Condos and Vacation Homes
in Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach offers a wide variety of neighborhoods for vacation homes and condos. You can live on the beach or waterfront in a home or condo anywhere from about $300,000 to well into the millions. The trick is matching up your lifestyle and budget with the right location and amenities. This is much easier than you might think.
The North End, Croatan, Princess Anne Hills, Lynnhaven Colony, Cape Henry Shores, Sandbridge, Chicks Beach, Shadowlawn, Beach Borough… the list goes on and on. Each of these neighborhoods is unique. Do you want a condo on the beach or a single family vacation home tucked away in a quiet residential neighborhood? Do you want your condo within walking distance of some of the best neighborhood restaurants in Virginia Beach or do you prefer a secluded location with few tourists near one of our state parks? What if you have a boat or enjoy fishing? Is it important to you to have a vacation home with a dock or will a condo close to a marina work for you?
There is only one way to answer these questions. You have to experience it with a house hunting trip, or a condo hunting trip. But before you do that, it is important to know how your budget affects your dreams. Trying to find a beachfront vacation home on a condo budget is a waste of your time. The Virginia Beach condo market is healthy. So is the vacation home market. How healthy? In 2011, over 50% of the waterfront homes sold within 5% of their asking price in Virginia Beach. The vast majority sold within 10% of the asking price. This is not Florida where the sellers price their homes 50% above market value. This is Virginia Beach and the market is stable and consistent for a reason. If there is a good deal to be had, it is not hidden behind a high price tag waiting for your lowball offer. Finding a great deal on a waterfront home, beachfront home, or condo in Virginia Beach is about recognizing value when you see it. When there is a deal to be had, it is hiding in plain sight.
In any case, you are not going to find a great deal by searching online. Virginia Beach is a popular place and there are tons of people who would love a waterfront condo or vacation home in The North End. The low hanging fruit is snapped up by those actively engaged in searching for a home. So get actively engaged! Here’s how to do it.
Step 1: Learn about the neighborhoods. You can do this by visiting the links on this site. You can also simply give me a call or drop me an email. Having sold a lot of homes and condos in Virginia Beach, it is easy for me to match up budgets and dreams with the right neighborhoods. More importantly, it’s my job and I love doing it.
Step 2: Learn about financing a home. If you plan to pay cash, skip to step 3. Mortgage payments change with the interest rates, down payments, your credit, and type of loan. Finding out what is right for you is very important first step (in this case, second step). Not all lenders are equal. Avoid brokers like the plague. If I had my way, you would use my favorite lender because I know, without a doubt, that you will be taken care of and buy a home happy. There is nothing worse than having a sale fall through because a slick talking lender couldn’t live up to his promises. I’ve seen it happen a dozen times and I don’t want it to happen to you. Please take my advice on this one.
Step 3: Narrow down your choices by neighborhood and price. After learning about what you want and need in a condo or vacation home, I will make you a personalized home search webpage, one of the many tools in my real estate agent toolbox. You will be able to see all the three bedroom condos with access to a marina, if that is what you want. The best part about this is that you will be alerted right away as new homes come on the market and as sellers drop their prices.
Step 4: Go house hunting. Dedicate a morning or afternoon to touring condos or vacation homes in Virginia Beach. Looking at pictures online is a great way to kill time but it is a lousy way to find the right home. You simply must experience the neighborhoods. I can schedule and gain access to homes on the market very efficiently. Just pick a day and I will make it all happen. It only takes one day of house hunting to get a good feel for the values. You may decide to buy your new vacation home that day or you may decide to wait to see if something better comes on the market. Whatever your choice, you will be educated and confident in your decision.
There are many great neighborhoods in Virginia Beach. It is my job to help you match up your lifestyle with the right condo or vacation home in the right neighborhood. Filling out the form below is your first step towards finding out what is best for you. I look forward to helping you make the most of everything this incredible beach town and its best neighborhoods have to offer!
