Thinking about making the move to Tampa Bay? Reach out! We're here to help. Juan Alcala - Tampa Realtor 📲 Call/Text Direct at (813) 261-3540 📲 Email: info@trulivingroup.com 📅 calendly.com/juan-alcala/45 👨💻 Website: www.tbhomesearch.com/ Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/juan.alcala.realtor/
Sold my house making first trip down with roll off towing a car hauler with my father following in the box truck, fly home 2nd trip 1500 truck towing enclosed trailer with my father following in suv with dogs. Moving company following us down on second trip. Most trucks and trailers going to storage while we stay in parents 55+ lake house in palmetto. I will be reaching out next month at some point once the heavy lifting is behind us! Thanks for all the info. Been watching since a year after you moved!
@@trulivingtampai hope ya Florida resident keep on payin high insurance rate wait until this year hurricane that’s when u know your insurance is gonna way up again 😄
I’m relocating to Tampa middle of May for a career move. Is there affordable 55+ townhomes or mobile home communities that you can recommend? Great video by the way. Thanks for the info!
I’m semi retiring at 62. Don’t want to buy for a year to make sure Tampa /st pete/ Clearwater area is for me. My rent budget is under 1100/mnth. For now. Best places in your big red circle? Thank you 😊
Thinking about moving to Tampa. I am also a licensed real estate agent as well. Hopefully the real estate market has more motion than a place like SEATTLE smh lol
@@trulivingtampaand ya Florida resident payin the most for insurance now i see why so many insurance companies are leaving Florida they just don’t wanna deal with this bad weather Florida be havin…..like Panama City it just got destroyed by a tornado now the people who live in Panama City their insurance is gonna go way up now
@@trulivingtampaand ya Florida resident payin the most for insurance now i see why so many insurance companies are leaving Florida they just don’t wanna deal with this bad weather Florida be havin…..like Panama City it just got destroyed by a tornado now the people who live in Panama City their insurance is gonna go way up now
This is not true. It is "expensive" compared to other areas, but not the highest. Here is the data for those who care about facts. www.marketwatch.com/guides/insurance-services/car-insurance-rates-by-state/ The thing TH-cam has helped me understand over the last 2 years is that there are always people dedicated to stealing your joy. @@stevenjohnson8736
Not sure if I missed it but did you share the link to the living cost video you mentioned? Thank you for the great video! Very interested on the resources you shared during the cost of living session
Thanks for the reminder. I've got an updated in the que for next month, so keep an eye out for that too. But here you go th-cam.com/video/BK7mgkKe8Os/w-d-xo.html
I’m gathering all my info because I want to move within the next 2 years. I know Florida doesn’t take out state income tax from your pay, but is that the case even if you work remotely? I would be living in Florida, but working from home for a company in Missouri.
Hey Miranda. Great question btw. You only pay a state income tax to the state you live in. Here's a great resource that will help. www.taxslayer.com/blog/filing-taxes-as-remote-employee/#:~:text=As%20a%20remote%20worker%2C%20you,where%20your%20employer%20is%20located.
I will be fine. I have a good paying job, plan on a new construction home and do tons of research before moving. It’s the people who don’t research things and those who don’t have a backup plan for when things go up that have the worst issues. Even in boring Missouri the area I am looking at in Florida is only 4% higher and the house next to me just sold for $550,000 so things are going up and expensive everywhere.
We love your videos…. been contemplating a Florida move for a few years now but knew nothing about other than Miami and Orlando. My father has always spoken highly of the gulf coast and it seems he’s correct. Soonest would be spring of 2025 so we’ll keep you in mind! We’re also from SE Michigan btw 😉
You touched on the transit briefly. Is it that there is zero altogether or less compared to cities like NYC, Boston or DC? Is it possible to get around without a car (I don't drive but live in the LA area and use the transit system)?
If you live downtown there are buses, rail cars, uber/lyft, bikes, scooters, etc. If you live away from the city center you'll be limited to buses, uber/lyft.
Hey Juan, How accurate do you think these prices are on zillow? Thanks. I'm not happy about this, a couple weeks ago I'm sure I saw my house zestimate at $249K. I just checked now and it went down to $217,600 with the zestimate range of $198K-$235K. I don't understand why it would drop so fast. I'm going check around some in Tampa now to see if the prices are dropping. This totally messes up my plans if I have to take this much of a hit on my selling price.
The Zestimate is just an algorithm. It can be wildly inaccurate. The CEO sold his home for almost 40% less than the Zestimate said it was worth. Let me know if you’d like me to take a look. Getting a professional eyes on it is really the only way to accurately price a home.
Hi, thanks for the help and I see how wildly inaccurate it is. I'm not going to pay too much attention to it. I'll watch my county auditor values and selling prices of other houses in the area. I still have alot of work to do and when I am much closer to selling time I'll send you some info. Since you are already here I ask things but I try to keep things short and simple for you. @@trulivingtampa
It would depend on how many people in your family and your lifestyle. If you’re single and don’t have a ton of debt, then $100k is great money. If you have a family of 4 it would be tight.
Prepare to have a fat wallet full of money. It's not affordable any more in fact it's more expensive than Illinois or some parts of California. If you have money to burn, come on over. We'd love to take your money.
I think Florida is absolutely beautiful, but does the whole state of Florida get hit with the really bad storms? That’s one of the reasons why Im not sure of moving there😢
Thinking about making the move to Tampa Bay? Reach out! We're here to help.
Juan Alcala - Tampa Realtor
📲 Call/Text Direct at (813) 261-3540
📲 Email: info@trulivingroup.com
📅 calendly.com/juan-alcala/45
👨💻 Website: www.tbhomesearch.com/
Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/juan.alcala.realtor/
Sold my house making first trip down with roll off towing a car hauler with my father following in the box truck, fly home 2nd trip 1500 truck towing enclosed trailer with my father following in suv with dogs. Moving company following us down on second trip. Most trucks and trailers going to storage while we stay in parents 55+ lake house in palmetto. I will be reaching out next month at some point once the heavy lifting is behind us! Thanks for all the info. Been watching since a year after you moved!
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching and sharing.
@@trulivingtampai hope ya Florida resident keep on payin high insurance rate wait until this year hurricane that’s when u know your insurance is gonna way up again 😄
I am moving to Tampa this August, excellent video!
Awesome! Thank you!
I’m relocating to Tampa middle of May for a career move. Is there affordable 55+ townhomes or mobile home communities that you can recommend? Great video by the way. Thanks for the info!
I’m semi retiring at 62. Don’t want to buy for a year to make sure Tampa /st pete/ Clearwater area is for me. My rent budget is under 1100/mnth. For now. Best places in your big red circle? Thank you 😊
Thank you, sir, for giving us all the information about tampa housing, spacialy send me some pictures of houses.
You're welcome! You can get a list of homes on our website here tbhomesearch.com
Thinking about moving to Tampa. I am also a licensed real estate agent as well. Hopefully the real estate market has more motion than a place like SEATTLE smh lol
Our market is still strong. Thanks for watching.
@@trulivingtampaand ya Florida resident payin the most for insurance now i see why so many insurance companies are leaving Florida they just don’t wanna deal with this bad weather Florida be havin…..like Panama City it just got destroyed by a tornado now the people who live in Panama City their insurance is gonna go way up now
@@trulivingtampaand ya Florida resident payin the most for insurance now i see why so many insurance companies are leaving Florida they just don’t wanna deal with this bad weather Florida be havin…..like Panama City it just got destroyed by a tornado now the people who live in Panama City their insurance is gonna go way up now
This is not true. It is "expensive" compared to other areas, but not the highest. Here is the data for those who care about facts. www.marketwatch.com/guides/insurance-services/car-insurance-rates-by-state/
The thing TH-cam has helped me understand over the last 2 years is that there are always people dedicated to stealing your joy.
@@stevenjohnson8736
I love your videos & because of it now I know where to visit & check out an area that we'd like to live. Thank you for the information.
Florida resident is payin the highest insurance in America from car insurance to home and businesses 😄
Excellent speaking skills. Wear a shirt with a collar.
Thank you for compliment. However, I’ll pass on the collared shirt. 😎
Can you do a video on downtown Tampa and the districts? Maybe talk about personal experience down there? Love the videos.
Absolutely! Thanks for watching Gabriel.
I used to live in Clearwater city's
I'm looking to move there again, but I'm looking for security, child schools
You can easily find both.
Not sure if I missed it but did you share the link to the living cost video you mentioned? Thank you for the great video! Very interested on the resources you shared during the cost of living session
Thanks for the reminder. I've got an updated in the que for next month, so keep an eye out for that too. But here you go th-cam.com/video/BK7mgkKe8Os/w-d-xo.html
I’m gathering all my info because I want to move within the next 2 years. I know Florida doesn’t take out state income tax from your pay, but is that the case even if you work remotely? I would be living in Florida, but working from home for a company in Missouri.
Hey Miranda. Great question btw. You only pay a state income tax to the state you live in. Here's a great resource that will help.
www.taxslayer.com/blog/filing-taxes-as-remote-employee/#:~:text=As%20a%20remote%20worker%2C%20you,where%20your%20employer%20is%20located.
Thanks!
If u thinkin about moving to Florida good luck on paying insurance because insurance in Florida is just really that expensive 😄
I will be fine. I have a good paying job, plan on a new construction home and do tons of research before moving. It’s the people who don’t research things and those who don’t have a backup plan for when things go up that have the worst issues. Even in boring Missouri the area I am looking at in Florida is only 4% higher and the house next to me just sold for $550,000 so things are going up and expensive everywhere.
100%. The trolls always have something negative to say.
@@mirandaphillips6489
Juan, great videos! You mentioned a chart from “Pay scale” do you have a link?
We love your videos…. been contemplating a Florida move for a few years now but knew nothing about other than Miami and Orlando.
My father has always spoken highly of the gulf coast and it seems he’s correct.
Soonest would be spring of 2025 so we’ll keep you in mind! We’re also from SE Michigan btw 😉
My people! Thanks for watching.
You touched on the transit briefly. Is it that there is zero altogether or less compared to cities like NYC, Boston or DC? Is it possible to get around without a car (I don't drive but live in the LA area and use the transit system)?
If you live downtown there are buses, rail cars, uber/lyft, bikes, scooters, etc. If you live away from the city center you'll be limited to buses, uber/lyft.
Great videos brother! I’m thinking about moving to Tampa this year and your videos are extremely helpful!
Thanks, Eddy. Feel free to reach out!
Hey Juan, How accurate do you think these prices are on zillow? Thanks.
I'm not happy about this, a couple weeks ago I'm sure I saw my house zestimate at $249K. I just checked now and it went down to $217,600 with the zestimate range of $198K-$235K. I don't understand why it would drop so fast.
I'm going check around some in Tampa now to see if the prices are dropping. This totally messes up my plans if I have to take this much of a hit on my selling price.
The Zestimate is just an algorithm. It can be wildly inaccurate. The CEO sold his home for almost 40% less than the Zestimate said it was worth.
Let me know if you’d like me to take a look. Getting a professional eyes on it is really the only way to accurately price a home.
Hi, thanks for the help and I see how wildly inaccurate it is. I'm not going to pay too much attention to it. I'll watch my county auditor values and selling prices of other houses in the area.
I still have alot of work to do and when I am much closer to selling time I'll send you some info. Since you are already here I ask things but I try to keep things short and simple for you.
@@trulivingtampa
I'd like to know how much money you need to live good in the aera, do you need 100k a year to live comfortably?
It would depend on how many people in your family and your lifestyle.
If you’re single and don’t have a ton of debt, then $100k is great money. If you have a family of 4 it would be tight.
The city of Tampa is small, but the Tampa Bay metro area is large?
Yes sir!
Any Surfing around there?
Not unless we have a huge storm in the Gulf.
Hi Happy New Year! My husband and I relocated from New York City and we are living in Plant City. Did you do a video on Plant City?
We haven’t yet. It’s in the que for this year.
@@trulivingtampa ty😊
I’m moving tomorrow 😅😊😊
Awesome! Welcome to Tampa.
legend!!! great video
Looking to retire in the Tampa area. Planning a trip to Tampa area in July. Keep up the great content.
Will do! Thanks for watching.
Prepare to have a fat wallet full of money. It's not affordable any more in fact it's more expensive than Illinois or some parts of California. If you have money to burn, come on over. We'd love to take your money.
@@tonyn3227 Thank you for the insight. I can’t wait to do some fishing in Florida.
If you have a six figure income, you should do fine. Low income or lower middle income are struggling financially.
@@rochellet1333 yup you'll need a fat wallet here to live. It's not even close what it used to be
I think Florida is absolutely beautiful, but does the whole state of Florida get hit with the really bad storms? That’s one of the reasons why Im not sure of moving there😢
The state definitely has it's fair share of "Big Storms." It's just part of living here.