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Show Shangri-La For Everyone j I 4SSSS ' Hundred-dollar-a-day hotel suites, candy-striped cabanas, mink-swathed diners, sleek limousines lim-ousines and luxurious yachts... is this your idea of Florida? Perhaps it was true yesterday but not any longer! This land of sunshine and carefree living as pictured above is today in the realm of every American family! Retirees, Re-tirees, young vacationers from colder climes, families from all parts of the country are savoring savor-ing the Florida community life of tropical palms and country clubs; angling for giant tarpons tar-pons and taking in 18 holes of golf a day. Sound like an unattainable Shangri-La? A recent survey of landowners in Harbour Heights a new Florida community com-munity in Punta Gorda on the Peace River has proven quite the opposite. One young man, who just bought a waterfront lot for a $20 down payment, told interviewers inter-viewers he plans to begin build- ing his "dream home" next year. "At first, I never thought I could afford it, but construction construc-tion terms are so favorable that within a year we can save more than enough to make the $300 down payment on a house. We'll have a vacation retreat while the kids ai'e growing up and during the balance of the yeai-, when we're not using the hfuse, we plan to rent it for extra income to help pay off the mortgage. By the time I'm 55 the house will be free and clear and my wife and I can enjoy an active Florida retirement." retire-ment." Couples ready to build and retire now are also flocking to communities like Harbour Heights, seeking the leisurely, year-round semi-tropical pleasures pleas-ures and the boon companionships companion-ships that enrich retirement years. |
