WTF Happened To Florida?!

After moving to Florida, many people have found out the hard way and ended up suffering the costly pitfalls! Some new Florida residents have ultimately lost their life savings, faced financial disaster, or had to leave and move out of Florida for a more affordable place. What is going on with Florida? In this video, I share my experience and the many conversations and stories directly from many who have lived in Florida. This video is packed with helpful information so you don't end up being one of those who moved to Florida and did not know the truth.

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Disclaimer: All information given in my videos is meant to be educational. This video is not intended to replace your research or provide legal, investment, or financial advice. For legal advice, consult a lawyer.

[Kelo_ke]

I’ve been in central Florida 25 years. I miss old Florida. Big money has destroyed this place.

[nope-wd]

Florida is NOT cheap anymore. That is the reason, and the repeated hurricanes are the reason we left. I’m so happy we did!

[FallacyAsPraxis]

I grew up in south Florida, and it will always be 'home'. But, I watched it change over the years...and not in a good way. I decided to move away years ago. Florida is too expensive, too crowded, and full of too many undesirable people now. I bought acreage in the Tennessee mountains and got away from the crowding and madness, and life is all good again.

[Jenny-kgzb]

Our governor is all about "Build baby build." We're losing our natural parks and wildlife are losing their homes. Our home prices are skyrocketing daily.

[Bugaboo]

As a former 10 year resident along the gulf coast of Florida, my new wife and I have thought seriously about moving back to my old area. I've not always had the best gut feeling about it because of things like this. This is the most realistic explanation on YouTube that I've seen. And coming from a realtor even… That was shocking. Thank you for your honesty sir

[chesteralexander]

The insurance company always shows when you have to pay up, but never when they have to pay out.

[SharonYoung-eg]

You can keep Florida. I visited once and never want to go back. I hate the heat, humidity and bugs. The traffic was terrible and I can't stand the politics. I will stay in Maine and happily shovel snow.

[marciar]

Once lived in Florida in the 1970s. It was nice. Today, I would never go back for all the reasons mentioned in the video. Mentioned, but not stressed, is the atrocious political environment. State government is mean-spirited, controlling, rude, and divisive.
There is no perfect retirement place. Today, I would choose a locale with mild four seasons because each season brings its own joy.

[emmawilde]

In the 70s there was a bumper sticker, "Leaving Florida? Take a land developer with you."
Greed happened to Florida

[pelotonpro]

Florida, where dreams go to die. It's turned into a nightmare, and that is not even counting the natural disasters. A cesspool of crime too.

[peteprizzi]

When we were kids "50's + 60's, the dream was work till your 65 yrs old, then move to Florida+ retire + live happy everafter.
But the current reality changed my mind.
Everything has fallen from grace.
Big money + greed has ruined America as well as Florida.

[lindacollins]

I moved to South Florida on the east coast from NJ in 1983, sold my house in 2023 and moved to PA. My top three reasons for moving out: hurricanes, all types of insurance and Ron DeSantis. It's still a beautiful place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there again. I love having the change of seasons again. In south Florida nothing changes. Everything is always green. And, temps go from hot to hotter to you feel like you're gonna melt

[lauriec]

One of the biggest problems is that most of the mobile home parks for seniors have been bought out by big corporations and have raised the lot rents from 300-400 to double and triple that amount. Making that once affordable housing for seniors to unaffordable housing options for seniors.

[JWilkins-logg]

Florida has been a trap for working class and middle class people since the early 80's. Arrived in Florida in '86 from my native NY ...left florida in 1990, returned in '96 left in '98, returned again in 2003 and left in 2008, returned again *for the last time in 2019 and left for good in 2020. EACH OF MY RETURNS FLORIDA WAS WORSE in terms of more riff raff, more expensive (less value) and as this video says, more bureaucratic crap, urban sprawl. Living now in South America for a fraction of the cost!

[katharinesaville]

Buying a house in southern Florida is high risk. Hurricanes, flooding with high tides, sink holes, rising sea levels, extremely high insurance rates, if you can get it, BUGS SNAKES AND REPTILES, high humidity and high electricity bills. The politics are insane. Great scenery and beaches make it a place to visit, not to live. In the not too distance future it will be under water.

[lindaromero]

Florida has become toxic. The people are angry, rude and disrespectful. My HOA fees have gone from $300/month to $650/month in two years. I’m afraid to honk at someone for fear of road rage. My mother’s house is a plain old 3 bed 2 bath ranch style with $700/month property tax bill. Traffic is ridiculous. Takes 3 months to get a doctors appointment. Leaving before it’s too late.

[jpack]

My HOA on my condo was under $300/month when I bought it new. Now it's pushing $1600. Our state government has put us in this mess while it worries about drag queens and Disney.

[reginafisher]

I lived in Tampa in the 90s, at that point people were awesome, the last time we went back to visit people were rude loud obnoxious disrespectful entitled and downright nasty with their attitudes. We will not be returning.

[teenamalanga]

As a native, it was so different in the 60s and 70s. It was wonderful growing up there. I left in 1992 following a job. When I came back in 1999, it was even more crowded, so I left again in 2003 and never went back. I visit my grown children and it’s almost unrecognizable now. Sad.

[randyeilers]

I was a tourist last 10 years in a row. I quit. It's a cluster fck down there in every aspect.