| Thinking of owning a second home? | | | | the porch for a quiet chat with your family, with |
| Owning a Poconos vacation home is now easier | | | | the birds on the ledge providing the musical score. |
| than before because it is so affordable. The most | | | | There's nothing more ethereal than hearing the |
| you'll probably pay for a property, whether | | | | rain doing a river dance on the rocks outside while |
| mountain or lakeside, could cost between | | | | you and your lover sit by the fireplace in silence. |
| $85,000-125,000. | | | | Indeed, this is fine living at a price many can |
| The Poconos offer homebuyers lots of pluses for | | | | afford. Buyers can choose a particular area for |
| their small investment. Imagine a visual bow of | | | | their Poconos vacation home that suit their |
| lakes and rivers, well-constructed roadways; close | | | | lifestyle and taste, whether it be in a gated |
| proximity to all that nature has to offer and easy | | | | community, an acre in the country or perhaps a |
| access to shopping, dining and leisure activities. | | | | town-styled neighborhood. The houses, which are |
| In fact, The Wall Street Journal named the | | | | either cabin-styled or cottages in the woods, are |
| Poconos as one of the three top places to retire. | | | | very spacious; some boast of having decks, a |
| And rightly so, because the living there is easy. | | | | fireplace, skylights. Some owners have added |
| Just imagine breathing in fresh air as you sit on | | | | whirlpool tubs and Jacuzzis. |