real estate in Florida

Havana Shamrock said:
That sounds like the east coast to me. Too crazy there for us we love the west coast no traffic, and no problems eating out. Nicer boating in my opinion.
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I'm with you on that Joe! Say hi to Martha for us...
 
Havana Shamrock said:
That sounds like the east coast to me. Too crazy there for us we love the west coast no traffic, and no problems eating out. Nicer boating in my opinion.
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Nope, it was the west coast on the Gulf.
 
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GypsmJim said:
I worked in Florida between 1975 and 2003. Maybe once or twice a month as a consultant. Nice place, but the weather for me was too hot in the Summer and too damp in the winter.

We just came back from a Florida vacation. I am still shell-shocked at the inability to park and the huge traffic jams. It took at least 2 days to get a restaurant reservation.

Even if the real estate prices were half, it would still be too high for me.
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That’s like saying traffic jams in New York are terrible. Not so across that state.
Where I live I don’t need reservations nor have traffic jams.
 
GypsmJim said:
Nope, it was the west coast on the Gulf.
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Well then you’ve never seen real New York traffic if you think West Florida is bad, Try commuting to the 5 Boros you’d wanna kill yourself
And I don’t care what Sheriff Grady says I’m still moving to Fla to get the hell out of this stinking state Or at least for 6 months at a time.
 
Havana Shamrock said:
Well then you’ve never seen real New York traffic if you think West Florida is bad, Try commuting to the 5 Boros you’d wanna kill yourself
And I don’t care what Sheriff Grady says I’m still moving to Fla to get the hell out of this stinking state Or at least for 6 months at a time.
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What's the sense in comparing NY to FL. I can't imagine anyone wanting to move to either place.
 
Havana Shamrock said:
Well then you’ve never seen real New York traffic if you think West Florida is bad, Try commuting to the 5 Boros you’d wanna kill yourself
And I don’t care what Sheriff Grady says I’m still moving to Fla to get the hell out of this stinking state Or at least for 6 months at a time.
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I hear you Joe.. I can't get outta here fast enough....
 
Try my little town of Meridian, Idaho. I bought a '70s home four years ago and was just appraised at just shy of double what I paid for it. Four years; no improvements. My wife closely monitors the real estate market. "Normal" housing inventory is around 6 months. In other words, if the selling market (both new and used) shut down, it'd take six months for everything to be bought up. Lately, that number is less than three days! Most houses never even see the sales market, as there's people waiting on them with cash in hand like so many vultures. I just hope the market can hold out long enough for me to retire and get the H-E-double-hockey-sticks out of here. Where will I go? That's already been taken care of, thank you very much.
 
GypsmJim said:
What's the sense in comparing NY to FL. I can't imagine anyone wanting to move to either place.[/
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tdschafer said:
I hear you Joe.. I can't get outta here fast enough....
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If my family weren’t tied down with work here I’d leave full time. We’re dealing with my mom also Todd sorry to hear about your mom.
 
Havana Shamrock said:
If my family weren’t tied down with work here I’d leave full time. We’re dealing with my mom also Todd sorry to hear about your mom.
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Thanks Joe. She's not suffering anymore so there's that. Sabrina doesn't graduate for 5 years. Both boys will be in college in a couple of years. I'm trying to steer then into FL schools so I can winter there & catch some of their games if they are playing hoops. For now, I'd like a little condo & spend weeks at a time down there. Hope things work out well with your mom. It's not easy.
 
Nater Potater said:
Try my little town of Meridian, Idaho. I bought a '70s home four years ago and was just appraised at just shy of double what I paid for it. Four years; no improvements. My wife closely monitors the real estate market. "Normal" housing inventory is around 6 months. In other words, if the selling market (both new and used) shut down, it'd take six months for everything to be bought up. Lately, that number is less than three days! Most houses never even see the sales market, as there's people waiting on them with cash in hand like so many vultures. I just hope the market can hold out long enough for me to retire and get the H-E-double-hockey-sticks out of here. Where will I go? That's already been taken care of, thank you very much.
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I grew up in Boise, we lived on Warm Springs avenue and our house was heated geo-thermally; Boise had 35,000 people and my first home I bought there was $25K in the 70's. I was back in Boise last year and the downtown was unrecognizable with traffic stacked to high heaven. Idaho is listed as the number one move destination in the US; I saw that last week. It's not good for that great area..... Meridian was 20 minutes of farm, ranch, and desert land from Boise and now homes and businesses all the way.
 
DougLas said:
I get letters in the mail wanting to buy our place in Frt Myers Beach.
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We own 50 acres with a cabin, pond and full amenities. Its worth well into six figures and taxes are insignificant. My letter in the mail was for a cash offer of $8,642.

Gotta watch out for those mail letters.
 
I’m in an odd spot. 1 foot in NJ finishing my 5 weeks notice with a home for sale any day now, the other in a (landlocked) rental in Cape Coral getting ready to start a new job in a few weeks. Wife is already there at her new job.

Im hoping to finish my small renovation and get listed in 2-3 weeks. Once we sell we were looking to buy “sailboat” waterfront in Cape Coral but I’m honestly a little apprehensive. I don’t see this trend as sustainable and I don’t want to spend 650k+ on a home that will only be worth 425 again in 2 years (or less) as I see a major correction coming.

Fortunately once I sell all my debt is gone and I have a nice mortgage down payment. I think I may just rent a slip and hangout in my rental and see what plays out while the money gathers interest
 
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GypsmJim said:
We own 50 acres with a cabin, pond and full amenities. Its worth well into six figures and taxes are insignificant. My letter in the mail was for a cash offer of $8,642.

Gotta watch out for those mail letters.
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Forget those guys! I'll give you $9000 sight-unseen.
 
Stray Current said:
I’m in an odd spot. 1 foot in NJ finishing my 5 weeks notice with a home for sale any day now, the other in a (landlocked) rental in Cape Coral getting ready to start a new job in a few weeks. Wife is already there at her new job.

Im hoping to finish my small renovation and get listed in 2-3 weeks. Once we sell we were looking to buy “sailboat” waterfront in Cape Coral but I’m honestly a little apprehensive. I don’t see this trend as sustainable and I don’t want to spend 650k+ on a home that will only be worth 425 again in 2 years (or less) as I see a major correction coming.

Fortunately once I sell all my debt is gone and I have a nice mortgage down payment. I think I may just rent a slip and hangout in my rental and see what plays out while the money gathers interest
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If you are getting top dollar for your current home in NJ and paying top dollar in Cape Coral what difference does it make? You'd loose equity in either NJ or FL. Trying to "time" the housing market is not easy.
 
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