Living large in South Florida

Quote from Pa(b)st Prime:

I live in Ft.Lauderdale. Most of Broward/Palm Beach has a strip of black folks living along the railroad tracks that straddle Dixie Hwy. Lauderdale has a decent sized black population (Broward is 24% black, many of those Blacks are Haitian/Jamaican). Clearly those demographics enhance our crime statistics.

That being said, east of US1 (anywhere in SoFla) there's little serious/violent crime. The last murder that I can recall east of the ICW up here was in the late 90's. Conversely, the last murder off west Sunrise Blvd. was probably yesterday.


Thats what makes Boca Raton special, no bad areas to speak of.
Delray Beach did and incredible job cleaning out areas on Atlantic East of Swinton, but few blocks north/south its still a ghetto, no to mention going west...
 
White girl lost in Miami.

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Lost? I don't think so.

On the one hand you have white girls probably looking to score some drugs and getting a little taste of the dark side (and deserving it)

On the other hand, this kind of action pisses me off. I wonder how brave those black folks would be if someone (like me for instance) decided to pull over and pump a couple of 9mm rounds into their asses.
 
Not to mention, California has a state capital gains tax.

Quote from Drock409:

I live and trade on Miami Beach... I have been here for over
years... i was single here and now am married with a daughter (1.5 years old) and I can honeslty say i LOVE IT here....both as a single guy and married family guy (although. single on miami beach is UNBELIEVABLE)

Yes I agree the people are morons...no question about that, but the variety of people, the beach/weather, the convenience of everything close and the tax benefits are definately appreciated.
plus you save a lot of coin not having to buy winter clothes ..haha

I moved from NYC and would NEVER move back..esp now that im married with a kid (but i do visit every year) as its very convenient to walk around with the kid with good weather

if you are attempting to LIVE LARGE in miami and are a good enough trader to do so....i would say spend at least a winter and trade in miami and see if you like it...esp if u single

if your married and enjoy the NYC llifestlye of walking around , cafes, and yes some culture ( the new Carnival center just opened and now we have Theater, Ballet, art basel , etc) give it a try..its not NYC....but the weather sure beats NYC (ever heard of SEASONAL DEPRESSION) and there is enough cultural events that will keep you busy.


I Have family in Cali and can honestly say Miami is WAY more diverse and has that East Coast/ NY Hustler Mentality that i just didnt feel out in LA LA land ...not to say Cali is not great.....if my place gets blown out by a hurricane though...i'd probably move to Phoenix (got some family there also and MUCH MUCH cheaper than LA in terms of bang for your housing buck...but family is impt reason)

OH..if moving to Miami...real estate is a RIP OFF...but renting is very affordable...and when u factor in insurnace, taxes, and maintance....renting is VERY VERY CHEAP

for those Knocking Miami Beach...if you never lived here...please

South florida in General....its hit or miss.....its very cookie cutter...or as some say... Heaven's Waiting room....
and some of the previous post are right about everything not Miami
but if you gonna move to S. Fla...its Miami Beach or Nothing in my opinion

(i'll take that back...coral gable, grove, aventura are nice also if you have a family ..but the Beach is the best!!!)

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Looks like California to me. Sure ain't SoFla.
Quote from bsmeter2:

White girl lost in Miami.

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Quote from danger66:

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Quote from ElCubano:

in order of best to almost the best....

1) Key Biscayne. ( nothing beats it )
2) Coral Gables
3) Coconut grove
4) Pine Crest
5) South Miami
6) South Beach... ( just way too crazy, but great for a young single dude)


Kendal and aventura dont even come close to the ones mentioned above.....I dont know how old you are...but id gamble you'd love the grove and south beach.

P.S. Ive lived here since the early 80's and not once have i ever been mugged or my house broken into, never had my car stolen although recently i almost shot someone.. ;o) and ive seen and done and been everywhere in every hood there is down here at every time of the night...peace

Ok, I live outside of ElCubano's line of demarkation but I still love my "front" yard!
 

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