fuck man that's ridiculously cheap. A 1 bedroom in a shithole town here in Alberta would cost you more than that.
Why aren't you all IM'ers moving to Florida is my question?
Moving to South Florida
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fuck man that's ridiculously cheap. A 1 bedroom in a shithole town here in Alberta would cost you more than that.
Why aren't you all IM'ers moving to Florida is my question?
That's insane. A friend just signed a lease for a new place in Boston. $3400 / month for a tiny 2 BR apartment. Granted it has its own private roof deck, but still.
I sometimes forget how expensive this city is.
I cant comment too much as I dont live there, but I know a lot of people for some odd reason jumped into going to Tampa the last 10 years.
Gotta mean something, most of these people were condo people that had homes in other areas of the US too.
When I go to Florida, I always stay in Destin though.. but then again I don't live there.
Gotta mean something, most of these people were condo people that had homes in other areas of the US too.
When I go to Florida, I always stay in Destin though.. but then again I don't live there.
Because the ones that live here dont fucking brag about it. We dont want more losers moving here.
Here is another vote for the Tampa area. Lots of older folks which is true but the economy is in the dumps so prices are ultra cheap. Since you don't have to worry about a job its pretty perfect. Love the Dunedin/Palm Harbor area. If you go into Clearwater there are way to many 'L. Ron Hubby' nuts around.
Tampa has an active night life if you want it.
Tampa has an active night life if you want it.
I'll check WPB out, thanks.
Coming from CR; you can't escape the empire man. In Roman times, Rome is the place to be. I don't like the way power structures work, but given how they work; I know where I want to be within them.
Yeah, you are right in general regarding the people in those areas. But I LOVE how pretty it all is, the weather, cheap rent and... Tampa/St Pete have more to do on a weekend. I don't need 1,000,000 people I like around me. If I can find a few, I'm happy. Generally though; I don't have time for much anything aside from work.
Also, having people with high un-employment around me is good; I plan on hiring
Awesome info man, thanks.
I'll check it out for sure, thanks man.
I'll check it, thanks man. I'll report back with more when I visit. I'll be going on the 28th. I'll rent a car and a hotel room. Then drive around to possible condos/apartments I find online.
Thanks, but I want mobility. I might buy one day; and prices in FL are tempting as fuck. But I just hate the idea of being tied to a place. I mean, if prices drop, I'd have to hold on until prices go up. And management, maintenance costs and taxes can eat the profit of a rental property right up.
I know it is in my interest to buy for tax reasons; but fuck do I want to stay liquid. I truly believe we'll have a decent size market crash in the next 5-7 years, which should make for a great buying op for those with cash.
Other priorities? For me no state income tax (I deal with tangible products), good legislation, good weather and a good connection hub for airports (being close to MIA, DFW, JFK, LAX is important)
Yeap, my two cousins live in major US cities and pay $3-4k/month for a one room in a decent part of town.
I'll check it out, thanks eliquid.
not bad... nasty way of distributing the price, they should make it a single number; people will more easily accept it. Oh well, not everyone understanding marketing; better for me.Yeap, plus, if I want a real city, I can always get a cheap flight to NYC/San Francisco/Dever for a weekend get away.
Thanks, I'll check it out.
Yeap, airport access, not only for CR, is super important to me.
I lived in Sebastian. Nothing to do whatsoever, but you can rent a pretty much new house for under 1k, 10 minutes to the ocean. Vero Beach is kinda dumpy, nothing to do prices might be generally lower, but more trashy people imo. Boca is nice, prices are more. Port St. Luci is more populated, nice-ish, less trashy people prices similar to Sebastian. Palm Bay, fuck no. If you want to live in the hood there is Gifford, rents are like 500 still 10 mins. to the ocean.
SW Florida is a trap most of the time, it looks dirt cheap on the surface, but all the different taxes that come into play end up costing you more than the fucking mortgage itself, especially if you don't plan on living there.
I have lived in South Florida and the Tampa/St Pete area since I was 7 (I am 29). Tampa doesnt even come close to South Florida in terms of night life, quality of people, shopping, entertainment, housing options etc etc. I think there was a quote from Nip Tuck that went like "Tampa is just a poor man's Boca Raton" or something like that, but it's true.
If you wanna be near the water, there are lot's of affordable options, but I for one would stick to the southern-east cost of FLA.
If you wanna be near the water, there are lot's of affordable options, but I for one would stick to the southern-east cost of FLA.
I see so many $1k foreclosures in Pompano Beach, Oakland Part and many areas surrounding Ft Lauderdale. I'm assuming they're all auctions from the bank and they start at 1k? Is there gold in here for someone that wants to go through that process?
Moving to South Florida... my advice. Don't. Boca is the spam capital of the world, and Miami is the scam capital of the world... Florida, Shady people doing shady shit under the palm trees...
