If you are still going to move to Florida anyhow, check out the differences between the East and West coast of Florida ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vtBABn9vRlY.html
I did I choice sarasota we decided to rent for a year then buy this is the greatest place in the us most of the people I have met are just the nicest people thanks Michael your channel is great
As someone that has lived in Florida since 2006, I thought I'd address a few of these points. 1) just because you move to Florida doesn't mean you have to buy a house---for many, renting is fine. 2) hurricanes---don't live on the coast, and don't live in a flood plain. Flood plains can be researched online before moving 3) humidity; maybe in the southern part of the state, but in the northern part where I live, humidity (and temps) are low from Nov to May. 4) mask mandates; actually, Florida is one of the most easy-going when it comes to masks. I have a friend who lives in Philly, and they are mask nazis up there
I have lived in Florida for 42 years so I guess I can consider myself a Floridian. There are a few things here that irritate the hell out of me but I suppose I would find them to be the same or worse in any other state. I live here because : 1. I enjoy the climate, and believe or not, I like a little bit of humidity in the air. I’ve spent time in Las Vegas where it was so dry that I couldn’t wait to get back to Florida and breathe in some good ole humidity. 2. I like paying less taxes. No states income tax. No City income tax. No personal property tax. 3. I like going to the beach. You’re never more than an 60 minute ride to the beach no matter where you live in Florida. 4. I enjoy sports, all kinds of sports, football, baseball, basketball, hockey, and NASCAR. You name it, Florida has it all. Top notch college and professional sports teams galore. From Miami to Daytona Beach, Orlando, Tampa, Gainesville, Tallahassee, and Jacksonville,
From where I live in SWFL, many have come from upstate New York, which leans heavily red. I find it just as important to not ignorantly discriminate against a new comer from New York, as it seems a lot of Floridians conflate New York to mean NYC.
Yes one of the major reasons is that the people down south hate New Yorkers and New Jersey people. It's the difference in the environments if you would have take a southern person and increase their population by 800 times that they would become loud and overpowering to and of course more pushy it's automatic. If you would increase their cost of living by 800% they would work a hundred times faster and more and be willing to be more aggressive as well. There's a lot of factors to take into consideration like they would have to increase their income do the High Cost of Living 800 times their cost of living as well. So throw in that stress factor. It's just that we're products of our environment and the people downtown like I said they don't like New Yorkers clearly so it is a click Factor you're walking into
The negative comments from locals is because they don't want horrible Liberal policies coming from up North East Liberal agenda to ruin the beautiful place of Florida!
@Jell-O Biafra the problem is they don't they move from those places because crime, cost of living, taxes. They have no ability to recognize cause and effect, I've seen it first hand a ny moved a few houses down I talked to her when I was walking my dog. Those were her reasons for moving, a few months later she's flying her communist banner for Biden, smh.
@@maaxrenn The bible has very much to talk about wisdom and how we are to live our lives. Check it out! It's actual in every age and every culture. Never gets old. Has all the answers that a person needs.
@@mtntime1 I had to do it at night, when it got down to -10 degrees. My hands hurt like hell for minutes afterwards because the gloves didn't protect me much. I hate the cold so much.
I lived in Miami for 16 years and it is time to move out of there. The biggest red flag was when we had to evacuate in 2017 due to hurricane Maria heading directly towards our area and it took us 40 hours to drive out of Florida. Hurricanes continue to worsen, Florida is a tragedy waiting to happen being so over populated within big cities and on 2 ways out: I95 and Turnpike. I love Florida but for the way is going is going to take less than 80 years to be under water. Many sections of Brickell are sinking. Make the right decisions before you move to states within hurricane and tornado alleys. It is not worth the stress and potential loss of life. Besides Miami is a city with no soul. Too many wanna be Billionaires and Millionaires. Miami is infested with shady and fraudsters.
Are you still living in Florida? The humidity is serious and something not be brushed off. I was born and raised here and am now planning to move to a different state for many reasons. Also, if you rent, you should reconsider moving here. Rent prices are exploding! People are being kicked out of their homes because owners are selling the properties and chargin extremely high rent. Violent crime is another reason to avoid Florida. So much of Florida has changed the past few years, it's not the sam place in any good way it used to be. Avoid Florida at all costs would be advice as a long time resident who is leaving.
I am still living here and the humidity is pretty crazy in the summer. Not my favorite part about living here but I’ll take it over the freezing cold winters up north. It’s not a perfect place to live but overall I think it’s pretty great
@@charlotteann1626 There are so many things I can say congratulations for sure! Check out a bunch of my other FL vids, they probably will be helpful to you and just make sure you have as much $$ saved as possible to help you with the transition. Its good you will have a job day one, so you're on the right track👌
@@charlotteann1626 save money, and have at least 2 cars just so you stay independent. 😁😉 plus, don't buy a house near the coast line.. cause the rising seas will just eat up most of Florida in the upcoming years.
I’m moving from Dallas town Pennsylvania to Homosassa and citrus county Florida. I feel like it’s going to be the best for my family. People don’t realize all the taxes to pay just the school tax alone for me it’s almost $9000 a year
Florida resident giving you real reasons: -bad people from other places come to Florida to hide. transients and psychos abound. -high crime and drugs, even in “good” areas. You either live in a gated community or get a security system. -cost of living is high. rent, insurance, energy and especially food. -wages are low compared to high cost of living. Even skilled trades do not pay much as other parts of the country because no unions. -boom and bust economy cycle is a way of life. prices and income go up, people rush to move here and it collapses after a few years. then it starts over again. -bad traffic. the population far exceeds what roads and interstates were designed to handle. -poor infrastructure and urban planning. no sidewalks, no street lights, unreliable trash pick up, not enough services like schools, hospitals and fire stations, tolls roads everywhere, few rest areas, etc. -INSECTS. You cannot sit outside without a screened in area. you cannot walk in wooded areas. You cannot walk barefoot in the grass. invasive ants in your home are fact of life. mosquitoes, lizards, love bugs, noseeums, cockroaches, scorpions, venomous spiders, termites, maggots all over your trash can, all are a fact of life. they never go dormant and are always around. -allergens. You think you don’t have asthma? you might find out you do after you move here. cockroaches, mold and pollen are in massive abundance year round. that’s three of the four main triggers 100% of the time. -red tide and toxic algae.
To me Florida is totally boring. I went from going to Broadway and great art museums to seeing orange trees and cows. Maybe it's good for elderly people, but people with energy are going to find life very slow down here.
lived in florida 10 years.....left....still miss it sometime....PROS: weather, Churches, beaches, coasts, big cities (Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville) then a few miles down the road nice and rural...Long drives with car to cruise, good restaurants-lots to choose from, great wildlife - gators, manatees, panthers, etc..cool to see, Disney World, Universal Studios, Sea World, etc...Daytona 500, car shows, Sports teams, Football, College and Pro Football, Spring Training, Nightlife, no snow, .............CONS: Lower wages, lack of quality healthcare and doctors, southern inefficiency, bad attitudes from southerners and Floridians, Puerto Rican gangs, emphasis on Spanish language and culture, Expensive housing, Hurricanes, insects, bugs, small lizards running around, a feeling of "NO CULTURE", Lots of wealthy, elderly people, and snowbirds that are arrogant, no change of seasons, that state just gets on your nerves after awhile...
I had to flee the state it got so bad. I lived in a nice quiet, beachside town and was planning to live their my entire life. It got invaded by all the northeastern hordes and was ruined by overdevelopment and traffic. All the nice spots got bulldozed over to build giant condos, every piece of empty land and forest was paved over for massive housing developments. The traffic got so bad it would take 30 minutes to drive a few blocks and would have to sit through at least 3 rotations of lights at each intersection. Plus it got too expensive and they voted up the taxes.
My 2nd month living in FL someone rear-ended our car on the highway and we spun out and crashed. We’re lucky to be alive, the person who hit us left and got away with it. The part in this video about getting into a car accident legit brought back some PTSD. Once my lease finishes up I’m getting the f*** out of this state.
i live in New york state and i would love to move to florida i always vote republican and i dont blame people in florida not wanting most to go to florida ,because of commmie new york voting.cuomo is a horrible govenor,our sometimes 0 degree winter or 20 degrees outside. im sick of it but sometimes we have warm winter like 36 to 45 degrees.yes thats cold to you but warm to us for winter.i would love higher temps though.
I forgot to add beware of car accidents WHICH HAPPENS ALL THE TIME because it isn’t required for drivers to cover for others body injuries so if someone hits you and doesn’t have that coverage (most don’t)don’t expect to get a cent for body injuries in this state also to get what your car is worth is at the mercy of the insurance they can give you a dollar for your car.
I grew up in Florida and returned once when I was married. Headed back after 6 years in Texas and 11 years in Atlanta. Gotta have boat and beach access every week!
Michael keep making these videos! Keep all the Democrats from California and New York away from the greatest state in America. Florida bad, no move to Florida 😂
Florida is a paradise for old people. I LOVE New York City & California!! I can only stay in Florida one week at a time. After a week, I feel Bored out of my mind.
Good video. My family and I are originally from south Florida. Left about 2 years ago and we are planning on moving back. No place like Florida. I will take bad hair and humidity over dry weather. The dry weather is horrible for your skin. Bad drivers are everywhere. I live in Nevada now and its not any different. Natives here don't like it when you move to their state. Not any different then Florida. Human beings by nature are territorial. Yes house is crazy now but Vegas is up too and medium home prices are 330k to live in the dessert. It's California moving in. So what's the difference. Natural disasters happen anywhere. I will take a hurricane I can prepare for over a tornado or earthquake that comes out of nowhere. I can't wait to move back. Cherish where you live. It is truly unique.
I can’t wait to move to FL!!! Coming from one of the worst states in the US, I know it’ll be fine. It’s where my family moved to so I’m following them 😂
Freedom is worth it, and the Blue States like NY & California which both went Red, but the Rats rigged it to keep their corrupt selves in Dictatorship. So we have no choice but to move.
I moved to Fla in July n I am very very unhappy 😢😢 I miss Ny alot. I moved here to be with my daughter n granddaughters n because of my Asthma n the cold my daughter n granddaughters that is the only thing that is keeping me here. How did you do it. People are telling me not to go back to Ny csuse now new York has mandates on vaccine. I dont mind wearing the masks. I got covid in Fla i am doing well thanks to God 🙏 felt safer in Ny . I think why I don't like it here is because of the area I need to sell this house and find a better developed area 🤷♀️ I don't know. Have any ideas. I hope things change for the bette soon Thank you
Florida is a great place to live. It's sunny which makes me happy. The only thing is that if you get in legal trouble you are looking at serving some time. The sentences are hard core here.
That's ok. I'm a Detroiter, looking to move back to Florida and I don't want the people from CA and NY to move to FL either. Not if they're going to bring their political ideologies with them. Trying to get away from CommuDems.
I’m an owner of a small auto repair shop in Silicon Valley CA. I’m moving to Florida by the end of this year. I never got into politics but I have come to realize that my decision is based purely off politics. My Governor hasn’t handle COVID well, my local government still has many businesses and schools shut down, the vaccine in CA aren’t being administered efficiently, CA public schooling is one of the lowest ranked in the nation, and to top it all off by 2035 CA will ban the sell of gasoline powered cars. This will directly affect what I do for a living and I have decided to leave while I’m in a good financial position than to wait until things may possibly get worse. Thank you very much for your videos Michael they were very helpful. I look forward to purchasing a new home in winter park and opening a repair and shop. I know things will be different than CA but I’m happy to have more options in FL.
I am sad but also happy for you at the same time Mario. I personally love visiting California, but I know living there full time is a totally different scenario and I agree with you. Keeping all these business closed is not good. CA still has more covid cases than anywhere else. I hope you will enjoy your new life here in FL and I am happy to be a part of your journey 👍
If you think Florida's governor has handled COVID-19 well, then you don't know how to read statistics. If that's your criterion, then you ought to move to Vermont. Like Florida, lots of people in Vermont have guns, so it sounds like it may suit you.
@@Johnny.Fedora Florida currently has the lowest covid rate in the country, a high vaccination rate, the fastest growing economy, and is attracting supply shippers from CA ports to alleviate the supply chain crisis. (You should actually research some stats) Vermont is a tiny state that does not even have a population of 1 million and has high taxes. Why would a small business owner from CA move to an irrelevant state like Vermont? You can't even compare CA to Vermont like you can with FL. And how are guns relevant to my first post? I'm looking for a state with a robust economy, sunny weather, diverse culture, and low taxes. People have guns in CA also, crime is growing so much that rich people in SF are hiring former police officers as private security guards.
@@mariodavila2852, sorry, I didn't realize you were in the illicit drug or construction (i.e., Mafia) trade. Carry on, my good man. We can wait for the next COVID wave together. I'm sure you understand that the unvaccinated population is not uniformly distributed -- there are pockets of unvaccinated, even in Florida's counties. All we have to do is wait for a tourist entering through MIA or the seaport to bring us the next variant. Here's a warning: if you have a business that requires educated or skilled employees, good luck to you in Florida. You ought to pay for your current employees to move. And if you think Florida's economy is in any way comparable to California's, then you need to study the subject more. You ought to learn what the economic engines are in both states, and how much wealth the SF area and LA generate, and how they do it.
Regarding Native Floridians, I’m happy to say that I’m not one of those who unwelcome people...I knew from a very young age that Florida is a very “special State” and I have loved having the opportunity to meet people from all over the World! You can’t live somewhere that is close to paradise...and keep it all to yourself!! Haha 😊 Now, I will say that it concerns me how many people they allow to move here daily, as I mentioned in my previous comment because I know of many other places that put a cap and limit on having people move there in order to have better management and being overpopulated, chaos and destruction, etc...
That is good to know Karen and extremely kind hearted of you! That is true southern hospitality if you ask me. One thing I always LOVED about the south ✌️
I moved to Miami Beach from Boston December 1st. I’m moving back next week and couldn’t be happier. Some reasons why. 1. Spanish is the spoken language. I’m Brazilian, my first language is Portuguese but I understand and respect the country I live in enough to speak the language. If you don’t speak, they get frustrated and keep speaking Spanish. 2. Feels like I’m somewhere in Latin America, with nicer buildings. 3. People are sketchy, sneaky and try to take advantage of you. Be asked to pay tips after you were already charged 20% is outrageous. 4. Computers and softwares in businesses sucks. Working in the food industry, I felt multiple times I was still living in 1994. 5. Spring break - homelessness - working for peanuts - people are extremely rude, please and thank you doesn’t existe on the vocabulary etc etc etc Very important: residents and coworkers in general are very gueto, and manners do not exist. Cursing at work is considered normal in a daily bases. This is a generalization but it’s all true in many levels. I’ve met amazing Floridians and transplanted locals as well. Miami is beautiful and I’ll be back to visit. I would think 10000000 times before trying to escape the winter. I’m serious. Peace ✌🏼
I can relate to all of the situations you mentioned. Luckily I don’t have to deal with most of that anymore since I don’t have a job but you definitely are exposed to it daily being in the food service industry. At least you don’t have to always wonder what things would be like if you never tried👌
I have to say you are correct with #3. I'm from MD and My Significant Other and I have experienced a few Situtations were Business tried to,pull a Fast One. SMH. When our lease is up we are considering relocating.
I grew up in Miami, spent most of my life in Miami, and lived in the Boston area for a long time, and I completely agree with your comments. In addition, Miami is an intellectual dessert, and largely, an artistic void. Working in high tech in Boston really highlighted what a gangster banana republic the Miami area is.
A big negative you left out, the Florida back up. I always remind guest to never ever, ever, walk behind cars in parking lots unless you can see the driver inside. The Florida back up goes like this, get in car, start up put it in reverse back up about 5 or 6 feet then do the body turn to look behind for anyone in the way
Just left Florida for a smaller state, a bigger home, and land. It's hot and hotter in Florida, we were always under a "hurricane warning" or flood warning, etc. Electricity always went out because of the weather. I will say Florida is GREAT if all you care about is hanging out at the beach. It's also a great place to live if you've got a lot of money, you can buy into whatever neighborhood/city you want, and if you're just really tired of freezing cold temperatures. But like Michael said, be ready for heavy traffic, high insurance, awful humidity about 8 months out of the year, and rain, rain, rain, hurricanes, hurricanes, hurricanes. Otherwise, enjoy!
Sounds like leaving was a good thing for you, and FL is great, but not if you aren't enjoying the amenities it has often. There are plenty of nice places out there much cheaper without the hurricanes traffic and humidity
@@MichaelBordenaro thats not true my friend more drive than me and my associate i guarantee you that 80% of the people in this country don't have i worked 3 years without making any money in order to make my company successful both of us working hand by hand 7 days a week running a tourist managment company still we failed, Miami its a rich people monopoly
@Jell-O Biafra I left Boston recently. I lost count of the number of times I was banged into, crashed into, smashed into by Boston "drivers". The incompetence behind the wheel there boggles the mind. I have never gotten a moving violation in 45 years of driving. I've driven in bumper-to-bumper and highway all around Boston and simply never got over how bad it is there.
I'm still moving down there, from Connecticut, the money that I'll save in property taxes, will pay for that wind and flood insurance, not to mention, no covid restrictions, better weather, and I'll be able to buy a Gun easier than Connecticut. I'll be moving down there in July.
@@MichaelBordenaro thank you for this video you haven't persuaded me in any way. just more confirmation of things that my husband has already told me about living in florida.
It's a big difference moving to Florida when you already have a family nucleus there. When you're there alone, even as a family, it's harder. I lived in SoFla for 5 years, after spending 4 in SoCal, and while I did prefer FL to CA, even without the Winters that I hate, I did not like FL better than the part of Northern NJ where I grew up. I love living on the water and vacationing on the beach in the Caribbean, so I knew that when I left NJ for good, I'd have to be on the water. I wouldn't go back to FL, but the Southern tip of NC ended up being ideal. I live on the River and am just minutes from some of the nicest beaches in the Country, IMO. I had friends who left NJ for Florida's West Coast, thinking the grass was greener. They didn't have family there, and within a year, they missed their friends and family in NJ so much that they left Florida and moved right back to the town they moved out from. My advice would be to take an extended vacation to Florida first. Spend part on the East Coast and part on the West, and see if it feels like a "fit" to you. Had I done that, I'm not sure I would have moved there.
@@kennethbrown8517 You are quite welcome. I appreciate the kind words. My youngest now wants to spend 2 weeks in Miami Beach at Christmas, so I am going to enlist Michael's expertise! In fact every time someone from NJ tells me they're selling and retiring to Florida, I'll be sending them to Michael too!
Factual breakdown where do you live in SC…I’m leaving Colorado as I just retired from the military. I’m so done being cold. I’m on a fixed income and single. I am coming to Florida but so many options. I am staying with friends in Naples while I explore. I definitely can’t not afford living in Naples. I don’t want to live in the cities anymore. I prefer lakes and rivers but a drive to the beach no problem. I’m a disabled veteran so I don’t work. I was looking at Inverness, Florida. Anybody have thoughts on that cute little town? Plus if where you live is warm I’d love to check it out. I have Fybromygia I want to live in sunshine warm weather. Thanks for any advice
@@kimberlytedrick2585 Right now, I live in Oak Island, North Carolina. We get three seasons here so it isn't hot all year round. This is a Beach town, and depending where you live, you can take a golf cart to the stores. Southport is right next to Oak Island and also a very nice area where you won't find the "thug" element. It's less expensive to buy there than on the Island, and you can get a home for under $200K. There is a new development being built called the Groves at Southport, where a 2/2 single level home starts at $216K. The model home I just saw looks perfect. The best person to give you advice on Florida would be Michael. My only advice would be to go to a site like Niche and do a demographics lookup on places you're interested in.......
Funny how you mention accidents.. I moved to Florida in June of 2020 and I have already been in 2 accidents that were not my fault. Gawd, these drivers suck. I dunno how many times I've seen people pull out in front of other people on a daily basis. My life is not worth being careless.
He is 💯 right!!! I live in Florida. It’s now very expensive to live here and we are very underpaid!!! Humid and super hot!!! Overcrowded! I’m looking for another state.
Amen I live here and I am moving anywhere but here .Humid , Hot, Bugs , Drugs, Crime is high Cost of living is high Underpaid and over worked .Absolutelt hate and despise it here.
I've been here for YEARS and I'm from NYC, and yea it's a major culture shock and slower pace overall.....And Florida is already below sea level, but Florida will go under when California breaks off.
We are considering moving there from Tennessee, My stepdaughter and her mom moved down to Florida about 2 years ago, My husband is completely crushed, he went from weekend visits to summer visits and he misses his daughter. My son's father is in Florida too and my son goes to his dads house in the summers so the idea or being closer to him while he is away sounds great too. And we are Scuba divers so being close to the beach would be AMAZING! It is bad hair day for me just about everyday too in Tennessee the humidity is no joke here as well so it probably won't be too much of a difference lol.
Michael, thinking seriously of moving to a tropical spot, southern Florida is the only choice I see right now, should say melbourne level down on east, middle or west coast. One serious concern i do have that you so cautiously addressed is haters and to be blunt (racism + politics) could be a deadly combination. Recent politics have made these issues so much more prevalent that I am fearful of running into it and not being able to make it there.
@@terencenesfield9933 : Jacksonville, Fl is a nice city. Best cajun carfish I ever had and everyone seemed friendly. An older lady gave my son a free sandwich at Dunkin Donuts. She must have known we were exhausted from traveling.
Frequent car accidents (as described in this video) mean higher car insurance rates across the board for everyone even if you are the best driver who never filed a claim, never been at fault (if you filed a claim), and never gotten a ticket for moving violations. For those who have less than stellar driving record expect to pay more (perhaps more than where you are from) for car insurance and yes driving is a necessity throughout the state of Florida. So that's another cost to count too.
I loved growing up in South Florida in the 60's and 70's but moved away after college. I still have great memories but would not want to move back. After living in AZ for the past 30 years, the humidity would kill me. On a side note, all the ppl moving to AZ from CA has ruined the state.
I'm sure you have gotten used to that lower humidity it can be suffocating at times. I think that is what a lot of people are worried about here in FL with ruining the state
Thinking about moving to FL because I don’t want to deal with vaccine passports. The governor in AZ doesn’t want to ban businesses from discriminating.
Why people are leaving Florida? *Hot and humid weather * Allergies, breathing. * Local culture. * Social life * Bugs * Long distance driving * Job market * Low pay * High crime * Agressive police
Born and raised in winter garden Florida. It was beautiful growing up but after time it started to get crowded expensive and just plain congested. We got the f up outta there into Georgia.
@@MichaelBordenaro heck yeah man. Moved far away enough from the heat but not so far to drive down and visit family. Living that country south life. Winters are definitely colder a lot colder lol
Michael,.....to me Florida lost its appeal long before this current wave of ''newbies''.I am not passing judgement on the people (over 1000 daily) flooding into Florida (no pun intended). However,...to me once someplace hasn't just been discovered,....but over-run it holds no appeal for me. The only problem is it seems everyplace now has been ''discovered''.
It’s worth mentioning that car insurance is probably the highest in the country due to the amount of hurricanes in Florida, not car accidents. Also, the car accidents here in Florida are usually not caused by Floridians, it’s the tourists that cause the accidents! Btw, if a cat 5 hurricane ever hit head on in major cities like Tampa or Miami, all the structures would be under water.
I used to think it was the highest here but it might cost of living in Florida video a lot of people commented how expensive their car insurance was in places like Connecticut and Virginia and New Jersey and it turns out it's actually a lot more expensive than Florida. Definitely right about those hurricanes everything will be underwater if there's a big enough storm surge
@@lenorevelez6563 I'd be confusing the state with another one but there are some states that are more expensive than here. If you check out the cost of living in Florida video and go through the comments people put in there how much they pay for car insurance in different states
Insurance is the highest in the country because more people have moved into the state ..we've had hurricanes damn'er every year and I'm almost 60 years old and the insurance wasn't that expensive.
Simply don’t tell people you’re new to the state 🤷🏻♀️ none of anyone business where I’m coming from 🤷🏻♀️ sure as hell wont vote blue anywhere either.
I know my policy for one of my rental properties hurricane/wind coverage is not included in my regular policy. I'm not an insurance expert but I think the location of the property makes a difference and also the policy as well
@@giovanniandresmastro8734 I believe that is what I did, and for my property, wind alone would be an extra $1200/year!! more than the homeowners insurance ??
Lately there are hardly any jobs in Sarasota. The jobs that are here are nine bucks an hour. I don't know how you newly arrived are going to get anything good. Unless you are a hospital worker.
I have lived in FL on and off since 1975 approximately . You are dead on with everything you are saying. That is why I am considering staying in PA . Still undecided.
I've been looking at apartment prices for the past couple years cuz I'm planning to move in June and they just keep going up, even the cost of moving services has gone up significantly 😫
This country has a bad mark against it we drove the indians off their land lied cheated and built on slavery now the system is working against its own people all for the love of money greedy greedy corporate america deserves all the trouble it has caused greed is the end of us all we have nothing to be proud of never did never will
Your picking the worse time to move to Florida, very hot in June and if you are moving to Tampa be aware of the red tide issue at the beaches that occurs in summer months (thousands of dead fishes in the waters and sand), very unpleasant. It also rains far too much at least in the summer. If I were you I would consider moving there in the fall or winter instead when it is pleasant. Also avoid moving to Florida during Spring break.
I rented this year for one month in Anna Maria Island for $21K. The same house for the same period next year was increased to $35K at 66% rate increase! Bye Bye Florida!
For those northerners who are excited about not shoveling snow in the winter you get to mow your lawn twice a month year round because they grow like weed. You will be excited about living in Florida the first two years and then realize it was a big waste of time and money.
I'm pretty sure that a mortgage lender will require windstorm (i.e. hurricane) insurance. I don't have a mortgage on my Florida single family home, so I carry only property insurance and $1 million liability insurance; runs me $480/yr. Windstorm insurance would cost another $1200. No flood insurance either, but the insurance agent quoted it at $400/yr.
Usually they don't require wind insurance and some policies cover some sort of wind but usually not hurricane damage. I have a mortgage on an investment property and they require just a normal homeowners insurance but I'm not required to have a separate wind or flood policy on the property. Also the cost varies greatly depending on where the property is located
In comparison to California: 1. You’re required to have fire insurance. Hurricanes you can predict, fires you cannot. Unfortunately, fires are more abundant in Ca than some would think. 2. Rising because people coming from big cities like San Fran and LA are coming with a ton of money and driving up the market. Definitely pushed by the pandemic. 3. Bad skin and flakey hair from living in the desert of Ca (because no one can afford to live by that mediterranean climate, most live in dry valleys.) Great video! Excited to move back - 🤣🤣!
5. Live in LA and you’ll see people don’t use their brakes. 2 weeks here and got into an accident because the driver didn’t use his brakes. They lane change without easing on the breaks. - Blame the people from LA that move there. 😭🥲 6. Okay so live in the middle of the state towards the North. ✔️
I have visited Florida as a kid a few times and as a young adult. I'm from Kansas, lived in Hawaii and Washington. Florida doesn't scare me per say, just the uncertainty of finding a Job right away and also making a decent living and not living paycheck to paycheck. I've been burned before in Washington state, so that's where my hesitancy lies. Luckily, I have family to possibly rely on abit.
Hello young man. With respect to locals not wanting New Yorkers coming to Florida who can blame them. I'm from New York and I totally agree 😀. I'm in Florida to get away from liberal NY policies, collectively called corruption. As for insurance I pay $1200 a year 1700 sqft 2/2 Condo in Boca across A1A from the beach. I'm sure there is a big insurance bill in the maintenance fee. Keep the great videos coming.
Glad to hear that Larry especially now. When I made this video I wasn’t really referring to myself in my own opinions but a lot has changed since then. People are coming to Florida now for the freedom along with everything else. I think everyone living here has it in their best interest to keep it free✌️
A lot of people where I live in SWFL, many have come from upstate New York, which leans heavily red. I find it just as important to not ignorantly discriminate against a new comer from New York, as it seems a lot of Floridians conflate New York to mean NYC.
The one thing I did not figure in was wind and flood insurance - keeps going up and up - also we really do not want liberals coming from their cruddy states to make Florida liberal and cruddy
I moved to Fla in July n I am very unhappy 😢😢 I want to go back to Ny I miss Ny alot. I the reason why I moved to Fla is for my daughter n granddaughters n cause of the cold weather cause I have Asthma But people are telling me not to go back to Ny because of the mandates on the vaccine n everything else I dont mind wearing the masks. I got covid in Fla I also felt safer in new York is that crazy 🤷♀️ I don't like the house I brought I my have to sell this house n finds a better developed area 🤷♀️ I have to see. Question should I go back or stay 🤷♀️ stat safe 🙏❤
@@gabrielleangelica1977 what lucky for you you didn't get covid. I don't wish my asthma on anyone and I had a rough time when I got it but lucky you you didn't get it
@@maggyfernandez9125 I wore my 😷 mask. Thank Heaven we're alive, survived and still breathing. I used to live in Clearwater. The people were nicer then. I have a rent stabilized apartment, but rents are impossible now! Try to make the best of it in Florida. I hope you could return to NY one day...
An HOA near me doesn't allow men to have a pony tail- it's $25 a day fine until it's cut off. No Prius allowed in driveways, must be parked in the garage or under a tarp on the side of the house.
Florida is just far to overcrowded with uncontrolled growth. It's not a very wide state so completely developing a peninsula prone to hurricanes, with limited infrastructure is not a good quality of life. I think far to many people move to the state and don't really think it through. Yes there is something like 1000 people a day move to the state, but don't think a high number are not leaving the state also. There are reasons people leave Florida and its because they see where its headed. I personally don't think the state can handle the constant increase in population. A strong gov't is needed that can direct the growth properly. The fools that have been in office for years have helped ruin Florida. Their greedy, selfish and not capable of running a state with almost 22 million people in it, and some 100 million visitors a year in non Pandemic years. Only a fool would move to Florida for the weather, and whatever else they think is so great. Without considering how will the problems of Florida impact my life, because they surely will. Always have the income to leave Florida if it doesn't work out. Otherwise I hope people find what their looking for if they move to Florida.
I even made a video all about people leaving Florida too. I have seen many people come and go over the years. In my experience, most dont stay more than a few years
One point you missed is that Florida is flat the highest point in Florida is only a few hundred feet above sea level. So when the wind blows it blows hard. Not to mention the flooding certain low areas inland flood from a storm. True point about the accidents, I had two living in Coral Springs before moving up to Tampa. But since I moved and got my f450 w/ 6" lift not a one, they go out of their way to avoid me, I guess they're scared of getting crushed.😆😆😆 It's worth it to live in paradise. As a local I welcome anyone who's thinking of moving here, life is short enjoy the moment and live your life.
The driver's were crazy along the West Coast of Florida. I was getting passed by car haulers and semis doing over 85 mph. Then somebody hit a ran my SUV in a parking lot. Needless to say I will be flying down this year and avoiding driving as much as possible.
Yes, thank you, please keep making videos like this. Please dont move to florida. Low paying jobs, high rent, really bad drivers who do not know traffic laws especially in central florida, lowest unemployment benefits in the nation and ladies, listen up!! Bad hair days all year long. Oh and no seasons, only the stench of rotten eggs in the air mainly in central florida.
About voting Blue. If you are moving from a blue state to a red. Is obviously that something wasn't working in your state. So please don't come here and try to change my. You are all welcome. Just respect my home 🏡. Love you all.
I could say the same about the Texas drivers. I've been here twenty years and was in SEVEN accidents. I wasn't at fault in any of them. Four of them, I was at a dead stop, either at a traffic light or a Stop sign. I'm not even counting the numerous close calls. People can't drive in Texas either. One good thing I will say about my former home state of NJ is that they may be rude drivers, but at least they are paying attention to what they are doing for the most part.
@@MichaelBordenaro I’m from Illinois. Could you please keep our governor and his family from moving back to Illinois after the pandemic is over? 😬(Pritzker Sucks)
I guess you can still do that in CA but at the moment doesn't help much. But I think a lot of people in CA are getting tired of the BS and maybe those votes will start changing.
@@MichaelBordenaro Please keep the politics out. Florida has a horrible history of blocking blacks from voting and I see from the comments that nothing has changed. I'm tired of being threatened!
I totally agree with you. Before my family and I moved out from the north we have Florida as our first option but after we research we concluded that wasn't good for us 😕 housing is expensive and not worthy also HOA is ridiculous. Jobs pay rate is bad, bad! The only real PRO is the weather. So, after all we decided to move to Texas it's been 3years now and I have to tell you was the best decision ever 🤠.....( weather isn't bad)
Nice! that makes a lot of sense then why TX is the #1 state everyone has been moving to for years. Sounds like they have pretty much all the upside without the downsides of FL. Glad you are happy there 😀
@@MichaelBordenaro atleast for Dallas I can say, there is close to 0 outdoor stuff/nature stuff to do (no beach, no mountains, no hills, just couple parks and adirty downtown worh homeless people and addicts and inaccessible roads there), weather can be crazy hot during daytime/freezing in the afternoon and sudden hailstorms all in a day.
I think this is awful to try to deter people from moving to a beautiful place when you live there already. I have lived up north all of my life and you could never deter me from moving there.
I've grown up in the Miami area and lived here most of my life, and I can tell you, unless you've been blessed by God or your involvement in the illicit drug trade, in many ways, Florida is a shithole -- an unaffordable shithole. (Hey, I'm just borrowing Donald Trump's word here.) If you can afford to enjoy the sun, sand, and surf all the time, good for you. If you want to raise a family and live a sane life WITHOUT a government that's closer to a Mafia family than democracy, then there are better choices, blessed lady.
You're 100% on the accidents... Got rear-ended twice in 5 years and also the flooding part... I visited cape Romano the Dome home built on land but now underwater- Check it out.
I was born and raised. I'm good not going back. The Covid protocols do not bother me-- i don't like wearing a mask but i also don't trust other people to do the right thing. What bothers me is the high price of either buying or renting. If you buy a new house, the yards in new homes is abysmal and you are right up on the property line. All i kept thinking is how claustrophobic the homes look. That along with driving (US1 used to be a good alternative to the turnpike but wow, both are just horrible.) I hate driving in FL.
Also, the idea that the beach is right around the corner is laughable from folks who just never lived here, especially Miami-Dade. Miami beach is a pain to go to unless you live nearby. The parking sucks. Going down to the keys is crazy cause the roadway is still just 2 roads (with the occasional widening to allow "passing" which just makes traffic worse).
It’s good to hear perspective from somebody who used to live here. A lot of the things you said in your two comments here were inspirations for that video. Everybody thinks it’s all roses and beaches down here but obviously that’s not the case
FL might be underwater in 80 years because of the lack of care we take on such things as the ocean and earth. Pollution, trash in the ocean killing it, the temperature rising, melting the Antarctic. It’s a real thing, we all need to do our part in making a positive impact and we can slow down the process. 🥰
Michael, you are so well informed! Appreciate all of your information, looking to get out of this nightmare up in NY area! Out of control crime & deteriorating infrastructure, garbage everywhere! We'll put up with a few months of hot & humidity to escape this place!
It is annoying that people vote in a way that screws up their economy and then move away because it so bad and continue to vote in that same way. As if they never learned cause and effect.
You are as handsome as Paul Newman . Easy on the eyes. I’m 67 and live in 🇬🇧 but am watching to make me feel grateful for variable weather. Best wishes. Corinne. Brighton. England
I don't care what conservatives think XD lmfao... I lived there 8 years, I'm coming back, and I'll vote for who ever makes sense and conservatives haven't made sense in a while so
I've been living in NYC for over 20 years, I'm Dominican 🇩🇴 but I see why people in Florida not open to certain people specially from NY and California. Simple leftist policies have ruined these cities and States so of course the locals in Florida gonna feel like that.
New York was awesome in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. Businesses and families visited EVERY borough. Times Square was awesome. Then the commie was voted in!😂😂😂😂😩
They are nasty mothers! If you look at the comments, Democrats NEVER threaten you to stay home or vote blue. Republicans don't believe in funding education and it shows. Surprised Desantis didn't tell us the south won the civil war because the other version is WOKE!
I don’t get the political reasons. Florida isn’t a red state, we only voted for Trump by 3%. By that logic, if Florida is a “solid red state” then Nevada and Michigan are solid blue states. Florida is still a swing state! Let’s stop making things political, move here if you want I don’t care where you’re from. “Red state” or “blue state” people are people, every state has good and bad people.
