thanks very much. I'll check out a couple of these.

ok april. let me get this straight. You live pay check to pay check now, in a relatively low cost state. You will add a cost you don't have today of a...

so is this get together for veterans or can newbies join in? I'll be visitng for a week beginning 3/30 so might be able to join. How often are these g...

and insurance rates for new cars, even with much less coverage, seem to be about 3-4x what I would pay in he states....although I hear AARP might be g...

Bingo Betty. Spot on!

which insurance company is that and where do you live?

Right Alexandra. If a property is oceanfront then 70-80% of the value is in the land, not the house....so the cost to insure a $1 million dollar prope...

Thanks Betty. Yes I understand you can not have a mortgage and self insure.....but is insurance on STX that much higher than STT?

I know someone who owns a house on STT that is wood construction. Value of the house is over $1 million and they pay about $9,000 a year for insurance...

Becky R...wjat do you mean you arrived on STX with more than adequate funds? $$ vary....how much $$ does more than adequate mean and what kind of life...

Wow, great insight on the places I asked baout -thanks so much. Also wanted to ask aout the Whim, but I see it seems to be not such a great neighborho...

what kind of reputation does Judith's Fancy have, or La Vallee or Cotton Vallee?

Thanks very much. That answers that.

I thought shipping a car from Miami to STX was more like $600....think I ad that in another post on this site....or maybe teh $2-3,000 includes tax an...

StuScott, You used Tunick ....is your house n STT or STX? Any idea what the price would have been if you were in a flood zone? Anyone have any ...

Thanks Becky R.

rick rossi resurfaced our pool and did a great job. Will last for a long, long time and looks fantastic. No need to re-epoxy paint every 2-3 years.

80% of home value may be good for most homes, but what about waterfront? I would guess 70% of the value is in the land and that homeowners insurance c...

Thanks for that, but I was only kidding. Good to learn about forms of governement though.

But if you have a direct TV satellite, won't they be carrying a ton of HD stations?? and also have dvr capability. I don't know much about Tivo and ho...

Thanks very much for your thorough response. I notice you are very active on this message board and provide well thought out and helpful input. After ...

thanks