One couple mapped out their retirement, but the plan hinged on being able to flip Florida real estate. Oops. Time for Plan B.
Walking along a pier in Daytona Beach with their youngest grandson on a recent Saturday afternoon, Steve and Carol Daimler stopped to see what fish the locals were catching. The fishermen wowed 10-year-old David with a big flounder they’d just landed and photos of a 500-pound, nine-foot shark they’d once caught.
After a day spent playing miniature golf, eating homemade ice cream and splashing around in his grandparents’ in-ground pool, David declared, “This is the best day of my life.”
Such perfect afternoons are exactly what Steve, 61, and Carol, 60, had in mind when they retired to Florida from Virginia two years ago. But those days are rare. Instead, the Daimlers spend most of their time consumed with selling two investment properties they bought shortly after the move – holding open houses, distributing fliers, cold-calling realtors and catering to prospective buyers.