Florida vs California...

Quote from AAAintheBeltway:

Having just spent some time in Florida, I can say that every other house there is for sale. There was literally an article every day in the local, ie Sarasota, paper announcing that real estate prices had stabilized. Of course, i recall the same articles from two, six and twelve months ago.

Florida is not for everybody and there are a lot of differences within the state. Orlando, Tallahassee, Tampa, Boca, Naples, Miami, Keys, offer totally different environments. Still, it is a great place with a lot to do, a nice lifestyle, plenty of friendly people and affordable prices. Prices definitely are going lower, in my opinion.

The main question I have is whether real estate kind of gradually bottoms out perhaps this year or if there is a total washout with lots of bankruptcies, auctions, etc.


Big difference my freind:

About 900 people a day move to Florida...most from the North East, most will be buying homes

ABout 900 people a day Invade Cali...most are from mexico....most will be mowing lawns and joining gangs
 
Quote from rcanfiel:

Maybe you should consider the weather factor? I have had friends who were hit by several hurricanes in just a couple of years.

I know you're not into TA but what do you follow?

Here's your fallacious logic. Person A lives in a quake zone. B lives in a 'cane zone. B was recently hit by a storm. Thus Person B has increased risk over A.
 
Quote from Pa(b)st Prime:

I know you're not into TA but what do you follow?

Here's your fallacious logic. Person A lives in a quake zone. B lives in a 'cane zone. B was recently hit by a storm. Thus Person B has increased risk over A.

Quite a few "B's" said they were leaving Fla a couple years ago. :confused:
 
I've lived in a Tampa for almost 30 years and love it here.

4 or 5 months of the year it's way too hot and humid, but the rest of the year its nearly perfect weather. If you're single, there are plenty of hot women around. To be honest with you, the south tampa area is loaded with hotties. As far as real estate, it has more than doubled over the last five years in most places, although prices are coming down now. Also insurance prices have also gone way up with all the hurricanes that hit the state a few years ago and property taxes have also risen. It is still much more economical than California. I have family that lives in San diego and LA. I visit from time to time. I also love S. cal and would love to live there too.
 
I think I would rather deal with a once of year hurricane then a 3-6pm daily traffic gridlock. It's basically house arrest during those hours in CA.

Plus Cali trading hours suck.

As for all the talk about Mexicans and Cubans I don't mind multi cultural living in fact I prefer it to an all white 'polo shirt suburb' type setting.
 
Quote from TM_Direct:

FL= Hurricanw cycle every couple of years ( two week advance notice)

CA= Mud slides one year, Earthqaukes the next, OUT of CONTROL fires the next, FLooding the next...( no advance warning)

FL: HUmid
CA: The coast is wonderful if you can live within 3 miles...otherwise 110 degrees in summer in the Valley and outside Firsco

FL: Police state? Nazi's? way too many Jews down here for that
CA: Rodney King, Police Corrupiton and riots and looting every time a court decision doesn't go the right way.

FL: FPL...one of the best energy companies..
CA: Rolling blackouts because of poor energy companies and policies

FL: Invaded in early 80's for a few years by Cubans
CA: In the middle of being occupied and taken back by Mexico

FL: Cubans assimiliated and are thriving Americans
CA: Mexicans do not want to assimilate and instead are making CA people adapt to them

FL: South beach (topless models with thongs showing crack)
CA: Venice Beach ( topless hobo's pushing crack)

FL: Blue sky and Rain
CA: Smog...really bad smog

FL: The Sunshine State
CA: The Land of Fruits plus NUTS


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Great Stuff...

I'll say that Cali drivers are far superior to FLA drivers...
 
Quote from PohPoh:

Great Stuff...

I'll say that Cali drivers are far superior to FLA drivers...

I think a group of 5 year olds could drive better then the average Floridian, but overall I think its a nice place.
 
Quote from Brandonf:

I think a group of 5 year olds could drive better then the
average Floridian, but overall I think its a nice place.

especially when the snow birds come down.
 
Quote from scalp100:

Cali vs FL

Cali

Plus
Weather
People
Education(schools are good for kids)
landscape
closer to asia

Minus
high state taxes
traffic
real estate prices
june gloom
trading hours

Florida

Plus
no state taxes
weather in winter
cheap real estate
closer to europe/nyc
trading hours

Minus
people
summer heat
bugs
crocks

thoughts? additional ideas?

More intellectuals in CA than in FL. Far better universities (Stanford, Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD).
 
Quote from Steelhead:

i would recommend san diego by qualcomm stadium (10 mins inland) from downtown

no fires
no mudslides
not crowded
no marine layer
not much traffic
best weather in the country IMO
reasonably priced
SDSU USD close by
mountains close by
ocean close by
not too many mexicans around

the rest of cal does nothing for me- too many issues

No marine layer? Bull shit. SD is covered by the depressing grey layer for at least 90 days a year.
 
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