| Buying a home ocean front - Santa Cruz, California, | | | | great place to unwind and recharge, but which |
| USA | | | | community and beach? Who does not like going to the |
| Santa Cruz County is very pretty and uniquely situated | | | | beach in Santa Cruz? So really the decision comes |
| with several nice ocean side communities. Located | | | | down to what you can afford, when do you plan to |
| within 3 hours drive from approximately 5 million | | | | use your home or investment, and how will you use it? |
| people, it has been a magnet for relaxation and | | | | For some the idea is making money with their beach |
| enrichment for well over a century. With Silicon Valley | | | | house, for others, it is a place for family gatherings and |
| only 45 minutes away and San Francisco just an hour | | | | a place to get away. Renting your beach home can |
| and a half, the beach house you want is close at hand. | | | | be economically beneficial as it can help defray some |
| As with most great real estate investments, location is | | | | of the costs. People pay the most to stay at the |
| usually one of the strengths. Proximity to the water or | | | | beach, on the sand or in close proximity. So if you |
| to quaint little local towns like Capitola, Seacliff or Rio | | | | consider the potential payback of an ocean front |
| Del Mar, have a lasting appeal. Of course the best | | | | home, the investment can be attractive from an |
| location is at the beach. Having a beach front home on | | | | income and tax perspective. As with any such |
| the sand or a more private one on the bluffs, not only | | | | consideration consult a CPA or an exchanger in doing |
| says you have arrived, but it has a superior investment | | | | a 1031 tax deferred exchange. You can exchange out |
| potential. They are not making any more beaches and | | | | of apartments or other rental properties for a beach |
| the world keeps getting more populous. Think ahead | | | | condo in Pajaro Dunes or at the Seascape Resort, or |
| and guess what the prices maybe in 10 years, then | | | | a home on the sand in Rio Del Mar. |
| buy now. | | | | What other real estate investments are good in Santa |
| Why buy a beach house in Santa Cruz, California? | | | | Cruz? |
| For many that is not a question of why, because it is a | | | | |