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GL Homes have always been nice.

What a shallow, shallow life these people expose 😂😂😂

Stop spreading bad information. Don't be telling people to buy now and refinance later. Refinancing cost people money and homes are inflated in prices so buying now means you will be underwater with your home value later when you try an refi if they even allow you to refi since your home more than likely be worth much less than what you would buy it for now. Don't buy into this BS Realtors are always going to tell you to buy so they get their commission. They are also not able to give you true information about which places are best it's against the law they cannot show bias on locations.

Run from boca

Location is everything 😊

USA with Trump. Never move there.

Who wants to live near dixie hwy and the train tracks? No wonder why houses there are cheaper lol Another reason this area is cheaper is because is a common sense among floridians that most places between dixie and federal and i95 is a hood (especially in Broward County which is very close). Obviously in boca most places are ok, but people dont like that area in general because it has a bad rep from other cities Boca high is also not a good school. Its ok , a lot of students from hoods in delray since it covers all the way up to the linton blvrd. Best schools in boca are spanish river and west boca high schools. Most schools in east boca are not that good. But if you can afford living there, probably you can afford a private school

Why rents in boca decrease? Is it because people are leaving?

Old people and foreigners from 3rd world dumps ruined Boca, i moved there in 84 . 18th Street is like being in Brazil lol

I think boca is transitioning from corona boom town and normalizes a little, in my opinion , the whole Florida could undergo a price correction

Here’s something you didn’t mention. Gas prices in Boca are 80 cents per gallon higher than enclaves just South,west, or north. Sad but true.

I am from Canada and Boca Raton is very dear to my heart because I have family over there. I can attest to everything you said about this great place. My brother settled in Boca back in 2002 and built a very successful career. My sister-in-law is American and they live in a wonderful gated community. Two of their kids go to private school and my niece will start at FAU. I have been over several times to visit them, they are very happy over there. I love Boca Raton ❤❤❤

I'm in Boca Del Mar, technically West but in my opinion the perfect location, West of 95 but East of the Turnpike. Boca Pointe area is great as well.

Michael, you are right on about Boca Raton... You have made an excellent videos illustrating the truth of how Boca is within South Florida.. I agree with you too that Boca is still undervalued when compared with neighboring cities and for what you get Boca Raton is still valued and can still grow even though many populated areas of Florida have stagnated... You have illustrated many fine points in details about Boca and given an accurate description the Boca beaches the Boca pass the nice warm feeling of going to the Boca beaches versus fort Lauderdale that attracts a lot more traffic tourism and where it is more common that the streets are littered and not well manicured... We have the adoring Atlantic Ave just around the block in Delray Beach that has a perfect lightness about it and great social atmosphere and ambience and if you want to go to the rooftop restaurants in Las olas boulevard and downtown fort Lauderdale it is only a hop skip and a jump away and we have the fabulous mizner Park and we keep a nice quaint quiet community that is robust dynamic where business thrives.. You know Boca developed as a sought out destination city from Arthur Vining Davis who was a developer that came here from California and developed many nice luxury housings in the late 1950s and from there Boca seemed to thrive as a very very popular destination spot especially for the New Yorkers as advertised in the magazines back in the 1950s and continued to thrive from the 1950s onward... Outstanding video Michael bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!🏞️🌅😈😈😈💪💪💪💪💪💪😈😈😈😈🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🏠🏘️🏠🏘️🏄🚣🏖️🏝️🌅🏖️🏝️🏞️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️

Almost Any beach from boca to Jupiter won’t be crazy crowded. Even Fort Lauderdale got some hidden spots that aren’t crowded at all. Biggest issue in boca is lack of US retailers. There’s no even a walmart, target or BestBuy within city limits. You gotta drive 20-30 mins depending where you live to go to a regular Walmart. That sucks. The city population is still majority of seniors, you see them everywhere . It’s not a vibrant city with a lot to do, just another boring upper class suburb like many others across the country. For those who like that lifestyle and like to buy overpriced groceries at the local fresh supermarket or whole foods. Great! You dont go yo gucci every week but you gotta buy groceries every week, rather living near to something more convenient than expensive clothing stores

How much was the lot priced at….

It will be a triple financial disaster of increasing HOA fees, added assessments, and increase in home insurance rates.

Don’t move to Florida! It’s overrated, expensive horrible traffic !!

Dixie/ federal hwy is cheaper because its by the train tracks. No one wants to live there. Theres a bunch of poorly maintained houses. And that motel full of crack heads that was raided by police several times. Near the cemetery is sorta mini-hood too. You also want to keep far as possible from FAU to avoid the noisy college students that live around. Some do drugs, party every weekend and speeding with their noisy cars

Now I've heard that there is a difference on the beach passes depending on if your in East or west boca. So west being incorporated and the east not. I'm hearing it's more beneficial if your in East boca as you get one flat fee for all the beaches but in the west you only get one I think.

When you were talking about the hoa around 9:10 it would have been great to know which communities those videos were of.

Excellent overview of our city and all it has to offer in each part of the city. Thanks for your expertise. We absolutely love living in East Boca near Mizner Park the city library and Brightline station to go all the way to Orlando for the day.

What gym is this?

Companies like Nuvo Boca and the developers North American Development Group are the reason why the hard working middle class has to move out of Boca Raton. They bought hundreds of acres in Boca in different areas and built cheap cookie cutter homes. Then, instead of selling these homes where they would still make some profit, they chose to rent these homes for ridiculous prices. I hope the people of Boca stand together and none of these new homes get rented, forcing NADG to sell these homes.

Dont buy condos. It not worth in a long run

There is a condo for sale in Kensington walk 33433 for sale 4 months already , not being sold but the price stays around 300k USD

Yet my son is looking for a condo and they are all overpriced. We live in the Fort Lauderdale area. Prices are still ridiculous.

The real problem with condos is that they're a flawed concept. the board inherently wants to keep maintenance fees low because low maintenance fees means higher valuations and who wants to pay more every month to throw into a maintenance fee? nobody. absolutely nobody. so if you think about it, all condos are doomed to fail at some point because you will always want to maintain the lowest maintenance fees which are never enough to properly maintain the condo building itself so therefore any old condo will become worthless at some point so don't buy a condo if you think that it's a good long-term investment. Only buy a condo if you want to get in and get out like playing hot potato. Don't stay in it for long several years maybe five no more than 7 but if you want a long-term investment a condo is absolutely not what you want to be buying. Buy a single family house.

I thought part of the HOA's fees goes to repairs and maintenance of the buildings? I don't have any knowledge of managing the buildings, so I don't know how much it costs to manage it. But if you collect $1,500 per month from each unit in the building, I think that should be enough. I doubt that it costs that much to keep the place clean and nice (landscaping).

Add all the very pricey new regs +33% (real number) inflation= 60% price increase in 25. which means a $300k condo today in Q3 of 25 will be close to $500k!

I have to wonder if developers aren't behind it. They can clear out a building at bargain prices and then tear it down to build new.

For years the apartment owners opposed any property repairs and maintenance and they made the lives of volunteer Condo Board members miserable. Now pay up or get out.

8 billion people in the world and everyone wants "THE AMERICAN DREAM". Communs* from the 60's failed because of jealousy. Greed from Board members never help. - There is a .government program to help this I just don't recall it right now. Remember to vote for blue waters.

Owners Run! It will only get worse!

There’s also a ton of graft, a friend of mine is owns a large contracting business, he told me board members often require a kickback or “free” work done on their own unit as bribery to get the contract.

I lived in Sunny Isles for years, Williams Island is one of the very ritzy and expensive developments.

It seems to me insurance companies are now tapping into mandated markets !!! Which guaranteed their companies acceleration profit margins for life...the government regulatory markets should have caps on all and any of these companies that are mandated by government to insure consumers...

It is unfortunate that the current owners of a Condo in an Older High rise Building are under so much Pressure. My Parents had a Condo in Boca in the 80's, and for them it was a Golden Goose as they enjoyed it for 15 years, and had little out of pocket then sold for a Big profit.

Why can't goverment put a cap on HOA fee's !!!!!...if your are mandated by law to pay the fee's why do HOA management corporation need to increase their fee's for profits. They are guaranteed a job for life they will be guaranteed an income for life...a COLA would be adjusted by the goverment standards of inflation costs

Insurance companies do not offer affordable coverage to anyone :) The insurance company uses a lot of variables to determine the cost. Part of it, yes, is the age of the building, but a lot of it is location of the building. A 10 year old building on A1A will probably have higher insurance rates compared to a comparable building on 441 that is 20 years old. The one on A1A will be blasted with salt water whereas the one on 441 will not. Insurance companies are not necessarily the ones that are creating the issue. Please look into the re-insurance companies. Their rates have gone up drastically and that is pushed to the insurance company. The insurance company has to be able to meet the criteria that their insurance company (re-insurance company) has placed on them. All in all, it was refreshing to hear someone finally admit that the issues were lack of reserves and deferred maintenance. I do wish that people would also mention that almost all HOA members are VOLUNTEERS. Because of this law, they now have pressure from their legal advisors to get current. It is not as if they want to charge a $100k special assessment, it is not going to them personally. In regards to the 700k for landscaping, watch that video again. That is 700k for Elevator Modernization, NOT landscaping. The landscaping was 151,840. Go to the video, it is at the 48 second mark. Landscaping is the fourth line item down, the 683k is the third line item down. I am not sure if I feel sorry for the guy in Williams Island. He has one way to look at it, for 10 years he got a huge discount due to the board's decision. You nailed it when you implied that older people want to kick the can down the road to the next person because they feel they will be dead before the bill comes due. Perhaps that is selfishness on their part. IMO, this law will have an incredibly massive impact on condos in Florida. As a 6th generation Floridian, I do not think those condos should have ever been built on the ocean and I always wondered why they would build them anywhere. South Florida is basically swamp land, sitting on top of limestone, with water running through the limestone, and the sand is between 5' and 20' above the limestone, depending upon location. People mock CA for it's building codes, but they force developers to do studies on the soil and below to determine if they can build. There may be requirements to build on pylons, there may be no way that the area can support the weight. IMO, Florida needed to do the same starting in the 60s. Perhaps it would not be as populated, but you would not have the issues you do today.

my condo in marco is 2 years old first floor parking 2 liveing floors is that 2 story building under the florida law of stories

I wouldn't buy his condo for one Dollar if they offered it to me, there is still the horrific HOA fees that have no limit

hOA Scams all Over Florida

I am from Florida. I sold my home in the Keys near the top of the market. I made a very good move. Florida has a lot of crime and all manner of people have guns. I save on homeowners insurance. It’s only 1/3 here. My property taxes are 1/2. My water bill was $500 and often more. Here, it’s free and much better quality. I have an eighty mile view. I don’t regret leaving.

Are they doing this there to townhouses also?

Extremely relevant..my partner just represented a buyer from New York for a condo in Aventura. The seller paid the special assessment just to sell the condo and get out. Thanks for bringing this up.

Pronounced, correctly (Boca-Ra-Tone).😊

Is kidnapping an issue in South Florida? As a kid in Florica in the 1960's and 70's we were free to roam the neighborhood. Inside, our parents did not helicopter over us at every moment of the day and yes, we got cuts, scrapes and once a broken arm when I fell off my bike. I wonder about parents these days and what the kids will be like in 20 years. If it is an issue, I know of two excellent boarding schools in New England with excellent security as World leaders amongst others send their kids to those places. As for the kitchens, in south Florida, people would be smart to install a kosher kitchen as it widens the audience. At least two dishwashers and a prep sink. Goes a long way!

You make good points. Anything that smells of HGTV is a turn-off. One thing about Florida and older homes, "Orangeburg" sewage pipes which are made of wood fiber and creosote. It was used in the 1950's until the early 1960's all over Florida. My parents had to have a new line run in the early 1970's. There is still a lot of it left. Another tell tail sign of a problem flip house are the "Jesus" doors? What? Six panel doors and if you look between the panels on top it is a Christian cross. The two panels on the bottom are symbolic of either an open Bible or the Ten Commandments. These are historic door designs but inappropriate for anything built in Florida in the mid 1950s'. Flat panel doors, frequently hollow core and usually stained wood vainer and also just painted is most common. Everything else you say is spot on.

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