Its crazy when its season and traffic is backed up all the way to Santini plaza and there is a traffic cop at the base of the bridge at the cross walk letting one person cross at a time and making traffic even worse
This is like... top 10 reasons why you don't want to date a super model. Then showing naked pictures of super models. Traffic is bad (because of all the improvements).. No Walmart (because who wants Walmart customers driving around you're house).. Island living (cause it's just so terrible compared to living in the projects).
Nice video! Thank you guys I would like to add that as a local of 30 plus years... we don't mind there being more people. We very much appreciate people choosing the place we live/love as the place to bring their family for vacation. As Fort Myers Beach grows and the times change... I feel locals most deeply care about visitor's respecting our little island, the wildlife, waterways and the beaches. Before this beach grew to such a well known vacation destination it was very much a small community. If people would be aware of the things they could do to help combat some of the problems such as not allowing their lawn company to over fertilize their lawns (red tide) or simply picking up their trash after a beautiful day at the beach.... it would go a long way toward helping me personally be excited about the future of Fort Myers Beach. I genuinely feel if more people who visit would spend more time appreciating the natural beauty of "Fort Myers Beach" has to offer they might be so inclined to protect such a beautiful thing instead of trying to fix it after its too late. If you would like to help preserve the beauties of Fort Myers Beach there are plenty organizations helping to make a difference. I encourage you to visit "captains for clean water". Thank you for reading!
One lane in each direction, not one lane for both. Still sucks a lot, and that's why Fort Lauderdale beach is 100% better since they have A!A and bridges on and off every few miles and two lanes in each direction.
Some of the code enforcement is for the non-permitted apartments that people build under the 1950s stilt homes that were meant to be left open for storm surges. Some of the "vacation rentals" under these houses have 6 foot ceilings :-) and are always moldy and damp. The the storm drain construction on all of the streets has helped out alot because previous to the project there were no storm drains; just water standing everywhere after the rains.
I am glad there is code enforcement and that they are strict in Ft. Myers. Take Los Angeles, CA where some areas looks like a confetti, buildings look like Cement Frankensteins. Trees and native vegetation are flattened and not replaced. Some areas are looking depressed. If you leave it to people they will build everywhere, in the cheapest way and flip for profit.
Like on the gulf side of Estero Blvd next to Junkanoos? There are at least 6 McMansions where there used to be homes with palm trees. This current town council is pushing long time Fort Myers Beach HOME OWNERS to sell because they can no longer afford to pay the ever increasing taxes. Why are the taxes going up? To drive the long term Fort Myers Beach residents out to make room for the short term rental market. The Fort Myers Beach "Town Council" does not care about the residents of Fort Myers Beach. They only care about how much money they can pocket from new construction permits, wink deals with Margaritaville and the realtors who are raking in the money. The folks who built this town can no longer afford to live here.
All those people moving to Ft myers or Cape coral, wait until hurricane season starts up, Cape coral FL has been spared many times for a direct hit of a hurricane, I wouldn't want to move there if anything move to the inner parts of Florida away from the gulf.
What about reason number 1; Lake Okeechobee run off and pollution of the Caloosahatchee River and the estuaries and the beaches in Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel and Cape Coral. When is the state government going to clean up the lake and build a water treatment facility to help clean it up and pass regulations to prevent the pollution of this once pristine body of water....yup 20 years ago it was 98% pollution free.
I am interested my husband is looking for a job in that area. And I am sure it’s beautiful if your a tourist. But what is it like to live there? We moved to Rehoboth beach DE 14 years ago. It took me 8 years to adjust to the quiet sleepy retirement town after living in the DC area. And now that I am older just turn 56 I think really now that I have gotten use to the quiet life we are going to move to a area where is it a party town and I am past my clubbing days.?
😂 Hi Viviana. South end of FMB is definitely quieter. That’s where I buy real estate on the island. Feel free to email us if interested in buying there. info@steveinvests.com
U ask when is Fla. gov. Going 2clean up the watr & build h20 treatmnt plants… NEVER.!!! The GOP that runs that state is a bunch of Dime pinchers that won’t do a thing they r more worried about getting elected then doing something good for the state… Vote em Out..! Wake Up 🤔
Margaritaville will ruin our beach you think we have traffic problems now. Just wait. I have lived here since 1972. The wooden bridge was cool with the archways.. It was a cool place to hang out. Lani Kai came in and ruined it. My opinion.. I was a teenager when I moved here.. So sad..
Hi Renee. Sounds like you’ve seen a lot of change. I hear ya. We love to see original architecture and small town feel. You’re right. It’s going to be tough for the infrastructure to handle it.
Shit red tide still hasn’t been fixed in 6 years I moved here water was crystal clear last 4 years shit brown. Lucky day knee deep u might see ur toes. It sad.
I think that’s with any water front / beach real estate. Once they run out they begin tearing down which they have been doing. Take a look at Margaritaville Coming soon. However it will be a nice addition. www.margaritaville.com/stay
Hey guys !!! I’m moving to Fort Myers/ Estero area as soon as my job transfers. I work for the Postal Service and moving from Green Bay, WI. I’d like to buy a single fam home but let’s great REAL prices are definitely different compared to Green Bay ! I’m preapproved for 230k but finding that not enough !!! Any suggestions?
Hey Leanne. Yes we are happy to assist. And congrats on the move. Send us an email with your contact info and we can reach out. Info@SteveInvests.com 🤙
That's why Cape Coral is the place to be... No Doubt. Parts are still like "Old Florida" Matlacha/Pine Isle... Heaven rural. Even SE/SW Cape Coral is COMPLETELY different from across the bridges leading to Fort Myers. Fort Myers is too busy
@@Mandi2727 Cape Coral has MANY retirees and elderly. The younger workforce is severely lacking here and needed. Not just Service Industry... Professional too. JMO
@@chasingbeaches is it done yet? lol, how is fort myers beach now in Jan 2022? Thinking about staying there for 3-4 months, April/may/june/july possibly
Yup we lived on fort Myers beach and beach politics suck. My kids went to beach elementary on school st hello to teacher miss cribs and her husband. Florida itself has gotten to expensive and to many rules. Welcome to Texas more freedom to do whatever and a better economy and cheaper.
Been there many times on tour we love Florida and ft Myers but.....gestapo toilet bowl drugs homeless crime crooked cops. And what’s it look like today? Ian passed through.
Hey, what is going on with the Sunseeker Resort in Port Charlotte? Are they going to continue with that project or hard stop? What is going to happned with real estate market there?
Sunseeker came to a hold. Their obligation for resources is all going to the airline. I’m optimistic they will come out of it and finish the project. Market has still been steady. A lot of people leaving other liberal states / cities and moving to Fl.
@BALD & BROKE not your "homie" dont get fresh with me I dont know you so speak with respect. That's a distasteful term. I'ma be ok, but your efforts are GARBAGE if they are not authentic. I wanna dispute with someone on my level not with someone thats null. I don't need you, but you dont need me, explore you person and refine your own antics dont exploit mine.
Need to know before moving to Florida: Very bad health care. It is very difficult to find adequate, let alone good, health care providers. I would strongly suggest that you see health care providers in the north including dentists. Florida is a very superficial culture, especially in Orlando. It's a great place for mainstream but don't count on intellectual stimulation. Florida is halfway between the United States and a third world country. Services are not good, schools are poor, and customer service is almost non- existent. Floridians are friendly but not very helpful. People are not generous with information or much else. It's just the culture. Florida is very expensive. Don't move to avoid state income tax, you will pay in other ways. The cost of living, for example, is very high, especially rent and real estate. Wish I had known these things before I moved here, I would have chosen another state.
😆 Just depends on discretion of the buyer. Season Jan-March is peak and highest rate per night. Id look into weekly rental properties. Many condos are 30 day min. A lot depends on your budget.
@@chasingbeaches Steve I actually found another one of your videos on your other channel specifically about vacation rentals. Is there a way I could phone you personally to get some ideas about our specific situation?
Tunaskin Beach clean on Fort Myers Beach th-cam.com/video/f7uBjVY7lcY/w-d-xo.html
Delicious breakfast, swag and beach cleaning... WIN!
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#1 every time you find a house or condo you like.. it's a 55 and older only community😭
Loved my time living on FMB !! Look to come back in the future, I'll keep you in mind.
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It’s all gone now.
Hurricane Ian has changed the lives of many people.
Destroying the ocean with the red tide bs
Its crazy when its season and traffic is backed up all the way to Santini plaza and there is a traffic cop at the base of the bridge at the cross walk letting one person cross at a time and making traffic even worse
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Actually William, That traffic officer has made a world of difference!
That is very true!
This is like... top 10 reasons why you don't want to date a super model. Then showing naked pictures of super models. Traffic is bad (because of all the improvements).. No Walmart (because who wants Walmart customers driving around you're house).. Island living (cause it's just so terrible compared to living in the projects).
Haha! Completely agree! Great reasons to live there !
Nice video! Thank you guys
I would like to add that as a local of 30 plus years... we don't mind there being more people. We very much appreciate people choosing the place we live/love as the place to bring their family for vacation.
As Fort Myers Beach grows and the times change... I feel locals most deeply care about visitor's respecting our little island, the wildlife, waterways and the beaches. Before this beach grew to such a well known vacation destination it was very much a small community.
If people would be aware of the things they could do to help combat some of the problems such as not allowing their lawn company to over fertilize their lawns (red tide) or simply picking up their trash after a beautiful day at the beach.... it would go a long way toward helping me personally be excited about the future of Fort Myers Beach.
I genuinely feel if more people who visit would spend more time appreciating the natural beauty of "Fort Myers Beach" has to offer they might be so inclined to protect such a beautiful thing instead of trying to fix it after its too late.
If you would like to help preserve the beauties of Fort Myers Beach there are plenty organizations helping to make a difference. I encourage you to visit "captains for clean water".
Thank you for reading!
Thanks for the perspective. I agree ☝️
Just like everywhere else in America, unaffordable.
One lane in each direction, not one lane for both. Still sucks a lot, and that's why Fort Lauderdale beach is 100% better since they have A!A and bridges on and off every few miles and two lanes in each direction.
Some of the code enforcement is for the non-permitted apartments that people build under the 1950s stilt homes that were meant to be left open for storm surges. Some of the "vacation rentals" under these houses have 6 foot ceilings :-) and are always moldy and damp.
The the storm drain construction on all of the streets has helped out alot because previous to the project there were no storm drains; just water standing everywhere after the rains.
Yeah it has definitely helped water run off this rainy season
Live in Cape Coral... great restaurants in Ft Myers, but after that we stay away during 'in' season at all costs.
Yeah. Can’t can’t a bar stool
Do research before you move somewhere.
Nice work you guys!
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I am glad there is code enforcement and that they are strict in Ft. Myers. Take Los Angeles, CA where some areas looks like a confetti, buildings look like
Cement Frankensteins. Trees and native vegetation are flattened and not replaced. Some areas are looking depressed. If you leave it to people they will build everywhere, in the cheapest way and flip for profit.
Yeah. True. Have to have some endorsement. 🤙
As long as they don't get tyrannical
Like on the gulf side of Estero Blvd next to Junkanoos? There are at least 6 McMansions where there used to be homes with palm trees.
This current town council is pushing long time Fort Myers Beach HOME OWNERS to sell because they can no longer afford to pay the ever increasing taxes.
Why are the taxes going up? To drive the long term Fort Myers Beach residents out to make room for the short term rental market. The Fort Myers Beach "Town Council" does not care about the residents of Fort Myers Beach. They only care about how much money they can pocket from new construction permits, wink deals with Margaritaville and the realtors who are raking in the money.
The folks who built this town can no longer afford to live here.
@@timberkrev7978 because of the damn demonrats
All those people moving to Ft myers or Cape coral, wait until hurricane season starts up, Cape coral FL has been spared many times for a direct hit of a hurricane, I wouldn't want to move there if anything move to the inner parts of Florida away from the gulf.
Got here from watching hurricane footage 😢
U were right!
What about reason number 1; Lake Okeechobee run off and pollution of the Caloosahatchee River and the estuaries and the beaches in Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel and Cape Coral. When is the state government going to clean up the lake and build a water treatment facility to help clean it up and pass regulations to prevent the pollution of this once pristine body of water....yup 20 years ago it was 98% pollution free.
Great point 🤙
I am interested my husband is looking for a job in that area. And I am sure it’s beautiful if your a tourist.
But what is it like to live there?
We moved to Rehoboth beach DE 14 years ago. It took me 8 years to adjust to the quiet sleepy retirement town after living in the DC area. And now that I am older just turn 56 I think really now that I have gotten use to the quiet life we are going to move to a area where is it a party town and I am past my clubbing days.?
😂 Hi Viviana. South end of FMB is definitely quieter. That’s where I buy real estate on the island. Feel free to email us if interested in buying there. info@steveinvests.com
U ask when is Fla. gov. Going 2clean up the watr & build h20 treatmnt plants… NEVER.!!! The GOP that runs that state is a bunch of Dime pinchers that won’t do a thing they r more worried about getting elected then doing something good for the state… Vote em Out..! Wake Up 🤔
Margaritaville will ruin our beach you think we have traffic problems now. Just wait. I have lived here since 1972. The wooden bridge was cool with the archways.. It was a cool place to hang out. Lani Kai came in and ruined it. My opinion.. I was a teenager when I moved here.. So sad..
Hi Renee. Sounds like you’ve seen a lot of change. I hear ya. We love to see original architecture and small town feel. You’re right. It’s going to be tough for the infrastructure to handle it.
Shit red tide still hasn’t been fixed in 6 years I moved here water was crystal clear last 4 years shit brown. Lucky day knee deep u might see ur toes. It sad.
Thank you for the video
We would love to start a special ice cream truck business on the beach do you know if it’s allowed on the island?
🤙 No. best bet to contact the city
Let me guess, transplants from NJ?
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#7.......how much more building can they do before the island runs out of space?
I think that’s with any water front / beach real estate. Once they run out they begin tearing down which they have been doing. Take a look at Margaritaville Coming soon. However it will be a nice addition. www.margaritaville.com/stay
Hey guys !!! I’m moving to Fort Myers/ Estero area as soon as my job transfers. I work for the Postal Service and moving from Green Bay, WI. I’d like to buy a single fam home but let’s great REAL prices are definitely different compared to Green Bay ! I’m preapproved for 230k but finding that not enough !!! Any suggestions?
Hey Leanne. Yes we are happy to assist. And congrats on the move. Send us an email with your contact info and we can reach out. Info@SteveInvests.com 🤙
That's why Cape Coral is the place to be... No Doubt. Parts are still like "Old Florida" Matlacha/Pine Isle... Heaven rural. Even SE/SW Cape Coral is COMPLETELY different from across the bridges leading to Fort Myers. Fort Myers is too busy
Matlacha is a cool spot 🤙
Is Cape Coral expensive? Also is that a good place for young professionals?
@@Mandi2727 Cape Coral has MANY retirees and elderly. The younger workforce is severely lacking here and needed. Not just Service Industry... Professional too. JMO
250,000 1/1 condo Beachwalk for major hurricanes NO DANAGE 4 miles from beach and sanibel - CASH ONLY
Been vacationing there for the past 7 years they will never finish the road
It’s close. They are at the very end of the south end. Almost there
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@@chasingbeaches is it done yet? lol, how is fort myers beach now in Jan 2022? Thinking about staying there for 3-4 months, April/may/june/july possibly
@@LittleJorge2 It was finished in April 2022
Yup we lived on fort Myers beach and beach politics suck. My kids went to beach elementary on school st hello to teacher miss cribs and her husband. Florida itself has gotten to expensive and to many rules. Welcome to Texas more freedom to do whatever and a better economy and cheaper.
Very informative 🙂
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Been there many times on tour we love Florida and ft Myers but.....gestapo toilet bowl drugs homeless crime crooked cops.
And what’s it look like today? Ian passed through.
Best real estsste company in SWFL
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Ya construction is nuts there, those trucks are sooo loud
Starting to look great 👍 Finally
what about Ft. Meyers?
We love all of SWFL 🤙
Hey, what is going on with the Sunseeker Resort in Port Charlotte? Are they going to continue with that project or hard stop? What is going to happned with real estate market there?
Sunseeker came to a hold. Their obligation for resources is all going to the airline. I’m optimistic they will come out of it and finish the project. Market has still been steady. A lot of people leaving other liberal states / cities and moving to Fl.
@@chasingbeaches Thank you so much for your reply.
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ur trying to live in an area u can't afford really frustrating.
How’s land there? Do you guys sell land also? Can I build cob house in fort Myers?
Yes we do. Fort Myer beach vacant lots start around $350k. Is that where you would be looking? Or Fort Myers?
Only 2 ways to access the beach terrible traffic jams
True. Especially the north end. South end from Bonita not too bad. 🤙
Yep
Nice to visit u couldnt pay me to live there traffic is horrible etc etc etc
Yes pls move out of here I'll thank you.
DUDE COME ON dont steal my ideas.. SMH.. 🤦♂️ BE ORIGINAL. I am NOT worth copying.
@BALD & BROKE not your "homie" dont get fresh with me I dont know you so speak with respect. That's a distasteful term. I'ma be ok, but your efforts are GARBAGE if they are not authentic. I wanna dispute with someone on my level not with someone thats null. I don't need you, but you dont need me, explore you person and refine your own antics dont exploit mine.
Appreciate ya! We agree.
Do you have a link to Captiva Beach
No. However We are planning South Seas and then a house on North Captivate.
Need to know before moving to Florida:
Very bad health care. It is very difficult to find adequate, let alone good, health care providers. I would strongly suggest that you see health care providers in the north including dentists.
Florida is a very superficial culture, especially in Orlando. It's a great place for mainstream but don't count on intellectual stimulation.
Florida is halfway between the United States and a third world country. Services are not good, schools are poor, and customer service is almost non- existent.
Floridians are friendly but not very helpful. People are not generous with information or much else. It's just the culture.
Florida is very expensive. Don't move to avoid state income tax, you will pay in other ways. The cost of living, for example, is very high, especially rent and real estate.
Wish I had known these things before I moved here, I would have chosen another state.
Is it worth buying a second place down there and renting it out seasonally to help pay the mortgage?
Yeah why not…
@@chasingbeaches Love you guys but I was hoping for some actual insight on the subject. 😋
😆 Just depends on discretion of the buyer. Season Jan-March is peak and highest rate per night. Id look into weekly rental properties. Many condos are 30 day min. A lot depends on your budget.
@@chasingbeaches Steve I actually found another one of your videos on your other channel specifically about vacation rentals. Is there a way I could phone you personally to get some ideas about our specific situation?
Hi Michael. Email info@steveinvests.com
Move
You 2 are ABSOLUTELY crazy.. Do you really think any. Tourist area has no problems.. Maybe you should move on..
Someone gave you some poor advice on that beard.
What about your beard?
Would love to see the “after” photos from your much needed make over.
No problem
Wtf is wrong with you?
I would like to see you try to "make over" that beard douchbag 😂
With that beard , you should convert to Islam ☪️ ( & this is coming from a Muslim him self )
Yes, because vikings never had beards. Whatever. Lol
Because it sucks