Episode
House Hunters International: Retiring off to Eleuthera, Bahamas
Overview
Mark and Mary McElroy have a very busy life for themselves in Dallas, Texas. Mark is a President and CEO of a successful technology company, while Mary manages a vibrant household with their four children. Whenever the pressures of handling all their responsibilities gets to be too much, escaping to the pink sand beaches of the Bahamas for vacation, is their go to solution. Mark and Mary are willing to deal with the fast pace until the time comes to retire, but after that, they have decided to spend their well-earned golden years on the island of Eleuthera. Even though they are a few years off from retiring, the McElroy's are feeling an enormous pressure to get a home now. With a land area roughly a hundred miles long and a mile wide, beachfront real estate is at a premium and as more people have caught wind of its secluded beauty, the competition to join Mark and Mary is getting more intense.
Details
- Series
- House Hunters International
- Season
- Season 54
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2013-06-30
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Retiring off to Eleuthera, Bahamas is Episode 8 in Season 54 of House Hunters International. It aired on 2013-06-30. The runtime is 23 min.
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