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Re: 2nd home is in SXM but where is your primary residence and has it changed since March 2020?
[Re: sxmmartini]
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11/10/2020 07:40 PM
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Posts: 14,653 Brookfield, CT.
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We still live here in CT with no intentions of moving but we did very seriously consider buying a Sint Maarten home once upon a time. A wise friend who already owned there pointed out many of the pitfalls we hadn’t considered and that was all it took to convince us it wasn’t the right move for us, much as we love the island.
It also didn’t help that on our way down that year we struck up a conversation at JFK with a couple who was making their third trip to the island in two years solely for the purpose of surveying the damage done by the latest break-in at their island home. We had already had a second home in SC and knew firsthand of some of the things that could go wrong and sadly, that ‘what if’ side of me decided there were more negatives than positives for us.
Respectfully,
pat
"Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them."
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Re: 2nd home is in SXM but where is your primary residence and has it changed since March 2020?
[Re: sxmmartini]
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11/10/2020 11:48 PM
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We also considered buying a place in SXM, but ruled it out. We did retire to Florida from Mass 11 years ago, so the urgency to escape the cold isn't there anymore. EVERY year we visit SXM though, the subject comes up over and over about it we could live on the island permanently. Then we leave, and the subject is put back to bed till the following year. Our motto has always been, ''never say never''....so who knows what the future may bring. It's hard enough for us to not be living near either kid since one is in Georgia, and the other with the grands out in California. Moving even further from them would be even tougher than it is now. Time will tell.
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Re: 2nd home is in SXM but where is your primary residence and has it changed since March 2020?
[Re: the captain]
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11/11/2020 10:33 AM
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Posts: 7,508 Vermont
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Re: 2nd home is in SXM but where is your primary residence and has it changed since March 2020?
[Re: sxmmartini]
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11/11/2020 12:25 PM
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Posts: 1,296 Colorado and Sailing the World
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Our second home is a sailboat, based in the Caribbean. We usually decide to spend Jan-March in SXM, with a total of 6-7 months in the Eastern Caribbean during the winter. Being mobile on the boat allows us to pick and choose any island and not be tied to only one place for the winter. Variety suits us, especially if/when things change in the islands, like hurricane damage, crime, etc. for any specific island destination. We tried living on St. Maarten, on land, for 7 months but we got "island fever" after two months on such a small island but toughed it out anyway. Not again for us
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Re: 2nd home is in SXM but where is your primary residence and has it changed since March 2020?
[Re: sxmmartini]
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11/14/2020 07:31 AM
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Coming up on thirteen years with only one home, located on SXM. Ain't easy sometimes but no regrets.
Elaine ********************************* God Bless the broken road....
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Re: 2nd home is in SXM but where is your primary residence and has it changed since March 2020?
[Re: sxmmartini]
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11/15/2020 11:40 AM
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We have lived in Colorado for 40 years. Have always considered Maui for a second home, but probably won't pull the triger, but never say never.
Famous Quote from SBHonline: The best moderation is the least moderation.
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Re: 2nd home is in SXM but where is your primary residence and has it changed since March 2020?
[Re: sxmbeachlover]
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11/18/2020 09:25 AM
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Posts: 411 the Long Island
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We have lived in Colorado for 40 years. Have always considered Maui for a second home, but probably won't pull the triger, but never say never. Where in Colorado? Saw Telluride, Durango, Este Park and Glenwood Springs this summer and we loved Colorado. Can’t wait to see more of it. Actually come to think of it, we were at Glenwood Caverns when the Pine Gulch fire began!
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