Why Are More People Moving to the Emerald Coast?

Have you noticed that a lot of people have been relocating here in the recent months and a lot of them are choosing to come here to the Destin-Fort Walton Beach area? You might be wondering why that is. Well, today I am going to tell you why more people are moving to the Emerald Coast.

So, why are more people moving to the Emerald Coast? Well, I have the 411, the inside scoop from people that have recently moved to the area or are currently planning to move here in the near future.

1. Beautiful Beaches

Of course, the biggest reason why more people are moving to the Emerald Coast is that, they cannot stay away from the beautiful beaches. I mean, if you've seen it then you know. But if you don't know what I'm talking about, just know that the waters are just beautiful, just emerald green color in them, sugary white sands. How can you just not want to stay away from it? There's a lot of people that visit here occasionally or have their annual family vacations here and they just make that decision. You know what, why not? How about we just relocate here to the area? That way we don't have to plan a time of the year to go visit when we can just visit the beaches at our own convenience if we were local residents in the area. So, that is the main reason that I've heard from a lot of new residents is that they love the beaches and they just want to be a part of it every day. Which leads me to the second reason why more people are moving to the Emerald Coast that there are so many Beach Front properties available for you to choose from.

2. Beach Front Properties

So, if you are looking to purchase property on the beach, try to narrow down your choices as much as you can so you don't feel overwhelmed because there are so many to choose from. Whether you're looking for a condo, a town hall, or a beautiful beach house right on the beach. You're going to find what you're looking for. It might take a little bit of time if you're very really, really picky. But if you're looking for just an investment property, it's where you'll just use it a couple of times, a personal use out of the year. It might not be as rough, but if you're looking to relocate here and live in your own home right on the beach, you're going to have to really narrow down what you're looking for, especially if they're beachfront. Lots of options. You want to make sure you have the view that you want. Of course, the number of bedrooms you want to do plan on moving with your family. And again, if you're just looking for an investment property, you might be interested in the revenue and the previous rental history. Just whatever is important to you. Just make sure you speak with the agent or hear us here at your Whittemore group exp Realty and we would be able to help you narrow down what is it that you're looking for and find just the right spot for you.

3. Lots of Fun Things To Do

Third reason why there's a lot of people moving here to the Emerald Coast is that, there's so many fun things to do. There's obviously a lot of outdoor activities with us being in Florida. We're in sunshine all the time minus occasional rain, of course. If you like water sports, there are a lot of places where you can rent jet skis, and pontoons and kayaks. If you like to have a little family outing out on the water, you can go on cruises or dolphin cruises, sunset tours, a pirate ship. Or if you want to go on fishing charters, there's plenty of opportunities for that. Lots of local business owners will be able to take you and your family out on the waters and enjoy a great time fishing for the day. There are also activities away from the beach. So I won't focus just on the gulf. There's also be given a water park nearby that you'll be able to go and enjoy with the family. There's laser tag, there's Go-Karts, there's golf for those of you who like to hit the greens with by yourself or with your buddies. For the ladies or whoever else likes to go shopping. There's the Destin Commons and there's also the Silver Sands Outlet, a lot of shopping honored opportunities. There's a helicopter ride, there's laser tag, there's go-karts, there's bowling alleys. I am a little bit old school, so I like to just revert back to the old good bowling lanes. But whatever it is that you could think of to do in the area, there you're going to find that opportunity for you and your family to enjoy each other and have lots of fun there. Just so many things to do in the Destin-Fort Walton Beach area. That doesn't actually have to involve the beach.

4. Job Opportunities

So if you are wanting to relocate somewhere, and you are just focusing on maybe your job opportunities, whether you're looking to transfer jobs or find something new. You should be able to find the right opportunity for you here on the Emerald Coast because there are so many people or so many places that are always hiring such as restaurants. Of course, there's a lot of shortage these days here in 2021. So there's always a lot of need for extra waitstaff and bartenders and dishwashers, whatever that these restaurants need. They are obviously open to more help especially when we're in such a big tourist area. There's a lot of visitors coming around that need to make sure that they have great service, especially if you're in hospitality. So if you do housekeeping or hotel management, you'll be able to find maybe a condo or hotels for you to be able to work at. You can also find opportunities in Retail. Again, I mentioned there's the Destin Commons, there's Silver Sands Outlets, and lots of other little shopping areas that would definitely be looking for a great person such as yourself to help them run the business. Now, also if you work from home, amazing opportunity to relocate to the Emerald Coast because you don't have to worry about reporting into an office somewhere in a big city. You can find a place on the beach and work from the beach if you can. If you have your hotspot going or if you just want to work from home and maybe take your hour lunch and head out to the beach and clear your mind a little bit. You might have trouble getting back to work. But again, maybe you have the opportunity to bring work with you out to the beach. And then, there's also the opportunities where you like to catch the sunset so you can just stop working for the day and still have time to catch those beautiful sunsets out on the beach. Or you can get up early enough and watch the sunrise. So that's just the amazing thing that a lot of people enjoy about being here on the Emerald Coast is just going to be quick easy access to lots of the beautiful scenery.

5. Great Place To Retire

Fifth reason why a lot of people choose to move here to the Emerald Coast is that, this is a great place to retire. There's a lot of people that come here to live a more simple life. Let's just say there's people that live on a farm or just a large piece of property, maybe a large home. That's 3,000 plus square feet. They don't have their kids living with them anymore. Maybe they relocated and took the grandkids with them. They don't have as much family gatherings or get-togethers anymore. And it's really just getting tiresome up keeping the large piece of property. They just don't want to deal with it anymore. So, A lot of people just decide to downsize and come on over here to the Emerald Coast and live a more simple life to where they don't have so much property to keep up with. Of course, if you're living in a condo, the HOA would pretty much maintain the outside so you won't have to worry about that. Of course, a lot of people would be concerned with the Hurricanes that may be projected to come this way. But just as long as you're prepared and know what to do in order to prepare for Hurricane, you'll be okay. You won't stress out as much as long as you know what to do. There's a lot of people that have been here before. Maybe there are lots of militaries, so they've been stationed here in the past and they knew that one day they would retire and return back to the area because of how beautiful it was. So they would just decide to relocate here and find their own little piece of paradise. There's a lot of people that actually want to relocate here to be closer to family. So, there's a lot of people that have families here that don't necessarily live near the beach. But if they're in the general areas, they want to be close to family and the beach. So it's a win-win to be able to relocate here to the Emerald Coast. There's again, a lot of military in the area because of the surrounding military bases like Eglin Air Force Base, Hurlburt Field. There's Tyndall Air Force base in Panama City and there's also NAS (Naval Air Station) in Pensacola. So we're all along the Emerald Coast. We do have a lot of military families. So a lot of the families that are here for a while. They might have other relatives that visit them and then they decide that they want to come here too, or maybe they have to wait until they retire and relocate to the area because it how beautiful it was. That's really one of the biggest reasons for a lot of people returning to the area, to the Emerald Coast is because they are retiring and this area really just give you these sweet simple life to enjoy right on the Emerald Coast.

Well, that's why a lot of people are moving to the Emerald Coast. So there's a lot of properties to choose from if you're purchasing. Lots of things to do with you and your family to enjoy. Can't stay away from the beaches. So you can just own your little spot too close to the beach or on the beach. Lots of job opportunities if you're looking to transfer jobs or find a new place of employment. And if you're looking to retire, this is a great place for you to go.

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