You poor thing ... stuck near the Pacific ocean, in 75 degree weather, in one of the most profitable real estate markets in the nation.

Love the area.. been all over VAN island from one end to the other and over to the pacific side.. you may want to keep that slice of heaven a little more private LOL  Folks that live in middle America have NO CLUE

Hi Steve,Welcome to the Pacific NorthWest. 

But I love living here in the Pacific NW.

This property is on the Pacific NW coast.

The major industries were agriculture and Vandenburg Air Force Base, which is where the missiles for the space race and cold war were test launched over the Pacific, and a federal prison.  

As for affordability 500K will generally not afford you a SFR in the higher end cities (Carmel, Carmel Highlands, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Carmel Valley, however there are options in Seaside, Marina and possibly Del Rey Oaks, and, of course, Salinas area.

Plus I am the son of a WWII vet who flew bombing missions in the Pacific Southwest, and Dad's discipline rubbed off on me and is a big part of my success, too.Hope that helps.Jim Kennedy, LLC

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I figure I'll start off by saying that I'm ex-Navy and I read Kiyosaki somewhere in the middle of the Pacific ocean, in a 110 degree engine room.