Any Retirees left on Miami Beach? (Hallandale, Aventura: sales, HOA, condos)

[sunigal99]

I used to visit Miami Beach in the 70's with relatives, when it was a retirement area. I looked on realtor.com and saw cute condos in deco buildings in the low $100k's.
As a newly retired person, I was wondering if people still retire to Miami Beach? Or is it all young, beautiful party people? Is is possible to live without a car? I saw a large medical center there, so I imagine the healthcare would be close by.
What's it like to live on Miami Beach?

[hurricaneMan1992]

There are still plenty of retirees in Miami Beach, even in South Beach. There are even some 55+ complexes. Although it seems to be more people remaining retired on the Beach and not many people flocking to the beach to retire.

It is possible to live on the Beach and avoid the party crowds. It is also entirely possible to live on the Beach without a car. South Beach also has the largest proportion of people who get around by bike. Mount Sinai medical center and the UM hospitals and Miami's "health district" are not very close to South Beach, but still reasonably easy to get to by Miami standards.

Keep in mind most of those older deco condos are going to be As-Is cash sales with competition from investors, and they may have deferred maintenance and HOA finances issues.

Surfside would be much more laid-back, though, and still possible to walk places, including the beach, and live without a car. Of course Aventura and Hallandale are your more typical retirement areas and Aventura has lots of high rated medical facilities, but it would be tough to live without a car there, though the free City shuttle busses work for some people.

Hope this helps.