Making the Move to Miami: Condo Considerations
[MIAMI, FL]
By Stefan Ingannamorte
If the notion of flying south for the Winter, or taking a permanent hiatus from your hectic and harried life somewhere else in the land of the free and occasionally frostbitten has come to cross your mind as Winter approaches, one of your first questions on the subject likely will be this: where is the best place to establish my new home? And, is condominium living, which has been a Miami mainstay for the past 40 years, as appealing as it seems to be? What forms of entertainment and recreation can I pursue once I come to make Miami my home? Can I afford to live in a South Florida condo?
Many report that, soon after arriving in Miami, feelings of renewed hope and optimism prevail, in time becoming as pervasive as the sound of lively conversations by locals in ethnic enclaves such as LIttle Haiti and Little Havana. Picture this scene: After unpacking your bags, you put on a pair of those ulta-cool Rays-Bans you bought at Macy's with some mad money to try out the Miami Vice look. Your transformation is complete with that Panama Jack hat you had been waiting for the right time and place to wear. Stepping out from your vacation resort ( i.e., condominium rental) and seeing sun, you make a bee-line for the beach. Why not? While it's November, the weather is a balmy 80 degrees.
Your journey to a white-sand piece of paradise proves an easy walk, because your spacious and well-appointed vacation rental is located right on the water, with amenities galore, such as an ocean-front pool, high-speed Internet access, 100 channel cable television and a charcoal grill barbecue. Later on, you enjoy snorkeling and diving, boating, sailing or parasailing, fishing, golfing and tennis. When the sun sets you leave your ultra-convienient condo rental again for some fun on the town. A visit to the sensational Seminole Hard Rock Casino entertainment complex in Hollywood, which is only 30 minutes by car from Miami Beach traveling north on scenic A1A, is de rigueur. Also within a short drive of your condo digs is South Beach. With its unique rhythm and non-stop night life, this alluring hot spot by the beach beckons in a beguiling way, like a sultry siren sporting a South-Florida smile that seems to be just for you.
After some fun in the sun, it's time to get serious about Miami, thus, your attention turns from the lifestyle to the prospect of actually living in the thriving metropolis Julia Tuttle helped to found slightly more than one hundred years ago in 1896. (Miami is the only major US city to have been founded by a woman.) One thing the visitor to MIami cannot help but notice is the preponderance of ocean-front condominiums that compete for real estate and for residents. When it comes to sea-side living, the condominium is king here in Miami, and with reason. From the perspective of developers, high-rise building are an ideal way of enabling hundreds of people to partake of South Florida living at its finest within a very limited lanscape.
One of principal virtues of condominiums as a form of real estate investment is the freedom they afford from most home-maintence-related chores, which often are perceived to be both a bore and bothersome. Moreover, when you purchase a condo home, generally you can expect to get more home for your money. International buyers are in a particularly advantageous position because the declining dollar, much devalued relative to more robust currencies such as the Euro and the British Pound Sterling, makes it a very attractive time for foreign investors to stake a claim to their place in the Florida sun by way of the purchase of a condominium in magical Miami, a city where reality always exceeds expectation. For residents new and established alike, a Miami condo represents the perfect way to live sans souci in South Florida.
Miami Condos
By Stefan Ingannamorte
If the notion of flying south for the Winter, or taking a permanent hiatus from your hectic and harried life somewhere else in the land of the free and occasionally frostbitten has come to cross your mind as Winter approaches, one of your first questions on the subject likely will be this: where is the best place to establish my new home? And, is condominium living, which has been a Miami mainstay for the past 40 years, as appealing as it seems to be? What forms of entertainment and recreation can I pursue once I come to make Miami my home? Can I afford to live in a South Florida condo?
Many report that, soon after arriving in Miami, feelings of renewed hope and optimism prevail, in time becoming as pervasive as the sound of lively conversations by locals in ethnic enclaves such as LIttle Haiti and Little Havana. Picture this scene: After unpacking your bags, you put on a pair of those ulta-cool Rays-Bans you bought at Macy's with some mad money to try out the Miami Vice look. Your transformation is complete with that Panama Jack hat you had been waiting for the right time and place to wear. Stepping out from your vacation resort ( i.e., condominium rental) and seeing sun, you make a bee-line for the beach. Why not? While it's November, the weather is a balmy 80 degrees.
Your journey to a white-sand piece of paradise proves an easy walk, because your spacious and well-appointed vacation rental is located right on the water, with amenities galore, such as an ocean-front pool, high-speed Internet access, 100 channel cable television and a charcoal grill barbecue. Later on, you enjoy snorkeling and diving, boating, sailing or parasailing, fishing, golfing and tennis. When the sun sets you leave your ultra-convienient condo rental again for some fun on the town. A visit to the sensational Seminole Hard Rock Casino entertainment complex in Hollywood, which is only 30 minutes by car from Miami Beach traveling north on scenic A1A, is de rigueur. Also within a short drive of your condo digs is South Beach. With its unique rhythm and non-stop night life, this alluring hot spot by the beach beckons in a beguiling way, like a sultry siren sporting a South-Florida smile that seems to be just for you.
After some fun in the sun, it's time to get serious about Miami, thus, your attention turns from the lifestyle to the prospect of actually living in the thriving metropolis Julia Tuttle helped to found slightly more than one hundred years ago in 1896. (Miami is the only major US city to have been founded by a woman.) One thing the visitor to MIami cannot help but notice is the preponderance of ocean-front condominiums that compete for real estate and for residents. When it comes to sea-side living, the condominium is king here in Miami, and with reason. From the perspective of developers, high-rise building are an ideal way of enabling hundreds of people to partake of South Florida living at its finest within a very limited lanscape.
One of principal virtues of condominiums as a form of real estate investment is the freedom they afford from most home-maintence-related chores, which often are perceived to be both a bore and bothersome. Moreover, when you purchase a condo home, generally you can expect to get more home for your money. International buyers are in a particularly advantageous position because the declining dollar, much devalued relative to more robust currencies such as the Euro and the British Pound Sterling, makes it a very attractive time for foreign investors to stake a claim to their place in the Florida sun by way of the purchase of a condominium in magical Miami, a city where reality always exceeds expectation. For residents new and established alike, a Miami condo represents the perfect way to live sans souci in South Florida.
Miami Condos
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