In the last community and house we lived in, we didn't worry too much about hurricane season. (You should see how hard I'm knocking on this table right now!) 3. I think the condo market in this part of the state is what it is, it will be a while before anything is built there. Nothing you can do about this though, and again, for us, it's not enough of a worry to make us want to leave. Now, I know the city, county, and local planning departments will have a say in what can and will ever go there, but who knows? Dumb projects get approved all the time. I believe it is supposed to be a Hyatt Place when they are through, so that's not too bad.īut my biggest worry is what will become of the vacant lot. ![]() The old hotel is currently shut down and undergoing renovations. Here at our condo, just to the south of us, we have a vacant lot and then an old hotel. Heck, it might even look exactly like yours. What I mean here is that in a normal community, you can pretty much count on another house being right next to you. We actually don't ever hear the people that live beside us, and they claim to not be able to hear us, which I have my doubts about…I can get pretty animated sometimes □ If you're thinking about moving into a condo, and it's not the penthouse, plan on having to deal with this issue!Īnd I don't mean your neighbors in the condo. ![]() Then 20 minutes later, we pretty much hear the same, just in reverse. Meanwhile, the lady that lives above us is an early riser and goes out onto her patio to watch the sunrise every single morning.īecause of where our bedroom is in relation to the patio, which is the same as her bedroom and patio we hear her get out of bed, use the bathroom, flush the toilet, open the sliding glass door, and adjust her chair to just the right sunrise viewing position. Our biggest problem is that we tend to be late risers. The condo we live in was built in 2003 so I thought condo construction practices had evolved to the point of eliminating this pesky problem, but apparently not.Įveryone gets along here at the condo, but I think everyone has moments where they wish the people above them would just stop moving around. ![]() You WILL hear the people above youĪdmittedly, I was naive and didn't think this would be a huge issue. In no particular order, here's what they don't tell you in the ads and MLS listings for oceanfront condos. Years ago when I sold homes in a Florida active adult community, I saw people that lived in condos come in every month and buy houses after realizing they could not hack condo living for one reason or another. I know for certain that for some people, these annoyances would be enough to get them to leave. In 2012 we moved into a Florida oceanfront condo and I'm not gonna lie, we love it, and it would be very hard to get us to leave.īut, there are several things about living in an oceanfront condo that I could do without. I love the ocean and get the shakes if I go too long without smelling the salty air. While I am a big fan of many communities, I have one big problem. Some people will ultimately decide that life in a Florida retirement community is not for them.
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