I lived in Florida 1986 to 1993. I left only because my parents were living in MS and were in poor health and needed me. They moved to MS when I was 19 in 1993. Once you live in FL, you never get it out of your system. I was terribly homesick for FL for over 10 years. I had made arrangements to move back in 2020, but those plans fell apart, though aren't dead.
@@jordanah1239 From the 1930's through 1960's, everyone wanted to move to California, and now everyone wants to move to Florida, and I think Florida will always be expensive from now on. Daytona Beach was a very affordable place when I lived there 1986 - 1993, but 10 years later house prices skyrocketed and it has been unaffordable ever since.
Jose, I live in Fort Myers, not far from Palm Beach Blvd. in a senior building area that is very safe. I'm obviously retired & originally from Maine. What I appreciate is the sunshine & lack of depressing cold, wet, gloomy weather of the north. Not a small thing. One thing you have going for you is you're here & familiar somewhat with the area. You've done the hard part of moving. Try & appreciate the fact you have the advantage of feeling somewhat comfortable. Use that time to explore how you can find something you enjoy doing that will be financially rewarding. Think outside the box. What does the area need that it lacks? Get a regular job in the meanwhile to pay bills. Ask people from the north what they miss from home & wish were here. Food, services, entertainment, etc. Make the decision to stay here. You're not getting younger, so look around & find a niche for yourself. You can do it.
I have lived in Ft. Myers for more than 40 years, most of which has been on the East side of town. I started with nothing and worked my ass off and made a great life here. If Michigan in a cold cabin in the woods with a fire is your desire, your in the wrong place. With that said, I remember being young and trying to decide what to do, if what I was doing was the right thing. Truth to me, if you hustle you win. I have the advantage of having been here when it was inexpensive to buy a home. I can see starting here with the cost of housing etc., but to me it has been the best life. Never say Jose that its not available to you, don't limit yourself, your one idea, one job, one something away from having everything. Stay and make it work for you.
When i was 15 a trailer in naples was $12,000 and the owner offered financing. I remember my dad was making 1700 a week back than. Now the trailer is $140,000 and your lucky to make 600 a week. Crap just keeps getting harder.
I agree, so we do what humans do best and adapt. If your smart enough to have people watching your videos, and articulate enough where they come back, maybe you just haven't realized your potential. I started life in the projects, that abject poverty became my fuel to be more, have more, I didn't stop until I made progress, and built in it. In doing so I got knocked on my ass, because in many cases my upbringing made me not understand some things. It's in there I think, you just need to find it, I think you will.
Your story mirrors my own, even down to buying two brand new vehicles when we moved here (One being a 22 black Chevy truck almost exactly like yours that I purchased at Estero Bay) My wife and I moved down here last August from up in the mid Atlantic region of the U.S. because we used to vacation here and enjoy it so much. I'm about 20 miles from where you are and my sentiments are exactly the same. I'm just not achieving that level of happiness I thought I would find here. It's actually boring compared to the lifestyle I was used to be living.
we have made the same bad decisions. and feel the same emptiness inside. my 2021 black chevy was so bad we traded it back losing $8000. at least the 2012 is more reliable.
Florida will be just fine for you guys, I can assure you...Going to any other state would be very hard for a Florida person...You would never be at home and the "Homesickness" will consume you...It's always been expensive to live here...My husband and I both worked and in 28 years only took 3 vacations to Disney because we had kids that would CRY for a small getaway...Parks, beaches, parties, skating ring, bowling, movies...Those were the things we could afford for them and not all that often...But we were home and being close to family was priceless...We made it...Well, I made it, because cancer took him too early...If all my family would have lived in Illinois or Michigan or Wisconsin, I probably would have stayed there...But, it gets too depressing when you don't see the sun for months and you are locked up at home, because it's too cold to go out...I need more than just a few "Indian Summer" days, to keep my spirit in check...Besides, my family works all year to come down to see family twice a year and blow all that saved money in a few days...I think that is insane and useless...They kill themselves all year to vacation where I live year round...It's like I'm on their vacation all year and it costs the same amount of sacrifices...When Katie gets her real estate license and you get some little job you like, it will start to add up your bank account again...Right now you are using your savings, because you don't have steady incomes coming in...Once some regular income starts rolling in, it will start to add up again...Life has it's ups and downs and we just have to swim through them...Even at my age I have to paddle hard sometimes, with a ton of resilience and patience...The more you have, the more you have to worry about...I'm trying to get my estate in check and the lawyers are eating me up...We live 6 under one roof and it gets hectic sometimes...But, that's life and you just have to keep making the best of it...The grass will always look greener on the other side, until you cross that street...Home is home and there's no place like HOME...Where ever that may be...Just ask Dad...Bechitos... 🥰❤
I moved from Pennsylvania to Lehigh I'm December 2014 and left in December 2018. Yes it's growing but most business are already established. I never went to the beach in those 4 years. I went to work. It's a tourist location and that's the route that seemed to have constant work and good pay. Ft. Myers is going to continue the grow. I'm a Diesel Mechanic and the natural gas fields called me home in 2018. If you want to own a service type business you should have stayed in Naples
Definitely Marco but the cost of living is too high on Marco. I work there every day building pools but you wouldn't catch me living there for anything. I asked one of my customers on Marco how much he pays for lawn care.... $400 a month for a small yard & keeping the bushes trimmed.. The pool service guys are getting about $150-200 a pool depending on the size...
Best things in life are free. Still believe it. I’ve known rich people still have that feeling. Warren buffet says if you can get to his age and be around people who really love you then you have made it.
Jose, look up towns in Pennsylvania. Very affordable. If you move there you will have content for a long time discovering all the small towns. A lot of New Yorkers are moving to Pennsylvania. You should live from state to state, discovering it more in depth. It would be cool to follow you in your adventure, especially the winters. It's kinda depressing watching you stay stuck in Fort myers. Go on an adventure, your channel will benefit. You can buy a livable house for the cost of your land in FL.
You can also rent for half of fort myers rates while exploreing the state to see if you can handle the cold. I just get depressed watching your channel lately.
@@sandra97 you get what you pay for. If you want bad public schools, crumbling infrastructure, and unreliable law enforcement then move to low tax states like W. Virginia, Alabama, Louisiana, S. Carolina. You will love it there!
Just try to be Happy no matter what ..Theres always negative and positive in everything try to concentrate on the positive side not the negative side it makes a big difference..
Taking everything you said into consideration, and after seeing your videos, I think you two would be relatively happy in Dalton, GA. It seems affordable, strong latin culture, a laid-back lifestyle near bigger cities. It might be a good compromise of all the things you value?
I am Florida born and raised and yes it is expensive here so I figure in order to make it I simply have to make the money to afford a better life. I turn 65 this month and I'm planning to pack up and leave this rural trailer park and move to Orlando with my Social Security, about 8000 bucks and a dream of becoming a successful author, novelist and screenwriter. I've never been married, no kids and no close family. Just me and I don't need much to live on. I've been studying all kinds of side hustles and ways to make money. Jose, have you looked into investments like cryptocurrency or stocks? My ultimate goal is an apartment in downtown Orlando and failure is NOT an option! If I can pull in 7 to 10 grand a month I could live like a king. So I need to buckle down and turn out that best selling novel or screenplay. Wish you all the best Jose and Katie and remember this: If an old fart like me can go all out chasing a dream you youngsters should have no worries.
I bought our home in Alva in 12, when prices were dirt cheap, for a winter home, and retired down here in 17. I tell people that you need to have money to move to FL. If you are coming here to make money it's going to be hard. Coming from the Midwest, small town, and a construction background, I can tell you this. There are a lot of places, you can do a LOT better, especially when you are young than FL. The trouble with "paradise" is everyone wants to be here and are willing to sacrifice a living wage to try. But, it is glorious here in the winter. :) Have you given the Cuban place at Palm Beach and Joel ?
yes its decent. it used to be bad but recently they are great specially at peak hours. dont go too late as they cook for the day. good food, love going there when i can for a steak sandwich and a cuban cafe con leche. the one further into fort myers called caribe USED to be good when the cuban original owner ran it.. i am surprised its still open with the curent people.
I built my house in Lehigh back in 1997 when things were affordable. I have been lucky as far as a job as I landed a good one back in 1997 and still have it today. I have seen a lot of changes and I too dream of a cabin in the woods. I came here from Ohio back in the late 80's so I know cold. I would love the live in Michigan but fear the exact same things as you do. I just do not like the cold and it is really cold in Michigan. I do not like what Lehigh is turning into. I will stick it out as long as I can because I have a great job here but I am looking elsewhere to spend my future. South Carolina has become a favorite place for us to go on vacation and as an avid fisherman and hunter that state works for me. The climate is a lot more mild there and I think I will be able to tolerate it. I understand your plight and if I was you I think I would cut my losses here. Buckingham is a nice area but Palm Beach Blvd hasn't been safe since the late 90's. Housing prices are at a premium now, my realtor said that in three years from now prices will check back to where they are affordable. Do yourself a favor before you move to somewhere cold. Go there and spend a week in December, you will find out real quick if that is where you want to move. The second time is you need to make time to go do the things you used to do like fishing. Doing that will help you to shed some stress and get a better perspective on things.
we were in big rapids in january. walked around in 18 degrees did a live stream. next day lungs bleeding. than the next day in chicago it was 14. driving thru snow in OH MI IN AND IL was some scary crap
wow ...can't believe a year has already passed guys... things are gonna be very difficult in the future..everywhere ... thank God y'all are in Florida ..katie doin' the real estate 'gig'... have you guys considered 'the villages' area as a location for both of your biznesses ?
I grew up in south Florida it is getting so expensive except for food Fort Myers is a good location you can go anywhere in the state most people in the 60s and 70s who went there were from the Midwest. Naples area is one of my favorite places been there the first time in the early 70s I can only live in warm weather .
The housing market is going to crash very soon. Be patient young man. Your time will come, with patience, and perseverance. Junk removal is a very lucrative business. You Just need to market it properly. I have been an entrepreneur for 40 years. And what I have learned is, keep yourself planted in one place, and let it grow. If you don't have work one day. Then that day is a marketing day. Go out and hand out business cards. Everyone is a potential customer. And selling some of the stuff you pickup is also a good avenue to make money. Just my 2 cents.
I have a relative a long haul trucker, the rent is so high and going up for a dump of an apartment, maybe facing homelessness I live ok in a cold weather state but hate it so bad just going outside is like painful to me any suggestions where to double up low incomes in Florida and have a decent life?
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS Wow this is getting depressing, Ive been living way north as in N Europe Finland for a long time housing is affordable everything else isn't, its freezing cold and so are the people, I cant stand to be outside for months, and the people are ultra anti social
Dude, Naples is only 30 - 40 minutes from Fort Myers lol You can work in Naples if you want to. You can work in the Port Charlotte-Venice areas. Less competition in that area. The Gulf coast town center is only 15 minutes from Buckingham. There are a ton of restaurants in the Fort Myers area, not in East Fort Myers though. Palm Beach Blvd area, East Fort Myers is the poorest and worst part of Fort Myers. I used to live there in Southwest Florida.....Not a good place to open a blue collar business, a lot of cheap labor in that area! Everyone wants to be the cheapest. Homes don't cost half a million in Fort Myers, you can buy a nice home for 200- $300k range.....Try doing that in Naples.
@@novadhd $200-300k would be in east fort Myers, Lehigh acres, North Fort Myers, Port Charlotte etc....$400-500k Cape Coral, South Fort Myers etc....Over $500k would be in Naples, Bonita, Estero, McGregor in Fort Myers etc...You want to live among the wealthy, you pay more. Condos cost less.....You can buy a condo in a decent neighborhood for $200k
WRONG, in the services I do, people WANT a nearby company, the local guy. people in naples FEAR lehigh. nope.. its not even a discussion we have already proven it. I dont wanna commute to naples with a truck and trailer would spend all day on the road
it takes 30 minutes from my house to 75 at 7AM... i have worked in naples there were days it took 3 hours each way if you hit bad traffic. its not 30 minutes
a house in lehigh area where i live just sold for 350,000.. and it needs ALOT OF WORK.. at morning peak it takes 30 minutes from here to 75. that you still got 45 mins to the first exit of naples. if you dont get out by 9:25 than even longer.
Homesickness is a fact. Now in Oklahoma . I wish I could afford going back to Florida and that’s hard for people even making 6 figures. Sad! I miss my beach. Snow and Falls are beautiful also here, but I would not change my Florida for anything. Good luck!
Depends, you guys want country feeling but do you want to be close to beaches/lakes? Or does it matter? I lived in Michigan & the winter cold killed me for years. The only remedy was spend less time outside or buy a thousand dollar fur coat🤣
Huntie Move Now As far as Katie getting In2 real estate Huntie hush that 's definitely would be a losing Enterprise She doesn't have the look r style She needs 2 rethink that career move But keep on hanging in there My Brother really enjoys u're show
Actually, thats WHY people would use her.. shes a REAL PERSON. shes very no preasure and likeable. I know some clumsy realtors who make good bank.. people see RIGHT THRU those clowns out there in high heels and makeup. knowledge of the area and its real estate goes 10x further than looking pretty and having a peanut sized brain.
Thanks for your honesty and I’m sure a lot of people including myself appreciates that. Out of curiosity if someone went to ft Myers with over 100k how much of that would be used up in the first year on living expenses. Housing, food and really day to day living … all at the same time looking for a blue collar job.?
I definitely have a great location. Restaurants and absolutely everything. Central location I love it. In Missouri for the summer damn it’s hot right now.
Keep at it you guys will do ok. Seems like you really love FL. Dont blame u I will probably end up down there again soon too. Maybe look into ways to improve the videos and/or school/new business. Thx
@southern life , what happened to your truck ? it was brand new . in my opinion , a camera in florida is not a big deal , because of the tourist . in small town alabama , a camera , might have them wondering , why are you taking pictures of nothing special , and run down . in lehigh acres , there is most likely no extra income for fun , and eating out .
If you basically like Florida (who the heck would want to live in Michigan, and I agree about the depressing cold) why not live in other areas? My mom lives in Englewood, my best friend lives in Sarasota/Bradenton area. I know people in Tampa, Miami, East coast. Florida has so many different areas. Don’t stay there if it makes you miserable, it looks miserable with all those half finished houses. Sarasota is really nice. Try another part of Florida
hard to live here in sw. florida. I know. easy to live where I am from. omaha. try omaha. perfect for families and easy to live. It would surprise you. large Hispanic community there too.
This is a poor review. Sounds like you’re just in a depressive state because of your economic situation. Ask yourself this; if you were thriving finically would your review have been as negative? The lack of infrastructure is that way all across sw Florida. If you listen to what you say I’m this you’re not reviewing Fort Meyers you’re reflecting on the negative things happening in your life. I think you should slow down. Enjoy the little things in life like your family and the fact that you even have them. You don’t need to spend thousands of dollars on material things, fancy restaurants, luxurious vacations to enjoy life. You’re just living above your means. I like your channel but I don’t think this was a fair review of Fort Meyers. Just a venting session for you
You should look into the Ocala area i really liked it there if it wasnt for low wages i would still be living there..I had a house in Marion Oaks in the late 90s it was cheap to buy and yes the area has some issues but what area dosnt..If i ever returned to Florida it would be that area somewhere and ive lived and worked all over Florida..I liked the Ft Myers area of the 80s to much growth just like South Florida
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS I liked Marion Oaks much more then Lehigh Acres..Cape Coral is a great community if one likes that type of city that has planned growth that includes its infrastructure sewer water etc .
Susana Rodriguez (239)248-4793 she is a licensed realtor in Florida. I know, its my hometown but living there is out of the question. My sister bought in LEE county and still commutes to Naples daily. its impossible to buy down there now days. I really loved michigan but the winters would be brutal for me being a Florida Cuban, wayy too tropical LOL. I drove in grand rapids in 6 inches and it was scary! I love my trucks too much for that crap to go crashing into snow banks or slide on ice!
i think you want greenville, SC. Can me and my girl have your spot in Ft myers? thats our dream! lol. far away from restaurants is fine for me. haha. great video!
How about Citrus County. I really like it here. No good Latin food though. Also have you thought about RVing? I know gas is $$$ but you can rent a small lot, they probably raised the rent for that too though 🤦♀️
Lot rents are almost Like renting a whole house I love citrus county good place we’ve really consider moving there we almost at once moving there But the deal went bad
I spent a day in western KY, and its very similar to Alabama. rural roads, great bbq. Sadly that tornado destroyed so much. katie has kin folk down that way
Born in 1970 lived in RI for my first 34 years last 17 here…I prefer Fort Myers better….food is better up North but I find it much cheaper to live in FL and I live in a gated country club neighborhood…I agree I wish more people would leave and not come here…lol
Y’all both need to go get regular jobs hell do food delivery . Two incomes even if just over minimum wage will help yall stay afloat and get ahead faster . Your attitude is the problem. It Happens to us all . Fix it . Stop with the stankin thinkin !! Rise above and make it happen . FYE
I make 4x a normal salary, and our cars are paid off.. and we have no debt... and we still wont get ahead here. If i took your advice we both got "regular jobs" our income would go down by 2x what it is now.
@@MR.TOYBOX i am looking thru your comments, trying to identify if your disagreeing with me or a hater. Talk clearly because I’ve considered blocking you and i really dont want to do that but go back and read your comments on my channel it really doesn’t sound friendly. I want you here but its hard to tell if your wanting to contribute to the channel or stir hate. I love reading comments but its not the most pleasantly presentation.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS I am saying your attitude is everything. Shit attitude equals shit life. Regardless of what state , city or planet you move to. Positive attitude equals a better life. You made it sound like you are screwed and cant live the dream in florida so I gave you an affordable option. But instead you move to Naples because its so affordable there. NOT. LOL I am sure you will make it work just fine.
You can move to heaven and you'll still complain because you need to change your cognition! Quit drinking those Starbucks every day. You'll definitely save some coins. I have never seen anyone love Starbucks like you 2!! No Dunkin? Lol
No sure why, but all our videos edited or made with Starbucks in us have made us the most money. when i lived in Naples i had a starbucks nearby, those videos i made with a starbucks cup in my hand made me the most bank EVER
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS, I have been around people with real wealth, and I learned a lot from the way they live. They live way below their means! UA-camr Graham Stephan is a good example how to live below your means. The guy is a multimillionaire, and he makes his own coffee at home that cost him $25 cents. You need to learn the habits of wealthy people, not poor people trying to look rich! 🙄 A meal at a nice restaurant would cost at minimum 100 bucks, right. That same 100 bucks can buy groceries for an entire week! But, people don’t want to cook. They want to plop down their asses at restaurants, and wonder why they have no money! Brand names businesses do not advertise to wealthy people! They sell to poor people wanting to appear rich! It’s a big scam with theses brand name companies. Why do you think these wealthy people don’t wear brand names? Time to wake up, people!!
@@powlperc, I saw a video recently, that shows all the different cup sizes at Starbucks hold the same amount of liquid!! Starbucks have been ripping people off! Find the video and send it to your daughter. 🙏🏽
My friend, what you are showing there is not real fort myers. Those videos thats Lehigh Acres. Palm beach thats the old area of fort myers north. You should make videos around 41, McGregor...
I make the video wherever i want. Not everyone can afford to live off mcgregor. Thats the rich people from up north side of town. This over here is the REAL fort myers
lehigh Acres is part of the fort myers metropolitian area. not sure if you know what that is. also, everything west of stratton and south of 82 has a fort myers address. dont assume there are not fort myers addresses into lehigh.. there are PLENTY. I have a Fort Myers adress and live in lehigh. you wanna see my DL? i hate when uneducated people make assumptions about others.. just because you say dumb crap doesnt mean others do as well.
Ha ha ha . Everyone who moves to FL wants to be a realtor. Good luck . Try being a trades man we need good workers and you can make lots of money. By the way I've been here 20 yrs . And make a great living in the construction industry.
You keep saying Fort Myers but showing pictures of Lehigh (wooded streets & scattered homes) & the only pictures of Fort Myers you have shown besides the beach picturess were MLK & the west side of Palm Beach BLVD. I've lived in FM my entire life but I will admit that the rising costs of housing has become outrageous especially since covid hit & people from large metropolitan areas out of state flooded into SWFL.
you should know, that while that LOOKS like Lehigh.. everything west of Stratton road has a fort Myers address. and even if it was lehigh... you ever herd of a METROPOLITAN AREA???? you should look that up. its a word. whats your problem with MLK and PBB? thats my area..
@@KaijuRacing not all sections of lehigh say lehigh. Some some fort myers, labelle, alva or olga. It depends on your address. My DL says FM but my lot plot says fort myers
Bullshit! The well and sceptic people choose that because ft. Myers water is notoriously unclean. Try leaving palm beach rd and go to Cape Coral or north ft Myers. You are literally living in the hood, you know nothing about Fort Myers or Lee County when you stay in the worst area in Ft. Myers. How about you get off youtube and work a job, because Real Estate and junk collection ain't it, there are thousands of realtors and junk collectors here, people scrap junk here for money so terrible job selections. I've lived here 42 years and its very easy to live you are just really not researching what's booming here. Btw 100k ain't much to try to move on with. 3rd you don't live in an efficiency, paying a mortgage means you will own the home, not throw money away on rent
Buckingham is rural i like country. Yet in 15 mins i can be in the hood. Its perfect for me. Lehigh acres has improved alot specially the NW western side.
I lived in Florida 1986 to 1993. I left only because my parents were living in MS and were in poor health and needed me. They moved to MS when I was 19 in 1993. Once you live in FL, you never get it out of your system. I was terribly homesick for FL for over 10 years. I had made arrangements to move back in 2020, but those plans fell apart, though aren't dead.
Florida will bind you
I hope you're able to make it back down there! I'm hoping to move down to Florida myself in the near future!
@@jordanah1239 From the 1930's through 1960's, everyone wanted to move to California, and now everyone wants to move to Florida, and I think Florida will always be expensive from now on. Daytona Beach was a very affordable place when I lived there 1986 - 1993, but 10 years later house prices skyrocketed and it has been unaffordable ever since.
@@eth39232 well the prices ain’t expensive in Daytona unless you are looking at the newer parts of the city.
Wow! Very deep introspection. I appreciate the personal vulnerability and insight.
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Jose, I live in Fort Myers, not far from Palm Beach Blvd. in a senior building area that is very safe. I'm obviously retired & originally from Maine. What I appreciate is the sunshine & lack of depressing cold, wet, gloomy weather of the north. Not a small thing. One thing you have going for you is you're here & familiar somewhat with the area. You've done the hard part of moving. Try & appreciate the fact you have the advantage of feeling somewhat comfortable. Use that time to explore how you can find something you enjoy doing that will be financially rewarding. Think outside the box. What does the area need that it lacks? Get a regular job in the meanwhile to pay bills. Ask people from the north what they miss from home & wish were here. Food, services, entertainment, etc. Make the decision to stay here. You're not getting younger, so look around & find a niche for yourself. You can do it.
If only life was that easy. I have done nothing but observation in the last year here and the only thing i see is me leaving
I have lived in Ft. Myers for more than 40 years, most of which has been on the East side of town. I started with nothing and worked my ass off and made a great life here. If Michigan in a cold cabin in the woods with a fire is your desire, your in the wrong place. With that said, I remember being young and trying to decide what to do, if what I was doing was the right thing. Truth to me, if you hustle you win. I have the advantage of having been here when it was inexpensive to buy a home. I can see starting here with the cost of housing etc., but to me it has been the best life. Never say Jose that its not available to you, don't limit yourself, your one idea, one job, one something away from having everything. Stay and make it work for you.
When i was 15 a trailer in naples was $12,000 and the owner offered financing. I remember my dad was making 1700 a week back than. Now the trailer is $140,000 and your lucky to make 600 a week. Crap just keeps getting harder.
I agree, so we do what humans do best and adapt. If your smart enough to have people watching your videos, and articulate enough where they come back, maybe you just haven't realized your potential. I started life in the projects, that abject poverty became my fuel to be more, have more, I didn't stop until I made progress, and built in it. In doing so I got knocked on my ass, because in many cases my upbringing made me not understand some things. It's in there I think, you just need to find it, I think you will.
Your story mirrors my own, even down to buying two brand new vehicles when we moved here (One being a 22 black Chevy truck almost exactly like yours that I purchased at Estero Bay) My wife and I moved down here last August from up in the mid Atlantic region of the U.S. because we used to vacation here and enjoy it so much. I'm about 20 miles from where you are and my sentiments are exactly the same. I'm just not achieving that level of happiness I thought I would find here. It's actually boring compared to the lifestyle I was used to be living.
we have made the same bad decisions. and feel the same emptiness inside. my 2021 black chevy was so bad we traded it back losing $8000. at least the 2012 is more reliable.
Florida will be just fine for you guys, I can assure you...Going to any other state would be very hard for a Florida person...You would never be at home and the "Homesickness" will consume you...It's always been expensive to live here...My husband and I both worked and in 28 years only took 3 vacations to Disney because we had kids that would CRY for a small getaway...Parks, beaches, parties, skating ring, bowling, movies...Those were the things we could afford for them and not all that often...But we were home and being close to family was priceless...We made it...Well, I made it, because cancer took him too early...If all my family would have lived in Illinois or Michigan or Wisconsin, I probably would have stayed there...But, it gets too depressing when you don't see the sun for months and you are locked up at home, because it's too cold to go out...I need more than just a few "Indian Summer" days, to keep my spirit in check...Besides, my family works all year to come down to see family twice a year and blow all that saved money in a few days...I think that is insane and useless...They kill themselves all year to vacation where I live year round...It's like I'm on their vacation all year and it costs the same amount of sacrifices...When Katie gets her real estate license and you get some little job you like, it will start to add up your bank account again...Right now you are using your savings, because you don't have steady incomes coming in...Once some regular income starts rolling in, it will start to add up again...Life has it's ups and downs and we just have to swim through them...Even at my age I have to paddle hard sometimes, with a ton of resilience and patience...The more you have, the more you have to worry about...I'm trying to get my estate in check and the lawyers are eating me up...We live 6 under one roof and it gets hectic sometimes...But, that's life and you just have to keep making the best of it...The grass will always look greener on the other side, until you cross that street...Home is home and there's no place like HOME...Where ever that may be...Just ask Dad...Bechitos... 🥰❤
Florida will make you homesick
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS Yes indeed...If you live anywhere else...
truth ...
I moved from Pennsylvania to Lehigh I'm December 2014 and left in December 2018. Yes it's growing but most business are already established. I never went to the beach in those 4 years. I went to work. It's a tourist location and that's the route that seemed to have constant work and good pay. Ft. Myers is going to continue the grow. I'm a Diesel Mechanic and the natural gas fields called me home in 2018. If you want to own a service type business you should have stayed in Naples
Or marco island
Definitely Marco but the cost of living is too high on Marco. I work there every day building pools but you wouldn't catch me living there for anything.
I asked one of my customers on Marco how much he pays for lawn care.... $400 a month for a small yard & keeping the bushes trimmed.. The pool service guys are getting about $150-200 a pool depending on the size...
I felt everything you said in this video. This needs a million views
Best things in life are free. Still believe it. I’ve known rich people still have that feeling. Warren buffet says if you can get to his age and be around people who really love you then you have made it.
I’m a native Floridian, never been happier in East Tennessee!! More affordable for sure
Jose, look up towns in Pennsylvania. Very affordable. If you move there you will have content for a long time discovering all the small towns. A lot of New Yorkers are moving to Pennsylvania. You should live from state to state, discovering it more in depth. It would be cool to follow you in your adventure, especially the winters. It's kinda depressing watching you stay stuck in Fort myers. Go on an adventure, your channel will benefit. You can buy a livable house for the cost of your land in FL.
You can also rent for half of fort myers rates while exploreing the state to see if you can handle the cold. I just get depressed watching your channel lately.
I’ve been looking at PA and houses are beautiful and affordable but real estate taxes are more expensive.
@@sandra97 you get what you pay for. If you want bad public schools, crumbling infrastructure, and unreliable law enforcement then move to low tax states like W. Virginia, Alabama, Louisiana, S. Carolina. You will love it there!
@@illz3110 really? You think I’ll love it there. Okay thanks :) gonna check it out and let you know what I think.
@@sandra97 Glad I could help.
Just try to be Happy no matter what ..Theres always negative and positive in everything try to concentrate on the positive side not the negative side it makes a big difference..
Taking everything you said into consideration, and after seeing your videos, I think you two would be relatively happy in Dalton, GA. It seems affordable, strong latin culture, a laid-back lifestyle near bigger cities. It might be a good compromise of all the things you value?
I was just looking at prices there.. can’t believe how expensive it’s got
The economy is nuts right now…complicates decisions.
I am Florida born and raised and yes it is expensive here so I figure in order to make it I simply have to make the money to afford a better life. I turn 65 this month and I'm planning to pack up and leave this rural trailer park and move to Orlando with my Social Security, about 8000 bucks and a dream of becoming a successful author, novelist and screenwriter. I've never been married, no kids and no close family. Just me and I don't need much to live on. I've been studying all kinds of side hustles and ways to make money. Jose, have you looked into investments like cryptocurrency or stocks? My ultimate goal is an apartment in downtown Orlando and failure is NOT an option! If I can pull in 7 to 10 grand a month I could live like a king. So I need to buckle down and turn out that best selling novel or screenplay. Wish you all the best Jose and Katie and remember this: If an old fart like me can go all out chasing a dream you youngsters should have no worries.
Curious, why Orlando?
@@blancaalexandra I grew up in the area and am very familiar with and comfortable there.
I bought our home in Alva in 12, when prices were dirt cheap, for a winter home, and retired down here in 17. I tell people that you need to have money to move to FL. If you are coming here to make money it's going to be hard. Coming from the Midwest, small town, and a construction background, I can tell you this. There are a lot of places, you can do a LOT better, especially when you are young than FL.
The trouble with "paradise" is everyone wants to be here and are willing to sacrifice a living wage to try. But, it is glorious here in the winter. :)
Have you given the Cuban place at Palm Beach and Joel ?
yes its decent. it used to be bad but recently they are great specially at peak hours. dont go too late as they cook for the day. good food, love going there when i can for a steak sandwich and a cuban cafe con leche. the one further into fort myers called caribe USED to be good when the cuban original owner ran it.. i am surprised its still open with the curent people.
good cuban food, and good BBQ is this area.. those are my 2 favorite things but dang in Naples we had SO MUCH variety.
you did well in buying than.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS stole the place. They tell me it's worth about 300% more than we gave for it in 12, on a bad day.
@@griffinreitz7041 its the same place, the dollar is worth 300% less
I built my house in Lehigh back in 1997 when things were affordable. I have been lucky as far as a job as I landed a good one back in 1997 and still have it today. I have seen a lot of changes and I too dream of a cabin in the woods. I came here from Ohio back in the late 80's so I know cold. I would love the live in Michigan but fear the exact same things as you do. I just do not like the cold and it is really cold in Michigan. I do not like what Lehigh is turning into. I will stick it out as long as I can because I have a great job here but I am looking elsewhere to spend my future. South Carolina has become a favorite place for us to go on vacation and as an avid fisherman and hunter that state works for me. The climate is a lot more mild there and I think I will be able to tolerate it. I understand your plight and if I was you I think I would cut my losses here. Buckingham is a nice area but Palm Beach Blvd hasn't been safe since the late 90's. Housing prices are at a premium now, my realtor said that in three years from now prices will check back to where they are affordable. Do yourself a favor before you move to somewhere cold. Go there and spend a week in December, you will find out real quick if that is where you want to move. The second time is you need to make time to go do the things you used to do like fishing. Doing that will help you to shed some stress and get a better perspective on things.
we were in big rapids in january. walked around in 18 degrees did a live stream. next day lungs bleeding. than the next day in chicago it was 14. driving thru snow in OH MI IN AND IL was some scary crap
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS what lungs bleeding?? Did you get a bad case of bronchitis??
wow ...can't believe a year has already passed guys...
things are gonna be very difficult in the future..everywhere ...
thank God y'all are in Florida ..katie doin' the real estate 'gig'...
have you guys considered 'the villages' area
as a location for both of your biznesses ?
Hilarious suggestion.. and yes we have! Unlikely to be tho
I grew up in south Florida it is getting so expensive except for food Fort Myers is a good location you can go anywhere in the state most people in the 60s and 70s who went there were from the Midwest. Naples area is one of my favorite places been there the first time in the early 70s I can only live in warm weather .
The housing market is going to crash very soon.
Be patient young man. Your time will come, with patience, and perseverance.
Junk removal is a very lucrative business. You Just need to market it properly.
I have been an entrepreneur for 40 years.
And what I have learned is, keep yourself planted in one place, and let it grow.
If you don't have work one day. Then that day is a marketing day. Go out and hand out business cards.
Everyone is a potential customer.
And selling some of the stuff you pickup is also a good avenue to make money.
Just my 2 cents.
did it, found better things. but i did it.. i know.
yeah i agree naples is pretty nice.fort myers is pretty depressing to be honest. How do you like tampa or orlando?
😑 not sure these days
My 6 months review living here, it's great. I don't have to take a toll road to get to work.
toll roads suck
I have a relative a long haul trucker, the rent is so high and going up for a dump of an apartment, maybe facing homelessness I live ok in a cold weather state but hate it so bad just going outside is like painful to me any suggestions where to double up low incomes in Florida and have a decent life?
San Antonio texas. Lake city is still cheap but super hood. Cant even touch the southern region of Florida. Warner robins ga
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS Wow this is getting depressing, Ive been living way north as in N Europe Finland for a long time housing is affordable everything else isn't, its freezing cold and so are the people, I cant stand to be outside for months, and the people are ultra anti social
Dude, Naples is only 30 - 40 minutes from Fort Myers lol You can work in Naples if you want to. You can work in the Port Charlotte-Venice areas. Less competition in that area. The Gulf coast town center is only 15 minutes from Buckingham. There are a ton of restaurants in the Fort Myers area, not in East Fort Myers though. Palm Beach Blvd area, East Fort Myers is the poorest and worst part of Fort Myers. I used to live there in Southwest Florida.....Not a good place to open a blue collar business, a lot of cheap labor in that area! Everyone wants to be the cheapest. Homes don't cost half a million in Fort Myers, you can buy a nice home for 200- $300k range.....Try doing that in Naples.
200K not in a nice neighborhood!
@@novadhd $200-300k would be in east fort Myers, Lehigh acres, North Fort Myers, Port Charlotte etc....$400-500k Cape Coral, South Fort Myers etc....Over $500k would be in Naples, Bonita, Estero, McGregor in Fort Myers etc...You want to live among the wealthy, you pay more. Condos cost less.....You can buy a condo in a decent neighborhood for $200k
WRONG, in the services I do, people WANT a nearby company, the local guy. people in naples FEAR lehigh. nope.. its not even a discussion we have already proven it. I dont wanna commute to naples with a truck and trailer would spend all day on the road
it takes 30 minutes from my house to 75 at 7AM... i have worked in naples there were days it took 3 hours each way if you hit bad traffic. its not 30 minutes
a house in lehigh area where i live just sold for 350,000.. and it needs ALOT OF WORK.. at morning peak it takes 30 minutes from here to 75. that you still got 45 mins to the first exit of naples. if you dont get out by 9:25 than even longer.
Homesickness is a fact. Now in Oklahoma . I wish I could afford going back to Florida and that’s hard for people even making 6 figures. Sad! I miss my beach. Snow and Falls are beautiful also here, but I would not change my Florida for anything. Good luck!
thanks
Depends, you guys want country feeling but do you want to be close to beaches/lakes? Or does it matter? I lived in Michigan & the winter cold killed me for years. The only remedy was spend less time outside or buy a thousand dollar fur coat🤣
There is always options, cook your own food, no need restorants.
how do you guys make a living. what do u guys do for work ?
Good luck man maybe I’ll see you there this winter.
Huntie Move Now
As far as Katie getting In2 real estate Huntie hush that 's definitely would be a losing Enterprise She doesn't have the look r style
She needs 2 rethink that career move
But keep on hanging in there My Brother really enjoys u're show
Actually, thats WHY people would use her.. shes a REAL PERSON. shes very no preasure and likeable. I know some clumsy realtors who make good bank.. people see RIGHT THRU those clowns out there in high heels and makeup. knowledge of the area and its real estate goes 10x further than looking pretty and having a peanut sized brain.
I would use a knowledgeable and honest Katie for my real estate needs before I would use some fancy dressed person person.
Good video. Self examination. You are looking at all the possibilities. Tough decision.
@@powlperc agreed
Thanks for your honesty and I’m sure a lot of people including myself appreciates that. Out of curiosity if someone went to ft Myers with over 100k how much of that would be used up in the first year on living expenses. Housing, food and really day to day living … all at the same time looking for a blue collar job.?
That “job” doesn’t exactly exist you gotta start a business and mines failed
You would probably blow 30% in the first year alone.
I definitely have a great location. Restaurants and absolutely everything.
Central location I love it.
In Missouri for the summer damn it’s hot right now.
Great narration skills on your website by the way. I subscribed.
Thanks for this the foods looks good the beach is gorgeous
I admire your ambition. Hard to find the balance..
Keep at it you guys will do ok. Seems like you really love FL. Dont blame u I will probably end up down there again soon too. Maybe look into ways to improve the videos and/or school/new business. Thx
@southern life , what happened to your truck ? it was brand new . in my opinion , a camera in florida is not a big deal , because of the tourist . in small town alabama , a camera , might have them wondering , why are you taking pictures of nothing special , and run down . in lehigh acres , there is most likely no extra income for fun , and eating out .
I got rid of the 2021 it was junk build
Florida is crazy exspensive. I thought new york was. But florida. My opinion.Na
Welcome back dude! 🤘😝
If you basically like Florida (who the heck would want to live in Michigan, and I agree about the depressing cold) why not live in other areas? My mom lives in Englewood, my best friend lives in Sarasota/Bradenton area. I know people in Tampa, Miami, East coast. Florida has so many different areas. Don’t stay there if it makes you miserable, it looks miserable with all those half finished houses. Sarasota is really nice. Try another part of Florida
hard to live here in sw. florida. I know. easy to live where I am from. omaha. try omaha. perfect for families and easy to live. It would surprise you. large Hispanic community there too.
nebraska and Ok seam like easy places. this is hard but daily life keeps growing on me and well.. loving florida despite the hopelessness.
This is a poor review. Sounds like you’re just in a depressive state because of your economic situation. Ask yourself this; if you were thriving finically would your review have been as negative? The lack of infrastructure is that way all across sw Florida. If you listen to what you say I’m this you’re not reviewing Fort Meyers you’re reflecting on the negative things happening in your life. I think you should slow down. Enjoy the little things in life like your family and the fact that you even have them. You don’t need to spend thousands of dollars on material things, fancy restaurants, luxurious vacations to enjoy life. You’re just living above your means. I like your channel but I don’t think this was a fair review of Fort Meyers. Just a venting session for you
You should look into the Ocala area i really liked it there if it wasnt for low wages i would still be living there..I had a house in Marion Oaks in the late 90s it was cheap to buy and yes the area has some issues but what area dosnt..If i ever returned to Florida it would be that area somewhere and ive lived and worked all over Florida..I liked the Ft Myers area of the 80s to much growth just like South Florida
Marion oaks.. as if lehigh acres wasnt bad enough
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS I liked Marion Oaks much more then Lehigh Acres..Cape Coral is a great community if one likes that type of city that has planned growth that includes its infrastructure sewer water etc .
You should move to San Juan Puerto Rico,everyone there moves to Orlando and it makes Puerto Rico stay cheap.
I can’t imagine going live in san juan and someone not coming for the lick
I have a place in Michigan, were trying to move to swfl! Naples real estate is insaneeeeee.
Susana Rodriguez (239)248-4793 she is a licensed realtor in Florida. I know, its my hometown but living there is out of the question. My sister bought in LEE county and still commutes to Naples daily. its impossible to buy down there now days. I really loved michigan but the winters would be brutal for me being a Florida Cuban, wayy too tropical LOL. I drove in grand rapids in 6 inches and it was scary! I love my trucks too much for that crap to go crashing into snow banks or slide on ice!
i think you want greenville, SC. Can me and my girl have your spot in Ft myers? thats our dream! lol. far away from restaurants is fine for me. haha. great video!
Hey brother, can you tell where in Ft Meyers where I can find a home in the mid to high $300k homes that are in low crime and good high schools areas?
How about Citrus County. I really like it here. No good Latin food though. Also have you thought about RVing? I know gas is $$$ but you can rent a small lot, they probably raised the rent for that too though 🤦♀️
Lot rents are almost
Like renting a whole house I love citrus county good place we’ve really consider moving there we almost at once moving there But the deal went bad
I live in a paradise in western Kentucky.
I spent a day in western KY, and its very similar to Alabama. rural roads, great bbq. Sadly that tornado destroyed so much. katie has kin folk down that way
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS I’m from Henderson. Live down by Kentucky Lake now.
@@Landshark2020 where is KY lake? I'm in Nashville I want to live close to a lake
@@harmony6702 about an hour from Nashville.
Thank You Jose
Im curious, what was the fearful type moment in Alabama that you had? Bad neighbors, cops, bear?
Hate, segregation, envy, just dirty and filthy place. Don’t ever put your family there. They try to act all religious but they are hypocrites
Born in 1970 lived in RI for my first 34 years last 17 here…I prefer Fort Myers better….food is better up North but I find it much cheaper to live in FL and I live in a gated country club neighborhood…I agree I wish more people would leave and not come here…lol
Gated county club is a good life for sure 👌
Great video!
Look up northwest arkansas. We have so many jobs right here.
Y’all both need to go get regular jobs hell do food delivery . Two incomes even if just over minimum wage will help yall stay afloat and get ahead faster .
Your attitude is the problem. It Happens to us all . Fix it .
Stop with the stankin thinkin !!
Rise above and make it happen . FYE
I make 4x a normal salary, and our cars are paid off.. and we have no debt... and we still wont get ahead here. If i took your advice we both got "regular jobs" our income would go down by 2x what it is now.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS Then y’all are fucked . Move back to Montgomery buy a double wide and start a landscape business and call it a day .
@@MR.TOYBOX i am looking thru your comments, trying to identify if your disagreeing with me or a hater. Talk clearly because I’ve considered blocking you and i really dont want to do that but go back and read your comments on my channel it really doesn’t sound friendly. I want you here but its hard to tell if your wanting to contribute to the channel or stir hate. I love reading comments but its not the most pleasantly presentation.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS I am saying your attitude is everything. Shit attitude equals shit life. Regardless of what state , city or planet you move to. Positive attitude equals a better life. You made it sound like you are screwed and cant live the dream in florida so I gave you an affordable option. But instead you move to Naples because its so affordable there. NOT. LOL I am sure you will make it work just fine.
I've lived in ft Myers Florida for over 30 years
Tbh, counseling for depression might help. I wish you all the best.
Sounds like you are doing some "soul searching". I know you will find your answers.
Sounds like a bunch of complaining to me. It is what you make if it.
You guys should try Texas or Tennessee.
Yup
You can move to heaven and you'll still complain because you need to change your cognition! Quit drinking those Starbucks every day. You'll definitely save some coins. I have never seen anyone love Starbucks like you 2!! No Dunkin? Lol
No sure why, but all our videos edited or made with Starbucks in us have made us the most money. when i lived in Naples i had a starbucks nearby, those videos i made with a starbucks cup in my hand made me the most bank EVER
My daughter, in grad school, blows money, daily, on expensive Starbucks, then says Dad my student loan….help! …and she’s grown and married! 🤷♂️
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS, I have been around people with real wealth, and I learned a lot from the way they live. They live way below their means! UA-camr Graham Stephan is a good example how to live below your means. The guy is a multimillionaire, and he makes his own coffee at home that cost him $25 cents. You need to learn the habits of wealthy people, not poor people trying to look rich! 🙄 A meal at a nice restaurant would cost at minimum 100 bucks, right. That same 100 bucks can buy groceries for an entire week! But, people don’t want to cook. They want to plop down their asses at restaurants, and wonder why they have no money! Brand names businesses do not advertise to wealthy people! They sell to poor people wanting to appear rich! It’s a big scam with theses brand name companies. Why do you think these wealthy people don’t wear brand names? Time to wake up, people!!
@@powlperc, I saw a video recently, that shows all the different cup sizes at Starbucks hold the same amount of liquid!! Starbucks have been ripping people off! Find the video and send it to your daughter. 🙏🏽
Move to the space coast mang
i had someone try to hire me every time i drove thru there. our truck had the signs
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS I ain't gonna lie life is good here it's chill
If you love snakes, this is the place.
Has become very expensive now, to live here.
My friend, what you are showing there is not real fort myers. Those videos thats Lehigh Acres. Palm beach thats the old area of fort myers north.
You should make videos around 41, McGregor...
I make the video wherever i want. Not everyone can afford to live off mcgregor. Thats the rich people from up north side of town. This over here is the REAL fort myers
We will just have to disagree. Lehigh and palm beach the real
lehigh Acres is part of the fort myers metropolitian area. not sure if you know what that is. also, everything west of stratton and south of 82 has a fort myers address. dont assume there are not fort myers addresses into lehigh.. there are PLENTY. I have a Fort Myers adress and live in lehigh. you wanna see my DL? i hate when uneducated people make assumptions about others.. just because you say dumb crap doesnt mean others do as well.
Just because you don't like my opinion doesn't mean I'm not educated.
@@Jess_ontheroad its not “an opinion” 🤦 its a fort address
Buckingham is not ft Myers...
Yes it is.. Buckingham is unincorporated so if you live there you have a fort Myers postal address.
Ha ha ha . Everyone who moves to FL wants to be a realtor. Good luck . Try being a trades man we need good workers and you can make lots of money. By the way I've been here 20 yrs . And make a great living in the construction industry.
I have lived in Florida 22 years now in total and you wont catch me touching a hammer for someone else.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS I understand, I'm a self employed electrical contractor .
🙏🏾💕
Maybe you will want to own property in both Michigan and Florida. Stay in Florida in the winter and Michigan in the summer. Become a snowbird. 🍹🍸🍺😂😌
That's the plan! snowbirding in my 30s LOL
You keep saying Fort Myers but showing pictures of Lehigh (wooded streets & scattered homes) & the only pictures of Fort Myers you have shown besides the beach picturess were MLK & the west side of Palm Beach BLVD. I've lived in FM my entire life but I will admit that the rising costs of housing has become outrageous especially since covid hit & people from large metropolitan areas out of state flooded into SWFL.
you should know, that while that LOOKS like Lehigh.. everything west of Stratton road has a fort Myers address. and even if it was lehigh... you ever herd of a METROPOLITAN AREA???? you should look that up. its a word. whats your problem with MLK and PBB? thats my area..
Lehigh is not Ft Myers
Yes it is. I live in a lehigh section and have a fort Myers address on my DL because lehigh is unincorporated 🤦
Palm Beach Blvd is high crime ghetto,Lehigh Acres and Buckingham are not Ft.Myers nor is Tice.
@@lynnrussell1641 do you know what a METRO AREA IS?
My license says Lehigh Acres.
@@KaijuRacing not all sections of lehigh say lehigh. Some some fort myers, labelle, alva or olga. It depends on your address. My DL says FM but my lot plot says fort myers
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West west Palm 😏😉
OMG your depressing
People liked topic look at all the comments
Bullshit! The well and sceptic people choose that because ft. Myers water is notoriously unclean. Try leaving palm beach rd and go to Cape Coral or north ft Myers. You are literally living in the hood, you know nothing about Fort Myers or Lee County when you stay in the worst area in Ft. Myers. How about you get off youtube and work a job, because Real Estate and junk collection ain't it, there are thousands of realtors and junk collectors here, people scrap junk here for money so terrible job selections. I've lived here 42 years and its very easy to live you are just really not researching what's booming here. Btw 100k ain't much to try to move on with. 3rd you don't live in an efficiency, paying a mortgage means you will own the home, not throw money away on rent
North Fort Myers is the absolute worst place in SWFL. At least the homies are here to work not end up homeless and passed out on H.
I live in Buckingham. I could have bought cash in NFM but thats a place full of drugs. I rather have cops next door not a crackhead
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS lmfaooo
Bro lol whyd you choose to live in Buckingham? No wonder you don't like fort myers. And you called Lehigh acres nice 🤦♂️💀
Buckingham is rural i like country. Yet in 15 mins i can be in the hood. Its perfect for me. Lehigh acres has improved alot specially the NW western side.
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