Do you ever want to get away from it all, head somewhere warm and settle in, maybe with a few close friends and a freezer full of cheesecake?
The good news? You can make your Golden Girls dream a reality, even if you’re nowhere near ready to retire, according to one of last week’s top stories. In fact, plenty of young professionals — and even college students — are exploring the grandpa- and grandmacore lifestyle.
‘Why wait until I’m 60?’ Snowbirds are getting a lot younger by Nick Pipitone
The “snowbird” is getting a generational makeover as agents in top seasonal-migration markets tell Inman’s Nick Pipitone that the classic profile — retirees splitting the year between a paid-off northern home and a Sun Belt condo — is being joined by a new cohort in their 30s and 40s, dubbed “zoombirds.” They’re using remote work and tax strategy to adopt the seasonal lifestyle decades early.
The trend is still mostly anecdotal and varies market by market, but agents agree the pattern is real: Seasonal second-homebuying is no longer just a retirement milestone.
“The pandemic was definitely an accelerator” of the trend, according to Teresa Minnick, head of sales at The Atlantic Club Residences in Long Branch, New Jersey. “Buyers are asking themselves, ‘Why wait until I’m 60?’”
Whether you’re working with 30-something snowbirds or downsizing seniors, our Inman contributors have ideas, insights and best practices to share. Take a tip or two from some of their recent advice that’s focused on older adults and multigenerational households.
The Golden Girls had it right, and more senior adults are catching on
As older adults rethink what it means to age in place, Julie Escobar writes that “The Golden Girls” model offers a surprisingly modern lesson about home, friendship and whether independence is the same as living alone.
Winning looks different when your client is 84, not 45
The real estate market is aging, and the goals for your clients may look different now. Broker Staci Yesner offers advice on how to measure success when working with seniors.
Multigenerational living: Finding community by blurring age lines
It’s time to rethink who belongs in an older-adult community and what happens when generations cross paths, Suzy Minken writes.
