On the way to the beach I met a couple from California.
They had just got out of their car and were surveying the ocean in all it's afternoon glory.
As it happened they are in town to buy a second home.
"Moorings nice?", asking me as if I belonged there.
"Yeah. Condo's start at $1.2 million, houses are $4 million. Basically that way from Park Shore down."
They didn't flinch.
We subsequently talked hurricanes, business, California, life in general, and this blog.
Quick conversation.
Good conversation.
Millionaires and a 'homeless' dude. Neither scared of the other and both getting along.
I loved it and it's part of the reason I love this area.
The quality of life can't be beat.
It's like living on a private island, but not.
We were having this conversation next to a house that was probably worth $12-20 million.
No big deal.
And that was really what was cool about the conversation - it was "conversational".
It was such a "matter of fact" conversation it made me remember that no matter if you have a $3 million house or live in your truck, there are places like Naples that provide Open Doors and Opportunity for everyone.
Here there is rich and poor. But there's also rich and super rich.
There's even mega rich (we all laughed about the mega McMansions people are building.)
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They actually thought what I was doing - living a decidedly non-materialistic life in search of other Open Doors and Opportunity was cool.
"You're young."
California laid back attitude in Naples.
They actually believed that before too long, I was going to buy a $3 million house too.
That's the vibe I got anyhow.
Maybe I'll buy the $11 million house I moved down here to buy in the first place (yes, this is true) ... it's still on the market, I just walked by it two days ago (I could have gotten it for $10 a couple years ago, but the market bounced and now it's 11.950.)
It's right next to the Naples Pier.
I've always loved that house. The idea of buying that house, tearing it down, and building what I want in it's place - again, right next to the Naples Pier ...
Just need the right Open Doors and Opportunity to make it happen. And it could happen.
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