If I had $10 million...

Great Motel! I stayed there in 19 hundred and 88 with my boyfriend, who is an architect. He still talks about how wonderful it is and its 'bones.'

I like the neon

I love the neon at the Villas

If I had $10M, I'd build a new home on the property of my choosing and put the other $9.6M in a reasonably safe investment portfolio......

If I had $10 million bucks I'd totally buy the Seagrove Villas & Motel! Driving by it every day, I fell in love with the place- I love the retro 50's feel of it. Even my dad was talking about how neat it would be to own it. (Note, neither of us have even $1 million to contribute )
But looking at the property on 360 properties, I can kinda see why it hasn't done as well. The motel really needs redecorating :roll:. They've done a great job with the cottages- maybe next trip out there we'll rent one.
But yea, from the pictures on 360, the motel could use some help. How fabulous it would be to hit up Target and take care of that

Anyways, just dreaming here, but if I come across $10 million in the near future, it's mine!!!

Make an offer.

You would really like St. Pete Beach.

I understand what CChandler is saying. I have stayed there 4 different times. I used to always drive by it and was intrigued by it's look. Love the retro sign. The first time I stayed there I was on my way down there in my car and was with my daughter and we decided to get there in 1 day instead of stopping. I called information and got their number and they left a packet for me to pick up. We got there about midnight and dumped our things in our room and went out to lay in one of their hammocks and were in heaven. The next morning I went to the office to officially check in and I was reading about all of the people who had been coming there for years. I thought some investor bought it a few years ago which made me sad and then it appeared someone else bought it and was redoing it and now it seems it is for sale again??????? I remember coming there 1 year and there had been a hurricane which had erroded the beach there and the walk over was taken out but it was being replaced. It is the most lovely place and I hope someone with $$$ (CChandler??) will buy it and treat it the way it deserves to be treated.

If I had $10M, I'd build a new home on the property of my choosing and put the other $9.6M in a reasonably safe investment portfolio......

Haha playin it safe I see! This would totally be my husband's answer too

Kurt, thanks for the St. Pete's recommendation- just researched it and there's some fantastic motels down there! Will have to plan a trip out that way one day...
I also think Four Mile Village is really neat.. as well as the random brick beachfront homes in Seagrove Beach. I looked up the cost of one of them...still $2 million:shock:

If I had $10 million for a beach house, I'd buy a "cottage" on Sea Island, GA. Yes, the beaches stink compare to the Panhandle, but the privacy and exclusivity make up for that.

If I had $10 million for a beach house, I'd buy a "cottage" on Sea Island, GA. Yes, the beaches stink compare to the Panhandle, but the privacy and exclusivity make up for that.

When you have to use the word "stink" in the description of someplace "exclusive", it loses its allure......for me anyway. And I'm no prima dona!

When you have to use the word "stink" in the description of someplace "exclusive", it loses its allure......for me anyway. And I'm no prima dona!

You know how the Atlantic beaches are in that area, right? The sand and the water don't come close to being as pretty as they are (and hopefully stay) in this part of the FL Panhandle. But Sea Island doesn't have traffic and has no businesses except for The Cloister resort.

CChandler, I bet you could get Darlene to run the place for ya.

You could also buy Sandestin, which just turned over in the county records for $9,217,100.00.

You could also buy Sandestin, which just turned over in the county records for $9,217,100.00.

The down-side is that, with your purchase, you get the 62 homeowner associations and the homeowners that come with them....

The down-side is that, with your purchase, you get the 62 homeowner associations and the homeowners that come with them....

No thanks!

Ahem, BR. The Georgia Coast is anything but a-stinking. The minerals are different than the Panhandle, which darkens the sand and water. For instance, phosphorus, which makes playing on the beach at night special and luminous. . Sea Island doesn't need commerce, does it? It's fantastic!!!

Ahem, BR. The Georgia Coast is anything but a-stinking. The minerals are different than the Panhandle, which darkens the sand and water. For instance, phosphorus, which makes playing on the beach at night special and luminous. . Sea Island doesn't need commerce, does it? It's fantastic!!!

I've only been to the coast of Georgia a couple times and both times I fell in love with the place. Jekyll Island is a place all of you should see some day. Yeah, the beach is different, but it is an amazing place to see.

That being said, SoWal is where I belong. There's no doubt about it.

I've been to most beaches from Maryland to Key West to Houston (as well as many overseas).....we've got "primo" covered.

Ahem, BR. The Georgia Coast is anything but a-stinking. The minerals are different than the Panhandle, which darkens the sand and water. For instance, phosphorus, which makes playing on the beach at night special and luminous. . Sea Island doesn't need commerce, does it? It's fantastic!!!

I love Sea Island. But remember when they fixed the severe erosion on the beach by bringing in rocks, covering them with concrete, and then covering that with sand? The sand on top is so hot that there are soaker hoses so the sand doesn't burn the bottom of people's feet when they walk to the beach. That's why I said the beach there stinks compared to SoWal.

I still love The Cloister. Anyone who has never been must go sometime. It is a unique and luxurious experience. Not having to decide where to eat because the food is included in the price, the great breakfasts, lunch buffets with huge shrimp, dressing up for multiple-course dinners, the manager's party, cookouts with the Nutty-Buddy man George, BINGO ("under the N Herschel Walker number 34" ...), beach music at the dance parties kind of like of a frat party but with daddies dancing with their little girls , pony rides for kids, the spa, the shops, etc., etc. Who needs commerce when there are so many activities and great food at one resort?

I've been to most beaches from Maryland to Key West to Houston (as well as many overseas).....we've got "primo" covered.

Ditto - even blue wave beaches on the European Riviera aren't as nice as Sowal.

I love Sea Island. But remember when they fixed the severe erosion on the beach by bringing in rocks, covering them with concrete, and then covering that with sand? The sand on top is so hot that there are soaker hoses so the sand doesn't burn the bottom of people's feet when they walk to the beach. That's why I said the beach there stinks compared to SoWal.

I still love The Cloister. Anyone who has never been must go sometime. It is a unique and luxurious experience. Not having to decide where to eat because the food is included in the price, the great breakfasts, lunch buffets with huge shrimp, dressing up for multiple-course dinners, the manager's party, cookouts with the Nutty-Buddy man George, BINGO ("under the N Herschel Walker number 34" ...), beach music at the dance parties kind of like of a frat party but with daddies dancing with their little girls , pony rides for kids, the spa, the shops, etc., etc. Who needs commerce when there are so many activities and great food at one resort?

*Gulp* - Looks like now you need $13MM for an ocean front cottage.....or $7MM for a modest townhome. Why don't Y'all buy one, BR? I'll come visit!

CChandler, I bet you could get Darlene to run the place for ya.

You Betcha!

I have spent 11 wonderful vacations at Seagrove Villa's and Motel. I can tell you that if I win the lottery, it is MINE!!!! ;-)

*Gulp* - Looks like now you need $13MM for an ocean front cottage.....or $7MM for a modest townhome. Why don't Y'all buy one, BR? I'll come visit!

Heck, even John Portman's place wasn't beachfront.;-)

If I had 10 million I would give 8 million away and live off the interest of 2 million a year. I would simply travel and surf all over the world!

If I had 10 million I would give 8 million away and live off the interest of 2 million a year. I would simply travel and surf all over the world!

At todays interest rates you would be lucky to support your family on that 2 mil.......let alone travel the world and surf !! !;-)

Put me on your list of give-away recipients, Bobby! Or at least let my wife and I be your personal valets as you travel (somebody has to take care of all those pesky day-to-day details!)...

If I had $10M, I would buy the first property I lived on here, buy 40 acres in Colorado, and learn to fly multi-engine.

btw, Target is not suitable for commercial, imo.