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TIME TO GET OUT A CALENDAR... AND A MAP. THE CALENDAR WILL SHOW YOU HOW CLOSE YOU ARE TO RETIREMENT. THE MAP IS SO YOU CAN PICK OUT WHERE YOU WANT TO SPEND THOSE GOLDEN YEARS. THINK YOU'VE GOT DECADES TO PLAN? THINK AGAIN! EXPERTS SAY WHETHER YOU'RE 30, 40, OR 60...YOU SHOULD CONSIDER MAKING THAT REAL ESTATE PURCHASE NOW! HERE'S SCOTT HANSON WITH OUR HEADS UP REPORT.

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SOURCE: Mature Market Institute/MetLife
THAT OLD SAYING IS CERTAINLY TRUE...TIME FLIES BY....
NOW MANY OF THE NATION'S 78 MILLION BABY BOOMERS ARE STARING DOWN RETIREMENT...AND SEARCHING FOR A PLACE TO SETTLE...

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KEY@: :11 Clark Thompson, Real Estate Broker
"I hope to retire in the next 4 or 5 years."

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BUT CLARK ISN'T WAITING TIL THE DAY HE TURNS IN HIS WALKING PAPERS TO MAP OUT HIS FUTURE. HE BOUGHT THIS HOME IN PALM SPRINGS BACK IN 2000....AND CALLS IT THE BEST INVESTMENT HE EVER MADE.

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KEY@: :24 Clark Thompson, Real Estate Broker
"The property has at least tripled in value."

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WHY? RESORT AREAS FROM PALM SPRINGS TO MYRTLE BEACH ARE IN DEMAND....

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KEY@: :33 David Hehman, President, Escapehomes.com
"It's a booming market right now."

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DAVID HEHMAN IS PRESIDENT OF ESCAPE HOMES DOT COM. HE SPECIALIZES IN SELLING SECOND HOMES.

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KEY@: :41 David Hehman, President, Escapehomes.com
"A lot of people want to capture today's price instead of being priced out of the market."

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HE SAYS AREAS POISED FOR GROWTH ARE HIDDEN SPOTS LIKE ST GEORGE, UTAH-SURROUNDED BY SCENIC NATIONAL PARKS. FOR BARGAINS... CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE TOWNS... LIKE TALENT, OREGON INSTEAD OF THE BIG DRAW-ASHLAND.

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KEY@: :59 David Hehman, President, Escapehomes.com
"And you can purchase a house literally about half the price as Ashland, and you're only about 5 minutes away."

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EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT READY TO SPEND YOUR DAYS ON THE GOLF COURSE YET... EXPERTS SAY BUY NOW AND RENT THE PROPERTY OUT TO HELP PAY THE MORTGAGE. CLARK THOMPSON BELIEVES IT'S AN INVESTMENT WORTH MAKING...

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KEY@: 1:17 Clark Thompson, Real Estate Broker
"There is no way that resort real estate with the baby boomer generation will not skyrocket."

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HERE'S THE FUN PART--- BEGIN SAMPLING AREAS WHERE YOU MIGHT LIKE TO RETIRE. TAKE VACATIONS TO PLACES WITH THE AMENITIES YOU NEED ... AND THE SCENERY YOU WANT.
FOR HEADS UP... I'M SCOTT HANSON.

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DON'T THINK YOU'RE PRICED OUT OF THE RETIREMENT REAL ESTATE MARKET ALREADY. ONE TIP... IT HELPS TO CONSIDER A CONDO INSTEAD OF A HOUSE.

SOURCES

David Hehman
President & CEO
Escapehomes.com
San Francisco, CA
(415) 252-9500

Mr. Hehman is an entrepreneur who attended the University of California at Berkeley where he earned a degree in business. He recently helped created Escapehomes.com which specializes in second homes.