Florida - apologies in advance for the fairly obvious first post content
Jun 10th 2007, 1:05 pm
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Florida - apologies in advance for the fairly obvious first post content
Firstly where's better Gulf of Mexico side or Atlantic? Secondly house price crash, myth or reality? Searching craigslist etc can't believe some of the value available for approx. $400K. Would anyone recommend leasing for a year to see if you settle in OK? Moving from the UK.
Any other; tips, links, advice etc. on moving to the area gratefully received.
Any other; tips, links, advice etc. on moving to the area gratefully received.
Jun 10th 2007, 1:13 pm
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Re: Florida - apologies in advance for the fairly obvious first post content
Firstly where's better Gulf of Mexico side or Atlantic? Secondly house price crash, myth or reality? Searching craigslist etc can't believe some of the value available for approx. $400K. Would anyone recommend leasing for a year to see if you settle in OK? Moving from the UK.
Any other; tips, links, advice etc. on moving to the area gratefully received.
Any other; tips, links, advice etc. on moving to the area gratefully received.
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Jun 10th 2007, 1:25 pm
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Re: Florida - apologies in advance for the fairly obvious first post content
Things like:
Is it next to a firestation where the sirens go off every night?
How far to the grocery: liqour: pub: school: doctor: mall: movies, etc?
How bad is the traffic nearby?
Who lives in the neighborhood (habla espanol?)
Is it downwind of a sewage plant (yea, that happens)
etc etc etc.
And then there the whole "WTF was I thinking moving to this country" event that will happen in a few months.
Jun 10th 2007, 1:28 pm
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Re: Florida - apologies in advance for the fairly obvious first post content
Firstly where's better Gulf of Mexico side or Atlantic? Secondly house price crash, myth or reality? Searching craigslist etc can't believe some of the value available for approx. $400K. Would anyone recommend leasing for a year to see if you settle in OK? Moving from the UK.
Any other; tips, links, advice etc. on moving to the area gratefully received.
Any other; tips, links, advice etc. on moving to the area gratefully received.
which side ??? north or south ??...
So much would depend on you own likes/dislikes
impossile to say ...I'm central west ...but there are people
that would like to live in Orlando .. (yes really)
and of course housing costs .... taking say Tampa on the gulf coast
as a central point the further south you go ..it get more expensive
go north from Tampa and the price go down..
house price crash, myth or reality....reality ...... property taxes and Insurance has rocketed..
look through www.realtor.com
Renting for a year may be good if you have no idea
where you want to be ... but for most people
their job would give them an area ..then I would say just get
a monthly vacation rental...to look around ..
You say you are moving from the UK ...
what visa would you be using !!!
Jun 10th 2007, 2:35 pm
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Re: Florida - apologies in advance for the fairly obvious first post content
Another factor to take into consideration is which side is more prone to extreme weather, e.g. hurricanes, flooding. This will impact on the cost of home insurance.
Jun 10th 2007, 3:58 pm
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Re: Florida - apologies in advance for the fairly obvious first post content
Hey, no chatting about hurricanes! I am coming to Florida for a cruise first week in October
Jun 10th 2007, 4:31 pm
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Re: Florida - apologies in advance for the fairly obvious first post content
Actually the Insurance is more interested in where the sink holes appear nowadays ..
Jun 10th 2007, 4:39 pm
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Jun 10th 2007, 5:04 pm
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Jun 10th 2007, 5:09 pm
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Re: Florida - apologies in advance for the fairly obvious first post content
You rang .....
which side ??? north or south ??...
So much would depend on you own likes/dislikes
impossile to say ...I'm central west ...but there are people
that would like to live in Orlando .. (yes really)
and of course housing costs .... taking say Tampa on the gulf coast
as a central point the further south you go ..it get more expensive
go north from Tampa and the price go down..
house price crash, myth or reality....reality ...... property taxes and Insurance has rocketed..
look through www.realtor.com
Renting for a year may be good if you have no idea
where you want to be ... but for most people
their job would give them an area ..then I would say just get
a monthly vacation rental...to look around ..
You say you are moving from the UK ...
what visa would you be using !!!
which side ??? north or south ??...
So much would depend on you own likes/dislikes
impossile to say ...I'm central west ...but there are people
that would like to live in Orlando .. (yes really)
and of course housing costs .... taking say Tampa on the gulf coast
as a central point the further south you go ..it get more expensive
go north from Tampa and the price go down..
house price crash, myth or reality....reality ...... property taxes and Insurance has rocketed..
look through www.realtor.com
Renting for a year may be good if you have no idea
where you want to be ... but for most people
their job would give them an area ..then I would say just get
a monthly vacation rental...to look around ..
You say you are moving from the UK ...
what visa would you be using !!!
it sitll requires representation IMHO.Been scouring the web and wondered if I'm being seduced by what looks like incredible value for money, compared to what's on offer in the UK for the same money it doesn't compare.
Perhaps leasing a place for a year on a tourist visa, whilst exploring the state and perhaps venturing further afield, whilst we decide if we prefer living there might be the best strategy. Monthly rentals look expensive to me. Plenty of deals about where the developer will reduce the price by the lease payments at the end of the term, if you then want to buy.
Fortunate in a sense that we could buy something modest without having to sell the UK house so have the opportunity to hedge my bets. I'm 42 with two teenagers and one 6 year old so the gamble needs to be limited in some ways.
Jun 10th 2007, 9:36 pm
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Re: Florida - apologies in advance for the fairly obvious first post content
You want to sort your visa out, that's what will kill off post peoples dreams.
You also need to be aware how crap the education can be in FL depending on the area, it's not a retirement state for a reason...also house insurance, can you even get it in the areas your interested in? and how much? because it's bloomin' expensive, same with car insurance etc, etc.
Welcome to BE though
You also need to be aware how crap the education can be in FL depending on the area, it's not a retirement state for a reason...also house insurance, can you even get it in the areas your interested in? and how much? because it's bloomin' expensive, same with car insurance etc, etc.
Welcome to BE though
Jun 10th 2007, 9:59 pm
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Re: Florida - apologies in advance for the fairly obvious first post content
You want to sort your visa out, that's what will kill off post peoples dreams.
You also need to be aware how crap the education can be in FL depending on the area, it's not a retirement state for a reason...also house insurance, can you even get it in the areas your interested in? and how much? because it's bloomin' expensive, same with car insurance etc, etc.
Welcome to BE though
You also need to be aware how crap the education can be in FL depending on the area, it's not a retirement state for a reason...also house insurance, can you even get it in the areas your interested in? and how much? because it's bloomin' expensive, same with car insurance etc, etc.
Welcome to BE though
You cannot get a tourist visa for a year, only six months if not on Visa Waiver and even then it is tough and not many VWP countries get it unless they're wrinklies.