Living and working in the Poconos, we work closely with vacation home buyers. Just last night I had a conversation with a lovely couple from New Jersey who have a vacation home in Locust Lake Village. They had spent time at the Jersey Shore, but decided on buying the second home in the Poconos. And the reasons were simple - they got twice the house for the dollars spent over purchasing at the shore and the Poconos offers them things to do year 'round.
As I look over the time I've...