If you had a choice where would you retire?

[Jimbo]

Don, good luck to you and glad you were able to recover. It still is very depressing the devastation from Sandy that still exisits. Actually it will be a front porch, we're on the Dennis side.
Guppy, if I can swing it I'll definitely be in touch! I almost tried when I was up two weeks ago, but my father had other plans keeping me busy driving him to doctor visits and down the Cape (memory lane for him).

[Van]

Florida and Maine ??

Heaven's waiting room !!!!!!



Go for the Caribbean.
I'll meet you there.

[Ed B]

Where ever you're thinking of going, before you buy, I'd spend some time there first esp in the summer months to see how you like it. My job has taken me to Florida a few times in the summer where I've had to work outside for much of the day. No thanks, the intensity of the sun that far south takes too much out of you.

The nice condo developments down there I saw on the intercoastal waterway were pretty much empty at that time of year too. All the snowbirds were back north.

[piemma]

Arizona and Palm Springs CA are both nice. Very very hot in the summer. We have spend some time in both places.

Since I'm retired we decided to keep the place here in RI and probably rent for Jan and Feb someplace warm. Much cheaper than buying a second home. No insurance, upkeep, taxes, etc.

So you end up spending $4 or $5K for 2 months and then back up north for March to get the boat ready.
The upside is you can go someplace different every year.