Yeah so I live 1 block from the beach and rent.. But OB is an awesome town and prob one of the more affordable places to live in SoCal. Which beach do you normally surf at Zach?
The closest you are going to get (as I've heard you mention you do restaurant management) is unfortunately about a 15 minute drive in the Delmarva area. Trust me, I've been attempting to buy a house for the last 1.5 years, just havn't found the right place to pull the trigger on. Property is outrageously overpriced if you expect to work in the area, totally out of balance with big dc metro area dollars driving prices thru the roof as second homes, to boot the 200k range "beach" property has been exceptionally resilient thru the markets downturn. It's only once you step into the 400k plus range that there has been noticable price dropping. And trust me, it's gonna be tough to even pull a 200k house with management salary with the way 90% of the restaurants around here operate. Not trying to be a ****, just giving you an honest perspective.
Three blocks from the beach. I own my home... bought it 15 years ago, and couldn't afford to buy it today. Prices are out of control. That being said, if you can, buy now, 'cause they're only gonna continue to go up from here.
Maybe I over-exaggerated a little bit. I gave up some things that most people take for granted in order to cut back costs: Cell phone, Truck (I drive very minimally), full cable, dishwasher, washers/dryers (I use the ones at work) just some of the little things that make 'modern' life more convenient. Obviously I still use internet because that, in my eyes, is the new medium for information and interaction. I've opted to attempt to live a more simple life and not worry about the bull**** some people deal with, such as high-end stressful jobs, BUYing houses and mortgages, loans and credit cards, kids and wives, traffic and worries about car problems and gas prices. All of that stuff is garbage and a waste of time in life if you ask me. Now I can surf when I want
Mostly stay in OB/cliffs area. Venturing up to the la jolla reefs a lot lately. I'm a creature of habit though. mostly the pier or the jetty if its not that big.
Nice man. I did that with my life many years ago. Was perfect for me at the time. Year after year, the modern parts of life will start working their way back into your life, but when you are at a point where that works for you, stick with it as long as you can. When you look back, those will most likely be the happiest times you can remember. When you just stop paying attention to what the rest of the world is doing and just focus on your own little bubble. Surfing and doing what you want. There are a lot of people on this earth who regardless of surfing or not, will never really see that side of life. good sh8* man.
I agree. go with it as long as you can or as long as the ocean is calling you. I used to live in VB 24th and Atlantic. Just two blocks from shore. I could see the ocean from my balcony. Ride my bike on the boardwalk and I'd drop my daughter off at school every morning and go surf. Then pick her up when I was done. Paradise in a VB kind of way. Great during the winter season. its actually affordable duriing the school season. Everyday surf! Speaking of San Diego. I love surfing at Windandsea. I ws performing out there a few years ago and fell in love La Jolla. Thanks for bringing up San Diego Zack. Brings back good memories.
yep same with my house in brick. my dad is working on it and its only going up in value... big time. but, im about 2-3 miles from the beach (mantoloking road). i live off the river and just drive over the bridge and hit rt 35. surfhunter, my buddy lives directly across from the bar called Marlin's in north bay head and we park there. its a little circle right off rt 35 as it veers west off the coast. that's our main spot we hit (other than squan)
i live w/ my gf about 3 blocks back from the beach in oc, nj...i've been here for about 3 years now & it's great. i get to ride my bike to surf 99% of the time (basically, unless it's really cold or i'm going to surf someplace other than the spot out front, which gets pretty darn good & is hard to drive away from, i'm on my bike.) we rent, but the housing prices are fairly affordable for where we are & we're saving up for a down payment on a house in this same neighborhood. hopefully the house we end up buying will have a garage to support my surfboard habit! i really liked san diego when i was out there...very chill vibe. i really liked surfing the cliffs & black's...prob. my 2 favorite spots that i surfed out there. drove up to trestles, but it wasn't really working, so i'll have to wait for another trip to experience the magic of that spot. it's been almost 5 years, so i think it's time for another cross-country road trip...
Yeah thats what I was toying with as well I wanna buy a house closer to my work and closer to where I surf the most . The Market right now isnt the best so until then I am not ever gonna bother putting my house on the market
The market's not good but its all relative. You won't get a lot on your house but you'll buy something for under value. We were lucky enough to break even on our sale and then we got a great deal on the new one. The other good thing right now are the really low interest rates. Locking in 5% for 30 years is siiiick!
I have friends from Brick who surf, the Mckenna's. They are always fixing up their house so it seemed to fit.
would you still reccomend college? I defiantly want to go i just want a year to see the good side of life after college prolly
Not sure what you mean by the question. I absolutely recommend college in general if thats what you mean =P But yes, going to college out here is a HUGE plus. Cheap tuition and great surf... Long answer short == Yes, yes and yes.... Most of my friends are all graduated by now, but trust me, I don't know of any full time colelge students around here who don't also enjoy "The Good Life" etc pretty much all year. If you love to surf, you will be wet everyday, regardless of what school you may attend or whatever... Everything in the whole city is maximum 20 minutes to the beach...
