It seems many people are viewing this video as if there is a mass exodus happening in South Florida. That is not the case AT ALL! In this video, I mention that Florida has been either number 1 or number 2 for net migration in the last 2 years. This video simply addresses the fact that half a million people left in one year and I talk about the reasons why they are leaving while so many people still want to move in! If you recently moved out of South Florida, we'd love to hear your reason for leaving if it wasn't mentioned in this video. Let us know below this comment!
So, I will tell you why, partly, many natives & long time locals have left or will eventually leave: For much of the previous decades in Florida, it was possible as an individual without a college degree to "make it" even thru hard times, because the culture of employment in some higher level occupations did not demand such. That is GONE. The NY/NE types have inserted themselves in positions of influence in govt & business, and make every higher level employment REQUIRE a degree, even if you are sufficiently qualified w/o degree. It's become an "East Coast" attitude (mostly by NY influence) to expect a college education for almost every higher occupation. So, if you don't have a college degree and don't intend to work your way up to grocery store manager, you will have a tough time finding quality paying employment, especially in South Florida. There are employers in other States that will happily pay you well for your experience, and you won't need to show them some fancy paper from NYU to get a good salary. Florida simply does not have the Silicon Valley type of economy to allow non-degreed employees to find niches of well payed non-degreed positions. This an elitist approach, and eventually, many of the decent non-degreed individuals will discover this and leave. The arrogants that remain will have to humiliate each other to get the satisfaction they get from mistreating those Floridians that didn't have the privilege of mommy/daddy trust money to send them to college.
I would not be surprised if it looks like The Appalachia's how all the businesses have closed because of the Mining Industry is gone. Now the Insurance Industry is leaving. I know I live in California and worked for an Auto and Home Insurance for 22 years. We had a building that closed in Florida. I just flew back from Guadalajara; Mexico and that city is booming. It is the Silicon Valley of Mexico growing fast. Many Beautiful homes with pools for sale. They just said there are one million Americans have recently moved to Mexico.
I moved to Florida in 2021. The only Con that makes me consider leaving is that it is gard to make a living. Pay is very low. I made more as a Nurse in 2019 up North than I do here in 2024. Cost of living has far outpaced my wages. Even if my kids go to College I dont know where they would find jobs here. The skilled labor jobs that require a 2 year degree only pay $15/ hr. Its mostly low wage service jobs I see here.
I speak about this in many of my videos. That's one of the things that people don't expect when they move here and I try to bring it to light through my videos. The cost of living outpaced the salaries by far!
We left Florida after living there 8 years. We left 3 years ago before Home Owners and Auto insurance skyrocketed- so those were not reasons per se- The reasons were the oppressive HOA with great ideas to spend money on useless projects and hit everyone with higher fees and special assessments, hurricanes, lived thru Irma in 2017 and did not want to repeat it, hot as heck in the summer, stuck up better than everyone else golfers who looked down on anyone who did not golf, traffic and over development, The beauty of the area was destroyed by building on every square inch. A trip to P:ublix which should have been 10 minutes turned into 30 with all the traffic and shopping in season with all the snow birds was horrendous. The winters were the nicest time of year BUT snowbirds ruined it with their influx and making everything overcrowded. Made a nice profit on our home and moved.
I've even noticed a huge difference since 2019 with the congestion and the Fort Lauderdale skyline has changed so much. There no room to build out so they're just building up. I haven't had a client leave because of any HOA situation as of yet, but insurance definitely. Summer 2023 was one of the worst I've ever experienced in terms of heat/humidity, not as bad with rain, and now this winter seems like its been longer than normal (At least out of the 5 years I've been here). So far for me the pros still outweigh the cons. Maybe the longer I'm here, that will change but who knows. Hope you're enjoying your new home!
There are plenty of places to live in FL in the central or northern part of the state, where insurance rates are lower, and very few snowbirds. But if you live anywhere near the water in FL, it is going to be expensive and crowded, and more crime.
@@stevegiblin270 Florida is nice for a vacation when the hurricane season is over and it's zero degrees at home. I'm leaving it because I can't stand warm humid weather all year long and the cost of living in these sub-tropics is getting out of hand.
Our home south of St. Pete went from 1.1 to 2.4 in 7 years. Taxes are 23k a year, homeowners and flood run 3k (replacement cost) take into account yard guys (too hot in the summer!) @200 a month, pool guys @ $160 a month for a salt pool, water bill @140 a month, ( we pay $14 a month for irrigation water fixed) electric bill for a 3600 sq ft home made of concrete and rebar with hurricane glass and 2 air units @$ 580 a month year round running the pool pump 6 hours a day, and power at our dock, gas which includes tankless water heater, pool heater rarely used, cooktop fire pit and grill none used often, @ $35 a month in the summer and if we heat the pool at 90 a few times a month in the winter will run around $220. It is not cheap to live here. We were looking to move to GA or SC spending about $1.3 but after a lengthy search concluded the stick built homes really were not well made so we will stay and take the equity until we get the bug.
No income tax in FL you pay mire than other states with no taxes...FL you pay tax on everything , plus a double $.55 tax on gas...that is a MAGATs BS story and anyone can find it in 3 seconds ...But they like to repeat the lies , because they are afraid they will see the truth..
I left Ft.Lauderdale two years ago and it was the best thing I ever did. I had a 2 bedroom 1 bath condo, I got it for $180k at that time the monthly fees were $450 which was really cheap. I left there mostly because everything was getting too expencive and the people were so rude it got to the point I wanted to slap the day lights out of them ( WHICH I NEVER DID ). I came home one night and my street had about a dozen or so police cars blocking it, I was asked by 5 or 6 different cops what was I doing here. I told them I live on this street and even had to prove it. I pulled into my parking spot the had my unit number on it, low and behold a cop was parked there. I told him to move the car since this is private property, he said he would write me a ticket if I didn't leave, I told him to kiss my azz and move the damn car now. Another cop told him to move it as well. Next morning I put my condo on the market, less than 3 weeks later it sold for over $550K. I now live in another state and with what I sold my condo for I bought a 3 bdrm 2 full bath more than twice the size of my condo. I still have money left over from that.
@@oceanview4428 ... I never give out my location name of work place or even my real life name. I made that mistake years ago when some psycho found out where I lived, that was a bizzar time of dealling with a stalker.
Left Ft. Lauderdale. Traffic, entitled rich people, poorly built housing, nothing old to see, crime, bad areas, snow birds, tourists, drunk college kids, etc.
Same reason I'm leaving.. it's terrible now.. I came here like 10 years ago..all you have listed and the homeless explosion is insane..it's become a cesspool of humanity.. self-centered, entitled people galore...def not the place I moved to and enjoyed.
I have been in Fort Lauderdale since 2019 and it has changed so much in just 5 years its crazy. The skyline looks completely different and yes the traffic has noticeably gotten much worse. I can't imagine how much it's changed since even 10 years ago!
Top 3 reasons why why people leave FL in no particular order: 1. Normal job or education related transfers, 2. Some people moved to FL during/after COVID because they thought they could work remotely, but companies are rescinding that policy and they have to move back, 3. Cost of HOA fees and homeowner insurance has skyrocketed, for reasons we all know about (like collapse of the Condo in Miami).
I live in Texas, and I know there are a lot of similarities between Florida and Texas. So I find myself wondering if new housing developments in Florida are universally HOA controlled . Most of the new housing developments being built in Texas are HOA controlled. The younger people who have families in my circle end up resenting those communities because the retirees that live there and serve on the HOA boards have the time to drive around and hunt for violations. Young families, not so much. It's not necessarily a universal thing; I'm sure there are some young parents who prefer living in a tightly controlled community. However, the younger parents in my social circle have disliked it so intensely that they have left those newer developments and bought older homes.
@@lucindabreeding Whether or not there is an HOA frequently depends on whether there are community facilities (pool, tennis courts, parks, etc). If it is a condo or townhome community where the HOA has the responsibility for exterior maintenance of buildings, grounds, etc, then obviously there needs to be an HOA. For communities with single family homes on fee simple lots (owned entirely by the homeowner), even if there is an HOA, they typically have fewer powers or controls over homeowners. Sometimes HOA's get carried away with controls, but they are usually just trying to maintain property values of the neighborhood, and make sure no one paints their home bright orange, or has commercial vehicles parked outside their homes, etc. In some parts of Texas like Houston, there are no zoning laws, so HOA's (and covenants) are used to prevent someone from converting their home into a commercial enterprise with signs, and customer parking, etc.
South Florida is a victim of its own success. Twenty years ago when I was there it was getting crowded. Traffic was horrible. We all cant live on the "beach" as my friend would say.
@@Aggie4life77I can't speak to the op. However, my parent s owned beachfront property in seagrove. They sold it 10 years ago because they ended up losing a lot of their profit 4 years in a row from tropical storms and hurricanes. If they were there now, they would almost have to own an entire building to make the insurance cost. Makes sense. If you're an individual condo owner in Florida or South Florida, I can't imagine owning a single unit and making much of a profit when you can't really get insurance anymore.
Twenty years ago it was already extremely over-crowded. I lived there in the 70s. Went back for a visit in 2000. Areas that use to be beautiful were now covered in ugly condos.
@@barryfohn4385 Where in Florida? There are still areas like where I am that are not crowded but they're not sitting on the beach. The worst parts of Florida are on the west coast. Its pretty but they get the brunt of the hurricanes and flooding. So many gangster developers built big fancy homes on top of wetlands and then they flood the first time a good storm comes. KNOW WHERE YOU're BUYING....no matter where in the country you're thinking of.
good luck to ya...thats a good move, I have also consider that move either SC or NC get me a trailer home and live the simple life, Florida is ridiculously expensive
I moved to FL ftom NJ in 1982. Moved to Coral Springs from Davie in 1990. Left to return to NJ in 2009. Am here in Hollywood in 2024 and sadly discouraged to see how much Broward County has declined. English is a second or third language, the traffic is horrible and not to mention the overcrowding 😮 Palm Beach & parts north will be no better in a few years. IDK what the future holds for the Sunshine State😢
According to my own investigation People who are partially homeless in the United States and live in cars are the product of a complicated web of interrelated factors. This problem is fueled by high housing expenses in relation to income, stagnating earnings, and income inequality. A lack of affordable housing, medical costs, evictions, job loss, a lack of social support system, and structural issues and insufficient policies all contribute to the phenomena.
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I have lived in New Hampshire for 21 years, Colorado for 28 years, Florida for 2 years and I spend a lot of time visiting Arizona. My husband is from Florida and when he moved back to the state he could not believe how much the state has changed. Traffic is really bad, our car insurance doubled over night, home owners insurance is $8000 a year. Hurricane Ian caused damage to my house and I find Florida’s humidity to be oppressive. We will be moving out of state in the next month and I can’t wait. I know some people love Florida and I also have met a lot of people that said they gave it a try but it’s not for them. I HIGHLY recommend to anyone that wants to move to Florida or ANY state is to rent for a full year before purchasing a home. Everyone thinks the grass is greener but what you get is more manure. Thanks for the honest video. I know there will be hateful comments but people need to hear both sides.
@@healingsoul13I don’t think there’s even enough land in SoFlo to expand highways and roads. You probably gotta shift to public transit now. The Metrorail.
And DeSantis now get $15.00 from West Palm to Miami with all his tolls on 95...2 lanes on 95, at a standstill for a hour, igf you want to pay for a government road that you already pay taxes for go right ahead.
People come on vacation and then figure they will move Here and be on a constant vacation. Then, I realized it's work to make a living in Florida and not a fantasy vacation all the time. Their quality of life goes out the window
I'm 61 and currently live in Tennessee. I've been thinking for years that when I retire I would move to the Florida panhandle. But I'm seeing a barage videos like this one. Friends my son (who is 34) went to school with, moved to the Tampa area after college. They just moved back to TN and they said the reason was because housing costs simple because impossible for them to afford living there anymore and that in just 4 years their rent more than doubled. The problem isn't the population growth. The problem is that wealthy people are the ones moving to Florida. They come in, buy older properties, bulldoze the existing home or building and put up a vastly more high end/expensive home/building, thus driving up the value of all the surrounding properties. The tax assessment of properties go up as a result, regardless of the fact that those surrounding properties haven't recieved the updates of the new properties. As a result, to be able to pay the increased taxes, the price of rental properties, as well as everything else (to a degree) goes up. Next thing you know, service workers, who don't make that much money compared to the wealthy people coming into the state, suddenly see their rent, or home prices going up beyond the level they can afford like my son's old school mates. It's not the wealthy people who are leaving, it's the service workers and other lower income job holders who are leaving because they can't afford the cost of living anymore. Some will say this isn't a sustainable situation. However, look at places like the ski resort areas of Colorado and Utah. The same thing happened there many many decades ago. People kept saying the property values going up to such extreme levels was a "bubble" that would eventually burst, that there would HAVE to be an economic adjustment that would level things back out. Well that adjustment never came. What DID happen, is small trailer park communities popped up here and there and that's where the service workers live, and have lived in those ski resort areas for decades. Some will say that this will only happen in the coastal areas of Florida, but eventually, the entire state will be occupied primarily by wealthy people, and all that will be left is high end areas, with spots where the laborers who serve the wealthy will be forced to live (because they won't be able to afford to live anywhere else), just like the ski resort areas of the west. If you are thinking the inflated home prices in Florida is a bubble that is doomed to burst, think again. Florida is headed for becoming the first state where the residents will literally be either the wealthy, or the servants of the wealthy, and no one else will live there.
Can't beat Florida on the good new laws they passed recently like anti squatter and anti lifetime alimony laws. All states should have these same laws.
…and he gutted DEI departments from state schools, banned porno from public school libraries, banned teaching about sexuality and gender from schools, banned roadway protests, etc. DeSantis is on the right (correct) side on many issues.
There is more to politics that makes or breaks a state. And that what this TH-cam video is about. There is a TH-cam video about how many Floridians are relocating to Georgia and the Carolinas. The pandemic is in the rear view mirror and Florida's growth is slowing down and outbound migration is growing.
I've been in Florida since 1981. It's time for us to go. People here used to be very friendly, similar to where I came from in the Midwest. In recent years people moving here are arrogant and basically mean people. Go to Georgia or North Carolina and ask all those ex Floridians why they left and you'll get the same as stated above. We all got fed up with it and are moving to where people have respect for each other.
I was a one-year resident of SW Florida in the 1980s. While I liked it there in some ways, I was just way too young to stay in a retirement area at 22. I moved but I always kept the idea of moving back to FL for retirement in my back pocket, probably in interior northern Florida. Over time, I slowly and then more quickly gave up on the idea of moving there for retirement. I love warm weather and I'm fine with humidity and dislike cold weather, so no issues there. But there are other issues: 1. Hurricanes. The sizes of them and their intensities are getting worse as the waters surrounding the state get warmer and warmer. And it's not just the shorelines. Interior Florida can also flood and get hit with strong winds. A hurricane can literally reach across the entire width of the peninsula. I really don't want to be 80 and trying to flee a Katrina-style hurricane. 2. Home insurance. That market is in utter turmoil because of No. 1. 3. Influx of people. Florida is a fragile landscape. There are simply too many people there for the land to support. Infrastructure is getting swamped - by people and by water. 4. Real estate values / cost of living. They're way too high. And it looks like that's starting to change for real estate, but I just don't want to live in a boom/bust area. 5. Politics. I'm one of 28 people in the United States who is still a political moderate. OK, I exaggerate. They're still 279 of us left. Anyhooo, Florida has shifted too far to the right for my tastes with DeSantis and his culture wars. There are other things more important to worry about. (And I'm staying away from super-liberal areas, too, if possible. That limits your choices in 2024 America). Anyway, five strikes. Ain't gonna be retiring there.
I'm in NY state right now but I will be the first to admit that Florida is the greatest state in the USA right now. Politics is the number 1 reason why people are moving there from my conversations.
@@steeltown2946 It's because of you that we may very well lose our republic or have a civil war. Trump 2024 baby. Lets get that beautiful convict back in the white house.
@@steeltown2946I think there are some Floridians and folks who are moving to Florida for politics who don't understand how cruel some of their politics actually are in application. I have some friends who are leaving Florida because they don't feel the state is safe for their transgender child. They own a home. They work. They go to church. They're decent people. But they feel like they're living in the center of an armed camp, all because their child is transgender.
Lot of challenges in Florida. It is not one just a one factor but many other issues why people typically do not stay in Florida more than few years. Lot of crooks , con artists and greedy people
I'm not going anywhere. I dock a world cruising capable sailboat in my backyard. It's just minutes to open water with no locks or bridges. Year-round boating.
Came across your video today, which is August 30. I retired from the DC area and moved here in 2019 though I’ve not spent much time in the state as family reasons kept me in the DC area most of the last three years. I agree with all the points that you made. The thing that keeps me here….for now… is the lack of a state income tax and I bought my property in 2019 when it was really affordable. If I was faced with the exact same scenario today with increased mortgage interest rates, the fact that my house has doubled in his value, I probably would not move here today.
I lived in Florida and moved back to Illinois, my job paid $25,000 more so returning was a no brainer, I originally sold my house to move there and pay for a house in cash, the fees and prices cancelled out the no income tax income by far and not to mention I took a pay cut of $12,000 originally, I returned and had a better job than when I left
Yes same with me, moved down there in 2018 and my pay was like 24,000 a year, moved back to Chicago metro and now I make 57,000 a year, and my job within the next 2 years I’ll be making 76,000 a year, no collage degree needed!
My insurance went from 2000 dollars a year, to 5000 dollars year in 4 years, for a 1550 sq ft home built in 2019 with a metal roof. Plus my taxes doubled from 1700 to 2700 dollars. I was 65 1/2 in March of 2023, I decided to leave. Quit my job and retire. Because, my finances wouldn't support me. So I sold that house and moved to another state. My home taxes being 65 plus on my NEW home was 700 dollars. My insurance is still high, at 1800 dollars, but it is cheaper to live in my new state. I miss Florida. But I had to go .Plus my truck tag was 27 dollars!
I'm watching this from Texas and expecting the same homeowners insurance price Spike, followed by homeowners insurance companies no longer offering insurance.
@@lucindabreedingonly good thing that Texas has over Florida is size. You are bigger in land area and population, so you have plenty of metropolitan areas to choose from outside of the Triangle region. Florida is getting more dense. South Florida population is 9.4 million. Central Florida is 8.3 million. That is 17.7 million of our 22 million people living in those two regions.
You said it so well ..... Florida is different. I moved out of FL after 26years in Tampa! My wife lived there her whole life. Most of the people moving to FL are so mad about leaving their previous location so they cam to FL and started acting like A--holes!
1. Florida is an overdeveloped mess. There is no park near where I live--just stroads of boring and cheap strip malls. 2. No one keeps their word. People are rude. 3. Home Insurance is expensive. 4. Medical care ranks near the bottom of all 50 states. 5. DeSantis is a bully. He doesn't care about Floridians at all. 6. Traffic is a nightmare even in small towns. 7. Too many people moving here and they are the rude upstate people we don't need. 8. The weather is getting hotter and hotter. 9. Wages are a joke. 10. There is no culture. Unless you count overdevelopment as a cuture.
Lost 15,000 teachers because the MAGA despise teachers. But then they all lie! ..they want stupid kids...600 schools are closing in FL in 2024-2025 60,000 nurses left , 12,000 Doctors, wings of hospitals have closed ..... FL lost 2 Million off of their voting rolls so I don't know where he is getting his 500,000 numbers from ...you can;'t sell a house inn FL any more...taxes and insurance $19,849 a year for a $500,000 house...My house in NY is worth double and I pay $4900. taxes and $2300 insurance. Food is cheaper..I can buy a rib eye steak top quality in NY for $9.99 every day of the week and in FL $24.99 and it sucks. Zilliow has 4 ties s many homes today than they had 1 year ago..FL sucks because DeSantis and Rick Scott destroyed it..
DeSantis took every playhouse or street festivals out of the budget this year...He has two cut billions...So no there is no culture, buy the Ines who are left can barely read so there is no reason for culture...they don't go outside of their 4 walls...DeSantis and trump havre made them complete isolationists...not liked by anyone..
Thank you for the videos. Although I have never been anywhere near SE Florida, I thoroughly enjoyed watching your well-thought-out and presented videos.
But you didn't mention New Yorkers moved here not only because it was more free covid restriction-wise, but also because they were getting paid NY salaries and were able to work remote due to covid and realized how freaking cheap it was down here and word spread and here they all came. So the Florida local with the same exact job was being paid half as much (maybe less) for the same job as the New Yorker. So when the prices are now reflecting NY pay scale/salaries here...the Floridians at their Florida salaries are being run out of town. It's terrible luck for Floridians. Lucky for New Yorkers. So this is a major reason we say don't New York our Florida. New Yorkers crowded the place...loaded up the prices...and yes brought their politics that weren't working in NY here. 😢
Blame NYers for all of Florida's issues as everyone does. It's not just NYers moving there like crazy smh. I could never live in FL. Visit yes, but that's it!
No one left NY when FL was closed there while time...Why did my nieces and nephews have to learn by computer...Oh thats right I have a lived experience and you believe BS that desantis or trump will tell you. Bah, Bah, Bah
My cost of living savings will approach close to 30 percent in South Carolina. I can either live near the ocean in Charleston or close to the blue ridge mountains in the Greenville metro area. It's a good rational decision for me to move away from Florida's problems.
I grew up in St Pete and moved away with marriage and career and children. I moved back in 2021 over to Brevard County. The insurance debacle is insane; if I ever leave that's going to be the reason, plus the cost of housing. I was only able to afford a small old house. I also don't like the huge influx of people ...Florida definitely is not like it used to be. There are far too many New York New Jersey and Californians here much louder faster crowded etc.
i am from New York and I plan on moving to florida. Im not paying 900k here with 22k in property taxes to live in the hood. on top of paying 40k in state income taxes. florida is 1/3rd of the cost for me.
Arizona has been California'd. Used to have cheap gas, housing etc. My neighbor just listed his house a few days ago. Asking $699,000 and it needs a lot of work. He paid $224,000.
Those numbers aren't surprising, if you're a buyer and moving in, then there has to be a seller moving out. For the people who bought here for fomo reasons, it goes to show that letting your emotions make a decision instead of using your brain, probably isn't the best way to go.
I'm going to keep it real, us natives are a different breed from NYers and Californians. They just don't get what our culture is all about and what we represent. Miami was paradise and it's people were nature loving. Humble people who loved and took care of their communities. We are and were a unique breed and you can't replicate that anymore. We can handle new people coming in, but it's just way too much and too fast. Then they come here and have this entitlement like they are the only thing that matters. They do not look after their fellow neighbor like we did.
We’re in the minority. Only 33% of Floridians are native. When I was younger it was a bit more common to see other people with roots here. Now everyone is from New York, cali, and jersey. The culture is definitely changing in most of the state unless you’re in the panhandle.
@@Cruxis_Angelit's the same in a lot of states. I'm from Nevada and can't even afford it here no more. A surge of Californians moved here. They are nice people but not friendly.
Florida is BOOMING!! Unemployment rate in Miami is only 2.1% but 4.8% in NYC, and 7.9% in Toronto--Everybody has gotten rich from Real Estate here in Florida if you bought a house or condo just ten years ago, no state income tax, no air or water pollution,low gas and electricity prices, beautiful warm ocean, best beaches in the country
I live in Sarasota-county..expensive insurance taxes a d too many housing developments destroying the area..developments forced on citizens against their will by the county commissioners..
I was born and raised in Sarasota starting in 1971. It has turned into a greedy place with lots of upscale rich folks from everywhere. I cringe now just at the crazy traffic, new constant construction and the crazy visitors that ( snow birds). It's just not home anymore. 😢
@@rwall3450 Florida has always been for the rich, because the state has unique bankruptcy laws that allow someone to keep their home, regardless of value, if they declare bankruptcy. Plus no state income taxes, which for the wealthy are 13.3% in CA and 10.9% in NY (not counting NY City income tax).
And if you move to a place that is different than you, please do not try to change it, you are new to the area and didn't contribute to make it what it is.
Having watched this video and read ALL the comments, I am relieved to realize it wasn’t just me. Because for a while, I thought, am I the only one noticing how much is changing and not for the better? Having lived in Deerfield Beach for 27 years, SFL used to be a great place to live. But it isn’t anymore, sadly. Moved away two years ago to just North of Orlando, for the same reason others have left and because living there began to feel more and more like living in a foreign country. You need to be bilingual. Zero desire to live there again or even visit. Which is not something I ever thought would happen. Oh and all our insurances dropped by almost a third when we moved.
im a real estate agent... they keep coming. im thinking about leaving. waaay too crowded stacking condos and cramming townhome developments in every last little bit of green left.
I moved to South Central Florida(Highland County) from Fort Lauderdale. Surprisingly better weather. Still having 50F nights. Less humidity. Higher elevation with Rolling hills, which makes a nice change of scenery. Much lower cost of living. Met A LOT of us moving up here too. Palm Bay/Melbourne is another destination.
Palm Bay/Melbourne are becoming urbanized just like Ft. Laud. at an extremely rapid pace, paved over! but infrastructure is lagging far behind, I know I live here! I moved from Broward (I'm a native, grew up there) to Brevard in 2002. I would advise people who want to move here, rent for a year or so before buying, if you can afford those rates now. There are ways to acclimate to the heat. Being totally prepared for hurricanes can give you a better chance to weather storms. I've been thru a lot of them from the 60s even.
Been to Miami and Ft. Lauderdale once where humidity was horrible - everything was just wet! People in general were a mixed bag of polite and cold -- car dispatcher on the phone was beyond rude! Most surprising f-up was that nobody spoke English!
lived in florida kissimmee and west palm beach - 10 years.....left....still miss it sometime....PROS: weather, Churches, beaches, coasts, big cities (Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville) then a few miles down the road nice and rural...Long drives with car to cruise, good restaurants-lots to choose from, great wildlife - gators, manatees, panthers, etc..cool to see, Disney World, Universal Studios, Sea World, etc...Daytona 500, car shows, Sports teams, Football, College and Pro Football, Spring Training, Nightlife, no snow, .............CONS: Lower wages, lack of quality healthcare and doctors, southern inefficiency, bad attitudes from southerners and Floridians, Puerto Rican gangs, emphasis on Spanish language and culture, Expensive housing, Hurricanes, insects, bugs, small lizards running around, a feeling of "NO CULTURE", Lots of wealthy, elderly people, and snowbirds that are arrogant, no change of seasons, that state just gets on your nerves after awhile...
Actually North Florida has a change in season which I enjoy. I’m actually an Independent but can understand why people are moving to Florida based on politics, see what’s happening to NY, California, Washington, Oregon, and the NE and upper Midwest States. I’ll take to risk of hurricanes and high property insurance over downtown squatters, insane zero bail policies, and just incompetent governments. Sure some are leaving, but a lot more are staying and moving into Florida. Born in Florida and here to stay.
Miami is not for everybody. And if you’re from Miami and you move somewhere else, you will figure out that you were too much for wherever you went. it’s expensive, there’s a hustle culture that nobody understands, we have our own way of doing everything that people just don’t understand. Now, remove all that first last security, bullshit and I’ll come back.
I've moved away from Miami a few times and eventually end up moving back..Miami is just a different breed. I hate this place but love it at the same time 😂😂😂
I have left six times! I’m waiting for the rent to fall and I’m probably going to come back to the Aventura area. Everything I need is around that area so traffic won’t be too bad, but I can’t handle those long lines! However, I do like to express myself. I told some chick to stay the fuck away from my car in the next thing you know, I had a protective order and I had to hire an attorney and go to court. If I would’ve said stay the fuck away from my car in Miami that just would’ve been like whatever. This lady physically thought I was a threat to her.
@Tzippi That's crazy! Sorry you had to go through all that!! I hope the rent falls soon as well. The Aventura area is still saturated. I'm not sure if you're aware, but they're building more high rises in that area, which will make traffic more unbearable. It's like every little corner is being used for a new high rise. After all the flooding that took place last week, I don't think the foundation can handle all this infrastructure. I miss the old Miami. It's slowly turning into New York.
I’m not buying anything. I have no desire to waste money on a condo. That’s going to probably be underwater soon. I always rent. I don’t like the headache. You can’t take it with you so might as well have fun. I move around a lot because I don’t take vacations. I just moved to a place I want to go to.😂
You have no state INCOME tax. Property taxes, sales taxes, etc.. will quickly offset any income tax savings. The state has to generate revenue from somewhere. Also good luck finding an insurer with more companies either jacking up their rates into the stratosphere or pulling out of the state altogether.
This is misleading.. while many do leave FL, it still ranks as the most migrated to (net migration) state in the country. The benefits of living in FL far outweigh the cons, especially when you compare it to the chaos and conflicts going on in many of the other major states. FL is relatively conservativ which essentially protects everyone's rights, it's clean, tranquil, serene fun and beautiful. It has a Caribbean metro hybrid lifestyle that offers the best of 3 worlds from country living filled with natures playgrounds to city like world class entertainment and venues that rival Manhattan, Los Angeles and Vegas to world class beaches and the salt life . It's not for everyone and it is a bit expensive now, but it's still cheaper than most major cities and you get ac gen off a lot more for your money. Has it changed over the last 10 years? Definitely, but so has every other state in this country... and while FL got better, the other states declined in quality of life. I recently spent a few months back up north in NY, NJ and CT and despite having been born and raised in NY, I found it changed drastically and I hated it up there. The culture, politics, rat race, general rudeness, crime, filth, traffic, pothole filled roads, congestion, illegal immigration issues, high gas prices, gentrification, extreme cost of living and strict gun laws that essentially disarms law abiding citizens and empowers illegal gun toting criminals.. It was just terrible. Even going to the supermarket was frustrating.. no bags? Deposit upcharge for bottled water? Over priced everything. The only thing i loved there was downtown Manhattan and the food and even that isn't as good as it used to be and it's insanely expensive. On top of tolls to enter the state, they now charge you a fee to enter downtown Manhattan where parking is super expensive if you can find any and they closed out parking lanes to accommodate bike and scooter riders who barrel down these lanes as if they own the streets and God forbid you try to cross the street and don't look both ways in a one way street because they'll run you over and then blame you for getting in their way. Good luck driving in the city and not getting a ticket thanks to their over aggressive cameras. Yeah I'm sorry but they can keep all that... I'll stick with my beautiful and serene Florida. southfloridaagentmagazine.com/2024/01/31/florida-no-1-for-migration/#:~:text=According%20to%20StorageCafe%2C%20Florida%20saw,Florida%2C%20while%20497%2C000%20people%20left.
I lived in South Florida for 25 years. Last year I reached my limit and moved back to my hometown. The prices for apartments was ridiculous. And the farther south you go the more dense the population. And then I95. Yeah, I'm glad I made the move back.
If you are a native of FL trying to leave, well you might as well just leave the country. Because I don't think it gets better then FL in the United States.
The people that moved here are not the ones leaving Its the native floridians leaving because they dont have the money that the incoming group has They cant afford how expensive it has gotten
It's both. I can only speak on the people I help but I have definitely helped both natives who wanted a fresh start somewhere else and others who moved here in the last few years and then turn back around for whatever their reason was
People are not leaving south FL as a region. Growth has slowed... That is what the data shows. A simple search for "US metro areas" on Google shows everything you need to know. South FL is basically everything west of I-75 and east of I-95 because of the everglades. More people typically means more problems. Property is very expensive now (by FL standards) and it can be a pain in the butt with traffic. Other than that, many still find south FL (Bradenton to Vero Beach and below) very appealing and continue to move there.
Politics is one of the main reasons we moved here from the hell hole of Illinois. We left tyranny and bankrupt policies for freedom and great leadership here in Florida. So grateful to be here!!!
So happy that I sold my Jupiter condo in Jan. '23! Got good money for it and bought a cute house in West Melbourne. The condo fees there are now $700/mo. My HOA fees here are $40/month. Palm Beach County is just too congested. The Jupiter condo was new in 1981 and my parents enjoyed it all those years. But it is now a money pit. Things are a bit quieter in Brevard County, tho the space ship business is booming. This is the Space Coast.
I move to Florida in 2017 from NJ and built a brand new Waterfront Pool Home with a Dock and Boat Lift directly on the Intracoastal. The value has more than doubled but my taxes are only $7,300 because I'm Homesteaded. The House I sold in NJ only went up 50% in comparison and the property taxes are now $22,000. Yes I pay $6,500 yr for insurance vs $2,600 in NJ but I'm still ahead over $10,000 a year. Of course insurance is going up but it's mainly because of the hyper inflation that started in 2021. When home construction costs so does home insurance naturally. The same goes for auto insurance, What did people expect would happen with insurance with crazy inflation ?
God can you imagine getting your kids taken away because one of their classmates decided to spread a rumor about one of them and school staff took it seriously? Sounds like a nightmare down there
@@bballah9969 are you feeling ok? I guess what I’m seeing in my area with my own eyes isn’t happening? You’re saying when I see greedy flippers hoarding homes and then re-listing them for double and triple the price and some idiot investors buys it, that is the cost of living, high taxes and insurance destroying the state? The things you mentioned are real. But the never seen before levels of speculation are the biggest problem.
@@shanerogers9386 I'm a flipper/investor been in the game twenty one years and flippers or investors don't cause property prices to double or triple in selling price, like you said speculation does and also inflation and the pandemic as well as supply and demand fueled this insanity that we're living in today unfortunately. The reality is prices are never going back to pre pandemic levels ever. To many people moving in from abroad and also many people moving to Florida from California, Vegas, Arizona, Ny, etc so the demand is there even though it's expensive to live in Florida for many reasons like you already know. If flippers or investors controlled the buying and selling prices in real estate we would of seen that decades ago. The reality is prices are determined by what the asking and selling prices are for property values not by investors lol
I moved to Palm Beach in 2021 from Washington DC. On most things I find living costs about the same, but apart from no state income tax (saving me 10,000 dollars a year) I find a number of things cheaper. For example, to get my teeth cleaned costs about130 dollars (300 in DC). My coop fee is about the same, but my building is much better and far more professionally run than in DC. Since my building is well maintained and has a healthy reserve I am not facing any assessments in the foreseeable future. I should add that I had a condo in Miami in the early 2000s and sold it because I found the people there vapid. Palm Beach is full of interesting, accomplished people (not all of them rich, although many of them are.) In Miami people used to complain about the "lack of culture"...what they really meant was the unsophisticated, uninteresting people. That i no problem in Palm Beach. So count me as a new arrival who has no plans to leave,ever.
The insurance crisis is mostly due to inflation. The cost of lumber and other materials has doubled since 2021. And it’s not exclusive to Florida. It just doesn’t help Florida that a recent major hurricanes and insurance fraud overwhelmed the insurance market.
Homeowners and property insurance is not solely due to inflation. It is due to more extreme weather events doing more damage to more property more often.
So, first off, i'm in Florida, and I love the politics here, i love my freedom and my 2nd amendment rights. When an idiot from the north east comes to move here and thinks they can change things and make it like in the north east, i tell them, you don't like the way we do things here in Florida, your welcome to leave, but what we won't allow is to change the politics for you.. Don't like the politics get out. #2 yes Insurance is high especially Home owners insurance, why well topical storms, and hurricanes yes they damage homes and so the insurance companies has to charge more because of the higher risks.. As far as Auto Insurance, well that's the fault of 2 people, #1 Florida's auto insurance legislation laws, there is what is called a no fault law if some one rear ends your car, your auto insurance covers the damages and the one who hit you his / her insurance covers their damages, not like the north east where if you rear end a car your insurance covers both vehicles damages and the one who was at fault gets the insurance increase, where in Florida your own insurance covers your car and you have to pay your deductible, what eve it is may be 1,000.00 or $500.00 what ever.. That sucks for the one who wasn't at fault because the victim is out his / her deductible, all they can do is prove who is at fault and take them to small claims court to get that money back.. So auto insurance is higher.. They should change that here to if you hit some ones car your insurance pays and the victim pays nothing, That is the only way to keep people in line to watch what they are doing and be more careful which covers my #2 answer the fault of the shitty drivers here in Florida.. Yes 80% of the Drivers in Florida, suck at driving their driving skills are crap, and not to mention they don't follow traffic laws, they speed and cut people off and all they care about is driving fast and getting to where they are going faster and so very often they are serious accidents many that kill some one.. So long as these 2 factors exist, Auto Insurance cost in Florida will be though the roof.. Florida needs more speed traps and Patrolling police to monitor drivers and issue tickets for poor driving, simple as that they need to do more of this and they will be able to earn money to better the county's more money for them to spend of more police cars and equipment and all that..
Some of your comments, such as increased insurance costs, increase in prices of real estate, politics, etc is happening all over. It is not exclusive of Florida. If you live on a border state, their is a surge of illegal immigration which is putting a heavy strain on the freebies, free health care, free food stamps, free housing voucher’s, etc which the tax payers are footing the bills. It’s not sustainable and if these illegals don’t give back in taxes we are going to go broke as a nation. The left wants Socialism but I don’t think they really understand it. I tell people, go to Cuba if you want hand outs and don’t want to give back. Unless there is real change in Washington, a Civil War is not out of the question. If it turns out it’s a close election, it says to me, we are divided. I don’t think either side will compromise. Frankly, we are in deep debt, our representatives want to remain in power. Look at the real numbers, high food prices, high energy prices, crime all over, homelessness, etc. Just look at most college campuses. Is this what America really wants?
But blue state people keep moving to red states and want to change them. Either they are not using their brains or those loving sweet people are blinded by hate.
5 years ago. I was going to ask how long you have been here. Why is it that people who move here now think that there is nothing they are going to have to do to become locals? Florida has been growing rapidly for much longer than 5 years. Yes, believe it or not stuff was going on here before you came here. I moved here in 2007 and Florida went from the 4th most populous state in the country to the 3rd most populous several years after that, maybe 2013 or 14. It really can't survive the onslaught. People coming here only to get out of it what they can and not respect the environment and culture are driving the costs of everything up. No matter what happens and how anybody tries to guise it or sell it, Florida will always be "a sunny place for shady people". It has a long history of being a haven for everybody trying to get away with something or escape something.
And same thing is happening to other states like Texas, Nevada, Montana, Colorado. Most of those states are unrecognizable. People run away from something they don't like to want to turn it into what they left behind and refuse to respect the local cultures. It's so insane.
Moved from West Palm to (Akron) Ohio in 2022. Missing Florida weather, politics, fun stuff, and taxes. Loving Ohio cost of living and traffic. Plan on moving back eventually. Move was 100% related to family members - nothing to do with weather, politics, or anything else.
The tourist have definitely changed. They are very entitled They complain about the price The heat and everything else. Go home if your not happy hear. Why would you move to a tropical island in the summer.
Hurricane Andrew in 1992, hurricanes Jeanne and Frances in 2004, and Hurricane Wilma back in 2005 devastated parts of South Florida. It was a really bad situation with those hurricanes in parts of South Florida!
I don't say this to make anybody feel bad or to poke a hornet's nest. I have friends who are leaving Florida because they no longer feel welcome in the state because they have transgender children. I have some other friends who have lived in Florida for two decades who are leaving because they don't feel safe or welcome as gay folks. I'm an old gay in Texas, and everyone in my social circle is having serious discussions about leaving because the political environment has become very hostile in our experience. Of course, there are wonderful, beautiful things about both Florida and Texas. Almost all of my most important relationships are with wonderful people here in Texas. A lot of us don't have the luxury of decoupling the political rhetoric in Florida and Texas from our families well-being. The fact that I see so many people online saying "good riddance!" when these home-owning, tax paying families leave is confirmation that these places might actually not be safe for us.
As a conservative, Christian I don't discriminate against transgenders or gay people. Over my life, I've many friends that were gay. Transgender people I found them unfriendly. What we disagree with is the exaggerated pushing of transgenderism in children in schools.
@@lucindabreeding I didn't say that because of that they shouldn't have human rights, please don't put words into peoples mouths or run into conclusions. What I meant is that it was hard for me to build friendships with them, that's all.
I decided to not move down there because the houses are becoming uninsurable so if I buy a house down there you won't be able to sell it to anyone in 10-20 years since no one will be able to get homeowners insurance and therefore can't get a mortgage.
@@SA-hz1rs yes I know that. I lived there 2 years in 2007 to 2010. Outsiders think the streets are paved with Gold. But now everything is wayyy expensive .
Winds can shift in an instant here in Florida. When hurricane warnings are issued and given forecast on its whereabouts and where it will come onto land is never exact. I’ve been here now 16 years. When the warning comes and hurricanes are headed in your direction? My best advice is to get out as far as you possibly can. Having no a/c in 95+ degree weather is no picnic and not having running water isn’t exactly pleasant either. Especially on us seniors. All in all , I wouldn’t trade it for all the tea in China. ‘ It’s a beautiful day here in paradise ‘ ☀️
It seems many people are viewing this video as if there is a mass exodus happening in South Florida. That is not the case AT ALL! In this video, I mention that Florida has been either number 1 or number 2 for net migration in the last 2 years. This video simply addresses the fact that half a million people left in one year and I talk about the reasons why they are leaving while so many people still want to move in! If you recently moved out of South Florida, we'd love to hear your reason for leaving if it wasn't mentioned in this video. Let us know below this comment!
So, I will tell you why, partly, many natives & long time locals have left or will eventually leave: For much of the previous decades in Florida, it was possible as an individual without a college degree to "make it" even thru hard times, because the culture of employment in some higher level occupations did not demand such. That is GONE. The NY/NE types have inserted themselves in positions of influence in govt & business, and make every higher level employment REQUIRE a degree, even if you are sufficiently qualified w/o degree. It's become an "East Coast" attitude (mostly by NY influence) to expect a college education for almost every higher occupation. So, if you don't have a college degree and don't intend to work your way up to grocery store manager, you will have a tough time finding quality paying employment, especially in South Florida. There are employers in other States that will happily pay you well for your experience, and you won't need to show them some fancy paper from NYU to get a good salary. Florida simply does not have the Silicon Valley type of economy to allow non-degreed employees to find niches of well payed non-degreed positions. This an elitist approach, and eventually, many of the decent non-degreed individuals will discover this and leave. The arrogants that remain will have to humiliate each other to get the satisfaction they get from mistreating those Floridians that didn't have the privilege of mommy/daddy trust money to send them to college.
@@seekingtruthlight I left. Love South Florida but despise the up-north rudeness and attitudes
check out the IRS data on whom exactly is migrating in.
I would not be surprised if it looks like The Appalachia's how all the businesses have closed because of the Mining Industry is gone. Now the Insurance Industry is leaving. I know I live in California and worked for an Auto and Home Insurance for 22 years. We had a building that closed in Florida. I just flew back from Guadalajara; Mexico and that city is booming. It is the Silicon Valley of Mexico growing fast. Many Beautiful homes with pools for sale. They just said there are one million Americans have recently moved to Mexico.
Your " Florida is done " headline is deceptive.
I moved to Florida in 2021. The only Con that makes me consider leaving is that it is gard to make a living. Pay is very low. I made more as a Nurse in 2019 up North than I do here in 2024. Cost of living has far outpaced my wages. Even if my kids go to College I dont know where they would find jobs here. The skilled labor jobs that require a 2 year degree only pay $15/ hr. Its mostly low wage service jobs I see here.
I speak about this in many of my videos. That's one of the things that people don't expect when they move here and I try to bring it to light through my videos. The cost of living outpaced the salaries by far!
Welcome to Florida, the right to work for nothing state.
Welcome to Florida, the right to work for nothing state.
My niece moved to Texas to work in the medical field, she will be making almost $80k
@@naturelover2292 I know people making over $100k and still having a hard time in South Florida!
We left Florida after living there 8 years. We left 3 years ago before Home Owners and Auto insurance skyrocketed- so those were not reasons per se- The reasons were the oppressive HOA with great ideas to spend money on useless projects and hit everyone with higher fees and special assessments, hurricanes, lived thru Irma in 2017 and did not want to repeat it, hot as heck in the summer, stuck up better than everyone else golfers who looked down on anyone who did not golf, traffic and over development, The beauty of the area was destroyed by building on every square inch. A trip to P:ublix which should have been 10 minutes turned into 30 with all the traffic and shopping in season with all the snow birds was horrendous. The winters were the nicest time of year BUT snowbirds ruined it with their influx and making everything overcrowded. Made a nice profit on our home and moved.
I've even noticed a huge difference since 2019 with the congestion and the Fort Lauderdale skyline has changed so much. There no room to build out so they're just building up. I haven't had a client leave because of any HOA situation as of yet, but insurance definitely. Summer 2023 was one of the worst I've ever experienced in terms of heat/humidity, not as bad with rain, and now this winter seems like its been longer than normal (At least out of the 5 years I've been here). So far for me the pros still outweigh the cons. Maybe the longer I'm here, that will change but who knows. Hope you're enjoying your new home!
I'm moving to Greenville, SC for all the reasons you expressed. The quality of my life in Coral Springs Florida stinks.
There are plenty of places to live in FL in the central or northern part of the state, where insurance rates are lower, and very few snowbirds. But if you live anywhere near the water in FL, it is going to be expensive and crowded, and more crime.
Florida is nice to visit in November and April And early December! I like the politics in Florida!😊
@@stevegiblin270 Florida is nice for a vacation when the hurricane season is over and it's zero degrees at home. I'm leaving it because I can't stand warm humid weather all year long and the cost of living in these sub-tropics is getting out of hand.
The increased cost of homeowners, wind, flood, auto insurance more than cancels out having no income tax
Exactly unless you are very high income you would be losing way more living there
Have you seen property taxes in NY and NJ ? I'm still way ahead going from NJ to FL.
The cost of homeowners insurance is high here too in mississippi but you have to have it, along with all other insurances.
Our home south of St. Pete went from 1.1 to 2.4 in 7 years. Taxes are 23k a year, homeowners and flood run 3k (replacement cost) take into account yard guys (too hot in the summer!) @200 a month, pool guys @ $160 a month for a salt pool, water bill @140 a month, ( we pay $14 a month for irrigation water fixed) electric bill for a 3600 sq ft home made of concrete and rebar with hurricane glass and 2 air units @$ 580 a month year round running the pool pump 6 hours a day, and power at our dock, gas which includes tankless water heater, pool heater rarely used, cooktop fire pit and grill none used often, @ $35 a month in the summer and if we heat the pool at 90 a few times a month in the winter will run around $220. It is not cheap to live here. We were looking to move to GA or SC spending about $1.3 but after a lengthy search concluded the stick built homes really were not well made so we will stay and take the equity until we get the bug.
No income tax in FL you pay mire than other states with no taxes...FL you pay tax on everything , plus a double $.55 tax on gas...that is a MAGATs BS story and anyone can find it in 3 seconds ...But they like to repeat the lies , because they are afraid they will see the truth..
I left Ft.Lauderdale two years ago and it was the best thing I ever did. I had a 2 bedroom 1 bath condo, I got it for $180k at that time the monthly fees were $450 which was really cheap. I left there mostly because everything was getting too expencive and the people were so rude it got to the point I wanted to slap the day lights out of them ( WHICH I NEVER DID ). I came home one night and my street had about a dozen or so police cars blocking it, I was asked by 5 or 6 different cops what was I doing here. I told them I live on this street and even had to prove it. I pulled into my parking spot the had my unit number on it, low and behold a cop was parked there. I told him to move the car since this is private property, he said he would write me a ticket if I didn't leave, I told him to kiss my azz and move the damn car now. Another cop told him to move it as well. Next morning I put my condo on the market, less than 3 weeks later it sold for over $550K. I now live in another state and with what I sold my condo for I bought a 3 bdrm 2 full bath more than twice the size of my condo. I still have money left over from that.
I envy you.😎🌴🐊
which state are you now?
@@oceanview4428 ... I never give out my location name of work place or even my real life name. I made that mistake years ago when some psycho found out where I lived, that was a bizzar time of dealling with a stalker.
Where did you go?
@@AtelierBelleÉpoque ... a distant planet on the other side of the galaxy. Nobody in their right mind gives out their real name and address in here.
Left Ft. Lauderdale. Traffic, entitled rich people, poorly built housing, nothing old to see, crime, bad areas, snow birds, tourists, drunk college kids, etc.
Hi GD, can you speak more about the crime? Im planning to move here and safety is a concern of mine.
@@1q2w3e2w1q youll be fine. look up crime maps. stay out of those areas... miami is horrid. broward is where its at.
Same reason I'm leaving.. it's terrible now.. I came here like 10 years ago..all you have listed and the homeless explosion is insane..it's become a cesspool of humanity.. self-centered, entitled people galore...def not the place I moved to and enjoyed.
I have been in Fort Lauderdale since 2019 and it has changed so much in just 5 years its crazy. The skyline looks completely different and yes the traffic has noticeably gotten much worse. I can't imagine how much it's changed since even 10 years ago!
@@brad1034I hear you. Saludos from blue ridge mountain , Georgia 🇺🇸
Top 3 reasons why why people leave FL in no particular order: 1. Normal job or education related transfers, 2. Some people moved to FL during/after COVID because they thought they could work remotely, but companies are rescinding that policy and they have to move back, 3. Cost of HOA fees and homeowner insurance has skyrocketed, for reasons we all know about (like collapse of the Condo in Miami).
Other than the weather, all of the negative issues have surfaced exponentially since DeSantis took office. Ugh
@@jeffersonjohns6397 The number of people leaving FL is trivial compared to the number leaving CA and NY.
@@Mark-rw3kw Excellent point
I live in Texas, and I know there are a lot of similarities between Florida and Texas. So I find myself wondering if new housing developments in Florida are universally HOA controlled .
Most of the new housing developments being built in Texas are HOA controlled. The younger people who have families in my circle end up resenting those communities because the retirees that live there and serve on the HOA boards have the time to drive around and hunt for violations. Young families, not so much. It's not necessarily a universal thing; I'm sure there are some young parents who prefer living in a tightly controlled community. However, the younger parents in my social circle have disliked it so intensely that they have left those newer developments and bought older homes.
@@lucindabreeding Whether or not there is an HOA frequently depends on whether there are community facilities (pool, tennis courts, parks, etc). If it is a condo or townhome community where the HOA has the responsibility for exterior maintenance of buildings, grounds, etc, then obviously there needs to be an HOA. For communities with single family homes on fee simple lots (owned entirely by the homeowner), even if there is an HOA, they typically have fewer powers or controls over homeowners. Sometimes HOA's get carried away with controls, but they are usually just trying to maintain property values of the neighborhood, and make sure no one paints their home bright orange, or has commercial vehicles parked outside their homes, etc. In some parts of Texas like Houston, there are no zoning laws, so HOA's (and covenants) are used to prevent someone from converting their home into a commercial enterprise with signs, and customer parking, etc.
South Florida is a victim of its own success. Twenty years ago when I was there it was getting crowded. Traffic was horrible. We all cant live on the "beach" as my friend would say.
Why didn’t you invest 20 years ago? You would be sitting pretty now!
@@Aggie4life77I can't speak to the op. However, my parent s owned beachfront property in seagrove. They sold it 10 years ago because they ended up losing a lot of their profit 4 years in a row from tropical storms and hurricanes. If they were there now, they would almost have to own an entire building to make the insurance cost. Makes sense. If you're an individual condo owner in Florida or South Florida, I can't imagine owning a single unit and making much of a profit when you can't really get insurance anymore.
Twenty years ago it was already extremely over-crowded. I lived there in the 70s. Went back for a visit in 2000. Areas that use to be beautiful were now covered in ugly condos.
@@barryfohn4385 Where in Florida? There are still areas like where I am that are not crowded but they're not sitting on the beach. The worst parts of Florida are on the west coast. Its pretty but they get the brunt of the hurricanes and flooding. So many gangster developers built big fancy homes on top of wetlands and then they flood the first time a good storm comes. KNOW WHERE YOU're BUYING....no matter where in the country you're thinking of.
I moved to Coral Springs FL in 2013 and now I'm moving to Greenville, SC. I'm saving my mind, body, soul and money.
good luck to ya...thats a good move, I have also consider that move either SC or NC get me a trailer home and live the simple life, Florida is ridiculously expensive
I moved to FL ftom NJ in 1982. Moved to Coral Springs from Davie in 1990. Left to return to NJ in 2009. Am here in Hollywood in 2024 and sadly discouraged to see how much Broward County has declined. English is a second or third language, the traffic is horrible and not to mention the overcrowding 😮 Palm Beach & parts north will be no better in a few years. IDK what the future holds for the Sunshine State😢
Great 👍 have fun and do not look back please
Better check home ins. It just recently doubled for Greenville SC 😮
@@antonioperthamboy7208 ignorance is all FL has left. and they are so proud of it..
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I have lived in New Hampshire for 21 years, Colorado for 28 years, Florida for 2 years and I spend a lot of time visiting Arizona. My husband is from Florida and when he moved back to the state he could not believe how much the state has changed. Traffic is really bad, our car insurance doubled over night, home owners insurance is $8000 a year. Hurricane Ian caused damage to my house and I find Florida’s humidity to be oppressive. We will be moving out of state in the next month and I can’t wait. I know some people love Florida and I also have met a lot of people that said they gave it a try but it’s not for them. I HIGHLY recommend to anyone that wants to move to Florida or ANY state is to rent for a full year before purchasing a home. Everyone thinks the grass is greener but what you get is more manure. Thanks for the honest video. I know there will be hateful comments but people need to hear both sides.
>Everyone thinks the grass is greener but what you get is more manure.
Quote of the day!!!! Well stated! 👏👏👏👏
You're welcome! I try my best to deliver both sides, the good and the not so good
Other than the weather, all of the negative issues have surfaced exponentially since DeSantis took office. Ugh
Truth. I’m out of St. Pete next week.😊
I like DESANTAS a wish he was Governor of Massachusetts!😊
It's like rush hour everyday from 10am-8pm now
Amen. They have packed in way too many people. I live in "the downtown" and the traffic is getting really bad.
@@healingsoul13I don’t think there’s even enough land in SoFlo to expand highways and roads. You probably gotta shift to public transit now. The Metrorail.
And DeSantis now get $15.00 from West Palm to Miami with all his tolls on 95...2 lanes on 95, at a standstill for a hour, igf you want to pay for a government road that you already pay taxes for go right ahead.
Miami average $3100, NYC averages $3500. Wages are low in Miami unless you work in certain industries
People come on vacation and then figure they will move Here and be on a constant vacation. Then, I realized it's work to make a living in Florida and not a fantasy vacation all the time. Their quality of life goes out the window
You cannot make a living when they are paying a CFO of a $21 Million year company $60,000 how ridiculous...In NY they would be making $150,000 min...
I’m leaving in 6 months can’t afford to live here. I lived in Florida for 40 years just can’t live here anymore cost to much
I'm 61 and currently live in Tennessee. I've been thinking for years that when I retire I would move to the Florida panhandle. But I'm seeing a barage videos like this one. Friends my son (who is 34) went to school with, moved to the Tampa area after college. They just moved back to TN and they said the reason was because housing costs simple because impossible for them to afford living there anymore and that in just 4 years their rent more than doubled.
The problem isn't the population growth. The problem is that wealthy people are the ones moving to Florida. They come in, buy older properties, bulldoze the existing home or building and put up a vastly more high end/expensive home/building, thus driving up the value of all the surrounding properties. The tax assessment of properties go up as a result, regardless of the fact that those surrounding properties haven't recieved the updates of the new properties. As a result, to be able to pay the increased taxes, the price of rental properties, as well as everything else (to a degree) goes up. Next thing you know, service workers, who don't make that much money compared to the wealthy people coming into the state, suddenly see their rent, or home prices going up beyond the level they can afford like my son's old school mates.
It's not the wealthy people who are leaving, it's the service workers and other lower income job holders who are leaving because they can't afford the cost of living anymore. Some will say this isn't a sustainable situation. However, look at places like the ski resort areas of Colorado and Utah. The same thing happened there many many decades ago. People kept saying the property values going up to such extreme levels was a "bubble" that would eventually burst, that there would HAVE to be an economic adjustment that would level things back out. Well that adjustment never came. What DID happen, is small trailer park communities popped up here and there and that's where the service workers live, and have lived in those ski resort areas for decades. Some will say that this will only happen in the coastal areas of Florida, but eventually, the entire state will be occupied primarily by wealthy people, and all that will be left is high end areas, with spots where the laborers who serve the wealthy will be forced to live (because they won't be able to afford to live anywhere else), just like the ski resort areas of the west.
If you are thinking the inflated home prices in Florida is a bubble that is doomed to burst, think again. Florida is headed for becoming the first state where the residents will literally be either the wealthy, or the servants of the wealthy, and no one else will live there.
Miami Florida excluding the public transportations is more expensive than Brooklyn NewYork.
Can't beat Florida on the good new laws they passed recently like anti squatter and anti lifetime alimony laws. All states should have these same laws.
My state is dumb as a mule
…and he gutted DEI departments from state schools, banned porno from public school libraries, banned teaching about sexuality and gender from schools, banned roadway protests, etc. DeSantis is on the right (correct) side on many issues.
@@hejiranyc "gutted" DEI, still pushes fast promotion for jews
Yep. We love ❤️ our Governor and Patriot state.
There is more to politics that makes or breaks a state. And that what this TH-cam video is about. There is a TH-cam video about how many Floridians are relocating to Georgia and the Carolinas. The pandemic is in the rear view mirror and Florida's growth is slowing down and outbound migration is growing.
I've been in Florida since 1981. It's time for us to go. People here used to be very friendly, similar to where I came from in the Midwest. In recent years people moving here are arrogant and basically mean people. Go to Georgia or North Carolina and ask all those ex Floridians why they left and you'll get the same as stated above. We all got fed up with it and are moving to where people have respect for each other.
I was a one-year resident of SW Florida in the 1980s. While I liked it there in some ways, I was just way too young to stay in a retirement area at 22. I moved but I always kept the idea of moving back to FL for retirement in my back pocket, probably in interior northern Florida. Over time, I slowly and then more quickly gave up on the idea of moving there for retirement. I love warm weather and I'm fine with humidity and dislike cold weather, so no issues there. But there are other issues:
1. Hurricanes. The sizes of them and their intensities are getting worse as the waters surrounding the state get warmer and warmer. And it's not just the shorelines. Interior Florida can also flood and get hit with strong winds. A hurricane can literally reach across the entire width of the peninsula. I really don't want to be 80 and trying to flee a Katrina-style hurricane.
2. Home insurance. That market is in utter turmoil because of No. 1.
3. Influx of people. Florida is a fragile landscape. There are simply too many people there for the land to support. Infrastructure is getting swamped - by people and by water.
4. Real estate values / cost of living. They're way too high. And it looks like that's starting to change for real estate, but I just don't want to live in a boom/bust area.
5. Politics. I'm one of 28 people in the United States who is still a political moderate. OK, I exaggerate. They're still 279 of us left. Anyhooo, Florida has shifted too far to the right for my tastes with DeSantis and his culture wars. There are other things more important to worry about. (And I'm staying away from super-liberal areas, too, if possible. That limits your choices in 2024 America).
Anyway, five strikes. Ain't gonna be retiring there.
Consider moving to California, no red policies there.
I'm in NY state right now but I will be the first to admit that Florida is the greatest state in the USA right now. Politics is the number 1 reason why people are moving there from my conversations.
Depends on your politics for me I would never move to Florida
@@steeltown2946 It's because of you that we may very well lose our republic or have a civil war. Trump 2024 baby. Lets get that beautiful convict back in the white house.
@@steeltown2946I think there are some Floridians and folks who are moving to Florida for politics who don't understand how cruel some of their politics actually are in application. I have some friends who are leaving Florida because they don't feel the state is safe for their transgender child. They own a home. They work. They go to church. They're decent people. But they feel like they're living in the center of an armed camp, all because their child is transgender.
@@steeltown2946 Florida and Texas have a profound impact on the nation's policies. Both are big, populous states.
It’s all the weak people that couldn’t hack it up north.
New construction is unabated in SW FL. It's the green space that's declining.
Lot of challenges in Florida. It is not one just a one factor but many other issues why people typically do not stay in Florida more than few years. Lot of crooks , con artists and greedy people
I'm not going anywhere. I dock a world cruising capable sailboat in my backyard. It's just minutes to open water with no locks or bridges. Year-round boating.
I don't blame you!
A very, very, tiny percentage of the population are in your situation.
Did you get hit with any flooding this past wk?
@@djboogieboy No. Tide was a little higher one day.
@@SV-DEDICATED thanks
Came across your video today, which is August 30. I retired from the DC area and moved here in 2019 though I’ve not spent much time in the state as family reasons kept me in the DC area most of the last three years. I agree with all the points that you made. The thing that keeps me here….for now… is the lack of a state income tax and I bought my property in 2019 when it was really affordable. If I was faced with the exact same scenario today with increased mortgage interest rates, the fact that my house has doubled in his value, I probably would not move here today.
I lived in Florida and moved back to Illinois, my job paid $25,000 more so returning was a no brainer, I originally sold my house to move there and pay for a house in cash, the fees and prices cancelled out the no income tax income by far and not to mention I took a pay cut of $12,000 originally, I returned and had a better job than when I left
Yes same with me, moved down there in 2018 and my pay was like 24,000 a year, moved back to Chicago metro and now I make 57,000 a year, and my job within the next 2 years I’ll be making 76,000 a year, no collage degree needed!
My insurance went from 2000 dollars a year, to 5000 dollars year in 4 years, for a 1550 sq ft home built in 2019 with a metal roof. Plus my taxes doubled from 1700 to 2700 dollars. I was 65 1/2 in March of 2023, I decided to leave. Quit my job and retire. Because, my finances wouldn't support me. So I sold that house and moved to another state. My home taxes being 65 plus on my NEW home was 700 dollars. My insurance is still high, at 1800 dollars, but it is cheaper to live in my new state. I miss Florida. But I had to go .Plus my truck tag was 27 dollars!
I'm watching this from Texas and expecting the same homeowners insurance price Spike, followed by homeowners insurance companies no longer offering insurance.
Metal roofs are good for reducing fire risk, but not much added benefit if there is a hurricane and/or flooding.
@@lucindabreedingonly good thing that Texas has over Florida is size. You are bigger in land area and population, so you have plenty of metropolitan areas to choose from outside of the Triangle region. Florida is getting more dense. South Florida population is 9.4 million. Central Florida is 8.3 million. That is 17.7 million of our 22 million people living in those two regions.
Where did you move to?
You said it so well ..... Florida is different. I moved out of FL after 26years in Tampa! My wife lived there her whole life.
Most of the people moving to FL are so mad about leaving their previous location so they cam to FL and started acting like A--holes!
@@pinschrunner Other than the weather, all of the negative issues have surfaced exponentially since DeSantis took office. Ugh
1. Florida is an overdeveloped mess. There is no park near where I live--just stroads of boring and cheap strip malls.
2. No one keeps their word. People are rude.
3. Home Insurance is expensive.
4. Medical care ranks near the bottom of all 50 states.
5. DeSantis is a bully. He doesn't care about Floridians at all.
6. Traffic is a nightmare even in small towns.
7. Too many people moving here and they are the rude upstate people we don't need.
8. The weather is getting hotter and hotter.
9. Wages are a joke.
10. There is no culture. Unless you count overdevelopment as a cuture.
Beautiful comment! I 100% agree.
What do you mean there's no culture? What about the rap game👌
No culture in Florida???
What are you talking about????!!!!
Lost 15,000 teachers because the MAGA despise teachers. But then they all lie! ..they want stupid kids...600 schools are closing in FL in 2024-2025 60,000 nurses left , 12,000 Doctors, wings of hospitals have closed ..... FL lost 2 Million off of their voting rolls so I don't know where he is getting his 500,000 numbers from ...you can;'t sell a house inn FL any more...taxes and insurance $19,849 a year for a $500,000 house...My house in NY is worth double and I pay $4900. taxes and $2300 insurance. Food is cheaper..I can buy a rib eye steak top quality in NY for $9.99 every day of the week and in FL $24.99 and it sucks. Zilliow has 4 ties s many homes today than they had 1 year ago..FL sucks because DeSantis and Rick Scott destroyed it..
DeSantis took every playhouse or street festivals out of the budget this year...He has two cut billions...So no there is no culture, buy the Ines who are left can barely read so there is no reason for culture...they don't go outside of their 4 walls...DeSantis and trump havre made them complete isolationists...not liked by anyone..
Thank you for the videos. Although I have never been anywhere near SE Florida, I thoroughly enjoyed watching your well-thought-out and presented videos.
Moved from WPB to Denver in 1976....best move ever.
But you didn't mention New Yorkers moved here not only because it was more free covid restriction-wise, but also because they were getting paid NY salaries and were able to work remote due to covid and realized how freaking cheap it was down here and word spread and here they all came. So the Florida local with the same exact job was being paid half as much (maybe less) for the same job as the New Yorker. So when the prices are now reflecting NY pay scale/salaries here...the Floridians at their Florida salaries are being run out of town. It's terrible luck for Floridians. Lucky for New Yorkers. So this is a major reason we say don't New York our Florida. New Yorkers crowded the place...loaded up the prices...and yes brought their politics that weren't working in NY here. 😢
If you see the 2022 election results it was deep red than it was in 2018.
Blame NYers for all of Florida's issues as everyone does. It's not just NYers moving there like crazy smh. I could never live in FL. Visit yes, but that's it!
No one left NY when FL was closed there while time...Why did my nieces and nephews have to learn by computer...Oh thats right I have a lived experience and you believe BS that desantis or trump will tell you. Bah, Bah, Bah
@@nancydesantis6033 umm...what did I say have anything to do with trump or desantis? Go look at the stats. It's not rocket science.
@@nancydesantis6033There was an article that said that New Yorkers were the reason rates skyrocketed.
Myrtle Beach SC could be an alternative if you like the beach life.
My cost of living savings will approach close to 30 percent in South Carolina. I can either live near the ocean in Charleston or close to the blue ridge mountains in the Greenville metro area. It's a good rational decision for me to move away from Florida's problems.
I grew up in St Pete and moved away with marriage and career and children. I moved back in 2021 over to Brevard County. The insurance debacle is insane; if I ever leave that's going to be the reason, plus the cost of housing. I was only able to afford a small old house. I also don't like the huge influx of people ...Florida definitely is not like it used to be. There are far too many New York New Jersey and Californians here much louder faster crowded etc.
i am from New York and I plan on moving to florida. Im not paying 900k here with 22k in property taxes to live in the hood. on top of paying 40k in state income taxes. florida is 1/3rd of the cost for me.
You failed to mention all the foreigners moving here.
@danm3340
Well you voted for it
@@JDeadwyler I don’t vote
californians lmao yea right
Arizona has been California'd. Used to have cheap gas, housing etc. My neighbor just listed his house a few days ago. Asking $699,000 and it needs a lot of work. He paid $224,000.
Those numbers aren't surprising, if you're a buyer and moving in, then there has to be a seller moving out. For the people who bought here for fomo reasons, it goes to show that letting your emotions make a decision instead of using your brain, probably isn't the best way to go.
I'm going to keep it real, us natives are a different breed from NYers and Californians. They just don't get what our culture is all about and what we represent. Miami was paradise and it's people were nature loving. Humble people who loved and took care of their communities. We are and were a unique breed and you can't replicate that anymore. We can handle new people coming in, but it's just way too much and too fast. Then they come here and have this entitlement like they are the only thing that matters. They do not look after their fellow neighbor like we did.
That makes alot of sense
We’re in the minority. Only 33% of Floridians are native. When I was younger it was a bit more common to see other people with roots here. Now everyone is from New York, cali, and jersey. The culture is definitely changing in most of the state unless you’re in the panhandle.
Other than the weather, all of the negative issues have surfaced exponentially since DeSantis took office. Ugh
@@Cruxis_Angelit's the same in a lot of states. I'm from Nevada and can't even afford it here no more. A surge of Californians moved here. They are nice people but not friendly.
Florida is BOOMING!! Unemployment rate in Miami is only 2.1% but 4.8% in NYC, and 7.9% in Toronto--Everybody has gotten rich from Real Estate here in Florida if you bought a house or condo just ten years ago, no state income tax, no air or water pollution,low gas and electricity prices, beautiful warm ocean, best beaches in the country
Yes, and Elizabeth ll is alive and the Queen of UK!
I still prefer Hallandale Beach Florida more it’s a beautiful city with a growing communities and businesses and a good nightlife.❤
I live in Sarasota-county..expensive insurance taxes a d too many housing developments destroying the area..developments forced on citizens against their will by the county commissioners..
I was born and raised in Sarasota starting in 1971. It has turned into a greedy place with lots of upscale rich folks from everywhere. I cringe now just at the crazy traffic, new constant construction and the crazy visitors that ( snow birds). It's just not home anymore. 😢
Same in Colorado.
the home insurance crisis is by far the number one deterrent .
They making Florida for the super rich now. The types that can afford to lose a home and recover quickly without missing a beat.
@@rwall3450 Florida has always been for the rich, because the state has unique bankruptcy laws that allow someone to keep their home, regardless of value, if they declare bankruptcy. Plus no state income taxes, which for the wealthy are 13.3% in CA and 10.9% in NY (not counting NY City income tax).
Florida - conservative and outspoken suits me well. Freedom comes first.
You are the ppl that DeSantis was..Keep them stupid is the FL motto!
South Florida is not very conservative at all.
Bottom line: Respect one another. Keep your politics to yourself and/or be respectful of different opinions. It’s ok to disagree.
Couldn't have said it better myself, thank you! It's like the wild wild west here! Full of keyboard warriors lol
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And if you move to a place that is different than you, please do not try to change it, you are new to the area and didn't contribute to make it what it is.
I hope Floridaman still lives there because I love all those crazy stories about him. 😆
😂😂😂😂
The term Floridaman is a myth when about 40% of people in Florida were not born there. Crazies from all over go to Florida and do crazy things lol.
HE IS STILL HERE
Having watched this video and read ALL the comments, I am relieved to realize it wasn’t just me. Because for a while, I thought, am I the only one noticing how much is changing and not for the better? Having lived in Deerfield Beach for 27 years, SFL used to be a great place to live. But it isn’t anymore, sadly. Moved away two years ago to just North of Orlando, for the same reason others have left and because living there began to feel more and more like living in a foreign country. You need to be bilingual. Zero desire to live there again or even visit. Which is not something I ever thought would happen. Oh and all our insurances dropped by almost a third when we moved.
im a real estate agent... they keep coming. im thinking about leaving. waaay too crowded stacking condos and cramming townhome developments in every last little bit of green left.
No where left to build but up
Same in Colorado, so sad. The people coming in are so rude and yes, they feel entitle and hate what we represent.
I moved to South Central Florida(Highland County) from Fort Lauderdale. Surprisingly better weather. Still having 50F nights. Less humidity. Higher elevation with Rolling hills, which makes a nice change of scenery. Much lower cost of living. Met A LOT of us moving up here too. Palm Bay/Melbourne is another destination.
I definitely miss the lack of any hills in Fort Lauderdale. Mount Trashmore just doesn't cut it
Palm Bay/Melbourne are becoming urbanized just like Ft. Laud. at an extremely rapid pace, paved over! but infrastructure is lagging far behind, I know I live here! I moved from Broward (I'm a native, grew up there) to Brevard in 2002. I would advise people who want to move here, rent for a year or so before buying, if you can afford those rates now. There are ways to acclimate to the heat. Being totally prepared for hurricanes can give you a better chance to weather storms. I've been thru a lot of them from the 60s even.
Yes please leave south Florida
I hope all, the moveins deside to leave.
Been to Miami and Ft. Lauderdale once where humidity was horrible - everything was just wet! People in general were a mixed bag of polite and cold -- car dispatcher on the phone was beyond rude! Most surprising f-up was that nobody spoke English!
lived in florida kissimmee and west palm beach - 10 years.....left....still miss it sometime....PROS: weather, Churches, beaches, coasts, big cities (Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville) then a few miles down the road nice and rural...Long drives with car to cruise, good restaurants-lots to choose from, great wildlife - gators, manatees, panthers, etc..cool to see, Disney World, Universal Studios, Sea World, etc...Daytona 500, car shows, Sports teams, Football, College and Pro Football, Spring Training, Nightlife, no snow, .............CONS: Lower wages, lack of quality healthcare and doctors, southern inefficiency, bad attitudes from southerners and Floridians, Puerto Rican gangs, emphasis on Spanish language and culture, Expensive housing, Hurricanes, insects, bugs, small lizards running around, a feeling of "NO CULTURE", Lots of wealthy, elderly people, and snowbirds that are arrogant, no change of seasons, that state just gets on your nerves after awhile...
Actually North Florida has a change in season which I enjoy. I’m actually an Independent but can understand why people are moving to Florida based on politics, see what’s happening to NY, California, Washington, Oregon, and the NE and upper Midwest States. I’ll take to risk of hurricanes and high property insurance over downtown squatters, insane zero bail policies, and just incompetent governments. Sure some are leaving, but a lot more are staying and moving into Florida. Born in Florida and here to stay.
Miami is not for everybody. And if you’re from Miami and you move somewhere else, you will figure out that you were too much for wherever you went. it’s expensive, there’s a hustle culture that nobody understands, we have our own way of doing everything that people just don’t understand. Now, remove all that first last security, bullshit and I’ll come back.
I've moved away from Miami a few times and eventually end up moving back..Miami is just a different breed. I hate this place but love it at the same time 😂😂😂
I have left six times! I’m waiting for the rent to fall and I’m probably going to come back to the Aventura area. Everything I need is around that area so traffic won’t be too bad, but I can’t handle those long lines! However, I do like to express myself. I told some chick to stay the fuck away from my car in the next thing you know, I had a protective order and I had to hire an attorney and go to court. If I would’ve said stay the fuck away from my car in Miami that just would’ve been like whatever. This lady physically thought I was a threat to her.
@Tzippi That's crazy! Sorry you had to go through all that!! I hope the rent falls soon as well. The Aventura area is still saturated. I'm not sure if you're aware, but they're building more high rises in that area, which will make traffic more unbearable. It's like every little corner is being used for a new high rise. After all the flooding that took place last week, I don't think the foundation can handle all this infrastructure. I miss the old Miami. It's slowly turning into New York.
I’m not buying anything. I have no desire to waste money on a condo. That’s going to probably be underwater soon. I always rent. I don’t like the headache. You can’t take it with you so might as well have fun. I move around a lot because I don’t take vacations. I just moved to a place I want to go to.😂
@@AmillionRaysI’d say Miami is the closet thing to NY in FL but side by side and Miami doesn’t really compare lol.
Florida is one of the best states to live in my opinion. Great governor and a no state tax.
You have no state INCOME tax. Property taxes, sales taxes, etc.. will quickly offset any income tax savings. The state has to generate revenue from somewhere. Also good luck finding an insurer with more companies either jacking up their rates into the stratosphere or pulling out of the state altogether.
Great governor...😂
Rent! @@dantesinfernopurgatory7826
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I’ve only ever heard negative things about Florida’s governor
Im not moving to a state with 22 million people, no way 😮
This is misleading.. while many do leave FL, it still ranks as the most migrated to (net migration) state in the country. The benefits of living in FL far outweigh the cons, especially when you compare it to the chaos and conflicts going on in many of the other major states. FL is relatively conservativ which essentially protects everyone's rights, it's clean, tranquil, serene fun and beautiful. It has a Caribbean metro hybrid lifestyle that offers the best of 3 worlds from country living filled with natures playgrounds to city like world class entertainment and venues that rival Manhattan, Los Angeles and Vegas to world class beaches and the salt life . It's not for everyone and it is a bit expensive now, but it's still cheaper than most major cities and you get ac gen off a lot more for your money. Has it changed over the last 10 years? Definitely, but so has every other state in this country... and while FL got better, the other states declined in quality of life. I recently spent a few months back up north in NY, NJ and CT and despite having been born and raised in NY, I found it changed drastically and I hated it up there. The culture, politics, rat race, general rudeness, crime, filth, traffic, pothole filled roads, congestion, illegal immigration issues, high gas prices, gentrification, extreme cost of living and strict gun laws that essentially disarms law abiding citizens and empowers illegal gun toting criminals.. It was just terrible. Even going to the supermarket was frustrating.. no bags? Deposit upcharge for bottled water? Over priced everything. The only thing i loved there was downtown Manhattan and the food and even that isn't as good as it used to be and it's insanely expensive. On top of tolls to enter the state, they now charge you a fee to enter downtown Manhattan where parking is super expensive if you can find any and they closed out parking lanes to accommodate bike and scooter riders who barrel down these lanes as if they own the streets and God forbid you try to cross the street and don't look both ways in a one way street because they'll run you over and then blame you for getting in their way. Good luck driving in the city and not getting a ticket thanks to their over aggressive cameras. Yeah I'm sorry but they can keep all that... I'll stick with my beautiful and serene Florida.
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I lived in South Florida for 25 years. Last year I reached my limit and moved back to my hometown. The prices for apartments was ridiculous. And the farther south you go the more dense the population. And then I95. Yeah, I'm glad I made the move back.
If you are a native of FL trying to leave, well you might as well just leave the country. Because I don't think it gets better then FL in the United States.
Colorado is a mess now.
Nah lived in palm beach all my life and its getting worse with all the people coming here
Get out, brother! If the insurance doesn't take you down, the property taxes will!
Then why are here 5 homes on my street ? for sale...Better come out of your MAGAT media bubble..
Florida wants it's natives out the state so new yorkers and canadients move in
South Fl is closer to NYC than the rest of the state. Don't NYC my FL.
Californian Democrats are just as bad if not worse. Just look at San Francisco, Oakland, and Los Angeles.
so true .. the New York effect was stronger in South Florida than when I lived in New Jersey
It's the 6th borough of NYC! Miami/Fort Lauderdale
This guy came here five years ago and he’ll probably leave in two they come and they go let’s speak to character
@@jamesmckendry915 I have lived in 3 different states throughout my life but I have no plans on going anywhere anytime soon!
The people that moved here are not the ones leaving
Its the native floridians leaving because they dont have the money that the incoming group has
They cant afford how expensive it has gotten
It's both. I can only speak on the people I help but I have definitely helped both natives who wanted a fresh start somewhere else and others who moved here in the last few years and then turn back around for whatever their reason was
You’re correct. We definitely don’t want to be like California
Too late
People are not leaving south FL as a region. Growth has slowed... That is what the data shows.
A simple search for "US metro areas" on Google shows everything you need to know.
South FL is basically everything west of I-75 and east of I-95 because of the everglades.
More people typically means more problems.
Property is very expensive now (by FL standards) and it can be a pain in the butt with traffic.
Other than that, many still find south FL (Bradenton to Vero Beach and below) very appealing and continue to move there.
Excellent information, thank you
Politics is one of the main reasons we moved here from the hell hole of Illinois. We left tyranny and bankrupt policies for freedom and great leadership here in Florida. So grateful to be here!!!
So happy that I sold my Jupiter condo in Jan. '23! Got good money for it and bought a cute house in West Melbourne. The condo fees there are now $700/mo. My HOA fees here are $40/month.
Palm Beach County is just too congested.
The Jupiter condo was new in 1981 and my parents enjoyed it all those years. But it is now a money pit.
Things are a bit quieter in Brevard County, tho the space ship business is booming. This is the Space Coast.
I move to Florida in 2017 from NJ and built a brand new Waterfront Pool Home with a Dock and Boat Lift directly on the Intracoastal. The value has more than doubled but my taxes are only $7,300 because I'm Homesteaded. The House I sold in NJ only went up 50% in comparison and the property taxes are now $22,000. Yes I pay $6,500 yr for insurance vs $2,600 in NJ but I'm still ahead over $10,000 a year. Of course insurance is going up but it's mainly because of the hyper inflation that started in 2021. When home construction costs so does home insurance naturally. The same goes for auto insurance, What did people expect would happen with insurance with crazy inflation ?
The prices show people aren't leaving and politics are great in Florida. If protecting children is a problem then feel free to leave.
God can you imagine getting your kids taken away because one of their classmates decided to spread a rumor about one of them and school staff took it seriously? Sounds like a nightmare down there
Florida is 🗑️
Charles Drew Elementary school is down the street from Cheetahs Strip Club and Brow County Prison!
I could see Mt. Trashmore from my condo
You have the only mountain view in South Florida!! 😂
Florida has been destroyed by flippers and investors.
Wrong! It's cost of living, low stagnant wages, high taxes, outrageous insurance, crime, etc, etc
@@bballah9969 are you feeling ok?
I guess what I’m seeing in my area with my own eyes isn’t happening?
You’re saying when I see greedy flippers hoarding homes and then re-listing them for double and triple the price and some idiot investors buys it, that is the cost of living, high taxes and insurance destroying the state?
The things you mentioned are real. But the never seen before levels of speculation are the biggest problem.
@@shanerogers9386
I'm a flipper/investor been in the game twenty one years and flippers or investors don't cause property prices to double or triple in selling price, like you said speculation does and also inflation and the pandemic as well as supply and demand fueled this insanity that we're living in today unfortunately. The reality is prices are never going back to pre pandemic levels ever. To many people moving in from abroad and also many people moving to Florida from California, Vegas, Arizona, Ny, etc so the demand is there even though it's expensive to live in Florida for many reasons like you already know. If flippers or investors controlled the buying and selling prices in real estate we would of seen that decades ago. The reality is prices are determined by what the asking and selling prices are for property values not by investors lol
@@shanerogers9386wooden house flippers and investors lead to the very problems the commenter mentions?
Florida's are protective of our political status. Why come here if you want to change it. We like it here and how the state is ran.
Its just all out war against the Country, not necessarily a FL thing
I moved to Palm Beach in 2021 from Washington DC. On most things I find living costs about the same, but apart from no state income tax (saving me 10,000 dollars a year) I find a number of things cheaper. For example, to get my teeth cleaned costs about130 dollars (300 in DC). My coop fee is about the same, but my building is much better and far more professionally run than in DC. Since my building is well maintained and has a healthy reserve I am not facing any assessments in the foreseeable future. I should add that I had a condo in Miami in the early 2000s and sold it because I found the people there vapid. Palm Beach is full of interesting, accomplished people (not all of them rich, although many of them are.) In Miami people used to complain about the "lack of culture"...what they really meant was the unsophisticated, uninteresting people. That i no problem in Palm Beach. So count me as a new arrival who has no plans to leave,ever.
500,000 left and 800,000 moved in!
Yup! Net influx still in the positive
And 250000 died there.
Poor moving out rich moving in. It’s going crazy
The insurance crisis is mostly due to inflation. The cost of lumber and other materials has doubled since 2021. And it’s not exclusive to Florida. It just doesn’t help Florida that a recent major hurricanes and insurance fraud overwhelmed the insurance market.
Homeowners and property insurance is not solely due to inflation. It is due to more extreme weather events doing more damage to more property more often.
So, first off, i'm in Florida, and I love the politics here, i love my freedom and my 2nd amendment rights.
When an idiot from the north east comes to move here and thinks they can change things and make it like in the north east, i tell them, you don't like the way we do things here in Florida, your welcome to leave, but what we won't allow is to change the politics for you.. Don't like the politics get out.
#2 yes Insurance is high especially Home owners insurance, why well topical storms, and hurricanes yes they damage homes and so the insurance companies has to charge more because of the higher risks..
As far as Auto Insurance, well that's the fault of 2 people, #1 Florida's auto insurance legislation laws, there is what is called a no fault law if some one rear ends your car, your auto insurance covers the damages and the one who hit you his / her insurance covers their damages, not like the north east where if you rear end a car your insurance covers both vehicles damages and the one who was at fault gets the insurance increase, where in Florida your own insurance covers your car and you have to pay your deductible,
what eve it is may be 1,000.00 or $500.00 what ever..
That sucks for the one who wasn't at fault because the victim is out his / her deductible, all they can do is prove who is at fault and take them to small claims court to get that money back..
So auto insurance is higher.. They should change that here to if you hit some ones car your insurance pays and the victim pays nothing, That is the only way to keep people in line to watch what they are doing and be more careful which covers my #2 answer the fault of the shitty drivers here in Florida..
Yes 80% of the Drivers in Florida, suck at driving their driving skills are crap, and not to mention they don't follow traffic laws, they speed and cut people off and all they care about is driving fast and getting to where they are going faster and so very often they are serious accidents many that kill some one..
So long as these 2 factors exist, Auto Insurance cost in Florida will be though the roof..
Florida needs more speed traps and Patrolling police to monitor drivers and issue tickets for poor driving, simple as that they need to do more of this and they will be able to earn money to better the county's more money for them to spend of more police cars and equipment and all that..
Some of your comments, such as increased insurance costs, increase in prices of real estate, politics, etc is happening all over. It is not exclusive of Florida. If you live on a border state, their is a surge of illegal immigration which is putting a heavy strain on the freebies, free health care, free food stamps, free housing voucher’s, etc which the tax payers are footing the bills. It’s not sustainable and if these illegals don’t give back in taxes we are going to go broke as a nation. The left wants Socialism but I don’t think they really understand it. I tell people, go to Cuba if you want hand outs and don’t want to give back. Unless there is real change in Washington, a Civil War is not out of the question. If it turns out it’s a close election, it says to me, we are divided. I don’t think either side will compromise. Frankly, we are in deep debt, our representatives want to remain in power. Look at the real numbers, high food prices, high energy prices, crime all over, homelessness, etc. Just look at most college campuses. Is this what America really wants?
But blue state people keep moving to red states and want to change them. Either they are not using their brains or those loving sweet people are blinded by hate.
5 years ago. I was going to ask how long you have been here. Why is it that people who move here now think that there is nothing they are going to have to do to become locals? Florida has been growing rapidly for much longer than 5 years. Yes, believe it or not stuff was going on here before you came here. I moved here in 2007 and Florida went from the 4th most populous state in the country to the 3rd most populous several years after that, maybe 2013 or 14. It really can't survive the onslaught. People coming here only to get out of it what they can and not respect the environment and culture are driving the costs of everything up. No matter what happens and how anybody tries to guise it or sell it, Florida will always be "a sunny place for shady people". It has a long history of being a haven for everybody trying to get away with something or escape something.
And same thing is happening to other states like Texas, Nevada, Montana, Colorado. Most of those states are unrecognizable. People run away from something they don't like to want to turn it into what they left behind and refuse to respect the local cultures. It's so insane.
Moved from West Palm to (Akron) Ohio in 2022. Missing Florida weather, politics, fun stuff, and taxes. Loving Ohio cost of living and traffic. Plan on moving back eventually. Move was 100% related to family members - nothing to do with weather, politics, or anything else.
Alternate title: why is everyone leaving Florida period?
Answer: because everything is too expensive. Florida is just a resort for rich people.
The tourist have definitely changed. They are very entitled
They complain about the price
The heat and everything else. Go home if your not happy hear. Why would you move to a tropical island in the summer.
Hurricane Andrew in 1992, hurricanes Jeanne and Frances in 2004, and Hurricane Wilma back in 2005 devastated parts of South Florida. It was a really bad situation with those hurricanes in parts of South Florida!
If you recently moved out of Florida, what was the reason?
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Good video Don, I've lived in both FL & SC, everything you said I can relate to!
More need to move out, to many people are here, take a friend with you. It use to be so nice down here.
Florida has the True Freedom of Speech and Expression! Love it.
Thanks for this ❤
Thanks friend. I live happily retired in Temple Terrace Florida. Moved from N.J. 11 years ago. We rent 55 and over. Still expensive for seniors.
So less Democrats, thank God. Thats why I left NYC and moved to South Florida last September.
Good. Maybe prices will drop back to normal, aka what they were from 2017-2019
Highly doubt that. Not anytime soon at least. But wishful thinking!
A lot are moving to Tallahassee. The City is beautiful it has a low cost of living & it is a short drive to the Gulf Coast.
For every person that leaves 2 more move to Florida
People leaving Florida? I wish this was true but I see more traffic in miami every day
I don't say this to make anybody feel bad or to poke a hornet's nest.
I have friends who are leaving Florida because they no longer feel welcome in the state because they have transgender children. I have some other friends who have lived in Florida for two decades who are leaving because they don't feel safe or welcome as gay folks.
I'm an old gay in Texas, and everyone in my social circle is having serious discussions about leaving because the political environment has become very hostile in our experience.
Of course, there are wonderful, beautiful things about both Florida and Texas. Almost all of my most important relationships are with wonderful people here in Texas.
A lot of us don't have the luxury of decoupling the political rhetoric in Florida and Texas from our families well-being.
The fact that I see so many people online saying "good riddance!" when these home-owning, tax paying families leave is confirmation that these places might actually not be safe for us.
As a conservative, Christian I don't discriminate against transgenders or gay people. Over my life, I've many friends that were gay. Transgender people I found them unfriendly. What we disagree with is the exaggerated pushing of transgenderism in children in schools.
@@MM-vu6gw The civil rights of any American shouldn't be contingent on your feelings regarding how friendly they have been to you.
I will add that I don't know a conservative that does that. It's against our faith.
@@lucindabreeding I didn't say that because of that they shouldn't have human rights, please don't put words into peoples mouths or run into conclusions. What I meant is that it was hard for me to build friendships with them, that's all.
@@MM-vu6gw I wasn't putting words into anyone's mouth. I was responding to what you said.
I decided to not move down there because the houses are becoming uninsurable so if I buy a house down there you won't be able to sell it to anyone in 10-20 years since no one will be able to get homeowners insurance and therefore can't get a mortgage.
Miami ain't for the middle class anymore, simple as that
Every house is like a million dollars past i95
miami is poor
@@nesq4104 most of miami is poor bud
@@SA-hz1rs yes I know that. I lived there 2 years in 2007 to 2010. Outsiders think the streets are paved with Gold. But now everything is wayyy expensive .
@Coolman1985 that’s every major city now.
People leaving Florida because of DeSantis and his big fat mouth, bad home insurance in that state that cancel policies and HURRICANES!
And yet not a dent in traffic has occurred with all these people leaving South Florida.
I know South Florida and the Keyes very well ... but I just love my Burbank in California and will never leave !!!
Winds can shift in an instant here in Florida. When hurricane warnings are issued and given forecast on its whereabouts and where it will come onto land is never exact. I’ve been here now 16 years. When the warning comes and hurricanes are headed in your direction? My best advice is to get out as far as you possibly can. Having no a/c in 95+ degree weather is no picnic and not having running water isn’t exactly pleasant either. Especially on us seniors. All in all , I wouldn’t trade it for all the tea in China. ‘ It’s a beautiful day here in paradise ‘ ☀️