10 IMPORTANT Things To Know Before YOU Move To Florida

This video will give you 10 NEW Reasons why you may avoid moving to Florida, that you HAVEN'T heard in other videos about not moving to Florida. A lot of people just have a fantasy of moving south in their mind, and what it is like to live in Florida. But this video will help reveal some truths that might make you 2nd guess your move.

Are you thinking of moving to Florida? If so, there are some important things you need to know before making the move. This video covers 10 key points, including things like the cost of living, climate, and taxes. Some reasons people may not want to move to FL.

Florida has changed and it is no longer like it used to be. A lot of Americans think moving South will solve their problems. There are many reasons why you should NOT move to Florida! If you are retiring to Florida or thinking about moving to Florida, you must know the truth about what is really happening. Before living in Florida, you may assume quite a bit, until you really know what has changed. Some things about moving turn out to be completely true! Some things may not be what you had imagined. Whether you are moving to Tallahassee FL, Fort Myers FL, Fort Lauderdale FL, Jacksonville FL, Sarasota FL, Venice FL, Tampa FL, St. Petersburg FL, Orlando FL, or Miami, FL it is important that you make sure that the move here is the right choice for you and your family. So if you're thinking about moving to the South, here are a few things you should keep in mind!

If you're considering a move to sunny Florida, make sure you watch this video first!

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[megankagarise]

I’ve lived in Florida for over 15 years now. Everything you’re saying is 1000% on point. I’m a millennial and it’s becoming nearly impossible to survive. I’m struggling so bad. The traffic is insane, the insurance industry is completely ridiculous here. The only people who seem to be able to afford everything are people from up north who want to brag how “cheap Florida is” and who do nothing but bitch and complain how their waitress didn’t get them their vodka martini fast enough. It’s a state where if you are rich you love it; if you’re middle class, well don’t expect to be middle- class for long, as all your savings will be depleted and your debt will only rise, and if you’re poor, well, you might as well just call it a day and get 3 roommates. It’s become so bad. Rents have skyrocketed over 200 % in the last 2 years, traffic is insane, and the costs of EVERYTHING has gone up immensely. The only people who can really afford to live here anymore are all the rich ones who come here to retire. They want all these service and hospitality workers to take care of them but the workers can’t even find an affordable place to live these days! You’ll see a home get bought, and then two months later it’s been listed on the market again for $200k more-and I’ll add, not one single improvement done to the house. I wish I could say that I am lying but I’m not. Ffs, something has got to give. It’s an absolute disaster.

[natalieo]

Moved there last year, paid mad money for insurance, auto and homeowners, the afternoons were so humid and hot you couldn’t even stand outside for 5 mins without becoming a sweat factory and collapsing from the heat. Then it’s true, the traffic is terrible ! Always expect traveling delays. Oh then are the poisonous cane toads that will kill your dog if he eats them. And then best of all hurricane Ian, tore of the back roof of my mobile home while I watched the home across the streets whole roof lift up, crack in half and hit the house next to it. A month after another hurricane not as bad but still damaging some homes. Over all, the beauty of Florida is not worth the pain. I moved back to NYS and will never look back, of course I lost close to 30 gs between the two moves almost a year to the day. Never Again 😢

[Modeltnick]

Lived here 60 years. Lots of us old timers are thinking about getting out. Roads are clogged with bad drivers who drive like they never got behind the wheel. Paradise is dying a slow death.

[louisbarnes]

DO NOT, DO NOT, BUY A CONDO in Florida. The HOA fees will eat you ALIVE !

[huntereakin]

4th generation Floridian here. It’s definitely changed a lot and not for the better. The old Florida I grew up with is gone unfortunately. Never thought I’d leave but I packed my bags and got the heck out this year. Everything that was said in this video is 100 percent true and no ones been talking about it. The whole makeup of the state is changing. Use to mean something to be a Floridian but not so much anymore. Very sad

[curiously]

10) Mandatory flood insurance for property owners
9) High property taxes
8) High homeowners insurance expense
7) High electricity costs
6) 6% use tax
5) High HOA fees due to statutory reserve requirements
4) High auto insurance premiums
3) Damaging weather & natural disasters
2) Hurricane evacuations
1) High cost of living

[flowerpow]

Native floridian here....1) please don't move here!!! 2) we are over populated 3) No exaggeration, all the trees are being cut down to build houses causing air pollution and water pollution I'll explain below 4) we used to grow oranges and now all we grow is cement, concrete, car washes to wash all these emission producing cars, 5) Sink holes up the ying yang, 6) in 2023 taxes are sky Mucho dinero. My home taxes went from 1, 900 to just under 6k raising my mortgage by $700 a month on a fix 2.5% interest rate 7) sky high home insurance 8) sky high car insurance 9) bumper to bumper traffic jams in Hillsborough County, Miami, orlando, and all other metro counties from 6am to 8pm. No longer is traffic heavy from 7am to 9am and 4pm to 6pm. Insead traffic is jammed ALL DAY LONG. 10) hurricane Irma, Ian tore us a new @** hole literally, 11) because so many people are moving here the prices of groceries and gas ( cost of living) is sky high because demand is high. We cant blame inflation for this one. High demand equals high costs.
When we cut down all the trees to build concrete the sky becomes pollured because there are not enough trees to filter the air and produce oxygen. Also when those trees are cut down the soils becomere demineralized and cause water wash off into the waterways that then cause red tied, blue green algae, flesh eating bacteria etc. This is what's happening to Florida.

[mxreddwarf]

Just stay away from the larger metro areas. Small coastal town living in Florida since 1957, with a few years in Orlando and then St. Pete areas for college. In 1980s Orlando area (lightning capital) was actually quite nice. Now it's a nightmare for traffic and people. St. Pete/Pinellas county also now a nightmare. Many in Pinellas moved north to Pasco county, which has now made it more of a nightmare with people and traffic. Yes there have been changes over the decades with growth even in less populated areas. Just stick to the still less populated areas, whether coastal or in the interior (FL is a good 3 hours or more drive wide, of course panhandle much wider). Just know the interior is generally cooler in the winter and hotter in the summer. Real estate is definitely expensive but do see prices declining due to lessened demand and higher interest rates. Still no state income tax in FL and once you have your homestead it is protected from future property tax value increases limited to 3% of the property value if at all. Insurance is affordable if you are not on the water and the home is built to standards that were effective after Hurricane Andrew. (Have lived through MANY hurricanes since 1957). Sure, hurricanes can be scary, but ask them in the upper gulf coast or the Carolinas about hurricanes! Hospitals and medical care are accessible nearby even if not right in your town. There is no perfect place to live, but still would not want to live anywhere else after spending sweltering humid summers in Boston, Maine, and other NE areas, as well as the Carolinas, while it was cooler in FL! Hot summers, but mild winters, beautiful fall and spring, no shoveling snow. But please don't let this info from personal experience stop you from moving SOMEWHERE ELSE!

[dwbush]

I moved to Miami Beach from NYC 5 years ago. Because of increases in all of the areas you’ve mentioned, Florida is becoming more and more of a place for “wealthy” people who don’t think about the costs of living here, but the value of owning as property values increase.

As a FL native, this place is definitely not what it was years ago, 100% completely different lifestyle and the changes are not good. Crime is up in a big way, and many of the newcomers are rude and self centered. In addition to everything else that has been said.

[dbrewu]

Wife and I recently moved out of Florida after 40 years . The massive amount of Inbound Migration from other States driving up the cost of everything . Along with the never ending Construction finally did us in . Paradise is being quickly replaced by New Roads and Huge Housing Developments . So if you want to see what's left of Paradise before its gone ? You better hurry .

[carolshepherd]

I am a 3rd generation Floridian and everything said in this video is absolutely true. If I were younger I would get out of here. It is very hard to get anywhere and there are few public services available because so many people have moved here and few politicians have worried about their citizens and infrastructure. It is a developer's dream and a home owner and condo owner's nightmare. Many contractors have been allowed to build on city dumps and high rise condos on just dredged up sand with little checks on stability and safety. The highways are always congested no matter what the hour and a simple 15 minute drive somewhere often takes over an hour. We have had to find a new insurance company every year and constantly have to have home inspections and upgrade our home just to be accepted by an insurance company. If your roof is older than 10 years no insurance company will cover you until you get a new roof.

[calebsmith]

Your right on! So glad to move to the Smokey Mountains. Cheaper, friendly people, less traffic and no hurricanes.

[muskyful]

Every one of your 10 points are spot on .... and you could go on and on with many more....like Red Tide every year, that makes it hard to enjoy the coastal beach and fishing. We retired to SWFL 17 yrs ago and loved it for the most part of 10-12 yrs. But as time passed and our small coastal city saw more and more development, more traffic & crowds, more dangerous storms, rising insurance rates and taxes, it lost its promise of paradise in the sun! We took advantage of the crazy high home values and sold our home last year and moved out of FL ...luckily just before hurricane Ian hit. Florida is not such a great place for real-estate investment now and there are many better places to retire to, IMO.

[sunfish]

We got flooded bad in Edgewater, Fl. There are still people who are living in campers in their driveways, working on their homes. Nobody had flood insurance, cause we didn't expect the hurricane to stall over us, dumping 21 inches of rain per hour.

[jodiburger]

This is the truest video I’ve seen about what a cluster living in Florida has turned into. I moved two years ago, and I’ll be moved out by the summer. Living here is awful! Worst mistake I ever made was moving here.

[fancythat]

Oh my! All those added costs for car insurance, homeowners Ins, property taxes, mandated flood policy, 6% DMV tax for every car you bring in! HOA increases! Beginning to sound unaffordable for retirees!

[timothycunningham]

I grew up in Florida and moved away. People ask me why. I tell them you didn't grow up there, you wouldn't understand.

[mariaphilomena]

The current administration is partly to blame for taking a giant dump in our 401k & IRA investments. Not sure how retirees anywhere will survive.

[wendysmith-Florida]

yes its terrible here! Don’t move here! Stay in your own home state! We have hurricanes, we have mosquitoes, we have crime, we have transplants that are rude and act ugly… Save yourself don’t move here!