You were more than grateful for all of the friends who were able to join you and your husband last week for the monthly birthday celebration. When you made the decision five years ago to look at vacation houses in a warm weather location, you feared that your winter birthdays away from your family might be lonely. Little did you know that in retirement communities around the country there are lots of couples who are looking for a way to start new traditions. Lots of couples who really want to make a new group of friends so that while they are enjoying the weather they are also enjoying times on the golf course, our dancing at night, and our celebrating milestone birthdays with people who have become dear friends in the last few years.
Your trips down south started with beach vacation homes that you would rent for a month at a time. After the first two years, however, you realized that you really wanted to have a more permanent plan. A plan that would allow you to still spend the nice weather months with your longtime friends and family back home, but also give you a chance to meet and make new friends when you traveled down south for the winter. These new friends are not easy to find when you are in condo rentals, because everyone there is temporary as well. By purchasing a home for yourself, however, you are able to move from the vacation homes and the changing guests to a real neighborhood where everyone is wanting something similar.
Your new neighbors also use this warm location as their second home, but spend enough time in this location that they want to have friends who they can celebrate everything from birthdays to Valentine’s Day. And while there are many places where you can find a beach home, there are a number of reasons why a growing number of retirees are making their way to the beaches of Florida and homes they can call home. From the sandy beaches to the warm weather and from the golf courses to the local attractions, Florida is an increasingly popular place to visit for a weekend in one of the many vacation houses or to establish as a second home.
