Trading up from rehoboth beach summer house

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For over a decade we have spent our summers at rehoboth beach with our family. We really enjoy it and found it convenient when one of u has to work in dc the summer.

Due to life changes we can now both take off the entire summer. We still love rehoboth and we have a house in almost as good a location as one can get (not oceanfront). However, in light of our ability to now be entirely off during the summer I’m wondering if we shouldn’t consider selling our rehoboth house and buying in a different locale.

Our current house would likely sell in the $3M range and we could add cash to that (say another million or maybe two).

Is there somewhere else that we should consider to buy? No geographic limitations.

Are you in Henlopen Acres or North Shores? I wouldn't sell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rent out the house and rent elsewhere - at least for the first summer. If you like it, you can sell in Rehoboth and buy in the new place. If you don’t like it, then summer in a different place the next summer.

My preference would be coastal Maine - on the water where I could kayak.

There is pretty fantastic kayaking in Rehoboth/Sussex County, between the canal and inlets, the marshes, Bay and ocean.

+1 Lots of great hiking, kayaking, bike trails, and camping not far from Rehoboth. We use our RB beach house as a base for camping trips.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your post makes no sense. What are you looking for? You just want to randomly spend more money?

The Delaware beaches are not pretty. Their virtue is proximity.

If you can go away for the whole summer, the dynamics absolutely change. Why not go somewhere truly lovely or with a special kind of summer experience. While CC is unquestionably overbuilt and crowded these days, it still has many lovely pockets and charming feel and variety between ocean, bay and ponds, which is why people still flock there for summers over Delaware.

Totally agree. I’m from the south coast of MA near the Cape and go to Delaware with DH’s family now. My kids go to camp on the Cape and even they much prefer it to the DE beaches. Maine is really lovely, but the Cape gets you the tourist scene like Rehoboth.

I also really like the idea of Michigan. Or renting a villa in a different international location for half the summer each year. If I had OP’s budget, no way would I choose to stay in DC for months.

[Anonymous]

Portugal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your post makes no sense. What are you looking for? You just want to randomly spend more money?

The Delaware beaches are not pretty. Their virtue is proximity.

If you can go away for the whole summer, the dynamics absolutely change. Why not go somewhere truly lovely or with a special kind of summer experience. While CC is unquestionably overbuilt and crowded these days, it still has many lovely pockets and charming feel and variety between ocean, bay and ponds, which is why people still flock there for summers over Delaware.

True, but proximity is a huge factor when you want to go for the weekend or even just one night. Most people don't go somewhere for 3 months straight without ever returning home. Plus lots of beach towns don't have as much walkable stuff as Rehoboth. The prettiest beaches are going to be in Florida or another country. I need more than just sitting on the beach though. YMMV.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For over a decade we have spent our summers at rehoboth beach with our family. We really enjoy it and found it convenient when one of u has to work in dc the summer.

Due to life changes we can now both take off the entire summer. We still love rehoboth and we have a house in almost as good a location as one can get (not oceanfront). However, in light of our ability to now be entirely off during the summer I’m wondering if we shouldn’t consider selling our rehoboth house and buying in a different locale.

Our current house would likely sell in the $3M range and we could add cash to that (say another million or maybe two).

Is there somewhere else that we should consider to buy? No geographic limitations.

Are you in Henlopen Acres or North Shores? I wouldn't sell.

Op here. Neither. Ocean block downtown.

[Anonymous]

How about Annapolis?