I flew to Florida last week for a mini vacay and then to drive Chris' grandparents back to Toronto. They are snow birds and are truly living the life! They have a condo in Deerfield Beach, Florida and if anyone is looking for a central location...this is it! It is about a 40 minute drive to South Beach Miami (great restaurants and beaches!), a 15 minute drive to Fort Lauderdale, 15 minutes to West Palm Beach (the Kennel Club is hilarious if you are a people watcher!) and a 4 minute drive to Boca Raton (Town Centre is kind of like Yorkdale...only WAY better!!!)
The condo is in a gated community, has an on site golf course, private club house (that has just about anything anyone would need! From heated pool- theatre!), each block of condos has its own outdoor pool, there is 24-hour patrolling security, and a trolly system that runs every 30 minutes to take you through the village or out of it shopping!
The Association claims that you must be 55 and older to own here (or else we would have purchased one ourselves, so our family could have more room there!). However if you fall into that age bracket I suggest you consider purchasing here, where you can find short sales and foreclosures that are CRAZY good deals. The monthly H.O.A. fees vary from the different buildings (each year the building presidents hold meetings and decide on the fees for that year!) but are usually from $130-$250.
So, snow birds if you are thinking of buying, like I mentioned before, take advantage of the US' economy and buy now before things start to pick back up and prices rise!For the next 28 years I will only be a guest of this great village :)
~This is my Life!!!
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