Maintenance of shore properties

[csgray]

If at all possible rent a place on the ocean first, truly experience the trade offs and then decide if it is worth it to you in reality, or just in theory. I am very gad we rented oceanfront for almost 3 years before we bought our house because I discovered that the trade off wasn't worth it to me, but that I wanted to be close enough that I could easily get down to the ocean every day.

Carol