October 10, 2009
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Vacation Home or Retirement Home
Whether your preference is a beach, a lake, a mountain, a forest, a farm, or a downtown neighborhood. Do you go back to the same place year after year? Do you think of that spot as a second home that you don’t own? Have you ever looked at the real estate ads in the local paper or looked online for homes for sale or even the Help Wanted ads? With interest rates low and inventory high, this might be just the right time to think of buying a second home.
You might consider a few of these exploration ideas in order to help you decide. Go at different times of the year–if you ordinarily vacation in early August, try a long weekend in November or May. Think of renting a condo for a few weeks or months–lots cheaper than making a bad mistake with a purchase. Try shopping for your usual groceries, check out the local movies, check out the library–any place or store that is important to you at home. See what the new location has to offer you within the framework of your likes and dislikes.
The general idea is to pretend you REALLY live there. Get information from the local Chamber of Commerce, subscribe to the local newspaper. Get all the information you can and then decide if you want to explore the homes for sale online.
If you really want to live in the new town after you retire, think about buying a vacation home now and renting it out when you are not there. You could have the best of two worlds–a vacation home in your favorite place and a retirement home ready and waiting. The rentals could be helping you pay for the new place until you are ready to retire. When you figure the amount to charge for rent, remember PIT (and if it’s a condo A)–Principal, Interest, Taxes (A, assessment). You will undoubtedly be happier with your new investment if you at least break even. Should you change your mind about where you want to retire, you can probably sell the home with a profit (hopefully) and move on to your new favorite location.
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