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Second Home Buyers

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Real Estate Agent with Windermere RE/Lake Stevens Inc

I feel fortunate to live in the temperate climate of Western Washington, and I can genuinely say I enjoy the rain!  (It's really just a fine drizzle that happens to continue all day long, 277 days of the year. Not really, only in the movies like Firewall and Sleepless in Seattle). We happen to get less rain fall than the Eastern Seaboard cities, 38" to their 47" annually.  This being said, it is of no surprise that we have a lot of folk that escape to their 2nd homes in places like Phoenix, Palm Beach, Hawaii, and various places in Florida etc.

The purchase of second homes doesn't seem to be decreasing. On the contrary! The thinking is changing  as our world changes, and it becomes more of a hassel to go through airports.  I am seeing some of these folks sell their homes in the sun and buy a place within driving distance of their primary residences.  A weekend get-away!!  What a novel idea! 

Mark Wojewnik
Equity Source Home Loans, LLC - New Port Richey, FL
That doesn't sound like to bad an idea.  Especially since you can more than likely furnish the home relatively easy!
Oct 08, 2006 03:27 AM
Scott S. Kamiya
Honolulu, HI
CRS, GRI, SRES

Hawaii is a perfect place to have a second home....and I can be that agent to help them. haha

No all kidding aside, it does have it benefits and the tempeture is great all year around.

Oct 12, 2006 11:15 PM
Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

We invite you back to ActiveRain in 2017.

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  Best to you!

Jun 08, 2017 06:37 PM