Moving to Florida

[Pooky 3,343]

How do you say that about Eastbourne.

Do you disagree about the town itself?

Mind you, watching the air show from the cliffs that overlook Eastbourne is phenomenal.

[2ndMessiah 184]

Yup from a distance every place looks phenomenal.

Earth looks phenomenal for the ISS..

[TBoneTX 43,019]

Topic, folks...

[X Factor 1,110]

Visit Florida during July and August. If you can handle the heat that would be one factor in your favor

[UK_Fan 192]

Visit Florida during July and August. If you can handle the heat that would be one factor in your favor

i have. i don't mind it, actually.

[Teddy B 17,251]

Wife and I are looking into moving to the Tampa/Clearwater area within the next year or so. We're just in the beginning stages, but I'm hoping we can make it happen. Real Estate is very reasonably priced compared to what we are paying here in Mass, prices are almost double in Mass for the same square footage you can get in Tampa.

[2ndMessiah 184]

Wife and I are looking into moving to the Tampa/Clearwater area within the next year or so. We're just in the beginning stages, but I'm hoping we can make it happen. Real Estate is very reasonably priced compared to what we are paying here in Mass, prices are almost double in Mass for the same square footage you can get in Tampa.

The downside are that wages/pay are lower as well.

[Teddy B 17,251]

Neither does New Hampshire, and New Hampshire has no alligators.

But New Hampshire has Bumbles!

[UK_Fan 192]

Wife and I are looking into moving to the Tampa/Clearwater area within the next year or so. We're just in the beginning stages, but I'm hoping we can make it happen. Real Estate is very reasonably priced compared to what we are paying here in Mass, prices are almost double in Mass for the same square footage you can get in Tampa.

i heard clearwater is fabulous, we will come down to look there as well, but i think it would be too steep for us right now.

I've looked into GA, areas of augusta and mannnn, you can pretty much get a 4-5 bedroom house for under 200k easy.. but my husband doesn't want to move there

[Teddy B 17,251]

The downside are that wages/pay are lower as well.

Yes they are. In our case we are fortunate enough to have enough money saved and enough equity in our current home to either put a large down payment or pay cash for a decent home, so the income being lower shouldn't be that much of a problem, but we'll see. My wife and I are in our early 50's and we're looking at this as the first step to retirement, and after this past winter in New England, we want out!

[Teddy B 17,251]

i heard clearwater is fabulous, we will come down to look there as well, but i think it would be too steep for us right now.

I've looked into GA, areas of augusta and mannnn, you can pretty much get a 4-5 bedroom house for under 200k easy.. but my husband doesn't want to move there

In the Tampa area it's about 250K for a decent 3 bedroom 2 bath with a pool and a bit of a yard. The Tampa area is really nice, I've vacationed there a couple times. The biggest hurdle will be finding employment.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

Just don't move to Largo...ghetto!

[UK_Fan 192]

Just don't move to Largo...ghetto!

aint it??? haha food is good though, but how many times can you eat at Mrs. Mac's? ahaha

In the Tampa area it's about 250K for a decent 3 bedroom 2 bath with a pool and a bit of a yard. The Tampa area is really nice, I've vacationed there a couple times. The biggest hurdle will be finding employment.

i really really really liked panama city, but geez. everyone is like, it's a dump, it stinks blah blah... but to me, there ain't no way it's worse than SE KY.. lets be real.

i will be transferring (or at least hoping to), so a job is not a big concern.

[Kajikit 65]

I don't actually know where Panama City is but I believe it's south of Miami? I wouldn't want to live that far south - too much traffic and too many people... we were in Fort Lauderdale for ten years and liked it but it was rather expensive and prices kept going up, so we moved to Stuart last year and LOVE it. It's a lot quieter, housing is a lot cheaper, and there's a ton less traffic congestion, but it's still close enough to Palm Beach to be able to reach 'civilisation' easily. Plus they're still building up here so the big box stores are coming, we just have to be patient... (another reason to live a littler further north is hurricanes - if you're in the Keys you have to evacuate entirely too often!) And another plus about living a little further north is you can be in Orlando in under three hours (helps when you have family there...)

Edited April 19, 2015 by Kajikit

[UK_Fan 192]

I don't actually know where Panama City is but I believe it's south of Miami? I wouldn't want to live that far south - too much traffic and too many people... we were in Fort Lauderdale for ten years and liked it but it was rather expensive and prices kept going up, so we moved to Stuart last year and LOVE it. It's a lot quieter, housing is a lot cheaper, and there's a ton less traffic congestion, but it's still close enough to Palm Beach to be able to reach 'civilisation' easily. Plus they're still building up here so the big box stores are coming, we just have to be patient... (another reason to live a littler further north is hurricanes - if you're in the Keys you have to evacuate entirely too often!) And another plus about living a little further north is you can be in Orlando in under three hours (helps when you have family there...)

you're way off... panama city is near Tallahassee, which is on the pan handle.

Orlando... i didn't care too much for it.