Every now and then I start thinking about where I want to retire. I want to be in the US, I want to have a dock with a couple boats that I can use daily, minimal extreme weather (hot or cold, the idea of having "seasons" is over rated in my book), relatively free of jerks , preferably within an hour of a major city and it needs to be "middle class" affordable.

Where do places like this exist?

I think that place has unicorns!!

http://www.realtor.com/international...rt_BS_19825509

50 miles from the US with a sizeable airstrip within 2 miles of the house. No income taxes, minimal property tax and not too many rules!

The above house is shown in this aerial video at the 37 second mark:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2d8RQGjM1E

I may do something like this. But the last thing I want in retirement is an expensive house. I just need a place to lay my head. I would rather have a $300,000 house a $400,000 CC and a $1.5MM Pilatus. Now you are set up and good to go.

Would be great but sweating hurricanes every year would get old.

Not if you had a Pilatus

It's not like hurricanes "sneak" up on you.

I live in Kansas. Come watch a tornado form unexpectedly outside your door......now that will make you pucker.

I want to live in your middle class!
Lol

St Thomas

Already trying to make it happen. 2/2 condo and a boat slip and I am in heaven.

I'm pretty happy livin' 6 months at LOTO and 6 months in Cape Coral, Florida, get the best of both worlds.

West Coast Florida, from Punta gorda north to about crystal river. Tampa is huge and is growing. we boat year round here!