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