newseed Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 (edited) We Floridians (actually, I'm a Texan living in Florida) are in the Winter Olympics spirit!! We had a whopping trace of snow today just in time for the games! Yeah, I know, it nothing to most of you living up north but it's a big event here! Heck, we even closed a few schools and businesses. (wimps!) Edited February 12, 2010 by newseed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
administrator Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 What part of Florida are you from? ... I've been considering moving down to Miami (Sobe) for a little while now - I'm getting sick of the snow up here! Stefan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newseed Posted February 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 What part of Florida are you from? ... I've been considering moving down to Miami (Sobe) for a little while now - I'm getting sick of the snow up here! Stefan I live in the pandhandle near Pensacola. I'm about 30 miles from the beach. I don't hear too many good things about Miami especially from long time Floridians in this region I live at. If you are into the big city then you might want to check out Orlando. Either way, you will have a couple of things to worry about. First, hurricanes. Second, good "old" Arnold Schwarzenegger said that Florida is "for the old people''. Where I live at is an area that is quite a bit laid back. Pensecola is about 100k in population. Next largest city is to the west (Mobile, AL). If you get the urge to move down here, I suggest you make a week long visit and scan whatever town or area you think you would like to live in. My wife and I thought about living in Tennessee but before we decided, we stayed at a budget inn with a kitchen. As you can see, we decided to stay in Florida. With that thought, you are welcome to drop by here on your way. This is a handy guide to help you decide where you might like to live: http://www.city-data.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
administrator Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 With that thought, you are welcome to drop by here on your way. Much appreciated. I spent some time in South Beach and it was interesting because there were a lot of international people there ... from Europe and South America mostly. Stefan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
administrator Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 I don't hear too many good things about Miami especially from long time Floridians in this region I live at. If you are into the big city then you might want to check out Orlando. I'm curious, what would make Orlando a better choice than Miami? Thanks, Stefan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newseed Posted February 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 I don't hear too many good things about Miami especially from long time Floridians in this region I live at. If you are into the big city then you might want to check out Orlando. I'm curious' date=' what would make Orlando a better choice than Miami? Thanks, Stefan[/quote'] Well, I can't speak for myself because I never lived at either one of those places but my dad did for years and preferred Orlando over Miami. Also, several folks (about 3 of them really) here have lived in both places and they preferred Orlando. All have a variety of reasons but really I cannot' recall what they were except that it cost more to live in Miami by about 6-8%. My wife visited Orlando and she really liked it but then again it was only a visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
administrator Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 Thanks for the feedback. I've been considering south Florida for years and started looking at real estate down there in early 2007, just before the crash ... I figured it was coming and was scouting things out. I never pulled the trigger though, because I decided to wait for the crash to settle. It will take another couple of years I think, before we hit bottom. I believe the US will follow what happened in Japan: complete retracement of the gains accrued in the bubble. For the US, this means 1999 prices and lower. Stefan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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