This is the kind of thread I been waiting for

The answer is not northern Michigan

Consider Apollo Beach FL. right on Tampa Bay with affordable water front housing. You can still buy a 3/2 house with a pool and boat dock for under $400k. We boat year round and love it. Great car scene also if you're into cars

----Not sure of what style boats you have or have in mind but how about the chain of lakes (Lake Dora and others) north east of Orlando? Fresh water is always a bonus, and you can trailer to either coast without too much fuss. Home prices on the water start at around your low figure and go up from there for decent places. Bigger boats are on the lakes but not the rule, and if you are into classics there's all kinds of woodies everywhere and great boat shows and even vintage racing (think Jersey Skiffs and the like).......Bill S

That house linked has a full/separate guest house........rental time! Toss in a 25 ft center console and you might get $5000 a weekend in season!

That house linked is for rent now.....$3000 a day! It was never rented before but now that it is for sale I suspect rentals are ok. The house next door is a very plain ranch house and they want 1.5mm.

I'd rather have a dozen hurricanes than a single bad tornado!

I'll pass on either. Born and raised in Miami and losing my house in Andrew sealed the deal for me.

Born and raised in Kansas and the first tornado I ever saw was in Florida. Second was in the Bahamas (water spout).

Still haven't seen one live in Kansas, come close but no cigar.

Odds are your retirement choices change once you actually approach retirement

Tell me again the last hurricane to hit Florida?

Wilma in 2005 I believe...but every year is a wait and see.