Yeah, I guess just about anything would be by comparison.
Which part of the beach was the condo on? North part or south part?
Wife and I have toyed with the idea of moving back to Brevard since we got back to FL earlier this year....she's a beach girl born and raised (Vero)....but we both pretty much know the reality of that is low. Just no jobs for either of us over there (or at least ones that actually, you know, want to pay what you're worth) and, as you say, if you want to live near the water a ton of the places are just really, really run down anymore. Or are 50 yards from the beach and are a couple million dollars.
Haven't been to Viera in a 100 years. Was in Rockledge a couple/three years back to hit Amigos before we bolted FL for parts West. Finally got back to the beach a couple of weeks ago. I need to do a "Brevard Crawl" and hit all my old haunts. Sad part is that most are likely gone or have gone totally redneck ghetto.