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What I'm looking for is for my Son and I to go fishing and diving, trying to find the best place to retire in 2025, I love the Florida Keys, but I am currently not a millionaire, so I'm looking at Cozumel, Belize, USVI, etc,
Thank youA few years back, I went thru the same eval process you are doing but ended up not buying. I'm an avid diver and fisherman. I ended up deciding to just go to cool places for extended stays which is much cheaper for us. We really enjoy extended stays bc we are there long enough to make friends, get to know the local area and adjust our schedule as we please. We kind of see it as making the best of living and vacationing in our dream areas. Buying and maintaining a home is very expensive in these areas and living in a vacation area is much different than visiting for a few weeks a year. I'd suggest renting for several months before getting serious about purchasing.
Love Coz for the diving but fishing is so-so. Some light tackle/fly (flats) fishing up north (by boat) for Bonefish, occasional Permit and a few other shallow water fish. The ocean fishing near Coz is just so-so in my opinion. Belize has much better fishing opportunities and probably more activities like rivers, hiking, jungle, etc., but the diving is not as good and dive sites are 1-2 hour boat ride from mainland. Those were the only two areas a really looked into much.