10 NEW Reasons Why You Shouldn't Move to Florida
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- Florida was once the top destination for people to move but in the past year or so, many are moving out of the sunshine state. Why? Between the rise in the cost of living and finding good healthcare, many people are saying good bye. This video I’m talking about the ten reasons why you shouldn’t move to Florida.
If you have seen the news over the past several months to a year, it’s been reported that Florida is not the favored destination anymore and in fact many who have moved there are moving out. These 10 reasons I want to talk about are mostly financial related. Look many are looking for affordable places ot move to and Florida was always a top destination. So what’s happened in recent years to Florida? A lot.
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I’ve live here in Florida since 1973 and have seen many, many people move here thinking it’s a paradise and living on permanent vacation. If you’re moving here and want to live like you’re on vacation you better have a whole lot of money, I’m talking millionaire money.
I live in Florida but am from New England. I stayed in St. Louis for about 6 months.
My friend still there asked me was I tan. I laughed. No, I work.
Millionaire, you mean multi-millionaire, right? Or annual income of $1 million/year to enjoy that Florida dream people have in their mind, Miami Vice style.
I'm from New England but tried southern FL; only lasted 3 years -- the humidity, red lights, homeless, beggars, bugs, clouds, rain, floods, and did I mention the humidity?
Just open up a tattoo parlor. You'll be a billionaire in an hour.
@@sparkykitty6870Most Floridians work too. If we see someone without a.tan, we think they’re either a tourist or sick.
After 37 years as a Florida resident I left and you are 100% right
I will leave ASAP it isn't fun anymore, too expensive and the crime is outrageous.
Me too just figuring out where to move to!!
Where'd you move ?
I left Ft. Lauderdale. Traffic, bad drivers, poorly built housing, rich/entitled people, crime, drunk college kids, poor transportation, heat, humidity, etc. Living there is not like vacationing there.
Please keep up your TH-cam channel, we don’t want anybody else moving here and you’re helping thank you
Your right
Do us a FAVOR? We'll stay out of Florida as long as YOU STAY THERE!
I live in FLORIDA and just thought about liking the video just to help people not move here
Jackie, I’ve lived in Florida for 35 years. It was very reasonable until the pandemic. I lived in Boynton Beach and moved to the treasure Coast because during the pandemic Boynton Beach got very crowded. I moved to the treasure Coast in 2021. It was wonderful Until you figure out the cost. With my Florida homestead exemption I pay $8000 a year in taxes as far as insurance goes I pay close to $3000 a year for one car as far as homeowners and my house is a brand new house with hurricane proof everything and I pay close to $2000 a year people move to Florida blind they don’t realize how expensive it really is. For what I pay in taxes and insurance, I can live up north anywhere in the country. Florida is so crowded and so hot today was 96° folks think about it before you make the move.
Prices really started to go up around 2015. I got my house that year right before it started going crazy again.
Now the prices are astronomical. Rent and purchasing a home.
Not a Floridian. I live in South Carolina. We have alot of new people moving here from Florida that are called 'half backs' because many have moved to FL from the Northeast. Then moved half way back to the North East. So end up here. The stories Ive heard about the changes in the cost of living in FL gives me shivers...
Not to mention the heat and humidity!
I moved from the Chicago area to Florida in 2013 because I had some family here, but after investigating where I would be more happy to live, I decided to retire to the Greenville, SC metro area. Florida has too many unsolvable problems.
I watched a youtuber in alaska showing the food costs in the outskirts where it has to be planed and ours in Fl was more expensive 🤔 how is that possible
@@joelsandler1119 I'm considering Darlington.
@@virgilwyatt4632 I don't know anything about that town. I checked and it has a very high crime rate.
You were doing ok with your video until you got to the "must have a pool in Florida". That's nonsense. What's required as must have for Florida is air conditioning not a pool. Just common sense.
You are so right! Thanks for pointing that out! I'm not perfect that's for sure! I appreciate you watching!
Common sense would just be telling people not to move your period.
She forgot about gators being in that must have pool.
If she really wanted to tell people why not to move here let's start with that, then the drugs, with follows with the crime, then the heat, northerners can't handle it and have heat strokes, the sun being 2 inches away, the snakes that can eat someone, also the Poisonous one too, the mosquitoes that come in droves, lovebugs that destroy paint on the car, traffic so bad it's impossible to drive anywhere any more.
Or just show the people from the Walmart to them might work just as well. 😂
You can't swim in the lakes or ocean without risking your life!
🦈 & 🐊
And alligators go after your pets!
@@badinstinctsTH-cam-xb3oj Thats not true at all lol Anywhere in the South you need AC for more than just summer. FL weather in much of spring and fall still feels like summer
@@badinstinctsTH-cam-xb3oj😂😂😂😂😂
I moved to south Florida 21 years ago. Absolutely love Florida. However, with the increase in population, cost of living, and the diminished quality of life I am moving out of Florida this month. I recently retired and can no longer justify all of the negatives living in this beautiful state.
This video applies to the entire country. Clickbait.
oooh sales taxes. it's freaking 8% on everything in new york state. Plus have you seen westchester county's property tax?
I moved out 10 years ago. I saw the writing on the wall. I’m so glad I made the move.
You contributed to the increase in population, rise in cost of living, and the diminished quality of life! 🤷
@@rohitnijhawan5281 Sales tax is 8% in some areas of Florida, the cost of living is out pacing stagnant wages and salaries in Florida, and the climate necessitates a level of property maintenance and insurance coverage that far exceeds the expense of a state tax! I've had to reside in Florida for over 20 years. Florida is by no means an inexpensive place to live! The wealth disparity is glaring!
@@theresedavis2526 Florida has no income tax. Wages have stagnated - again across the country.
"and the climate necessitates a level of property maintenance and insurance coverage that far exceeds the expense of a state tax!"
That isn't the case for everyone. Do you have any idea how badly the heavy snow and brine solutions on the road impact properties and vehicles in upstate NY and vermont?
I’m 20 years old. I have lived in Florida my entire life. It is absolute *TORTURE* to live here. I literally live in a one-bedroom apartment with roommates and my mom and I’m the only one without a door. I can’t wait for the day when I get to leave Florida forever and move somewhere that's easier and feels more like home.
PS: I’ve been telling everybody that Florida is just a resort for rich people. It's so expensive here that even the locals have left.
Took a trip down there recently. All the development has made the state look ugly. My idealized vision of Florida is more like an episode of flipper. I feel that all the chain restaurants and tackiness makes it look like a dystopian nightmare with palm trees.
My saying is it's mostly concrete & billboards with some beaches thrown in.
it's for hillbillies 😂
So it looks like the rest of the country, but with flat land and palm trees! ;)
@@HeleneLogan agree!
@@JamesKirk1988 somewhat agree. I’m from Flint Michigan and I actually think my hometown is less ugly than all of Florida. I really mean that, sad to say. And Flint sucks.
Hey, grew up in Florida. 1. Its way more expensive in South Florida, where I live. 2. Not everyone has a pool, but a lot of people do. 3. The home insurance is going up like crazy and a lot of people are forgoing insurance to just have a savings account. 4. In general I agree with most of what youre saying. People keep moving here. And i have met a lot of those people who are working remotely from states who pay them more than most Florida companies do. Housing has just kept going up and a lot of the people who have grown up here are having to move away. Myself included.
I almost moved there in the 80's, sure as hell glad I didn't now.
I lived in Sunny Isles Beach, Miami Dade, for 9 years, sold my condo and moved back to NJ 8 yrs ago to be close to family. Was regretful about leaving Florida and now counting my blessings! 😌
Thanks for leaving! 😁
I maintain a residence in Florida (Naples) and South Jersey. Best of both worlds--I even feel like the New Jersey mosquitos followed me! Florida does have more bug diversity though.
@@majorsynthqed7374
I lived and worked in the Naples area from 1970 to 2002 . The place has become a cesspool in my opinion!! It was wonderful back in the day! You can have it ! 😬
The gratification is knowing that you're butthurt about your situation! 😂🤣🤣😅😆
Yes bc Floridians are coming to the Carolinas in droves and they are the most rude people!!
I was busy today and didn’t eat so me and my dog went to Burger King. It’s late Sunday night no cars in the parking lot. It was like an airport and a red van comes to my car! And I’m like wtf? 🤬 another Freskin Floridian! And the old 80 ish guy is in his van with his wife and he’s too close to my car so I’m getting mad. He’s waving his hands as he talks to his wife and I am like what is the problem?!
So I open my door and my car was in the shade next to a patch of grass and that’s where we park. So I let my little dog out and I look at the old folks and wave him off away from my car and I started to walk over so he backs up fast then with an airport parking lot area this old guy pulls his car close to me on my passenger side! I’m like omg really dude? You have a freaking airport and you are going to sit there and harass me?? I said forget it and I moved close to the stores (he could have had a gun) so I parked near stores and a patch of grass so my dog could run around. Then I looked for the red van but my view was blocked. I drove to see if they left or not. NO!! They didn’t arrogant Bas turds!! He almost hit me! Then we left the area.
Like s lawyer asked me once how many people do you think it takes for a lawyer to get some business? I was like 🤷🏻♀️ 100? 200? He said no, not even close! He said the answer is two . Two people in the town and that’s what I experienced with the guy in the red van. I thought he was going to crash into me and call police and say I hit him. Oh Gawd!!! When is it going to end!!! The government needs to cut off all the surgeries 70 & 80 ppl get! They need to Git!!! They have the money to buy spare body parts to live to 100.!! And I think that is living too long and they are a burden on society.
But don’t anyone tell me the Boomers/Vietnam Vets deserve that but they do need to put a cap on surgeries that cost upwards of $100,000 dollars. US VIETNAM VETS DO NOT DESERVE TO BE TREATED LIKE CRSP!
It sucks. Too crowded, horrible traffic, hot as hell in the summer, insanely expensive. Can’t wait to leave
Me too just move in last year and we are so freaking disappointed but is hard and expensive to start over again in another state!
Please leave!!!
I can’t wait to leave either.
Come to Dallas, it is even worse in terms of traffic and heat.
@@hansonromero4912 it's the hillbilly tropics 😂
terrible quality of living
I moved to Clearwater from Omaha NE back in 2001. Purchased my home in 2004. I was 37 when I moved. I remember people telling me when I was apartment hunting, "Don't move here. The salaries are so low". Well thats O.K. I had Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) where the sun affects my mood tremendously and I was willing to sacrifice a lower salary to feel much better living in sunshine. Its now 23 years later and I'm so glad I didn't get discouraged and took the leap to move.
THIS!
I'd love to live near the ocean 😍
Not in a hurricane you wouldn't.
I hear you. I moved to Omaha from Texas and wow, the winters make me feel horrible.
@phillipl2267 I live in Michigan and suffer from depression in the winters. Cold and cloudy. One day I'll move.
Lifelong Floridian here. Pools are so expensive. In 2009 it was only $55 weekly to maintain a pool.
Bottom line: don’t move to Florida. It’s poised to be hit by multiple hurricanes over the next decade. Do you really want to put yourself in that situation? Are the beaches really worth it? Not anymore they aren’t.
Agree. I moved their one year ago. I really wanted to buy a home. I couldn't even rent a home. It was so expensive. Wages for RNs were super low. I'm from calif. I lasted a year in a black mold apt and ran
I got a great paying job in calif and I'm buying a home 3 acres almost to oregon for 350-400k
So glad I moved back
I've been here going on 7 years now. Widowed and my entire family's here and I feel stuck because of that. Good points, it's visually beautiful and normally sunny. I do love my pool because I actually use it for exercise but I have noticed that most neighbors never get in theirs. Now for the bad. A lot of mighty strange bugs here and snakes and rats no matter how clean you are. Extreme humidity and hideously hot summers. Driving is not the carefree pleasure it once was due, in my opinion, to over growth and overly aggressive drivers. There seems to be more gauging when it comes to home repairs so I always get 3 estimates and the spread between them is big. Salaries aren't keeping up with the cost of living and yes it is expensive here.
Good for you, I’ve said to people the grass isn’t greener on the other side in Florida. In many instances it’s worst. Wages in California are way higher than wages in Florida. Rather than moving to Florida People should make their own state work for them.
Welcome back to your senses and the west coast!
So are we, the reason the prices went up is because of all the people like you coming from other states driving up our housing costs
I don't know where the hell you went to down here but the travel nurses I've met are stacking the buck and living the dream. Per diem alone is off the hook. Sorry about your experience.
I currently live in Florida, and have for the past 8 years. We are moving out this month. Everyone one of these reasons are among the reasons we are leaving. We have had enough. It has gotten very expensive. And there is a lot of fishy fraudulent businesses.
The Universe told me to get out in 2021. Glad I listened.
I left in 2016. For western new york. Best move ever..
Florida's main appeal was it's affordability. That's no longer a thing. Florida was hyped even AI pics on social media of beaches. Everyone was hearing about x amount of people were moving here daily, therefore people think it's the place to be, then reality sets in......
That's a result of more demand...higher prices. I was able to move in to one of those beachfront-facing skyscrapers. It was already expensive to begin with, but now, I can't afford if I were to buy at current prices. The beauty of these skyscrapers is that only 1/4 are occupied with 3/4 unoccupied/living elsewhere and using it only on winter.
@@bigradwolf5001 Very good observation. If you are a full-time resident in any high-rise near the beach, it's likely a winter home for many Snow-birds.
Very pleasant to enjoy the all the amenities without the crowds.
Was. Now it's because it's one of the few states that's no longer insane.
@@12HedmanLane florida is insane.
@@12HedmanLaneTruth! That’s why I want to be in Florida. But I need a cabin in upper Michigan to get a break from the hottest months.
As a 60 yr old, I have lived in fl for the last 10 years, and I’m leaving. Tennessee mountains are looking way better than the overstuffed Florida sand dunes.
Good move!
I live in Tampa and leaving back to NYC in a few days. House prices thru the roof, traffic is insane, tolls on pretty much every highway and no money here. Just let my home go, was 3,600 a month and can't leave fast enough. This woman is a gift to us all in calling all this out if you do not live here..All the best
I haven’t drove a tollway in twenty years how much by Washington bridge cost oh yeah sure charge for driving busy times please stop lies if you don’t have talent to make it go away and cry
Wait until you move back to NYC, even more expensive! Now they have congestion prices on tolls and transportation there. Rents are thru the roof.
@@tropicgallo Depending on where you live, you dont need a car. Congestion pricing is only if you drive downtown, and no one in their right mind ever does except for elite city workers who get parking permits.
I lived in Florida in the 80’s and early 90’s. I could see what was coming, and decided to get out while I could. What used to be small coastal towns have just exploded in growth since then.
..so now our North Georgia mountains are exploding like that...tons of traffic, houses stuck everywhere, close together, skyrocketing home values and taxes..now our children have no hope of owning their own place..."gentrification" for you....
Me too. I lived in Tampa in the 80's and also released back then, that it was heading downhill. I got out and never looked back.
Moved to Florida 4 yrs. ago and house prices have gone from 200,000 to 400,000 on up! We paid cash I can’t imagine having a mortgage on top of everything else!! But we do love it here!
Wait until tne next big one hits and thrn you can revisit your move.
@@paulkoza8652 the 2024 hurrican season is predicted to be one of the worst. 2023 was the hottest year in world history
you are part of the problem.
My parents paid $6,000 for our 1930's frame home in the late 60;s, which is still standing. The monthly mortgage payment was $60!
But these current home prices are just like it was in California in 2007 just before the bust brought them all back down to reality.
What hurt a lot of people was using those unrealistic, artificially pumped up prices to go out and buy trucks, boats and other things they still had to pay for when it tanked!
I agree, I lived in FL for 20 years and had to move out because the cost of living went through the roof. On top of that there are so many cars that traffic is awful. Im much happier now that I don’t live there.
Try traffic in Atlanta, Boston, NYC, Chicago, LA...
We have lived in Florida for seven years, we moved for a job, we feel fortunate to purchase our home before the price of homes went crazy. Everything you said is spot on. When we retire, we will move back to our home in NC, Florida has become so expensive for all the reasons you list, which you did not mention auto insurance, our rates probably went up about 50% since Hurricane Ian, that is with clean driving records and a company we have been with for decades. A pool is a "must" in Florida, I think mainly for resale, but it is expensive and requires much work. Also, many people move to Florida not knowing that all the ponds around the state have alligators and poisonous snakes living in them, it doesn't bother me, but many folks buy a home on the ponds and lakes and are shocked to see alligators sunning on the banks. Great video.
OMG I don't want to see alligators in my back yard. I'll take the deer and even bears here in Jersey! Thanks for watching!
Insurance for auto is now a across country issue not just Florida. Need to shop around and you will be close enough to other states. I honestly thought alligators was a concerned but noticed it super rare to encounter them. Most important thing is to respect them as like any other animal. Also, live by the water then of course you have to be willing to pay for the risk for sure. Things across rhe country is crazy with inflation sadly.
Sop owning a car!
@@noelscionracerable In 2017 I'd daily see 3-4 gators on the way out of my development. I live in a gated country club not a swamp so I was shocked. Now I see far less as I believe they were hauled away. Basically they'll leave you alone if you leave them alone.
It's a well known fact that Florida is one of the worst, if not the worst states to be a bedside nurse. Wages are awful and ratios are unsafe. It's very well known among nurses. Many hospitals are owned by private equity and they consider nurses their largest "cost" so they cut them as much as they possibly can. In many places, the only nurses they can hire are new graduates who have no experience. They bolt as soon as they can get a better offer. Beware what hospital you go to in Florida.
Unfortunately, this can be said about most states too, but stories coming out of Florida are bad.
Thank you for sharing, this is good to know.
Yeah, they say don't retire in New Mexico; care for the elderly is lacking there too.
RN here. I left Florida 10 years ago for that exact reason.
Yes. This is one of the biggest problems in FL. And it’s always been the case. Good paying jobs in most of the country are closer to minimum wage in FL. This is why FL was able to maintain a reasonable population over the last 50 years. People could buy a home there, but could not LIVE there. I don’t know how long work from home will continue but I know of a MAJOR tech company that is phasing their good wage earning jobs back into the office. And once one does it……I think this will crash the FL housing market because what will all of those people do? Get a good new job in FL? Ha.
Traffic is so bad in much of Florida you can't really go anywhere new because it's hours of gridlock in all directions...you are stuck in a world of your house and the local Publix. No such thing as a Sunday drive in Florida these days. Can't wait to get out of here.
No suck thing? Ooopsie😂😂😂😂😂
@@katemoore6448 ok ok I'm blind. Thank u!
Traffic is horrible here because of all the shitty drivers from up north and Kalifonia. Buy the way I would love to help you pack.
@@klesmer 🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄
Great video you should have made it 15, traffic is terrible, crime is high, car insurance is a joke, utilities are high and finally too hot and too humid!
No one *has* to have a pool.
I have to. Love frolicking around with my bikini neighbors.
Your right, the best pool is a family member's or friend's pool. Overall a pool is like owning a boat. The novelty wears out fast.
Agree - However, if you are a seller, and people are moving to Florida to retire or to own a second home, having a pool is an advantage not a negative.
Yes, prices in certain places have gotten a bit out of hand, but Florida is still affordable in many areas compared to the West coast and near ANY major city.
Florida is surrounded by water XD there's a beach not too far from most towns
@@Pokey-xp9gn Last summer, the water off of Naples and Marco Island passed the 90 degree mark in July and August. It's a giant sauna with wildlife. Key West recorded a water temp one day of 100 degrees. You can look it up.
I have lived in Florida for 40 years from New Jersey. All these people liked the fact that Florida never shut down that long during the pandemic, and they moved here in droves, paying cash for homes and paying over the asking price. This raised home and apartment prices for everyone. I know people who had their rent raised by 600 and 700 dollars a month. I have had students living out of motels, or homeless. I live in the Tampa Bay area and it's a Concrete jungle. Every bit of land is getting built on, and traffic is beyond ridiculous. Tampa just got voted the worst place to drive in the United States. I have roots here, so I'll be here for a while, but I'm glad people are moving out.
it didn't shut down just disney for 6 months.
Tampa was also voted best city for younger families in the US. It's trendy that's why.
Jackie, You have made a lot of legitimate points. I agree with all of them. I moved from San Diego CA to Orlando FL. I am still saving a TON of money. No more 12.3% state income tax, gas (even though 2 of 3 cars are EV) is $2 per gallon cheaper, insurance is 2.3 times higher for auto, double for home owners. HOA fee (in a house) is the same. House is brand new (2023 build) at $450k vs (1993 build) sold for $925k. Groceries are 1/3 cheaper in FL. Power is 0.13cent per KW (flat rate) VS (time of day rates varied in CA) average of .35 cents per KW. My bill is $150 per month in FL vs $300 without solar, $120 with solar plus solar bill of $65 = $185. Water is about the same price $120-150 per month, only because I use irrigation and garbage is included on the bill here in FL. No irrigation in CA. Overall, with a cheaper and bigger home, cheaper cost of living, I am saving $50,400 per year in FL.
I worked in florida for 6 years I moved out in 2009, I moved to Atlanta on a work contract. 15 years in GA. moved back to my home state MI, paid cash for a fixer upper. lower property taxes here. in Michigan.
I lived in Southwest Florida for nearly 35 years and I'm now in northeast Florida, been all over FL since 1975... one thing that cannot be over emphasized, especially with Southwest Florida, is how incredibly, incredibly, incredibly hot and humid it is. It never goes away, just unrelenting, there's only two weeks somewhere with December/January that you're going to get a few of cool days. Everything south of Central FL is unbearable with the Atlantic side being slightly less humid. NE you do get south Georgia weather and it is a big difference.
Gosh yes. That's the deal killer for me.
YES it's extremely hot and humid, I can't stand it, and I've lived here my whole life lol.
Sounds like heaven on Earth. Love the heat hate the cold and dampness!
@@JesusisLordandSavior3511 you don't like cold and damp, but like hot and humid?
I'm okay with heat, just not when the humidity comes with it. 85, 90+ is fine until the humidity is 60, 65+ most of the time.
Had to respond to you again you are right on.besides all states have pris and cons no state is perfect and plenty...like california and new jersey..are much worse.a new jersey resident telling floridians how bad florida is has no credibility.she is highly biased and uneducated.her dislike for retiress is shocking.jackie please stay in super high taxed horrible weather most disgusting airport state.you belong there
INSANE home insurance rates + CRAZY home prices + HIGH mortgage rates + SALES taxes + Traffic from hell = NOPE
All of the costs that JCkie mentioned are WORSE IN CALIFORNIA !!
I live in Naples, sales tax here is only 6% so in my opinion it's low, but I have to agree with homeowner's insurance, it tripled over the years
high prices? She said the median price is $400k. That means you can even get a house for less.
Sales tax? What the heck are you talking about? Do you live in Florida?
You forgot the ridiculous HOA!!! Every place I want to live in FLA. has an HOA. Sigh.
The deal breaker for me is you put something in an outdoor shed and it molds and gets roaches the humidity, no thanks
Yep having DeSantis in charge has really made Florida unfavorable for the working class.
The seniors will be leaving too because they can’t afford it
f they can effort FL just tel then where to go if you know
Perhaps Mexico is an option.
Mexico ok now but as president change hands and corruption returns Mexico will be Mexico again
I’M a senior and I haven’t any problems and live 15 min from water and homestead reduce my taxes pay $400 p/m includes water hot water insurance in a 2/2 and cable ok Miami is for me
Hope so😁
I live in south Sarasota county..besides insurance and taxes its also the non stop developments and traffic..really bringing down the quality of life..
THat's so sad. Sarasota is beautiful.
Get out.
My brother recently moved away from Daytona Beach, Florida, after living there for 30 years. He was drawn to Florida originally because he's very into boating, sailing, fishing. He would often sail to the Bahamas, for example. So, Florida is great if that's what you're into. But he finally got tired of (1) home repairs after hurricanes, which happen on a regular basis, (2) the constant hot and humid weather, (3) the constant annoyance of flying insects such as gnats and midges. You pretty much have to install a screen around your swimming pool to enjoy it.
So, after many years on the water, he retired to a ranch in southern Colorado. He doesn't get to boat anymore. I guess he got all of that out of his system over 30 years. But he solved the aforementioned problems and is very happy there.
I moved to Florida as a kid. It SUCKED then and it sucks now. I'm financially stuck and hate it more every year.
I regret moving to FL on 2018, i can not wait to get the heck out of here, traffic, heat, humidity, HOA, insurance, insurance hike. The worse medical system in the world, it took us a year to find a Dr.
It depend on your area and you was not asking people who are their doctor
@@aisha2672 I agree with “internetuser”. I spent 5 years in Port Saint Lucie. The healthcare system is god awful. Horrible traffic. Ridiculously high HOA fees. I left 6 months ago. You can keep it.
@@aisha2672 In my area it’s very hard to find a PCP that takes my insurance. They’re all working for a corporation now, and corporations don’t care about patients. It’s all about $$$. Many docs aren’t taking new patients.
So what is it about Florida you hate..again?
Also has the best hospitals in the US. Mayo clinic and Shands to name 2.
1. Increasingly in Florida you can't go to the beaches anymore because there are red tides and other hazardous water conditions on both coasts.
2. The insurance thing is *no joke*. Even if you live in a condo. I've seen where your insurance payment looks like a mortgage payment.
3. If the house was built before the mid 2000s, when there were a lot of hurricanes and they realized the building codes needed to be improved, the houses weren't built very well considering hurricanes were a real risk. Also, with the pace of building and the demand for big cheap houses, the builders might have cut corners. My sister's entire subdivision had to replace their “hundred year" tile roofs after 20 years because they weren't done right.
4. AFAIK K-12 education isn't great.
5. It's bleeping hot, all the time. There are no seasons.
6. Unless all you like doing is going to the beach (see item 1 though), fishing, or other water based activities there's not a ton of outdoor stuff to do... Maybe golf I guess 🤷🏾♂️. And it's flat everywhere.
7. You have to drive everywhere and everything is far.
8. Except for Miami, Destin, or maybe fort Lauderdale, a lot of the state has diddly for nightlife. When she talked about the old people, it's fricken real. I been to Sarasota and by like 9 pm it's dead. Even with the tourists, people come with their families, they're active in the day and by 830, they're heading home. If you like concerts, clubs, going to the theater... Nada. Same for tasty varied food. If you're in Dade and Broward you've got the United Nations of food, everywhere else it's a fried seafood platter.
Some places do have rolling hills and north Florida has two season but the rest I pretty much agree with. Also no one wants to talk about the cockroaches with a body the size of a grown man's thumb. Unless you live in a big city there is nothing really to do and if you live in a big city you probably can't afford it because rent is so much.
Plus, your condo building may collapse. We saw that on the news.
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My parents lived in Key West for 25 years, great food and nightlife. They got tired of the hurricanes so they moved to NC where the rest of the family lives (except me).
Plus the politics, the banning of books and women's health care.
As an RN who trained in New England, I can honestly say the healthcare in Florida is mediocre. “Operation Nightingale” conducted by the FBI found that over 7600 Florida nursing degrees were bought. How does this happen? Lack of state Board of Nursing oversight.
We moved from Tampa, housing is insane now! Wages still low, time for us to go
Been here since 2012... the amount of traffic these past 2-3 years seems more than the 10 years prior combined. I'm sure NY/NJ has it worse but this is an issue for locals that seems to have gotten twice as bad overnight....my current #1 issue is the traffic...
I visited my brother in Tampa back in 1978. He said the same thing back then. I'm sure it's much worse now.
That's what I keep hearing about the traffic.
Good luck!
@@BillGreenAZ , Tampa traffic is like something in a nightmare and the traffic in the suburbs (Brandon, Riverview, Wesley Chapel) is many times WORSE!!
That and the fact that almost nobody knows how the signals on their car works!!!!!
Your 10 reasons are spot on accurate. We live in Tallahassee, and bought our house in 2013 for $220k. It's 2k sq ft roughly, and I could probably sell it for double that tomorrow. We are nowhere near the ocean, and probably as far away from that as anywhere else in Florida, but our homeowners insurance doubled last year to about $3,400. Property taxes have slowly climbed to about $2,700 as well. And yeah, it's next to impossible to get homeowners insurance because all of the larger carriers have left the state because of the hurricanes. State Farm, Allstate, et al do not insure in Florida. The fraud has something to do with it as well. One thing you sort of left out is the cost of auto insurance going up. Hurricanes affected that as well, because not only do hurricanes destroy houses, but they destroy cars too, so without an accident on either of our cars, or any sort of claim in the entire time we've had this policy with this company, our auto insurance skyrocketed last year.
Your comments about pools being expensive go back to my days growing up in Miami with a pool in our backyard in the 1980's, and my Dad saying almost weekly that we was so sick of fixing our (in ground btw) pool that he was going to fill it in with dirt and be done with it. You are spot on that pools are REALLY expensive. It's why whenever I looked for a house I always told the realtor to find houses without pools. And based on my past experience living in a house with a pool, after the first 6 months of living there, you rarely use your pool. Sure, it's nice to have, but you just don't use it much.
The wife and I have discussed leaving Florida for a year or so now, and really don't want to leave. But I'm 56 years old and not getting any younger. It would be nice to settle in a place where housing costs and the costs of living weren't so ridiculous. Sadly we live about 15 minutes from the Georgia border, and all of these costs would drop in half if we moved there. But yeah, your analysis was spot on accurate.
Only one point is valis...high home insurance but thats mostly in coastal areas OR in the panhandle where you. Look it up the panhandle actually has more hurricanes than south florida.move between orland and gainesville and even include The Villages in lake county i guarantee you insrance is much cheaper.you can even find brand new homes under 300k in the area i described!!
All other points apply to ALL states.all states have taxes.all states have expensive and cheaper areas
OMG and LOL we live in Miami and my husband born and raised here. He literally says that every time he buys chlorine. The pool is non stop problems. Currently we have a leak and fill it daily. He says he is very close to filling it with dirt and making a garden. 🤣 We've lived in this house since 1998 and can't even think about moving in this economy. Want to move north of Orlando before we die. That dream is not anywhere in reach right now.
I don’t understand - you complain about tax and ins costs - but then you say you just doubled the value of the property.
In EVERY state when property value goes up - so do insurance and taxes.
That’s right house prices are going up but if you live here it’s great ,why does someone have a hoa lazy,tampa general is a top ten hospital I live Seminole heights tamp I have great doctors and luv advantage in carrolwood,in Florida you got to work or have income,my wife was oldest sheriff in hillsborough but you can not compare cost to states with state taxes
Why does she keep talking about sales tax first if retired how often do you by a car but only a couple states don’t have sales tax
I hate it here! Been 13 years of hell! If my mom wasn’t here I would be back up north. I’m so SICK of this heat, I have to hide in air conditioning all day. Everything is so expensive the traffic the HEAT
In in tampa. Originally from CT.
Also. Just owning a car is so expensive. Tag renewals, registration, TOLLS. Last year before I renewed my tag I had to pay $860 in tolls.
leave today!
Who says you have to go through tolls. It's only saving you a couple of minutes. I don't take them unless I'm crunched for time on something important.
I moved to Florida with the intentions of being a caregiver, which was what I was doing up north in Philadelphia, and Philadelphia is so much more easy to be a caregiver. I took a computer test about caregiving and taking care of elderly person. I had two patients and Philadelphia, it was a mother and the son I saved the woman’s life twice I was noticing one day that she was having a stroke and rushed to the hospital another time when I was going into work, she wasn’t answering my calls and she wouldn’t answer the door from my house. I had to break down the door when I found the upstairs on the floor unconscious again I rushed it to the hospital and saved her life with Florida comes in. I moved over here to Florida. I had the license certificate for Philadelphia. They told me that wasn’t good enough. I had to take a NR classes CPR classes at the go to school to obtain a license for caregiving. I had a friend of mine here where I live at at Serenity towers in Sanford Florida out of the kind of of my heart cheek had the disease with her bones that she could not cook for herself let her do mainly anything just stay over here gave her five hours with a caregiver a day when the caregiver leaves at 10:30, 11 o’clock in the morning what is she to do are used to cook in my house and make sure that she had something to eat. I had to take it to the store to play lottery she used to love playing the lottery. then she was hospitalized as to take her food in the hospital to make sure she ate then they put a feeding tube because she stopped eating. Eventually she died. It hurt me real real bad cause I used to go to the hospital and drive her around in her wheelchair but I wasn’t fit to be her caregiver. Medical fail in Florida really really sucks I had a simple operation for trigger finger on my left ring finger and my hand is still messed up to this day and I can’t even get a lawyer to help me out with that cake for Malpractice. If you need to speak to someone about Florida call me Jimmy Lopez, 267-407-1039. Call me anytime. Enjoy the rest of your week
Roof fraud has been around for years in Florida. Insurance companies are now fed up.
Wow
Oh, poor insurance companies... Give me a break! If they are so incompetent they can get defrauded by some roofing company, they are rightfully out of business. I live in rural FL, away from flood or hurricane prone zones, my insurance tripled in the last 2 years. Progressive sent me a cancellation letter "because my roof was supposedly old" , they never came around to check my roof. I replaced my roof (paid the full price, no "roof fraud") they still run and left me out to dry, some unknown newly popped up insurance company offered me triple the premium then run themselves too. The fraud are the insurance companies.
I don't think that insurance companies have feelings.
It's just the numbers.
All across the gulf coast, it is a problem. I already have two reputable roofing companies on my list just in case
@@biggestsign For sure. Storm chasers know EXACTLY what evidence insurance companies need to approve a claim. They might even CREATE such evidence.
Florida is a bargain compared to California. It’s the humidity and gators that keep me away.
And the hurricanes and sinkholes
No comparison between the two when it comes to weather! If being comfortable and not needing a couple of showers a day is important to you then choose California
gators love ya.
Home insurance $1200 a year
Property tax based on original purchase price
(prop 13). … Ventura,CA
You are paying 10 times as much in Florida!!!
The highest in the country!!!🤣😂🤡👍
@@gloria7876
Along with red tide and millions of dead fish ,birds and marine Mamals lining the beaches🤮
I’ve lived in the coastal Tampa Bay Area since I was 16 and it has definitely changed. My husband and I were lucky enough to have purchased our home during the tail end of the market crash in 2014. If we hadn’t bought when we did, there is ZERO chance we could have stayed here. The rent here for a 1/1 apartment is $1800/mo. Our mortgage has nearly doubled due to homeowners insurance hikes. There are NO houses in my area for under 300k and the ones under 400k are small and run down or in sketchy neighborhoods. You were pretty spot on your points, with the exception of the pool. You absolutely do not HAVE to have a pool. Yes it’s nice to have but not a necessity. Plus many communities have a neighborhood pool that is part of the HOA. Another consideration is that car insurance is also very expensive down here as well. Sadly we and many of our friends are considering moving out of state because it’s just not practical anymore. 😢
I’ve always had plans to move to FL even way before things got crazy because I just hate cold weather. I’ve spent about 3 months from June to August last year for work and got a little taste of what it’s like to live there. I’ve learned that:
1) the extreme humidity and heat doesn’t bother me at all. (My family is from the Caribbean so I guess it’s in my DNA lol)
2) reptilian encounters are pretty rare except for maybe the iguanas and small frogs in certain places.
3) I can adapt to the average the driving habits there pretty quickly. Just drive like the average person there does.
4) food isn’t **terribly** expensive compared to where I currently live, but I can empathize why someone who’s been living in FL for 40+ years would rightfully be outraged. In most cases it’s about only about slightly cheaper or the same if you shop at Publix compared to where I currently live (NYC). I’d much rather shop at a local mom and pop store anyway.
5) I noticed I felt a lot more productive and - and even motivated to run errands or go to the gym or go out in general due to the moderate boost in energy from the sun I guess.
6) I enjoyed the overall freedom-ness down there, and the people there are awesome (at least where I was staying) but as you get closer and closer to the big city (Miami) I found that most people are rude and always in a bad mood or in a rush (which I am already used to).
7) A pool is a ‘nice-to-have’ but as long as you’ve got fans or central cooling you’ll be fine.
8) I can see why someone who hates bugs and other critters wouldn’t want to move down there or down south in general. But just be mindful of lakes, ponds or creeks or other places that have standing water.
9) Haven’t experienced a hurricane while I was there yet, but would have to imagine it’s mostly just a matter of properly planning and preparing in a timely manner and not rushing for supplies at the last moment when a hurricane is already on approach.
10) Boomers? I was raised by them so I can deal with them 😂.
So personally, none of the things in this video are actual deal breakers for me, but just trade-offs from living in a colder climate, more expensive city. And a lot of the problems plaguing Florida right now are temporary.
Same!!! But now I have to work outside, I guess I will see where that leads as I get older, as I am Gen X and came before the 2008 housing "crash". I am also reasonable healthy and have managed to stay away from cancer.
Great comment.
Thanks for your recommendation because I don't understand about some hate Florida or Miami but I don't live over there I went for vacation more of 10 times I just love it compared others big city's..!
It's more cheaper than big city's ...
What's wrong with peoples Miami it's not cheapest City touristy always high compare city unknown ..!
Most peoples runaway to live Florida like New York, California, Arizona,Nevada...!
Like your comments I'm also from the Caribbean (Dom,Rep) (Puerto Rico) and live in Florida which I love it I used to live in New York since 1964, God bless you ❤
The amount of homes being built and lack of infrastructure... roads... example - along rte US 1 in St Augustine.. that traffic is nuts!
I left Jax in ‘89 when I joined the Navy. There were hardly any traffic on US 1. Prices on everything were CHEAP and my apartment rent was $350. Glad I don’t live in Florida anymore.
Go Navy!
@@americanedokko2782 My cousin joined the Navy in about 1978 and His last duty station before getting, was in Jacksonville. He is now a retired Jacksonville Police Officer. He never returned to His native City of Ft. Wayne, Indiana. (Most of my relatives that lived there have never returned either. They moved to BIGGER and nosier Indianapolis.
My husband and myself moved from Central New York to northern Florida during the pandemic to be closer to my family, that was a horrible mistake. we couldn't find any apartments and the homes were ridiculously expensive for first time buyers. We ended finding a cute affordable house in Western New York lol. But beside the housing issue Florida just isn't a paradise like people make it out to be, sadly people are unfriendly ,it's overcrowded ,dirty, has huge homeless population , way too hot , filled with poisonous spiders and snakes . What I find really funny is most of my neighbors moved to Florida and came back up to New York after some time lol
Thank God for that. Please convince the rest of your friends to go back to New York and also California, New Jersey and Mass. Ohio? Come on down. Pa.? We've got room for you. But for people who complain in restaurants, complain in general, why don't you go find a nice place in New York.
@@christaylor8337 You don't like her complaining so much...fair enough, but you didn't refute what she said about housing, expense taxes and insurance, homeless population, heat and humidity extremes. I liked Florida, but I liked leaving too.
@@incorrigiblycuriousD61 In fairness I was not in a good mental state when I wrote that. Probably a little tired.
To refute what she mentioned...or rebut at least...it's WAY easier to find affordable rentals now than when she came. So she is misrepresenting the current affairs in Florida by comparing what she experienced at the absolute HEIGHT of the hysteria to rent and buy Florida during the pandemic. In fact, Florida is about to lead the way in the housing correction, too, which makes sense.
Her stuff about dirty and unfriendly and all that...I live in Sarasota. Sorry, we don't have any of those issues...probably because it is still a SOUTHERN city. We have homeless but we manage them, we took heat for that a decade ago but look who ended up correct about coddling homeless people. By the by, I spend a lot of time with the homeless, each week, so I know what's up. There are zero point zero homeless people on the streets in downtown Sarasota where people go out to eat, shot and walk. None. They may be walking amongst everyone, sure, that's great, but they are not disrupting a single soul.
But please don't tell anyone. I was being truthful about how rude people from New York, Mass., NY, Illinois and California are compared to normal Sarasotans, which is mostly mid-western transplants. When the masses of this group came all at once, we saw a change in the way people behave at restaurants especially, but in public parks, etc.
For instance, I've been told now 5-6 times that the park that I've walked my dog off leash for the past 30 years, alongside dozens of other un-leashed dogs, requires a dog to be on leash. All 5-6 times have been since the great migration of 2021 and they all had northern accents. I am from Maine and can mimic any northeaster accent so I know where each are from. Sorry, most of the New York/Jersey, Mass., Californians have proven themselves not to be down with our vibe of being chill, on our heals in public not leaning forward. Slower. Relaxed and trying to make others relaxed, not out there returning your steak because it's too cold or treating the waiter as though he is your personal employee.
TLDR, we're happy to see them go and we would gladly assist in their packing, if they don't like 'the way we live.'
@@christaylor8337 I appreciate your thoughtful response and hope I didn't come across too negative. And I love the Sarasota and Siesta Key area, one of the most beautiful places where I have ever vacationed! Don't blame you for defending it and wanting to save it for appreciative people. Maybe she was thinking of Miami to Fort Lauderdale? I swear, there are homeless beggars and angry drivers at every other intersection, it seems. Oh wait, now I see your point. Many of them are from northern cities. Haha. Okay, you win.😊
It was a brilliant idea to move back. You should have convinced 10 more families to move back to NY...maybe they can convince 10 more to follow you back. It's a win win for us.
Hello from Melbourne FL and I’ve lived in Brevard Countdown County (Launches) for 33 years! Today the problems we are having are Everything you mentioned! Top of the list outrageous homeowners insurance ✅ Healthcare costs and available Good docs✅Hurricane stress on multiple levels✅Bugs, 🪳bugs, 🐜 bugs (too many to list)✅Insufficient roads ✅Cost of living ⬆️ ✅Worker shortage in all aspects, especially healthcare ✅. People need to Stop moving here Really!!!😢
Love your content, delivered concise with a dash of humor
From Florida and you’re spot on other than the part about having a pool. It’s definitely not a must here to have a pool at your home. Most don’t get used year round anyways so a waste and hassle for a lot of people. Community pools in neighborhoods and recreational centers are common. Most locals prefer the beach anyway.
From NJ, moved to FL in 1996. It's called "Due diligence"... Life is very complex in the USA now. Overall, a good video.
I moved to St Petersburg in 1996 - Moved to Tennessee in March 2024- Sold my $70,000 house for $400,000 - cost of living in FL has become crazy. So very crowded with some of the rudest individuals ever.
Tennessee very goog no taxes hardly and cheap
I've been seeing many folks from Florida moving up here to North Carolina. Chatted with my neighbor that moved in from Florida and I was like why would you want to come here when you lived in Florida which I considered a paradise state once he gave me the reasons I was like oh got ya.
Having lived in Florida 55 miles north of Tampa near the Gulf on a river.I agree with your assessment of costs. We now live in South Carolina 25 miles inland from the ocean. The cost of a new home, Insurance (no Flood Insurance needed), and association fees have been a huge difference. Example: Home insurance in FL went from $1600 / yr to $3100 / yr. and Flood Ins was $4500 / yr.
I'm curious what area of South Carolina you chose.
@@cosmoscita We live in Summerville, Berkley County just west of Charleston
Uh, you are not safer in SC either. 25 miles from the ocean? Check on the stts when Hugo hit.
@@paulkoza8652 I don't have a 12 ft. storm surge to worry about in Summerville like I did in Florida.
I live in weeki wachee. Which sound pretty close to where you were talking about in Fl.
Its getting bad here. Everything is being bulldozed to put in the track home pop up neighborhoods..
The sudden rise of population is probably gonna get my son rezoned and sent to another high school between his 8th and 9th grade year. If that happens and he separated from his friends, were gone. Maine looking nice.
As a Boomer who lived in Florida in his teens and 20s, I could mention the transplants and the snowbirds from the Northeast who made our lives more difficult every winter. Your recommending that people not live in Florida because old people live there is interesting.
Just sold my house in Tampa, had to do many updates to move it. Market is slow unless it’s a million dollar home. Between taxes and home insurance. It’s brutal. Our house had a sinkhole issue many years ago that was resolved with about 80k worth of work. Insurance companies didn’t care. We were constantly getting cancelled. From lower N.Y. lived there 36 years. Many changes. Especially traffic. Crazy. This lady knows what she’s talking about. Taxes are also vey high. I will say our healthcare and hospitals were great in Tampa. In Buffalo now. Loving everything but the hospitals here.
I have lived in Florida since 1967. It has really changed a lot. I moved to North Florida a long time ago. I did not pay much for my house i bought it 40 years ago. A couple of years ago my home owners insurance company went bankrupt. To get insurance i spent $40,000 on repair s to my house. I have still have friends in South Florida i drive down about once a year. The traffic is terrible from Jacksonville on down its bumper to bumper on a six lane highway with people trying to drive 55 . If there is wreck you can add an hour to your drive time. I spent a month after Hurricane Michael running a chainsaw helping people get in and out of their homes. If you move here make sure you buy a generator and a chain saw you will need them during hurricane season.
Moved to FL in 2016, got way more crowded when Covid hit, home prices shot up along with prop taxes and all insurances. Had to replace my roof in order to keep my home insurance. Whatever amount you think it costs here you need to budget way more than you think. While my wife and I can afford to live here my kids are finding it unaffordable due to high housing cost and low wages. Love FL but it’s expensive.
Sorry you're experiencing that.
"Thinking about moving to Florida? Well, be prepared to become best friends with mosquitoes. They're not just Florida's state bird; they're your new roommates, your hiking buddies, and your alarm clock every morning!"
I guess I’m lucky not having the problem with mosquitoes, but you forgot to mention the lizards 🦎 and snakes 🐍 among other creatures like alligators 🐊
I always keep a mosquito zapper going inside the house and I use a mosquito net over the bed when they get really bad and interfere with sleeping.
You must live in a tent. Florida sucks, but not because of mosquitoes.
Hahahaha Wow. Maybe S. Carolina?
Lots of places have lots of mosquitoes. i remember Staten Island in the old days in the summer, and that is in NYC. They are a nuisance, but certainly not the worst thing about Florida.
I moved to Florida in the late 80's and it was still pretty good and pretty affordable. I left in 2004 to move out west and I go back every year and it gets more crowded and unaffordable. The big attraction to Florida was always it was a cheaper place to live and there were no state taxes and also the weather (I only liked the Florida weather 5-6 months a year). Now that so many people live in Florida and will keep moving there as all the retirees from the Northeast will keep moving there it will keep going downhill , another place that is a victim of it's own success.
Very enlightening!
I was born in FL and left when I was 36 for Raleigh. I agree with most of what you said, but by no means is a swimming pool a necessity. I would be surprised if more than 15% of FL houses had a swimming pool.
You didn't mention climate as its own reason, but FL is varying degrees of SWELTER for about 90% of the year that i found to be intolerable. Between that and the rising sea levels that have been recorded in Miami, Jacksonville, etc, I'm not optimistic about the livability of FL even for people who tolerate the heat well. I'm rather happy with Raleigh/NC, and can't imagine anything intrinsic bringing me back to live there.
Moved to FL two years ago and still loving it.
Awesome
@@JackieBaker it is great to live here .. with money !.. only the wealthy can move and stay here right now.
Good luck.
I'm 54 live in Jacksonville the whole time, everything you've said is accurate
This was a great list thanks!. Also to note other reasons are bad traffic, rude people and the heat!! And this coming from someone who grew up there!
Yes! Please stay in NJ people! All 10k of you that subscribe to this channel should listen to her. All her reasons are legit and she doesn't lack any exaggeration whatsoever! She seems so knowledgeable about Florida too! Please stay in your "Garden" state! Please!
Getting too many NJ transplants down in Lutz, Jeffrey? Are they changing the character of FL?
@@harlanjackson6112 not really too much yet, the NJ transplants that are here are relatively calm and considerate. The fear some have that live here year round is that there will be a major influx into our beautiful state that will change the character for the worse. Although I try to reassure them that the Jersey folks who love their state do so for a reason and those that choose to relocate also do so for a reason or multiple reasons.
I like to visit Florida, but the weather is horrible way too hot and humid for me🥵
Oh! You just don't want Florida to get any more crowed. LOL.
@@divermike8943 we have way too many crows!
Still a good deal compared to NY & NJ. I'm from NJ. Good luck trying to find a house for $400k in NJ. I like NJ and I like FL. Just stay away from flood zones and HOAs
Sadly, as of the beginning of last year home owners who were not in a flood zones were forced by some insurance companies to carry Flood coverage. My friend, Glenda and her sister are both in insurance, both from NJ, both live in FL for the last 30 years and one owns her own insurance company in Ft Lauderdale. Many of their clients are calling to change their rental property insurance documents to stipulate they are no longer renting, Wink Wink, because the rental insurance coverage increases went up %400. The risk of doing so is high but the rates are skyrocketing.
Agree 1000%. Lots of fear mongering and cope in this video. I'm a snowbird from NYC who is now spending 6+ months on the beach in Florida. Florida sales tax is 7%; it's 8.625% in NYC. Insurance for my co-op unit is $770 per year ($500 in NYC) and my monthly maintenance in FL is $511 ($1627 in NYC). Groceries in FL and NYC are comparable; however, there are no Chinatowns in Florida, so there are less fresh produce and "ethnic" grocery stores in FL. Sure, there is some crime in FL but I suspect it's much worse in NYC and FL is pretty much free of illegal immigrants. If it wasn't for the dreadful summer weather, I would stay in FL all year. It is awesome!
I agree.. great response.. Coming from a law enforcement background in FL I know the crime is not being reported. Yes. Lots of non dpcumented persons both contributing to the GPD, renting from mom and pop landlords and some bad apples in the drug and sex trafficking space but many more no one has car insurance let alone a valid license. I feel so bad for the people who move here and only capture a surface level understanding of the community and crime areas. We have a huge homeless problem and most don't know Delray Beach is the rehab capital of the nation.
Holy cow! 400%!!!!!
Oh good! Thank you for answering all of this! This is all information I found from different websites and that’s why I asked Floridians to share their personal experiences. I appreciate the feedback!
Great information-thank you!
Thank you Jackie, great honest video. God bless.
You are so welcome
*Well you just mentioned NJ and NY because I was going to say my One Bedroom 652 square foot apartment in Kips Bay (Manhattan) cost $675k. To get a HOUSE for $400k is a bargain!*
Isnt NJ 7% sales tax on top of having an income tax?
Yes
Great video, thx for the info
Glad it was helpful!
Hi. From August of 2013 until December of 2016, I helped take care of my mom in Jensen Beach. She would have to go to the ER often because of her gastric and balance problems, and I always had the inkling the doctors weren't running the right kinds of tests. December of 2016 we moved her to an assisted living apartment near my sisters in Cincinnati, and she lasted 2 months after being diagnosed with lymphoma. I didn't stay in Florida because I knew I couldn't afford it. Right now I'm in "Eclipse Central" southern Illinois and find it much easier to live here and travel to see long-time friends in CA or FL.
Fl homes and rents are climbing really fast. Yet it you love hot hot hot summers and generally hot weather it is paradise if you have monet you can go anywhere in the state. Yet it's not pristine clean like it used to be, it's not calm like it uses to be there are bad drivers and traffic. But it's still quite calm compared to parts of NY. It good for snow birds that's for sure.
My friend just moved out of Florida and moved to north Georgia due to Property taxes and homeowners insurance combined are more than his mortgage.
We are native Floridians, born and raised in central Florida. A lot of what was brought out in the video is correct. However, we have lived in three other states other than Florida, and each one has its pros and cons. You have to decide what is most important to you in terms of the advantages and disadvantages that are present in each state. One of the disadvantages of living in Florida is that too many people live here! I know that lots of folks are leaving, too, but not enough in our opinion. So, where to move to is going to be a very personal decision. Good luck and best wishes to all who are in the position of trying to decide where to make your nest!
I live in Florida and yes housing and dining out costs just keep rising. Another negative no one seems to mention is that the pay scale is so much lower in Florida. If you are a retiree that may not be an issue until you find out you need more money here.
Jacksonville native here(boomer) who is planning to leave in a few years. I own a home in a neighborhood built in the 90’s with a layout perfect for a pool. Very few people here built them because of the hassle and expense. Also, overdevelopment and terrible traffic are issues. Not the only place with this problem and may not seem that bad to the many people here who are moving in from NY and NJ, but it’s getting there. Agree 100% about being very cautious about condos. Friends who live in them are worried about large assessments due to deferred maintenance and insurance woes. You didn’t mention this, and I know it’s controversial, but part of my reason for leaving for a retirement community in another state is climate change. Not ready for stronger hurricanes and more heat/humidity/ sea level rise.Will also mention that the safety net and in many counties public schools are poor, so those should be considered. And I am generally happy with my health care, but the system is strained, as it is in many places.
Wow thank you for sharing your experience. Really appreciate it!
Well, the sun affects the climate. And it's entering its peak activity. Watch the money. The real money. Those who are telling you about sea level rise and what not, are buying beach front properties and building bunkers underneath them.
Isn't right wing media a major player in Jacksonville? Do your neighbors look at you funny when you mention climate change? Last time I caught Fox 'news' they were poo-pooing it. It's controversial because the fossil fuel industry is a major backer of the GOP. So green energy got behind Dems. I for one think you're doing the right thing.
I left JAX 3 years ago. No regrets.
That’s not true at all . I have a swimming pool and it cost me only $185 per month for people to come in and service my pool twice a week. In FL you don’t have to worry about squatters, and they just passed the law no homeless sleeping on the public places and streets. So, people move to FL for many other good reasons.
Good luck.
I don't understand why people need their pool service by other people so many mentally challenge people out there
Excellent Report, you touched all of the points, all of the realities. Also, the quality of life in Florida has changed, mostly from peoples up North, migrating South, retiring, to escape ‘the rat race’ endured during their working life, to find almost bumper to bumper traffic congestion from all of the migration. Not to mention the sweltering heat and accompanying humidity - as viewed from another report on Florida.
jackie, your very smart seller...its a pleasure to watch your vidieos
I'm in Michigan right now and looking to relocate to Florida. The Orlando area (but not necessarily in the city itself) seems about the best for me. It's in the center of the state, so hopefully outside the storm surge area in the event of a hurricane. When I bought my house in Michigan I paid about $176K ten years ago. Zillow tells me it would go for about $320K today. A house on my street recently sold for $280K. Even at the lower price, I could sell it and buy a nice home in Florida for little out of pocket. The only thing holding me back is the thought of the amount of work required to pack up everything I own and unpack it when I get there. I'm single, so I would have to do it all myself.
Brace yourself for unbearable heat and humidity.
You can do it!! I’m going to!! Pay for a pod and have your car shipped to Florida! 😊
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A couple of suggestions? First, be sure to plan an extended visit (>week) to look over the area that fits your budget, $300K is tight for the Orlando burbs. Second, a big move is tough, we started our packing in mid October and made our move in the first week of January, between moving and the holidays it's something I don't want to ever repeat. Get rid of as much as you can, we brought tons of stuff to Goodwill, gave away furniture, and we still ran out of time and had to store some stuff for a while.
I’m from Michigan too. My dream is to have a place in Florida and a small cabin up North in Michigan to escape the summer heat in Florida during the summer.
I was born and raised in Miami-Dade County. Never imagined I would leave Florida but 6 months ago, my family and I bought a home in the Northern Atlanta area and moved 600 miles away. When I first decided to move, I thought I might be homesick but that has not been the case. Excluding my family and friends still living there, I don't miss anything about Florida.
The biggest thing for me was the unbearable heat. It gets worse every year with minimal relief for more than a few sporadic days during the "winter" months. This makes it nearly impossible to enjoy outdoor activities other than anything involving a pool or the ocean. Add to that a near-constant stream of rage-inducing traffic (regardless of day, time, or area), insanely overpriced property insurance rates (that are essentially a scam because you have to pay but better not make a claim), high property taxes, high cost of living as a whole, and perpetual exposure to fraud and other criminal elements. As a kid and young adult, I loved my hometown. But now I realize that sadly my hometown is no longer what it once was. The place's beauty and potential have been slowly eroded by greed and corruption.
In our new neighborhood, all the beautiful, unique homes have room to spread out so neighbors are not on top of each other. Traffic and crime are minimal, woodlands are bountiful, and it is a blessing to enjoy real seasons without any one of them overstaying their welcome. Property and insurance rates are affordable. My base salary as a teacher increased by more than $20k. Life is easier and happier here for me and my family. I will always have love for Florida because I spent 46 years of my life there and it helped shape me into the person I am today. I will return often to visit my loved ones and maybe the beach when I need some vitamin sea, but I am much happier having Florida be a place I visit rather than a place I call home.
That unbearable heat, and the humidity, is why I could never live in Fla. Plus the freakin' bugs, no thanks!
Most of my neighbors have a pool. I've never seen them in the pool, ever. It's a waste. Insurance is high, taxes are high. Condo HOA fees are almost equal to the mortgage.
Excellent points! Good vid
I am 54 years old and have lived in Florida the past 52 years. It use to be extremely affordable to live here but these days insurance is off the wall and housing prices over inflated. That being said, it’s still a great place to live just be aware of the hurricanes.
I lived in the Hollywood, FL area; I would not go back, too tropical; I'd go to Daytona area instead if I returned.
We've lived in SW Florida for 30 years; I would not move back to the NY area EVER. We moved here from New Canaan Ct, immediately after CT decided to implement a state income tax. While I do not dispute some of the observations made by Jackie in this video, the most significant reason many people move here is for a less 'frenetic' daily lifestyle and a much safer environment. Also, for us, NO more Winter! I haven't scraped ice off my windshield in over 30 years. You have no idea how much less stress you feel when you wake up 80% of the time to blue skies and bright sunshine! The 'heat' in the Summer here is always exaggerated and compared to many locations in the USA, Florida is almost 'antiseptically' clean and pleasant.
Another plus - very low crime rates here relative to almost ANY city, surrounding suburbs and even exurbs. Law enforcement actually is professional and very responsive. Florida also has a very affordable state university system which is an advantage to younger families. While it is true that some areas are less affordable than they were 5-10 years ago, there are still many reasonable and pleasant places to live. Cleary, I have a 'bias' since I've lived here so long, and my wife and I each own a small business. The migration rate to FL has certainly helped us do very well here.
Florida also gets an absurd rap on how 'climate-change' makes it 'dangerous' to live here. Utter nonsense! It you own a home or condo that was built post Hurricane Andrew in 1992, the codes here are very strict and the home would likely be very safe to live in. Yes, a flood and/wind mitigation certificate will save you significant $$$ on insurance and is a good investment. The only item we added to our home was a garage door that is rated for Miami-Dade County codes. It will withstand Cat 5 winds. It's also true that there are many retirees here in FL, but I'd rather live among them than some of the people that live in and around almost all major cities and appear to have nothing to do on the weekends but commit crimes...Or am I wrong?
In some cases, 'perception' is reality. No place is the 'perfect' place to live, but I can assure people that, on balance, the Florida 'favorables' outweigh the 'unfavorables' by a wide margin...imho.
Thank you for sharing your personal insight! Appreciate it!
Well said!
You are wrong about crime. Crime is higher in the middle of the country. How many times do you have to close your house up because of a potential hurricane.
Those numbers of people without health insurance …. scary and SAD!
Where in Jersey are you? I STILL miss my NY house. Most of my family lived in Wycoff, Hawthorne and Fort Lee. I love your accent …made me homesick.
I can't handle that heat and humidity all year
I was born in Tallahassee in 1957, and lived in several other places in the state until my family left in 1970. My father was from Polk County.
Though i visit the state every couple of years, my family there is all gone.
Now I'm retired, and living in Virginia. My family and i have discussed relocating to FL.
We could easily afford it, but we have decided to stay where we are.
I do grieve for that lovely state i grew up in. It's gone forever.
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Six months ago I would have said being in an HOA was ok. Forget it. I got a permit to park my 6x8 trailer on my property. I pulled it onto the grass to paint it. Then, moved it back to the driveway. Received a letter with a photo of me actually working on it while it was on the grass. Just received a notice of hearing and $50 fine for storing my trailer on my property. I store it in a lot, but unhooked it while I was using it and drove to Walmart to pick up something. Hooked it back up and took it to the storage lot. Some Nazi took a photo during the 15 minutes it was sitting in my driveway. The fine was waived and the woman in the office told me to email or call her when I’m using it so it doesn’t happen again. But, now I have to go find this idiot and start taking photos of violations on his or her property. (Yes, I’m that kind of person.) I would never move to an HOA again. It’s great when normal people are in charge, but you only need one moron on a power trip to make your life miserable.
Yes, I agree. I'll never be in an HAO community again. I got notifications for having my Christmas decorations still up, when it was Feb 5th. I usually take them down around end of January. But was a little late this time. Someone didn't like it.
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I’ll never live in a no. HOA neighborhood in Florida. We looked at several non-HOA neighborhoods in Central Florida with houses $250,000 and up…..most with big yards, swimming, pools , concrete drives, etc. you know what else they had? We saw old boats with flat trailer tires…..we saw pickup trucks with trash in the beds……we saw shrubbery unkept and grass in some yards calf high and we saw yards where people parked their cars. You can call me racist I don’t give a crap because I’m telling it like it is……the influx of immigrants somehow affording these quarter million dollar homes has changed the face of the typical residential neighborhoods in Florida. Oh yeah……many roofs were stained from being years beyond their service life so how do you think that affects the worth of the guy’s house next door who spends ten grand for a new roof? It all boils down to the fact that in Florida if you don’t buy in an HOA community the worth of your investment is entirely up to how desirable YOUR NEIGHBORS (and the residents in the homes on the road into your neighborhood) make the neighborhood feel.
@@beboboymann3823 Our neighborhood has HOA fee's. And no one knows what we are paying for. There are no amenities or services. The neighborhood looks beautiful, all on our own. The houses in our neighborhood are 500K to 900k. Garbage in the back of a truck, or a flat tire is nothing to complain about. It's life, and it's normal. I never see neighborhoods with long grass, unless they are side street hoods. I've seen neighborhoods that look dumpy even when they have HOA fees. And I've seen neighborhoods with NO HOA's and they look beautifully clean and well kept. I don't think HOA's make a difference at all. $250 is pretty low. It would be hard to expect someone in a $250 house to afford or want to pay HOA's. When we move, we'll be getting a house that's not in a neighborhood. So, no HOA's, and no neighbors with messy yards. They are taking advantage of people with these HOA's. They keep raising the prices, and people are getting ripped off. You have to move when the payment gets too high.
yeah you can not move to an HOA. them jokesters got mad Karen power issues.
I met many people that came to South/SW Florida, and the ones that moved out usually cited the heat and cost of living. Too many people moved here, driving up the cost of almost everything.
Florida has become incredibly overcrowded since the 1990s. I have gone there twice on vacation and I will not return. The traffic and bugs are atrocious and the heat is unbearable. There are too many homes packed into a small area because there are so many wetlands.