What's a good vacation investment area?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When you say near the water, do you mean any body of water, or the Atlantic?

Annapolis, MD (1hr distance)
St. Michaels, MD (1.5-2hr)
Alexandria, VA (30min)
National Harbor, MD (15min)
North Beach, MD - though not a ton of dining options here
Norfolk, VA (1.5-2 hrs from DC)

Area all coastal towns with ports and connect to Atlantic.

I've never been to New England so cannot compare on the feel but all have nice residential communities w/ local and commercial retailers.

Sorry, but unless you're flying or going 100+ mph, Norfolk is at least a 4 hour drive from DC.

I laughed my ass off at this too. But then I looked at the rest of the list, saw it included National Harbor, and realized PP must have been joking about it all. Except Annapolis, which would be the viable option here.

Do you want to be on a muddy river, or do you want open ocean? Other criteria?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Budget up to around 1 million but definitely happy to spend less.

A million? Is this for just the property? I'm not sure what sort of place they're going to buy waterfront for just a million

Edgewater outside Annapolis fits the bill. You can get a small home with water access on one of the Chesapeake tributaries for under $1mm.

Lake Anna

Anonymous wrote:Budget up to around 1 million but definitely happy to spend less.

A million? Is this for just the property? I'm not sure what sort of place they're going to buy waterfront for just a million

Anonymous wrote:When you say near the water, do you mean any body of water, or the Atlantic?

Annapolis, MD (1hr distance)
St. Michaels, MD (1.5-2hr)
Alexandria, VA (30min)
National Harbor, MD (15min)
North Beach, MD - though not a ton of dining options here
Norfolk, VA (1.5-2 hrs from DC)

Area all coastal towns with ports and connect to Atlantic.

I've never been to New England so cannot compare on the feel but all have nice residential communities w/ local and commercial retailers.

Sorry, but unless you're flying or going 100+ mph, Norfolk is at least a 4 hour drive from DC.

I think around Annapolis or Edgewater is your best bet.

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/420-South-River-Landing-Rd-Unit-420_Edgewater_MD_21037_M51332-40881?row=14

Budget up to around 1 million but definitely happy to spend less.

As a transplanted New Englander, I would say Annapolis.

Anonymous wrote:Budget is flexible.

What does this mean?

Chain Bridge Road off of Mclean

Either. They have a boat so would like to be able to bring it here.

When you say near the water, do you mean any body of water, or the Atlantic?

Annapolis, MD (1hr distance)
St. Michaels, MD (1.5-2hr)
Alexandria, VA (30min)
National Harbor, MD (15min)
North Beach, MD - though not a ton of dining options here
Norfolk, VA (1.5-2 hrs from DC)

Area all coastal towns with ports and connect to Atlantic.

I've never been to New England so cannot compare on the feel but all have nice residential communities w/ local and commercial retailers.

My parents are considering moving to the area from New England. They would like a place on or very near the water within at least 1.5 hr of dc area. They are interested in areas not too crowded but with plenty of good restaurants and other amenities available. Any areas around have the feel of a small New England town? Budget is flexible. They are retired so schools and commute don't matter.