I want to move to Florida

Post by **rdeacon** » Jan Sat 28, 2006 8:45 pm

Mickeymac wrote:Lakeland: http://www.homegain.com/local_real_esta ... eland.html

Davenport: http://www.homegain.com/local_real_esta ... nport.html

Davenport is looking great! I can't believe how populated Lakeland is! I didn't realize it was that large. How do you have 700 people per square mile?? Is that right?

Davenport is looking very nice. We also looked a Haines City too. Keep the reccommendations coming!

Rich

Post by **Dr. Ravenscroft** » Jan Sat 28, 2006 9:09 pm

These prices are much better than hear, I would be a first time buyer so I can get so good incentives. So lets see buy a house for 300,000 here or a house for 130,000 there and can weekend in WDW, I think we all know where I'm headed.

Mickeymac · Post by **Mickeymac** » Jan Sat 28, 2006 10:03 pm

Jeez, Deacon, I'm a Travel Agent, NOT a Real Estate Agent! Find your own cities! LOLOL!!!

Post by **rdeacon** » Jan Sun 29, 2006 6:18 pm

Mickeymac wrote:Jeez, Deacon, I'm a Travel Agent, NOT a Real Estate Agent! Find your own cities! LOLOL!!!

HHAHAHA

I actually work for a Real Estate broker, so I can take care of that angle.

I just was wondering what were some nice towns SW of Oralndo

Rich

baffledportrait · Post by **baffledportrait** » Jan Sun 29, 2006 10:26 pm

Lakeland is pretty nice (where I grew up

). I do like the north side of town better though, area of Gibsonia and Providence, it's also closer to I-4. It's not a HUGE city or anything, but it's actually fairly large. There are many new housing developments being built everywhere on the north side. Also only 40 minutes away from WDW!

Disneynut · Post by **Disneynut** » Jan Mon 30, 2006 8:43 am

Rich, have you checked this place out yet? Seems to be very nice..http://www.celebrationfl.com/

Mickeymac · Post by **Mickeymac** » Jan Mon 30, 2006 9:40 am

I actually work for a Real Estate broker, so I can take care of that angle.

...aaaahhhhh, then I can hit YOU up for leads!

Baffled, thanks for the feedback on Lakeland and surrounding areas. I'd never heard of Gibsonia, that looks interesting.

QuickGold · Post by **QuickGold** » Jan Mon 30, 2006 10:42 am

Disneynut wrote:Rich, have you checked this place out yet? Seems to be very nice..http://www.celebrationfl.com/

Nice, yes. Expensive? Oh yes

Post by **rdeacon** » Jan Mon 30, 2006 11:09 pm

QuickGold wrote:
Disneynut wrote:Rich, have you checked this place out yet? Seems to be very nice..http://www.celebrationfl.com/
Nice, yes. Expensive? Oh yes

Yeah..very nice but overpriced and now Disney sold its stake in the commerical props

http://www.celebrationfl.com/press_room/040121.htm

I am avoiding the Orlando and Kississimee area. Overpriced and crowded. Looking like 30 SW of Orlando.

Rich

Post by **rdeacon** » Jan Mon 30, 2006 11:10 pm

baffledportrait wrote:Lakeland is pretty nice (where I grew up ). I do like the north side of town better though, area of Gibsonia and Providence, it's also closer to I-4. It's not a HUGE city or anything, but it's actually fairly large. There are many new housing developments being built everywhere on the north side. Also only 40 minutes away from WDW!

Thanks I will check that out!

Rich

SpringheeledJack · Post by **SpringheeledJack** » Jan Tue 31, 2006 10:56 am

Hey, Rich. You might try the other direction. I live thirty minutes (drive) north of Disney, and the prices my way are still really good. It's also growing in all the right ways. You get centrally located between Disney and Daytona Beach, and you can snag the expressway through to Disney to avoid some of the Downtown Orlando traffic. You'll want to act fast, though, because prices are rising by the day. Our house has almost doubled in price since we bought it five years ago.

SpringheeledJack · Post by **SpringheeledJack** » Jan Tue 31, 2006 10:57 am

And Celebration freaks me out. When you have to HIRE people to make an area look home-y, you're stepping into Stepford territory.

jkm8113 · Post by **jkm8113** » Jan Tue 31, 2006 11:20 am

The only drawbacks to living in Florida are:

no change of seasons
bugs, lots of bugs
flat land all the time

SpringheeledJack · Post by **SpringheeledJack** » Feb Wed 01, 2006 1:06 pm

It still has it's pretty wooded areas, though. Mostly, I just hate the lack of seasons and the utter lack of culture in Central Florida. There's not really a lot of non-touristy things to do, in other words. It really makes me miss NYC.

jkm8113 · Post by **jkm8113** » Feb Wed 01, 2006 2:00 pm

I guess since I love being a tourist and am not very "cultural" I would fit right in.