Bottom half of Florida is too darn hot 8 months of the year. Give me southern Cal any day.
Best/Worst states to retire
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Currently in Texas and living well in a paid off-house, thanks. However, no plans on spending more than required in FL on a bunch of GD "keep up with the Jones'" garbage. Minimalism is an attribute. I get around great in Central and South FL during regular visits back there and rarely rent a car..
You partied with @Willy4UK and lived? Impressive sir. How many mental issues did you develop from the trip? Also how was the cocaine compared to the Texas border?
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Always great partying with brother Willy. We first linked up in March, 2014 in Orlando. Drank some great beer and had a blast. Immediately thereafter, I took the trip down to Key West via Miami. He and I linked up 4x during a 13 month period.
To answer your questions, a couple mental issues were developed and I can't divulge my sources on the Tex-Mex border.
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You and Willy are mentally-mindf--- crazy-assed jackals and a menacing and diabolical threat to a peace-loving society.
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Marco Island. Add to the good list
Love South Carolina just not Myrtle Beach. Would move to Blufton now but not sure If we could afford private school for daughter.
Marco is nice, but it's BORING with a capitol B! Nothing to do, the average age of people that live there is probably in the 70's ...lol
Went fishing down around Vero Beach and drove up the A1A to Daytona, Cocoa/Cape Canaveral to Jacksonville, but St. Augustine was by far the best. Recently moved some family into a 55+ place north of Sarasota near the Manatee River. Great that they can hop a bus in the small town and take it out to the keys for a day. Great white sand beaches but when I was there it was heavy sea fog and dead fish on the beach due to the red tide. [sick]
May have to go back down next year and hit the Tampa Gasparilla Pirate fest.
Nah. What I'm waiting on is for more of the peninsula to sink below sea level. It ain't global warming, it's just that the land can only bear so much weight. There are levees in Charleston's future, sooner rather than later.
Lot's of great places to retire to out there. One of my favorite smaller cities anywhere is Greenville, SC. Plenty warm enough through the winter and close to mountains and the coast. Florida is fine too, but I think I would rather live in Arizona.
Never hit Gasparilla during my time down there. Another bucket list item.
St. Augustine is packed full of history spanning 4 centuries.
North Florida in Suwanee County along the river has lots going on. Springs (Gilchrist, Blue) are amazing.
Greenville is very nice. Very progressive tho, more than Charleston. Spartanburg is the yin to Greenville's yang. Weird fact...the Greenville -Spartanburg -Anderson metro area has more population than the Charleston -North Charleston -Summerville metro. Charleston and North Charleston are the 2nd and 3rd largest cities in South Carolina. Go figure.
**** my retirement will be when I die they'll bury me in the head of this holler lol. That's sweet retirement my friends.
****, yeah they will tell you that. But your family will prolly go cheap and cremate you. You prolly have good death benefits.
I just got back from Florida and still looking at places down there to buy. So many things to consider about where to live, i.e. traffic, quality of neighborhood, distance to airport, etc.
We found a house we really liked in Sarasota on a golf course, good price, low(er) HOA fees, etc., but it's for only part time living and it's hard to justify. We are how looking at motorhomes. lol
We found a house we really liked in Sarasota on a golf course, good price, low(er) HOA fees, etc., but it's for only part time living and it's hard to justify. We are how looking at motorhomes. lol
I noticed what seemed to be a good deal for a house isn't great once you see some the HOA fees.
Motor home is fine if you plan to move around but the lot rental fees can be a bit crazy.
From some the people I talked to in the 55+ neighborhood said, they stayed and snowbirded for like 4 months the first year. stayed longer the next year or so and eventually move permanently. It can be a bit much to juggle two homes.
That's all true. We snowbird almost every year and just got back. I have a business here in Ky that requires my attention from time to time and I don't see me ever living in Florida full time.
My mom and step-father tried juggling 2 homes (KY and FL), plus a motor home. What a mess. We are still cleaning up the situation, and she's now residing an assisted-living facility.
I discussed the motor home thing in-depth with my little brother. Buy a used diesel pickup truck for XX dollars. Shop for used travel trailers. Avoid motor homes. My parents had a wreck in their RV in Indiana just after crossing the Ohio River from KY in 2006. They were able to drive up to the RV factory located near South Bend, but waited like 3 months on parts fabrication. They camped at the factory.
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Get your pilots license and fly back time to time.
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Motor home would be great for the flexibility. Just it will depreciate in value compared to property,
Been great to bought some nice lots 10 years ago when to market was down.
You should go to the Villages. 55+ retirement area.
Golf carts and geriatric gang bangs might be right up your alley.
+1. I saw some crazy good deals in Central FL, even up to around 2010. Unfortunately, I was between jobs at the time.Get your pilots license and fly back time to time.
Motor home would be great for the flexibility. Just it will depreciate in value compared to property,
Been great to bought some nice lots 10 years ago when to market was down.
So no problem making cheddar off the retirees SS checks doing the Duece Bigalow thang?
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Discussed it with JR and his girlfriend a few weeks ago while I visited Orlando. Heh heh, reports of STDs among the elderly crowd there. I remember you mentioned it earlier in the D-League thread. Big party always going on out in the Villages. Ah, the wonders of Viagra.
Highest STD rate in America. 55+ neighborhood
My cousins was looking at getting a RV motor home also instead of property.
IMO I would rather have a 5th wheel where I can park it and drive the truck around.
I thought about buying one at an auction, it went for less than half it's book value.
Would have to buy a $30k truck to pull to since I don't think my Subaru can.
You only live once, no need for rain coats in the Sunshine state. [banana]
Sounds like a great deal.
My little brother is 36. He's so set on retiring from his job in 15 more years that he purchased a used Airstream clone for $2400 and began restoring it. Then he got promoted and must relocate to Lakeland. The Airstream-clone restoration project, currently in pieces in his backyard, sits in limbo.
I nearly purchased a new RX-7 in 1980 for $6,300.
I have lived in AZ for 9 years now (retired here from CA). 8 months of great weather (car AC on for most of today) and 4 of miserably hot, stay in the house weather. Considered FL and spent several months there. Couldn't stand the humidity. Glad I chose AZ. Every place that one can afford to live has its pros and cons.
Had some family out in Tucson. That Sonoran desert is nice, I'd pick it over Florida's sticky humidity. That housing market really took a hit during the crash, they got a really nice house for a great price.
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Get your pilots license and fly back time to time.
Motor home would be great for the flexibility. Just it will depreciate in value compared to property,
Been great to bought some nice lots 10 years ago when to market was down.
Believe me.....I've tried and tried for years...can't pass the medical.