rom the time I was a very the best way to understand) and
little girl I have known of if you ever have had the good
my father’s dream to have a fortune to look at the night
little house by the sea. It skies over the ocean, unfettered
didn’t have to be a fancy house, by city lights then you’ll
for all he cared it could be a understand what I meant by
surf shack, but he wanted to wake mystical and awe inspiring.
up to the sun and sand, and drift
off to sleep listening to the So the question inevitably
sound of the waves lapping the arrives, is a beach house a wise
sand. While he doesn’t exactly investment? In light of the last
have a house on the beach, he did two hurricane seasons, even
live on a boat for a while and seasoned coast dwellers are
now resides in the US Virgin beginning to ask themselves the
Islands. He’s most definitely in same question. The truth, in
easy driving distance of the dollars and sense, is that almost
beach. anywhere you live in America,
there is some sort of
His dream is a dream that many environmental risk associated
people share. I’m more the cabin with living in there. The truth
in the mountain type, but I do is also that the last two
understand my father’s love of hurricane seasons have been
the ocean. It’s a mystical source unlike anything we’ve seen in
of both inspiration and awe. I do history. I grew up in Mississippi
feel that staring out over and even though Camille was
endless miles of water is perhaps before I was born, I watched many
the second best way to comprehend of the scars she left behind heal
how big the world really is. Of and grow into a thriving
course you can see an endless community that until last summer
blue sky (which is in my opinion was the Mississippi gulf coast.
The point I’m trying to make is modest to the outlandish and
that you have to decide for outrageous with price tags to
yourself which risks you are match. Well the outlandish and
willing to take with your outrageous. One thing you will be
investment and remember to be hard pressed to find is cheap
properly insured (this includes a real estate on the beach.
rider clause for flood zones as
flood damage is not covered by If you are considering purchasing
traditional home owners a beach house, I say go for it.
insurance). Make sure that you are adequately
insured for all contingencies (as
One thing I can tell you about we all should try to do with all
owning a beach home is that if things in life) and take your
you scout your location and risks. Investing in real estate
choose wisely, a beach home is is always a risky endeavor, beach
rarely difficult to sell and front properties are really and
almost always gains value over truly no riskier than anywhere
time rather than loosing value. else and if you take the proper
You would have to let your beach precautions, you may find that
house fall into a serious state the joy you experience from you
of disrepair or environmental beach home is hardly dampened by
damage in order to lose money on the risks involved in the
the deal. You can find beach process.
houses ranging in size, styles,
and price from the meager and
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