Not necessarily related to a particular state or location, but valuable information nevertheless.
There are no adjacent two states in the U.S. with a better combination of barbecue joints and good to excellent golf courses in close proximity than the two Carolinas. With a total of about 550...
Are you following the controversy surrounding a dodgy bit of journalism by the respected golf journalist Dan Jenkins? The new Golf Digest includes an admittedly made-up interview Jenkins held with a faux...
Tis the season for "Best of" lists, and even though we are weeks away from a new year, that doesn't prevent some media outlets from jumping the gun with their 2015 rankings. Most notable for those of...
A half dozen terrific golf courses in seven days and more than 2,000 miles of driving has a way of sharpening the powers of observation. Because the courses we played were all challenging but...
In a recent issue of the AARP Bulletin, personal finance pundit Jane Bryant Quinn joins the debate about whether retirees should rent or buy a home (although she does not come down on one side of...
Many couples looking forward to a warm-weather retirement continue to wait for a few more years before considering seriously the purchase of a golf home in the South, and with good reasons. One or...
If you are a right-handed golfer, a slice can cost you dearly on the scorecard. Errant shots from members of the famed Quaker Ridge Golf Club in Scarsdale, NY, are costing their club hundreds of...
The golf course industry continues to undergo significant consolidation in the wake of the recession that began in 2007, and although it may take some time to determine which industry titans win the day, the...
If you are traveling to play golf on a strange golf course or, better yet, thinking of relocating to a retirement rich with golf, you probably have been less than satisfied with any of the course...
Some of the richest ideas for my blog posts come from real estate and retirement discussion groups that I observe (and occasionally participate in). Like any public forum, the comments at these...
Recently, my wife and I spent a wonderful three days on a Lake Champlain island in Vermont. Our room on North Hero Island –- named in honor of the heroic exploits of Ethan Allen and his Green...
by John Ruocco It is interesting that over the past few years, I have had several of my clients either buy second homes down South or simply pick up and move there. So, not surprisingly, one of the...