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Originally Posted by Doug
but don't miss the idea of a vacation home. It became too much work. Literally half the time I spent there was doing maintenance. It also became insular as you tend to go to the vacation property rather than to other places.
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This is part of the turn-off for me too.
We typically go to at least one friend's or family cottage during the summer, and I can't imagine being the keeper of a second property like that. I have enough trouble maintain a single property in town.
Every time I go it seems like I spend at least half my time there helping "the man of the house" do work around the cottage. I won't complain too much - after all they're nice enough to host us.
But I wouldn't want to be doing that for a significant chunk of the summer. (Lots of people go up most every weekend for about four months, in addition to extended periods when they're off work.)
Add to that the chore of getting everything ready before going. Usually on Thursday night because on Friday ideally you want to leave town right after work.
And all the crap you need to do when you get back: unpacking, washing, etc.
Except for the occasional foray, it's not for me.