Anonymous wrote:Of all the places in the world to retire, and I'm gonna pick . . . Rehoboth?

Um, no.

Lots of people in the DMV retire at the DE beaches. Lots more than you think. In my neighborhood in Bethany, about 1/3rd are full time residents and overwhelming majority are from the DMV who had 2nd homes at the beaches and then retire there.

Case in point, my neighbors. They like tax free living and laid back vibe of the beaches yet are still close to DMV and it being accessible. They still have some of their docs there. Their 2 older sons and their families are in the DMV and thus so are their grandkids. In fact, one of the grandkids are staying with them for the week. Being close to family and especially grandkids are important.

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Anonymous wrote:Poster who says it's "same stuff, different location" has obviously never bought a vacation home (or the right vacation home) and never should.

Look on the rivers in SoMD (St. Mary's/Potomac/Pax). Anywhere from 80 to 120 minutes max from NoVA with zero traffic (once you get past the beltway). Are there great beaches? No, but we aren't beach people. Sit on the deck (more comfortable/less sand), watch the sun rise or set, take in the breeze, buy a boat. Be around normal people. It's the best, and is the furthest thing from being home.

LOL at this being what normal people do. Classic DCUM.

Fair point. To be clear -- less than half of the homes in our rural area are people's second homes (probably less than 1/3). 1/2 are locals and probably 1/3 are retirees. It's a far cry from the DMV, despite being less than 2 hours away. I guess a lot of people wouldn't call it a "vacation" house, but rather a "getaway" or "weekend" house, but it damn sure feels like a vacation to me.

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Anonymous wrote:Not sure why you're all aggro about people liking mid-Atlantic beaches during the winter. Just because you grew up there (?) and don't like them doesn't mean that nobody could like them.

I’m just providing a reality check to posters who have romanticized the idea of living / retiring there. That’s all. They should know what it’s really like. Consider it a public service.

But you are talking about a “Rehoboth-like” town, not Rehoboth, which you have clearly not visited in winter in recent years.

I am currently sitting in my Rehoboth house, and in the three blocks nearest my house are at least a dozen restaurants that are open and busy year round. Double that number if I walk a few more blocks. In what universe is that desolate?

And no, I do not live here year round, but have relatives and neighbors who do. Thanks, but that’s my reality check.

There are a dozen restaurants in Bethany/Ocean View open year round. I have to imagine there are a lot more in Rehoboth. Also (1) this is a thread about second homes, so I’m not sure why PP is going on about the dangers of retiring to a beach town; and (2) PP is clearly not a reader or an outdoorsy person. One person’s “desolation” is another person’s migrating seabird and quiet contemplation paradise.

Of all the places in the world to retire, and I'm gonna pick . . . Rehoboth?

Um, no.

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Anonymous wrote:Not sure why you're all aggro about people liking mid-Atlantic beaches during the winter. Just because you grew up there (?) and don't like them doesn't mean that nobody could like them.

I’m just providing a reality check to posters who have romanticized the idea of living / retiring there. That’s all. They should know what it’s really like. Consider it a public service.

But you don’t live in Rehoboth so your opinion about it is irrelevant.

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Anonymous wrote:Visiting a beach town like Rehoboth in the off season, particularly in the dead of winter, isn't the same as living there day in and day out. None of you have had that experience other than me. It's not fun.

Why do you say that? You don't know where any of us have lived.

Do you live in Rehoboth year round where it’s your only house.

Didn’t think so.

Anyone else on here live in Rehoboth year round where it’s your only house?

Don’t think so.

Don’t

I grew up in a mid-Atlantic beach town and my parents are still there, twot.

Anonymous wrote:My in laws lived in Lewes for 5 years. The winters are long and cold. Traffic is brutal in summer. They moved back to the DMV.

I like the cold. I’m a dog person and walking dogs on the beach or on the trails with other like minded people brings me joy.

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Anonymous wrote:Not sure why you're all aggro about people liking mid-Atlantic beaches during the winter. Just because you grew up there (?) and don't like them doesn't mean that nobody could like them.

I’m just providing a reality check to posters who have romanticized the idea of living / retiring there. That’s all. They should know what it’s really like. Consider it a public service.

But you are talking about a “Rehoboth-like” town, not Rehoboth, which you have clearly not visited in winter in recent years.

I am currently sitting in my Rehoboth house, and in the three blocks nearest my house are at least a dozen restaurants that are open and busy year round. Double that number if I walk a few more blocks. In what universe is that desolate?

And no, I do not live here year round, but have relatives and neighbors who do. Thanks, but that’s my reality check.

Your opinion is irrelevant.

And perhaps to be relevant, you should warn people away from the town you DO have experience with?

My in laws lived in Lewes for 5 years. The winters are long and cold. Traffic is brutal in summer. They moved back to the DMV.

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Anonymous wrote:Not sure why you're all aggro about people liking mid-Atlantic beaches during the winter. Just because you grew up there (?) and don't like them doesn't mean that nobody could like them.

I’m just providing a reality check to posters who have romanticized the idea of living / retiring there. That’s all. They should know what it’s really like. Consider it a public service.

But you are talking about a “Rehoboth-like” town, not Rehoboth, which you have clearly not visited in winter in recent years.

I am currently sitting in my Rehoboth house, and in the three blocks nearest my house are at least a dozen restaurants that are open and busy year round. Double that number if I walk a few more blocks. In what universe is that desolate?

And no, I do not live here year round, but have relatives and neighbors who do. Thanks, but that’s my reality check.

Your opinion is irrelevant.

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Anonymous wrote:Not sure why you're all aggro about people liking mid-Atlantic beaches during the winter. Just because you grew up there (?) and don't like them doesn't mean that nobody could like them.

I’m just providing a reality check to posters who have romanticized the idea of living / retiring there. That’s all. They should know what it’s really like. Consider it a public service.

But you are talking about a “Rehoboth-like” town, not Rehoboth, which you have clearly not visited in winter in recent years.

I am currently sitting in my Rehoboth house, and in the three blocks nearest my house are at least a dozen restaurants that are open and busy year round. Double that number if I walk a few more blocks. In what universe is that desolate?

And no, I do not live here year round, but have relatives and neighbors who do. Thanks, but that’s my reality check.

Anonymous wrote:Not sure why you're all aggro about people liking mid-Atlantic beaches during the winter. Just because you grew up there (?) and don't like them doesn't mean that nobody could like them.

I’m just providing a reality check to posters who have romanticized the idea of living / retiring there. That’s all. They should know what it’s really like. Consider it a public service.

Not sure why you're all aggro about people liking mid-Atlantic beaches during the winter. Just because you grew up there (?) and don't like them doesn't mean that nobody could like them.

I was in between school and work so it worked out just fine, but life came along and I needed to move

Ocean city? Not particularly. A beach in the mid-atlantic? Probably

Anonymous wrote:I lived in ocean city one winter. It was fine. A bunch of stuff closed but restaurants were open T-S and the grocery store was open.

Yea it was so “fine” that you lasted all of one winter. You plan on moving there permanently, ever?