06-27-2012, 03:41 AM
We rented in a house that was 1/2 block from the ocean, with no houses in-between & no ocean view, because both of the lots in-between had lots of trees...but lots nearby had ocean view....be aware when looking at any property that what is between you & the view can change, based on plant growth & changes in housing...
When we did live near the ocean, one of our ocean front neighbors had an immaculate looking 2-story colonial type house. We always wondered how... they had a garage sale & we asked... it was "simple", they washed all of the outside windows once a week & power washed the house once a month, all tools in the garage were oiled or waxed or repainted after every use.
They did not look at this as a lot of maintenance, and it is probably best to set that as a standard if you want a house without salt etched windows & rust streaks from every nail/screw attachment - oh, they also had fiberglass windows & doors with stainless hardware... we have found even 3 miles from the ocean that stainless is better than non-stainless hardware, but still must be cleaned or it can get rust pitted...
When we did live near the ocean, one of our ocean front neighbors had an immaculate looking 2-story colonial type house. We always wondered how... they had a garage sale & we asked... it was "simple", they washed all of the outside windows once a week & power washed the house once a month, all tools in the garage were oiled or waxed or repainted after every use.
They did not look at this as a lot of maintenance, and it is probably best to set that as a standard if you want a house without salt etched windows & rust streaks from every nail/screw attachment - oh, they also had fiberglass windows & doors with stainless hardware... we have found even 3 miles from the ocean that stainless is better than non-stainless hardware, but still must be cleaned or it can get rust pitted...