In the real world I’d take the mountain house. In a fantasy world where rising sea levels aren’t a thing to worry about I’d take the beach house.
I like mountains fine but the sea calms my soul like nothing else.
In your lifetime, rising sea levels won’t be an issue. In your kids lifetime is a different story, but we still got another 50+ years before sea levels will rise to a significant degree.
Is that true? I regularly see on the news that the climate changes faster than the scientists expected and that they have to adjust their models.
No, it’s not true. Rising sea levels are causing an increase in storms and danger which have already started taking out beach property.
the sea calms my soul
As long as you don’t look under the surface.
Oceans be scary. (but still great, that’s why I joined the navy once)
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The house with a pool if someone else would take care of the maintenance without me needing to worry about it. Otherwise the beach house, I would imagine it would be the easiest to rent out and use that income to get a house I would actually like.
A home in the mountains. Hot tub optional.
The first thing that came to mind when I read the question is maintenance lol. Salt is bad for a lot of things, and maintaining a pool is expensive. If the hot tub in the mountain was manual, probably that?
I’m legally blind and can’t drive, so I depend on delivery for a lot of essentials. So if I can still get those essentials then Mountain home with hot tub would be my preferred.
Mountain house with a hot tub. Climate change and rising water levels makes a beachfront house a poor idea, and nobody sane would want to live in suburbia. You won’t have to deal with a HOA in the mountains, and who doesn’t want a hot tub with a magnificent view?
Soon the mountain house might be a beach house and crowded neighborhood.
Yeah, but figurative drowning still beats the literal kind. Barely.
That would depend I guess. I don’t typically enjoy those kinds of things (perhaps bringing up my fear of depths and that I can’t swim), and so the question arises of who it would be for. Visitors? Maybe this would influence whether I choose the first two, but as it stands, I choose the last one.
Mountain house what with the rising sea levels.
Came here to say that! Better investment imo
Beach! Walk in that sand. Hear those waves. Plop your drink down anywhere and it’ll stand up. Take a dip. Enjoy as much as possible until humanity ruins every drop.
Most drinks will stand up anywhere you put them
Ha, attend enough bands in lots of local bars. I can assure you, lots of drinks end up on the floor. Plopping one on the beach is way better.
Mountain House if solar/wind are feasible and I have sufficient clearing to grow my own food.
Otherwise, regular house.
I like mountains, hiking, biking, and I want to become self-sufficient where possible. And my wife wants cows and chickens, I don’t think they would do well on a beach, especially when sea levels start noticeably rising.
If there’s good surf at the beach house, that. Otherwise mountain house with hot tub. Pools get boring and are annoying to maintain.
Whichever is easiest to get groceries to.
I really wanted a cottage on an island in a lake in Ontario or Finland but getting food and stuff there is such a pain.
Mountain house with a hot tub. Hands down. Assuming I am the one purchasing the property with my own money, of course.
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Beach House: The beach gets boring after a while. Beachfront property cost 2-3 times more than comparable property.
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House with a pool: Pools get crazy boring after a while. It’s just a hole in the ground with water in it. A house with a pool is cheaper than a beach house so assuming you have the same amount of money you get way more house for the same money. Better than a beach house, but a pool, specifically an in-ground pool is a permanent commitment. I have a pool. Nobody uses it. I just maintain it.
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Mountain house with a hot tub: Have you been to the mountains? Holy crap. It’s BEAUTIFUL. Also, just like the house with a pool, you can afford waaay more house than some dinky beachfront house for the same money. Also, when you get bored with the hot tub, just tear it out and put in a nice fire pit.
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Could I get a mountain house without a hot tub? I don’t want to have to maintain one of those petri dishes.
