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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you aren't totally in love with a location such that you have it picked out, is a beach house really a good idea instead of just spending the money on long term rentals?  I wouldn't want to be locked into a location unless I totally loved it.[/quote]

This is the best advice on this thread. As PP suggested, take the next year to check out various options, weekends year-round.

(I’m happy the PP who opted to buy west of DC instead of at the beach, but would point out that the bigger beach towns are not dead in the off season any more.)[/quote]

I’m down at our house in DE beaches right now and just had great sushi yesterday.  Restaurants have lots of great off season specials.

Ran errands in Rehoboth today and traffic on route 1 on Monday afternoon!  Lots on cars and people not working.

Anyway, if you go to the beach 1 week a year or whatever then no, beach house doesn’t make sense.

We use our beach house mainly as a weekend getaway year round from DC year round and it’s great!  Quick easy getaway for 2/3 days.  We might block out a week in the summer but usually traveling international then so rent it out.

Our favorite beaches that are easy to get to are in the Caribbean which we go to in the winter.  We love Hawaii but too far to fly.

Lots of people like us at DE beaches that it’s a weekend home or there spend the whole summer here.[/quote]

I feel like I may just not be rich enough to understand, but what’s the point of driving to a beach house in the winter just to do the same stuff you can do here?[/quote]

Rich people don’t “winter” at Delaware beaches. People who are wintering there don’t have better options.

It has proximity to DC. That is the appeal. [/quote]

Speaking as a non-rich person who spends weekends there, yes, it’s proximity.

Air travel is increasingly unpleasant, so for me personally, only worth it for longer trips.[/quote]

Correct: when you are wintering in Hawaii, it's more pleasant to fly business/first class, like a rich person.[/quote]

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