:No, but knowing people who pay that much for 5 days at Disney makes me kind of nauseous too. At least at the beach you can relax and hang out with family members you don't normally get to hang out with, by the pool no less!

What if the family members live close by?

Then I would just say Hey, let's all meet at the pool for a few hours and get a bucket of chicken!

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Thanks. I was able to find the same property by going directly to the management company for much less. The family members that committed (and the ones that keep asking to do the trip actually) want to pay their share for the place. As far as all fully decked out, I was referring to all new appliances/kitchens/ bathrooms, pool, hot tub, etc. Less worried about things like can openers.

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Why do t you get a smaller house with just your family and parents and if other wan to join they can find accommodations.

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If that’s what it was costing me per trip to the beach we’d buy a house.

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Anonymous wrote:This is such a general question, with no context.

It would depend on how long you’re renting it for and how big it is. Also, what’s included, amenities , proximity to the beach, etc.

No more than that it’s can she afford it whether anyone joins and pays or not

I can afford to float 1/2 of it. Other 1/2 would be covered by those committed.

Why are people not committing - the date is too far away to decide now?
Too much money even if you pay for half?
Would rather do like a cruise or have different vacay style than you?

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Anonymous wrote:I guess if you have the $ and that’s how you want to spend it, sure.

this!

We spend $10-12K on our summer vacation but I would sure as hell well not spend that for a week at an east coast beach/OBX. We have gone to much better places for 10+ days that included fun excursions for that price. Heck we even did Maui in 2021 for that price.

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Anonymous wrote:This is such a general question, with no context.

It would depend on how long you’re renting it for and how big it is. Also, what’s included, amenities , proximity to the beach, etc.

4 nights, oceanfront, nice stretch of beach on NC coastline, brand new, all updated amenities. It looks fully booked except for that one weekend I am looking at.

10K for a long weekend???? Nope

+1. Plus “four nights” also means one of those days is sunk with waiting to get the key/having to rush straight into dinner, and then the other morning at the end is race through getting some BS checklist done. I cannot believe people consider that a “vacation” and pay that much for the non-pleasure.

We've done a week in OF for that amount, but no way I'd want to drive as far as OBX or HHI for a long weekend. Maybe Rehoboth. It's not about the price; it's about getting enough time to settle in and relax. And I would only book a house for the committed families, whether they are sharing the cost or we're paying for the whole thing.

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Anonymous wrote:We’ve spent up to $30k on a week and it’s been awesome. If you have the money, why not?

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You need to really be in tune with: at what level will you be resentful.

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Anonymous wrote:This is such a general question, with no context.

It would depend on how long you’re renting it for and how big it is. Also, what’s included, amenities , proximity to the beach, etc.

4 nights, oceanfront, nice stretch of beach on NC coastline, brand new, all updated amenities. It looks fully booked except for that one weekend I am looking at.

4 nights? No. A week, maybe.

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Anonymous wrote:If that’s what it was costing me per trip to the beach we’d buy a house.

Except these houses probably won’t be here by the time we retire.

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Anonymous wrote:Get the place you want to get, and invite people if you want them there. But don’t ask them for money. That is so tacky.

If you can’t afford to pay for it, but want a group vacation, start from *scratch* and be open to other ideas besides the beach. People might want to at least discuss a mountain house/mountain resort, an island destination, Arizona, a cruise, etc. Not everyone thinks East Coach beach houses are great vacation spots. Many people find them boring and way too overpriced for the actual experience.

+1

Easy for the family members who don't have big expenses currently - if your kids are done with college, etc. - feel free to treat the family to the beach vacation you enjoy. But don't expect other people to have the same idea of vacation as you, and if you include some of the family, you have to include all of the family - unless you want it known and noted how you really feel about those you exclude. This is especially true if those you intend to exclude have made significant sacrifices and/or contributions to your (own nuclear) family in the past.

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Anonymous wrote:Get the place you want to get, and invite people if you want them there. But don’t ask them for money. That is so tacky.

If you can’t afford to pay for it, but want a group vacation, start from *scratch* and be open to other ideas besides the beach. People might want to at least discuss a mountain house/mountain resort, an island destination, Arizona, a cruise, etc. Not everyone thinks East Coach beach houses are great vacation spots. Many people find them boring and way too overpriced for the actual experience.

+1

Easy for the family members who don't have big expenses currently - if your kids are done with college, etc. - feel free to treat the family to the beach vacation you enjoy. But don't expect other people to have the same idea of vacation as you, and if you include some of the family, you have to include all of the family - unless you want it known and noted how you really feel about those you exclude. This is especially true if those you intend to exclude have made significant sacrifices and/or contributions to your (own nuclear) family in the past.

Huh?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get the place you want to get, and invite people if you want them there. But don’t ask them for money. That is so tacky.

If you can’t afford to pay for it, but want a group vacation, start from *scratch* and be open to other ideas besides the beach. People might want to at least discuss a mountain house/mountain resort, an island destination, Arizona, a cruise, etc. Not everyone thinks East Coach beach houses are great vacation spots. Many people find them boring and way too overpriced for the actual experience.

+1

Easy for the family members who don't have big expenses currently - if your kids are done with college, etc. - feel free to treat the family to the beach vacation you enjoy. But don't expect other people to have the same idea of vacation as you, and if you include some of the family, you have to include all of the family - unless you want it known and noted how you really feel about those you exclude. This is especially true if those you intend to exclude have made significant sacrifices and/or contributions to your (own nuclear) family in the past.

Huh?

Don't ask them for money.

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Anonymous wrote:Absolutely not. The only reason we go at all is that DH’s family wants us there, and they pay. We hate the beach but endure a few days out of duty. We’ve happily paid for actually fun, creative vacations with both sides of the family.

You sound like a real hoot.