What they wish they knew before moving to Orlando

How much do Orlando tolls cost? How long will it take you to get used to the weather? Is every house in an HOA? When I polled my audience on what they wish they knew before moving to Orlando, these questions and a few others were mentioned the most. Take a look and let me know which one was something you didn't know. Also, what do you think think we missed?

Ken Pozek is a licensed real estate agent with Real Broker LLC. License BK3313335

[laurenshields]

Love your content Ken. NY’er 52 years, Horizon West resident the last 5 years. Not one single regret. Waking up to sunshine almost every day is a great way to live. I will never miss the gray skies in the NE Nov. - March and you’re right - you do get used to the weather. Love my new home state.

[antoinelee-thomas]

I moved here from Wisconsin 4 years this month on October 29th and all it took was one year for my body of having to live with bipolar seasons, but especially extreme winters where it felt like a mixture of Canada and Antarctica out of my system for good. After that 1st year, I was happy for my body to be fully adapted to Florida weather and it's awesome. You'll never look back.

[movingtoatlanta]

I never would’ve imagined North Carolina has more expensive tolls, that’s interesting.

[KRGruner]

Spot on. We have lived in Orlando for ten years now, and we really like it. No HOA here in Chuluota, though! Yay!

[nimaperception]

Awesome information! Thanks for taking the polls and sharing the information with us! We love Orlando and all it has to offer!

[codygeer]

Spent some time in Kissimmee and Orlando in general this year and I think it's a decent place to live. I liked how many places I could drive to from Orlando. Higher population density than Cincinnati where I'm from so that's something to get used to. I do like the Florida weather though. I don't need the seasons, had them my whole life.

[BrogeKilrain]

RENT BEFORE YOU BUY !! Take time to get around entire area. Visit in summer also

[laurenr]

I’m from CA, but I’ve lived in NYC and FL. My mom visited FL for the first time and she said she never realized how CLEAN it is in FL!

[seandavis]

I am born here... you Never get used to the heat! It's like being from up north you never get used to it.. you deal with it...
Yes the tolls totally suck..

[AaronMcFadden]

I absolutely love Orlando. I’m right in the heart of it.

[josephschmidt]

We’re frequenting Kissimmee during the winter months and it’s very warm and sunny with average traffic issues.

[meatiethatsme]

Ken you hit every area perfectly. Being from NYC and Orlando being like a second home to me I think I'm good. I've been wanting to make the move to Orlando since 2001 so I know now that I'm ready. Great video!

[MiamiCoffee]

It’s not possible, even with notifications on, I missed another of Ken’s Vids 😤YouTube again.

[forgotten_world]

Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel and some other islands were decimated, but Naples and Marco dodged a huge bullet, obviously some destruction, but in general they are good, and will be great again in some weeks. Great video Ken, Orlando is amazing, so many options, a lot more than on the coast.

[chuck]

This is very informative. Thank you. We are retired and thinking about moving to Florida.

[comronfouladi]

The number one thing I wish I knew was that minneola is only 20-25 minutes from everything. More adorable housing in an extremely nice area. Coming from Chicago 20-25 minute commutes to most things Orlando really isn’t much. In my head I thought it would be 45 minutes to an hour.

[DR_Bloom]

When I moved here from Las Vegas I thought the toll roads were rediculous and figured I could avoid them, but unless you want to add 30 minuets or more to your commute you really dont have a choice in most cases. I spend about $30 a month give or take.

[TheAdultContemporaryMusicCh]

In a time when the economy across the board in the whole US was at it's best early 90's. When most infrastructure was brand new and clean. Especially Fl, Orlando always sucked. I was living in South Fla at time near Stuart. And we got some some great radio stations from Orlando that I liked.
WOMX Mix 105, 98.9 WMMO, WWLV Love 94.5 Daytona, Magic 107.7, Sunny 101.1 WSTF
from Cocoa Bch/ Space Coast, All 5 because of the Cent Fla radio towers all being 100kw at at least 1600 ft
boomed into Stu.
And because its flat as a pancake except NW going toward Ocala. In Orl proper you got 4 more stations.
You get Tampa at time W-101 WUSA, Mix 95.7, NW you get 98.5KTK, and used to be Ocala's 93.7 WMMZ Z-93. Before they blew it up and changed to country in 1994. How do I know? I was supposed to be their evening jock. Until they fired everyone incl my future boss. All 9 of these stations were Adult Contemp and Hot Ac stations.
Which was rare to have so many in any radio US market. Only SF, Pitt because they are both on hills,
and Chicago had so many.

So spent a week up there about 100 miles nw of me by Stuart.
Check out the area see if I wanted to try it out. It was a huge disappointment. Outside the Orange Blossom Trail,
which kind of reminded me of Dade- NW 2nd Av between Palmetto and Broward line back then. 167th St and 215.
Poverty, and blight in Orlando never were camouflaged. It was the 1st Fl city that scared the hell out of me.
Even Overtown Miami's worst hood was not as scary looking. Liberty City was only area that reminded me of Orlando.
I don't know if Disney and industry that moved in since 90's
has helped. Or made it worse. But you couldn't pay $1 mil to ever live in O.
I could always say same about St Pete, Ft Myers, Sarasota, Ocala, Gainesville, Daytona, Titusville, Tally, and most of Jax as well. Though when in radio I survived 6 mos living off Dunn @95, not far from Jax Intl.

Back then Tampa was not good, I heard its improved. West Palm was mostly hood, so was/is Ft L, Miami anything
outside downtown was crap. Especially whole NW anything. But even NE was very seedy esp by Biscay, US 1 all the way up to NMB.

[shrekify]

I wish I would of known have crazy the drivers are.

[star_platinum]

there was a bat hanging from my porch ceiling the day after the hurricane, heres what I have seen rattlesnake .copperhead snake, coyote, boar, armadloos, wild cat, and lets not forget the aligators, I have gotten use to them, they stay in the water I stay on the land we get along just fine.