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[cd34]

MrYum, are you around North Port/Sarasota? I've heard that is a really nice area. When we moved down, I considered Punta Gorda only due to the fact that you could get a house on a navigable canal that led to the ocean with pool, etc. for $250k -- which was an incredible price. No real airport nearby though.

I've looked at hotels on Sanabel/Captiva Island, but, not many are for sale right now.

[pornrex]

Wow, you Floridians are living the life. Here I am stuck in this shit hole called Toronto and day dreaming of Arizona because its the furthest thing to cold but from what I've read now, it sounds like Sarasota is the place to be.

Gonna have to research it though.

[juggernaut]

Originally Posted by pornrex

Wow, you Floridians are living the life. Here I am stuck in this shit hole called Toronto and day dreaming of Arizona because its the furthest thing to cold but from what I've read now, it sounds like Sarasota is the place to be.

Gonna have to research it though.

Oh man dont go to AZ spent some time there with work an all I could think of was what in the world ever got into someones mind to ride a horse out into the middle of no place and just decide it was a good spot for a town/city. Nothing there but catus and such little rain that it gets sucked up the moment it hits the ground. spend the extra bucks to hit a coastline. I grew up on the jersey shore (not that its great) but it always makes me wonder how people can live in land locked states/countries. I need some ocean, just something about it for me.

[Cleo]

Originally Posted by juggernaut

t always makes me wonder how people can live in land locked states/countries. I need some ocean, just something about it for me.

I feel the same way, love living near the ocean. I do miss being able to spend a day hiking in the country. We have swamps and nasty sticky biting things here plus it is just flat and boring. California was nice since it had hills and stuff but as cd34 said you can't actually go in the water for most of the state plus it is expensive and has a state tax.

Originally Posted by cd34

I would go nuts on the West Coast of Florida. The slower pace is one of the few detractors from living in Florida for me.

You are living on the border of bum fuck egypt up there. Come on down to Fort Lauderdale, it's feeling more and more like Los Angeles each year which is both a blessing and a curse. I dated a guy who lived up in Boca and I thought that I would go insane with boredom when I would stay with him. West Broward is another suburban hell. Why would you move down here and then buy a house in drained swamp land?

Downtown Ft. Laud. Finally has night life in the streets. It's nice just to be able to spend the evening walking around in the old town, River walk, Los Olas areas. Now if only we would get some decent theater and culture. I do really miss the lack of culture down here.

Fort Laud beach, I live just on the west side of the intercostal next to the beach, is still kind lame but improving.

Miami and South Beach is more city like but also like visiting another country. It is nice to go to South Beach every now and then.

Hollywood is right there in the middle and probably a good buy still.

[MrYum]

Well DUH! Sorry cd34...missed that you already live in the sunshine state...oops

But, it just goes to show...the whole different strokes thing...lol. I've had the busy life...something to do ALL the freakin time. These days...I really like lazing around by the pool. Or, firing up the bike and going for a ride on roads that aren't so congested like California. Or, watching my gf in her string bikini...that's always fun! lol

Of course, with slingin porn for a living...doesn't leave a hell of a lot of time for those things...but I keep hoping!

[cd34]

Originally Posted by Cleo

You are living on the border of bum fuck egypt up there. Come on down to Fort Lauderdale, it's feeling more and more like Los Angeles each year which is both a blessing and a curse. I dated a guy who lived up in Boca and I thought that I would go insane with boredom when I would stay with him. West Broward is another suburban hell. Why would you move down here and then buy a house in drained swamp land?

Spousal Unit had a lifelong friend (that she rarely talks to anymore) that lived in the area. I'm happy enough here that until I can afford the house I really want, I'm not moving again. And, when I do move, we're leaving the furniture and starting over.

Another close friend said, if you're going to buy real estate, and you want more than a zero lot line, Palm Beach County. Although, recently we have been seeing more Browardization up here. With my job, a city could have every desirable thing in the world and I wouldn't have time to enjoy it anyhow. That will change soon..... I hope.

[Useless]

Florida is where the sexy people live. It's just crawling with swingers. Fucking perverts. I have a rule: the better and more stable the climate, the more attractive the populus will be.

If it wasn't for the fact my oldest child is the offspring of someone other than my wife, we'd move to Florida. Of course, the older my daughter gets, I may just want her to go live with her mother. That'll teach her.

[MrYum]

Originally Posted by cd34

MrYum, are you around North Port/Sarasota? I've heard that is a really nice area. When we moved down, I considered Punta Gorda only due to the fact that you could get a house on a navigable canal that led to the ocean with pool, etc. for $250k -- which was an incredible price. No real airport nearby though.

Yep, actually...I'm in North Port Great little city...all the conveniences are close by, but my house backs up to a small canal...with green belt on the other side. Lots of privacy...even got my gf going topless and wearing a thong bikini...YUM! LOL!

The real estate agent I worked with has an awesome house in Punta Gorda...on a big canal. Took a lot of damage in the storms last season, but he's rebuilding...

Got airports in Tampa, Ft Myers...and one in Sarasota. None of em are huge, but can still get flights to where ya need to go

Compared to the SF bay area...prices here were a bargain. That said, the area is appreciating at about 3%/month....gotta love that!

Cleo is right...it's very laid back over here. Can honestly say that I have yet to run across someone who's rude or nasty. Folks are very friendly and helpful...food prices are good...yep, I'm a reborn Floridian

Come on down cd34...you'd love it! Oh, and you can come to UW...soon as ya ditch the kid! lol

[cd34]

Originally Posted by MrYum

Come on down cd34...you'd love it!

I'd have to come 'up' I live further south than you. And while I live in the 'bustling' Southeast Florida, it is too slow for me.

It takes a lot for me to get used to the slow pace down here. I much preferred the business climate in Washington, DC. Contractors did things when they said they would. Down here, a local landscaper has 'We show up' on the side of his truck. In DC, if you had an appointment scheduled, they showed up promptly... every time.

I would go nuts on the West Coast of Florida. The slower pace is one of the few detractors from living in Florida for me.