Thank You =) . It was time for a change. Simplistically our criteria was , beautiful beach with water warm enough to enjoy it, safe neighborhood, slower pace, highly rated schools (planning on starting a family soon) etc. I started searching online about every city on the coast in Florida. Then I stumbled upon South Walton and couldn't believe what I was seeing. Pretty much everything I was reading/seeing was exactly what we were hoping to find. But how could such a beautiful place exist , almost too good to be true. We booked a flight in May to see for ourselves in person , turned onto 30a from the 98 had one peek at the beautiful water . My husband and I looked at each other , smiled , yep we had found it. The soft sand, gorgeous water, pine trees, dune lakes, open space , turtles and dolphins?! Love at first sight. Fast forward 3 days later and we had put an offer in on what is now our home.