Real estate is a lot cheaper in Florida

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May 3, 2020
4:22:42pm

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You can get some nice homes with a pool for a bargain

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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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