Relocating to Florida
Replies: 6 - Last Post: Apr 7, 2012 2:23 PM Last Post By: travellingtrixie
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Relocating to Florida
After 12 years of living in California and my job coming to a close I am seeking a change, at least a temporary one! Looking at Florida because my family lives close. Heard a lot of things in this regard, mostly negative so just seeing if any one has anything constructive to say regarding this. I have about 3 and a half years left to work so looking for a location and it does not have to be a big city or coastal; Want to look at local economy(employment rate), cost of living, safe area, or at least have pockets of safe areas, oh if i did not mention it housing cost! a big one. I am open to anywhere in the state, oh and diversity is also a big plus for me! Possibly a big order to fill and don't expect to find my version of paradise, but someplace that is doable! And one last thing if I did not already say enough! A place where a car is not a necessity! To top it all off.Cheers
out_bound
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What do you mean when you say"A place where a car is not a necessity !"
Please explain what you mean ?
If money is no barrier then somewhere in Central Florida like
the town / city of Celebration 34747,
or Doctor Phillips 32819
If your looking for an investment like purchasing land
i'm reliabilably told by talk radio host Bruce Williams (retired)
Pasco County is a good place.
Out_Bound.....Whats say you ?
Edited by: yofletch
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Florida is several hundred miles across and from top to bottom. Is there a specific city you want to be near.And what's your profession? Or does that not matter/you work from home.
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OP- You really left out some significant information that was in your posts from a year ago:1. You are 51 (or so)
2. You have a wife. It appears she does not work
3. You need some employement (no description of what type of employment)
4. You are looking to semi-retire.
I think you need to plan on living with relatives until you figure out how you are going to accomplish this. You need to plan a budget, and that will drive what sort of employment you need, since you are so coy about providing this information.
Beats me how you expect to live in Florida without driving.
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Orlando? It is big a sprawling, but if you live near downtown then you can bike most places you need to go. I surprisingly didn't hate Orlando and it is pretty diverse, even for Florida.Another not-so-bad place that is compact and easy to get around even without a car is Tallahassee. I actually lived in Tallahassee car-free and I wasn't even a student.
