Looking for land

Post by **Denis** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:13 am

We are heading down to the Chincoteague area this weekend, weather permitting to look at the availability of land on or near the ocean or bay. Do we have any members from that area, that could guide me to some of the more attractive areas down there?

jcollins · Post by **jcollins** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:24 am

Denis wrote:We are heading down to the Chincoteague area this weekend, weather permitting to look at the availability of land on or near the ocean or bay. Do we have any members from that area, that could guide me to some of the more attractive areas down there?

Denis,
Richard is a member that lives on the shore. He is on the Wye river but may know the area you are talking about.
I'm going to move this post to the General Discussion area. Only burgee members have access here and your post may be missed.

John

Post by **AlMar** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:45 am

Very low land. PM me for biased Albinion

My personal preference for a variety of reasons are Onancok and Belle Haven, off the chesapeake bay. Wachapregue being a third choice. It's easy to like ANY of the Eastern Shore, not as easy to live everywhere.
JMHO.
AlMar

Post by **Butch** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 1:33 pm

I have a home in Talbot county, which is great but If I was looking to buy today, and location was not a problem, I too would look at Onancock, Va.

Post by **Denis** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 5:51 pm

I looked on a map to see where that is. Can you explain why that area seems to be better than the others, we were going to start our search in Accomack, should we not waste our time there? Thanks for the help! Denis

Post by **Veebyes2** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:55 pm

I have a relative who lives in Talbot county. Been there many times. Love the area. Some places, like Tilghman Island, are like stepping back in time. Good people.

Post by **Denis** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:37 pm

We just got back from three days down there looking for land to buy. We spent time in Onancock, Exmore and Chincoteague. We found several sites we are interested in and will make a decision where to buy in a few months. We still want to go to Georgia and South Carolina first. We were a little surprised that there was absolutely nothing to do if you lived in the area. No theaters, movies, shops, museums, colleges, sports teams, casinos. I guess that is why the property is much less expensive than in other areas of the country. It was a very nice trip, I wish we could have spent a couple more days looking, but work calls.

jcollins · Post by **jcollins** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:10 am

Denis,
That's what is great about Maryland. You can go from the mountains, to the city, to the country in a couple of hours. Your right about that area. But, you really wouldn't be too far from Easton, Cambridge, etc.
I live in the city. The shack is 15 minutes away but it's a whole different world. We are Baltimorans where we live, we are BayBillies down there.

Tuxedo · Post by **Tuxedo** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:34 am

You will find land near the water really expensive in South Carolina, more so as you get closer to Charleston. Also, we have a nifty property tax on boats where they get close to 1% of the value every year. However, there is plenty to do in Charleston.

As you get further south, especially in Georgia, you will find biting gnats and deer flys so thick you can't be outside. The gnat belt is between Beaufort, SC and Jacksonville. However, property is less there, although you'd pretty much have to go to Savannah to find anything to do. Also, the 9' tides make things interesting.

This is not meant to be one of those Yankee stay home posts, just trying to give you a heads up of what to expect.

Post by **Richard** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 12:39 pm

Denis:

For years we considered (and visited) many places to live on the water in the US and selected the Eastern Shore of Maryland in Queen Anne's county on the Wye River. The Wye is deep and is very pristine with lots of farms on the shoreline. There are no marinas or commercial developments and access to the bay is great. The Bay Bridge is 10 minutes away and it takes only 25 minutes from our place to get to Annapolis where there are lots of things to do and in only 45 minutes to an hour you can be in either downtown Washington DC or Baltimore. I can make it to BWI airport in about 45 minutes and it is a major hub for Southwest Airlines (which I use all the time and love). Dulles and Reagan airports are a little bit farther. Traffic can be very bad here but if you pick the right times to travel, you can avoid a lot of it. Being retired or working from home makes that easier.

Weather in Maryland is not bad. Even though winter can be cold, there are many sunny days which is definitely an advantage. (I think that if it was always warm, I would not appreciate the other three seasons so much). I used to live in the Midwest and it is gray there for most of the winter. Winter is much easier to endure here. Last year was very mild as was the first half of this year.

Waterfront property is expensive here but I have found that to be true if you are close to any major metro areas. The bottom line is that if you want to be both on the water and close to civilization you have to live with high prices and traffic.

Good luck with making the tradeoffs. If you have any interest in this area let me know and I will be happy to help.

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