My Ma and Pa bought and sold a number of recreational properties thru the years. This included building and/or re-hab'ing cabins and smaller houses on them. I was involved as a kid and it all clicked for me, so here I am carrying on the tradition. I called my father about 15 years ago, when I decided that I was going to get outta boating and into something like they used to do. I asked him for his advice on selecting property and the top 2 tips were: make sure it's relatively close to good healthcare (hospital) and make damn sure you're done doing all this DIY by the time you're 60....your mind will say yes, but your body will disagree. I'm 53 right now. If and when an actual retirement home is planned, my tool belt should be collecting dust, hanging on a nail somewhere. At most, I would GC. At the least, I would cut the checks. - Thanks for the prop's, NCMike. My tip to you is to make sure you've got the right partner. Dski's are far and few in between.
