Vacation homes come with both rewards and risks. Before buying one, it’s crucial to crunch the numbers carefully.

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Beaches might be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about Florida or California but likely not when contemplating Iowa, Nebraska, or the Dakotas. Yet every state has stellar beaches.

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