Retiring to Margaritaville?

March 22, 2017

Are you a Parrot Head? (If you don’t know what I mean, the answer to the question is no). Whether you are a Parrot Head or not, wouldn’t you love to retire to Margaritaville? Now you can! Jimmy Buffet is opening a chain of 55+ communities within the next year or so. Forbes ran a story last week with the exciting news! Jimmy Buffett To Open String Of Margaritaville Retirement Homes By 2018 explains the plan: “[t]he golden years are looking even brighter with news that Jimmy Buffett is planning to open a string of luxurious Margaritaville retirement home communities, the first in Daytona Beach, Florida. Retirees will be able to live in a paradise where the party never stops and ‘growing older, but not up’ is encouraged. The price tag will start in the low $200s and furnished models are scheduled to open in early 2018 for those ’55 and better.'”

So what will we do if we live in Margaritaville? According to the story “[t]his utopia promises retirees exciting recreation, fitness facilities, lap pools, spas, personal beachfront access, unmatched dining and an entertaining nightlife. Minto Communities has 60 years of experience developing award-winning, master-planned communities and building quality homes for over 80,000 families.”