Cost of Living in Florida is higher than Utah even with no personal income tax.

May 3, 2020
4:09:28pm

Phred84044 All-American

Florida property taxes are significantly higher than Utah. Gas is cheaper but milk is more. Toll roads all around the Orlando area.

Education in Florida is better than Utah but also more demanding.

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Thinking about moving the family across the country for a few years...

HomeTownHero

5/3/20 4:04pm

If you can live anywhere jobwise, why would you not follow your wants?

777

5/3/20 4:07pm

Sounds great

scottpete

5/3/20 4:08pm

Cost of Living in Florida is higher than Utah even with no personal income tax.

Phred84044

5/3/20 4:09pm

Real estate is a lot cheaper in Florida

AF Cougar

5/3/20 4:22pm

Until you see the property tax bill...

Phred84044

5/3/20 4:29pm

Fair point. Looks like Home Insurance is also significantly more expensive in FL

HomeTownHero

5/3/20 4:51pm

Yes, I forgot about that part. Hurricane coverage is mandatory.

Phred84044

5/4/20 11:47am

Sounds like fun, but Orlando?

Mike Honcho

5/3/20 4:09pm

Amen. He had me til Orlando. No way I’d ever want to live there.

blackandblue

5/3/20 4:23pm

We lived there for a couple of years and loved it

MwangoleCoug9

5/3/20 4:57pm

Life is supposed to be an adventure.

BYUALWAYSNUM1

5/3/20 4:12pm

RE: Thinking about moving the family across the country for a few years...

crack

5/3/20 4:14pm

If you both feel the urge to do it, makes sense to me that

byuguns55

5/3/20 4:14pm

before I made that decision I'd wait to see how the theme park thing is going to

BYUFBDAD

5/3/20 4:14pm

I would move and rent for a year.. then take it from there.

cougfanz

5/3/20 4:15pm

I’ve moved five times in 12 years, partly for the fun of it, but mostly

brazilcoug

5/3/20 4:15pm

That seems completely inapplicable to the OP, but ok.

TCuz

5/3/20 4:21pm

Cool story bro.

brazilcoug

5/3/20 4:24pm

Yes, that would be a good response to your post.

TCuz

5/3/20 4:28pm

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Abe Froman

5/3/20 4:42pm

I make 10,000 times what I would have if I didn’t move.

brazilcoug

5/3/20 4:54pm

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Abe Froman

5/3/20 5:00pm

5 times in 12 years? Do you have a wife and children?

Jdoc

5/3/20 5:09pm

Don’t egg him on.

blackandblue

5/3/20 7:07pm

I’m with you Brazil

stoils

5/3/20 8:07pm

Anyone here rented out a property long-distance? Any property management recs?

HomeTownHero

5/3/20 4:22pm

Don't go with Renter's warehouse

BYUALWAYSNUM1

5/3/20 4:29pm

Which suburbs in Orlando were you looking at?

byubyu

5/3/20 4:28pm

Windermere mostly, but looking at some of the others as well.

HomeTownHero

5/3/20 4:47pm

Windermere is a real nice area. Lots of members there too. And obviously the

byubyu

5/3/20 5:15pm

I attended one of the wards in Windermere last time I was in Orlando.

AF Cougar

5/3/20 7:57pm

Florida? Uhh. No thank you.

Adrielle

5/3/20 4:36pm

RE: Florida? Uhh. No thank you.

byuguns55

5/3/20 4:37pm

Meh. I'm from a pretty hot area of SoCal and served in a humid country.

HomeTownHero

5/3/20 4:49pm

Move to O-Town!

4th and Niner

5/3/20 4:42pm

Do it. Why not? Have fun. If it sucks, move again.

CDV

5/3/20 4:50pm

HomeTownHero:

Pedant

5/3/20 4:53pm

You got me. I giggled.

HomeTownHero

5/3/20 4:55pm

full scene

Pedant

5/3/20 4:56pm

We’ve lived in ID, AZ, MI and MA with small kids and traveled

Cougfourlife

5/3/20 4:56pm

As my father says, Utah is a great place to live

kccougar

5/3/20 4:57pm

Come to Boca, we need you in our ward and you have access to the keys as well as

Pretorian

5/3/20 4:58pm

If you want to do that and your job permits you

JOPE

5/3/20 5:27pm

Might want to wait a year. Theme parks aren’t opening any time soon.

Memmo

5/3/20 5:34pm

It’s a fantastic idea and you will be grateful you did.

Junior Deputy

5/3/20 6:15pm

Do it FOR SURE. Having that time away from family

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