So much truth in your statements. We just moved to The Villages but in my mind I'm already formulating a plan for our eventual return to Vermont to be with family in our sunset years. Also, the medical system here in central Florida has been a nightmare shit show of not being able to find specialists or when we do they don't accept our health insurance. There's so much to love here but some real obstacles as well.
We’ve been in South Central FL for 10 years and are heading back to VT next week…. Enough is enough of this ‘shit show’…. It’s only going to get worse..
Insurance companies. They're to blame. No Damn reason to double premiums while still paying their CEOs 7 million a year bonuses on top of their salaries.
It's easy to blame the carriers but the root cause is your state and local politicians. Who have been in bed with the industry for generations. Your governor alone is receiving considerably more annually than the ceo both above and below the board from them. That's the real issue.
@@JohnJohn-wr1jo Thank you. People are so quick to blame someone else when they are the ones electing these grifters who are in cahoots with these companies. When they tell you who they are, believe them!
So our governor is in bed with car insurance companies, Gas companies, grocery stores? Insurance companies move out of Florida because of the damages thay are paying out. Same as California with the wild fires. Stop blaming tge wrong people. Disinformation specialists!@JohnJohn-wr1jo
As a lifelong Floridian it pains me to admit that in a couple of years, I will have to leave our state. There are three reasons why people are leaving Florida in retirement. And they are in no particular order: the cost, the cost, and the cost.
like anything in life.. if you can't afford it, don't buy it.! if you are poor, stay in NY. Paradise is not cheap.. and why should it be? someone post why Florida should be cheap?
@@joemancurreri6635 Because it used to be cheap and I didn't think it was paradise then. I lived in Sarasota as a kid. Living in FL was like living in a foreign country. Things are different there compared to the rest of the places I've been from the smell of it, the fauna, the taste of the water, etc. I never got used to it.
I’m a native also. I’m going to leave this west central Florida catastrophe but I’m staying in Florida. There are still some great places left. I guess that my addiction to year round coastal fishing won’t let me leave. Best of luck to you.
@ absolutely love the coastal fishing. Right now I can roll out of bed and in about 10 minutes be fishing off the beach for snook and Tarpon. 20 minutes after getting out of bed, I can be up a beautiful brackish river that has the same fish, including speckled trout, mango snapper, and largemouth bass.This is a very unique place and it will definitely break my heart to be out of here.
This is a must see video for anyone considering relocating here. I wanted to move here all my life, and finally did eight years ago. But I’m leaving too. My home insurance has tripled, car insurance is doubled, healthcare sucks and my taxes are much too high. This is my year to leave.
My family built a Log Cabin with the Tree's they selected on property overlooking national forest. NO Banks, No asking anyone for anything. Lived like the Amish. Simple, Rustic & debt free & Very Happy!! :)
I was born in Tampa, Florida in 1961, I will be 64 in a couple of months, I have lived just outside of Tampa my entire life, my Wife and I are planning on moving out of Florida withing the next year, taxes, insurance, healthcare, the millage rate and prices for essential goods and services are some of the many reasons to move. Florida has definitely changed, the overcrowding issue is terrible, the county commissioners here have never met a developer they could say NO to. What used to be cow pastures, orange groves and forests have turned into concrete jungles, a lot of the people that are moving to Florida in the past several years to get away from their restrictive blue states are bringing their woke agenda with them, Florida will be the next California and New York in a few years and I want no part of that, My Wife and I are looking forward to peace, tranquility and way less stress in the 2nd chapter of our lives together.
I am in the same boat. Born and raised in Zephyrhills, 1965. We are looking In north Georgia mountains. Can’t believe how much the area has changed, and don’t like it.
I live near New Smyrna Beach and Ponce Inlet, there were no places to park 5 years ago, I haven’t been to the beach in years and I’ve lived here 40 years 🙁
One of the worst things that happened is the takeover of Martin Health by Cleveland Clinic. Charges immediately jumped and the good doctors "jumped" out of Cleveland Clinic also. Also, many of the drivers (and I don't mean New Yorkers) are in the drive angry mode and think they are Nascar drivers on the roads. Even in the Publix parking lot of all places, a woman cut me off and wouldn't ya know it, out comes her finger. Time to get the hell out.
My mom moved to Florida and she really was not in a good financial place to do so…she would not have been in a good financial position to move anywhere honestly, many seniors live off Social security and unfortunately they can’t afford anywhere…Florida is not cheap but tell where is cheap? Here in Indiana (south bend area) the rent is ridiculous and there are very few rentals even available….its not friendly at all to seniors.
Hey, I was born in south bend a long long time ago. So what are rents like there.? I am in the Boston suburbs and a 725 sq Ft , one bedroom basement apartments go for $3000 a month
Hi Barrett, I'm so happy your arm is better!! We're unloading our place in Delray Beach Fla ASAP because the fees alone starting in January 2025 are 1,100.00/ month without taxes or insurance. We're done. Healthcare in Ct where we live full time used to be excellent, it's still very good but not like it used to be. As an RN of 30 years alot has changed everywhere.
I live in Gainesville now to be near family. We moved from Ocala. That has changed so much since we moved there in 2002. They are building everywhere. The traffic is terrible. Also healthcare is bad as hard to get appointments. Since we have moved to Gainesville, we still don’t have a primary Dr. Our first appointment is in Feb. and we have waited for a couple months. They can’t take you if you are sick as no openings.
We'd always thought about retiring to Florida from our lifelong home in Virginia. So glad we didn't. About that time, 4 grandchildren came along from our 2 kids families nearby. We bought an RV instead and have enjoyed many wonderful trips to Florida beach areas over the years. It's becoming obvious that we're no longer welcome there though. The legislature even changed the law to make it near impossible for out of state travelers to book State Park campgrounds. That's ok. It's been fun. Thank goodness we aren't saddled with property there.
Florida has become unaffordable. Insurance costs, HOA's, Poor healthcare and then rebuilding every time a hurricane whips threw your neighborhood, have created a financial nightmare.
Yeah.. all that from a person that doesn't even live here.. Yeah.. stay where you are.. It's terrible here. Alligators are eating people, bugs carrying people away, the ocean has covered most of us. those whipping winds! just keep whipping... building are falling, sink holes are swallowing up people and their pets. It's a nightmare davi... NOT.
Do not buy a new home in the villages the impact fees are very pricey like 40k I have heard.I came here from Mass.33 years ago my neighborhood was built 43 years ago.The home was 10 years old when I bought it in 1994,my HOA was $100 a year now it is 400.00.My water bill was $ 32.00 a month includes trash removal 2x a week household 1 day yard waste grass and tree trimmings,now it is $72.00 and that's using 2k gallons a month.Last month it was $100 we used 4k gal. I watered the bushes like three times they were in rough shape.They hit new owners with this impact fee for new homes being built very greedy they want all your money you made off your house and stick you with these user fees for new roads and to build schools Florida is getting crowded and over priced.Insurance is ridiculous.
between, health insurance, groceries, property taxes, rising utility costs. property insurance and some other costs not mentioned it does not matter where you live. If you have a nickel someone wants it. One needs a balcony just to say that they went out for the night. 😄
Idea for a video: Interview a business owner or hospital worker or teacher and ask them about how the changes have affected them and other local businesses, schools, hospitals, or other systems. How has it changed over 10, 20, or 30 years. Great video! Thanks.
I live in NC and really like the area. I would also consider living in SC. We vacation there and it’s a wonderful state to visit. It looks like a great state to live in.
Funny. I live in Inverness. So many people are here it's crazy. I see no decline in my area. I love the sunshine it keeps my vibe up and it was nice being free during covid. I love Florida, so many positives.
I moved from Long Island NY and I don’t regret the sale of my house and moving to Central Florida. Our utilities bills and heating oil costs were so high. Winters were hard for my husband cleaning the snow from our property and cars, he’s a disabled veteran. An ax a disabled veteran we don’t pay property taxes and VA hospital is a great. So I don’t have any complaints about moving to Florida it’s the best decision we made.
My parents and dad's parents were snowbirds to Central Florida. Sebring was like a second home for me. I always dreamed of retiring to the same area. That has changed in the past five years. As much as i loved the overall weather and things to do, now, I have no desire to move there. We are staying put in the Northeast unless we find someplace convenient to the grandkids, reasonable costs, and plenty of things to do.
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It takes lots money to live inFlorida. A person told me if anyone is thinking of moving down there, to have at least 3 million liquid assets to afford the lifestyle and cost of living/taxes. We left in '82 for a better paying job. Would never return the way it is now.
Moving from Long Island to Florida has been the best decision my husband and I have made. In Long Island our utilities bills were higher and lets not forget that heating oil. Winters were hard on my husband, cleaning up the snow from property the cars was hard. Here in Florida we don’t pay property taxes because he’s a disabled veteran and the VA Hospital is great here. My husband and I are retired and we don’t regard the change. So there are people who come here from the Northern States and are very happy to be Here.
The villages is a politicians and developers dream come true. It's a hungry animal and needs constant feeding. A lot of people moved in the last ten years who are now being priced out of their homes due to the increases. It's bad, but the real long term issue for seniors is health care in the state. Quality of care and costs are heading in the wrong directions
PLEASE! Do a deep dive on "The Villages". We did a trolley tour the other day and it does seem like "Disney for Adults", however, I'm sure there are things people don't know about buying in there, like the bonds, where taxes are better, property insurance, etc.
I watch Florida real estate because its in my back yard. I believe the correction starts in Florida and spreads up North. I have lived my whole life in the deep south but there is no way I am moving to Florida where it is even hotter 🥵 Great video...just subscribed
Curiously enough, this time it's Texas that is leading the way. Proving to me that this last run up was based almost entirely on temporary supply/demand distortions...that are rapidly fading.
Taxes and insurance are going everywhere. We are just taking about the amounts. Overcrowding? What do you think is going to happen to the next place you move to. Lastly, it cost to move and sell / buy real estate factor that into your decision. How long do you think you are going to live.
I’m leaving Florida summer 2025. I’ve lived here since 2001 but I’m retired now and refuse to live my golden years here for so many reasons. I’m in Orlando and it’s time to go.☹️
The Villages is its own market and market conditions. It's said on average a resident relocates three times within, so many of those sales are relocations.
Our son lives in Cape Coral. I live at the beach in Ocean City Maryland with a 1200 a month mortgage 4 seasons and mild winters. We miss the only family we have but it would be financial suicide
I'm a New York resident, Florida nice for Jan Feb March rentals living year around no thanks ,New York has real medical personnel and many social programs to benefit the elderly you know those socialist states😂😂😂
Cape Coral here too, 2600 a month for a 3 bed,2 bath, no pool…. Traffic is frustrating, groceries are absolutely out of control, no parking at the beaches and beer is 5.50 a bottle on the weeknights and weekends. Is that normal?
Good advise. The pandemic, that conjured up a live now as there may be no tomorrow mentality, and lower interest rates suckered a lot of people to bid up and buy. That screwed up a lot of the locals who have to move or live in their cars and themselves as they will end up underwater. Florida has always had an amplified boom to bust economy. We lived in Sarasota in 2010, post crash, and a few people desperately asked me if I wanted to buy their condo.
So many homes are empty, not sold from oldies leaving! I’m on the cusp of moving! Florida is totally anti aged state! No help .. no public transport.. scam city .. I’ve never been so isolated while being sick! I can’t even get a rental car delivered! Uber is $60 for. 4 mile trip !
I agree. You can’t even hop a bus from anywhere in Cape Coral to nearby downtown Naples. The public transportation here is horrible along with the healthcare system. A city of about a quarter million residents offering sh!t services or rip off services, take your choice.
@@generalnguyenngocloan1700 Wait until it grows to 400K in a few years. We dumped our home there a year ago when there were still a few suckers in the market.lol
I love floida's East coast. It is hotter in the summer than it was when I moved here 10 years ago, but the winters are nicer with the higher temps. N of Jupiter, traffic is less congested. Our homes have retained their value better than west coast. Healthcare is AWFUL. Bring your good health.
I’m not seeing any mass exodus, I’m seeing lots of developments being built and more and more traffic everywhere. They keep building and building but they do nothing about improving roadways for the huge increase in traffic.
The coming and going of seniors must be very beneficial for realtors. However the increase in the cost of living through real estate cost, property taxes, property insurance, HOA fees "deferred maintenance" and inflation will reduce the number of people coming. The honeymoon for living in Florida is over.
How about buying a manufactured home in a 55+ community is this worth while owning and using it seasonally than selling it when you are done with it. Oh and you are right about the group of friends passing away that changes everything.
I haven't left, but I've completed the first and most important step - I sold my condo and I'm now renting near the Melbourne area for drastically less than being owned by a home. As long as rents remain manageable, I'll stay, but if not, at least I don't need to find a sucker to buy me out in order to escape. I'm staying light on my feet and watching the action and will decide accordingly. Florida is rapidly becoming an unaffordable wasteland.
@@Connect2Florida I haven't really immersed myself in it, but the smaller town feel is something I was looking for after Miami. It's a mixed bag of nice areas and kind of underdeveloped or slummy areas. The beaches are not that great. I'm treating it for now as a landing spot as I set myself up for retirement. I have two brothers with second homes in Estero and I think I like the west coast a bit better (classier and more to do) than where I am. In 2 years, my expected retirement time, I'll see, but I'm leaning toward going west, somewhere between Bradenton and Punta Gorda.
Was railroaded down here a few years ago to central florida. I used to love to come here to visit . But living here is not for me at all whatsoever. But it has shown me how much I miss virginia
Alot of young people are leaving too. Tampa costs the same as Boston to live in and even the big national companies pay as if its still a low cost of living area. I'd guess over 50% of my office quit and moved after covid and costs escalated but they keep paying the same as Florida in 2015.
Thank you Barrett for giving us the truth and facts of what is happening in Florida. For not doing the buy/sell now!" tactics of many realtors, for financial gains. God will compensate you in many ways. Keep doing the right thing always.
I was wondering how Golden Gate Estates real estate market is doing? In particular, when it comes to selling a home? If you could shed some light on that it would be greatly appreciated. Happy New Year and continued good health and prosperity.
Thank you to our hostess for this topic and content. I am a retired senior (remaining in place) here at the beach at Broward Fort Lauderdale. I owned and now rent. In the past, when I made application, it was , “what do you use in your coffee?” This time, I was actually denied because the “corporation” landlord required 3X my income $5,,000 monthly to qualify $2,300 monthly rent. They obviously had other qualified applicants.
The baby boomers boom years are over. The last ones are turning 60 soon, but there’s a lot less of them to fill the gaps of older boomers needing to sell due to health, etc. Add in Florida’s ridiculous insurance markets (home and auto) and this isn’t a cheap place to live anymore. Developers are building like crazy on these tiny 6K sq ft lots and those tiny lots don’t come with cheaper costs (taxes, water and sewer, HOA fees). Plus who wants to have a two story, 3000 sq ft plus house 10’ away from them on both sides.
Inflation is not going away, in fact it is worsening. Retirees are on a fixed income and it has gotten to the point to where a tough decision has to be made. Many are either returning back north to be closer to their family or to some other southern state that is more cost friendly.
Papawx3; you hit the nail on the head! Everything's worse than before, and the traffic is unbelievable. A Snowbird friend will be selling his winter place of 30yrs, come the spring because of ALL the bills. They are looking outside of FLA. Primarily in S.C. and Tex.
pandering to the hate Florida crowd.. you should be sued. The only people leaving Florida are in a box .. or sick and need to be near family. Livinghere in NE Florida is Paradise.. just came from a New year brunch here on Amelia Island, and all we spoke about was our great lives living here in beautiful Amelia Island.
Hi Joe You think I should be sued for talking about why people are leaving Florida? I wasn't aware people could be sued for that. I'm guessing this is the first video you've watched of mine. I'm definitely not someone that hates Florida. I'm someone who talks about the good and the bad in Florida. Happy NewYear and God bless you.
Until they decide to allow tiny homes or small homes just stop building, no one can afford taxes, insurance & mortgages with all the constant repairs any more. Even and especially new construction lots of repairs.
If you move to Florida, expect home insurance to cost $100,000 per year, 2 to 3 times what your mortgage costs you. So plan to buy a house WITHOUT insurance, just do any repairs on your own, out of your own pocket. If you cannot afford to replace a $50,000 roof then don't move to Florida, that happens once every 10 years.
When seniors relocate after retirement they often overlook their future need for available and quality medical care. They may be pretty healthy when they first retire and see their retirement years as an extended vacation somewhere enjoyable that also allows them to stretch their retirement dollars. It’s sounds like Florida’s health care system is a nightmare and that retirees are being priced out of the state by the rising costs of everything. It makes sense that so many Florida seniors are moving elsewhere.
Moved from California to Florida. We love it. It’s expensive everywhere. Not as much as California. Feel sorry for Californians, I don’t know they can afford it. People are stuck in that state, can’t afford to move out. Things are not going to get any better.
I won't be ready to buy until late 2026...so I'm hoping the housing-market will be even better then, and definitely a Buyers Market. But frankly, I need to see the mortgage interest rate come down big-time...the stubbornly high rate (even for VA loans) is my most serious obstacle presently. -- BR
No insurance homeowners it’s out of reach Hurricane Milton destroyed our roof 14,000 for a metal roof or 11,000 for shingles. Manufacturer Homes is what I have we can’t afford to fix. My husband is a retired vet who is disabled
@@brianl7017 It's also seems insulated (and pretty stable) from the housing market insanity you see in other areas of FL like Miami. And, in The Villages you have homes ranging from well under $200K to $1M+ -- something for everyone's budget, even with the Amenity and CDD fees added on. And NOT being on or near the coast, you're MUCH safer from storms/hurricanes -- NO comparison to storm-vulnerable places like Ft. Meyers, Tampa, St. Petersburg. And ZERO chance of any hurricane storm-surge, either. The Villages has a very serious and effective "excess water mitigation" system so flooding of any kind is very rare -- even after the recent hurricanes passing over The Villages you could hardly tell it happened water-wise (no flooding). Finally, it's a true -- and HUGE (something like 57 square miles) -- golf-car community with about 100 miles of paths/trails for them. Plus, you can get to just about anything via golf-car (restaurants, stores, VA Clinic, the 100_ pools, 60 (?) golf courses, etc.)...almost never need your car/truck as you never really have to leave The Bubble. -- BR
Since it is a people that gives insurance companies money to support their bad habits. It’s time we get new insurance companies to put the other ones out of business. So insurance companies CEOs makes millions off of us. As we struggle to take care of our families.
I feel bad for those people that put their life savings in Florida. HOA’s, weather, insurance, myriad of factors. Southern region is getting hammered coastal areas are getting the worst weather Pennsylvania is getting the best weather they’ve ever had in decades mild winters, consider PA
So much truth in your statements. We just moved to The Villages but in my mind I'm already formulating a plan for our eventual return to Vermont to be with family in our sunset years. Also, the medical system here in central Florida has been a nightmare shit show of not being able to find specialists or when we do they don't accept our health insurance. There's so much to love here but some real obstacles as well.
We’ve been in South Central FL for 10 years and are heading back to VT next week…. Enough is enough of this ‘shit show’…. It’s only going to get worse..
you should live TV now and go VT and freeze! I'm sure your neighbors will not miss a negative person like you.
Florid is one worst states live ....sell soon as possible run .
Where in VT? I am from Swanton Maby I know You
@@roadrnnr2008 St-Albans. My son lives on Liberty Street in Swanton.
Am so glad I live in Philadelphia!! Fabulous medical with world class
hospitals, Fairmount Park, the Jersey Shore, the Poconos, Delaware
beaches etc.
I’m glad you live there as well.
Insurance companies. They're to blame. No Damn reason to double premiums while still paying their CEOs 7 million a year bonuses on top of their salaries.
It's easy to blame the carriers but the root cause is your state and local politicians. Who have been in bed with the industry for generations. Your governor alone is receiving considerably more annually than the ceo both above and below the board from them. That's the real issue.
@@JohnJohn-wr1jo BINGO!!!!
@@JohnJohn-wr1jo Thank you. People are so quick to blame someone else when they are the ones electing these grifters who are in cahoots with these companies. When they tell you who they are, believe them!
Car insurance rates jumped too. I drive less than 700 miles a year and they doubled my rates. So I cancelled the policy and sold my van.
So our governor is in bed with car insurance companies, Gas companies, grocery stores? Insurance companies move out of Florida because of the damages thay are paying out. Same as California with the wild fires. Stop blaming tge wrong people. Disinformation specialists!@JohnJohn-wr1jo
Many seniors can't afford to live in Florida anymore.
Know cost of living here before moving...it's not for those with very limited Income
As a lifelong Floridian it pains me to admit that in a couple of years, I will have to leave our state. There are three reasons why people are leaving Florida in retirement. And they are in no particular order: the cost, the cost, and the cost.
…. too many transplanted yankees
like anything in life.. if you can't afford it, don't buy it.! if you are poor, stay in NY. Paradise is not cheap.. and why should it be? someone post why Florida should be cheap?
@@joemancurreri6635 Because it used to be cheap and I didn't think it was paradise then. I lived in Sarasota as a kid. Living in FL was like living in a foreign country. Things are different there compared to the rest of the places I've been from the smell of it, the fauna, the taste of the water, etc. I never got used to it.
I’m a native also. I’m going to leave this west central Florida catastrophe but I’m staying in Florida. There are still some great places left. I guess that my addiction to year round coastal fishing won’t let me leave. Best of luck to you.
@ absolutely love the coastal fishing. Right now I can roll out of bed and in about 10 minutes be fishing off the beach for snook and Tarpon. 20 minutes after getting out of bed, I can be up a beautiful brackish river that has the same fish, including speckled trout, mango snapper, and largemouth bass.This is a very unique place and it will definitely break my heart to be out of here.
This is a must see video for anyone considering relocating here. I wanted to move here all my life, and finally did eight years ago. But I’m leaving too. My home insurance has tripled, car insurance is doubled, healthcare sucks and my taxes are much too high. This is my year to leave.
My family built a Log Cabin with the Tree's they selected on property overlooking national forest. NO Banks, No asking anyone for anything. Lived like the Amish. Simple, Rustic & debt free & Very Happy!! :)
I was born in Tampa, Florida in 1961, I will be 64 in a couple of months, I have lived just outside of Tampa my entire life, my Wife and I are planning on moving out of Florida withing the next year, taxes, insurance, healthcare, the millage rate and prices for essential goods and services are some of the many reasons to move. Florida has definitely changed, the overcrowding issue is terrible, the county commissioners here have never met a developer they could say NO to. What used to be cow pastures, orange groves and forests have turned into concrete jungles, a lot of the people that are moving to Florida in the past several years to get away from their restrictive blue states are bringing their woke agenda with them, Florida will be the next California and New York in a few years and I want no part of that, My Wife and I are looking forward to peace, tranquility and way less stress in the 2nd chapter of our lives together.
I am in the same boat. Born and raised in Zephyrhills, 1965. We are looking In north Georgia mountains. Can’t believe how much the area has changed, and don’t like it.
@@joelbeaver1093 I moved out of Naples- over development and crazy prices and stuck up people made me move.
@@ArchangelMLM Susan, may I ask where you relocated.
@@joelbeaver1093 It’s beautiful up there in the summer but the winter weather can get pretty rough. That’s the rainy season there.
I live near New Smyrna Beach and Ponce Inlet, there were no places to park 5 years ago, I haven’t been to the beach in years and I’ve lived here 40 years 🙁
One of the worst things that happened is the takeover of Martin Health by Cleveland Clinic. Charges immediately jumped and the good doctors "jumped" out of Cleveland Clinic also. Also, many of the drivers (and I don't mean New Yorkers) are in the drive angry mode and think they are Nascar drivers on the roads. Even in the Publix parking lot of all places, a woman cut me off and wouldn't ya know it, out comes her finger. Time to get the hell out.
You are obviously one of the "Old" living in Florida.
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@@colemant6845 Yeah, I don't flip the bird to people in Publix parking lot. Must be a young thing.
As a former New Yorker who has been living down here in Florida for 15 years, even I can't stand these crop of recently migrated "Yanks" down here!
I'm pretty sure not a native either@@colemant6845
My mom moved to Florida and she really was not in a good financial place to do so…she would not have been in a good financial position to move anywhere honestly, many seniors live off Social security and unfortunately they can’t afford anywhere…Florida is not cheap but tell where is cheap? Here in Indiana (south bend area) the rent is ridiculous and there are very few rentals even available….its not friendly at all to seniors.
Hey, I was born in south bend a long long time ago. So what are rents like there.? I am in the Boston suburbs and a 725 sq Ft , one bedroom basement apartments go for $3000 a month
Appreciate the honesty. This reflects what I have been seeing as well.
Hi Barrett, I'm so happy your arm is better!! We're unloading our place in Delray Beach Fla ASAP because the fees alone starting in January 2025 are 1,100.00/ month without taxes or insurance. We're done. Healthcare in Ct where we live full time used to be excellent, it's still very good but not like it used to be. As an RN of 30 years alot has changed everywhere.
Please reach out to me by email if you need an agent referral. We have a great one in Delray! My email is in the description box. I'd love to help.
@Connect2Florida Thank you Barrett!
True RN retired NY great state insurance NY husband wants to move Fla I refused my home NY suburb is besutiful. Will visit will not move. ❤I love NY
I live in Gainesville now to be near family. We moved from Ocala. That has changed so much since we moved there in 2002. They are building everywhere. The traffic is terrible. Also healthcare is bad as hard to get appointments. Since we have moved to Gainesville, we still don’t have a primary Dr. Our first appointment is in Feb. and we have waited for a couple months. They can’t take you if you are sick as no openings.
@@joanpotanko6351 Keep your chin up Joan and pray ardently to the Lord for all of your needs and He will help you🙏
We'd always thought about retiring to Florida from our lifelong home in Virginia. So glad we didn't. About that time, 4 grandchildren came along from our 2 kids families nearby. We bought an RV instead and have enjoyed many wonderful trips to Florida beach areas over the years. It's becoming obvious that we're no longer welcome there though. The legislature even changed the law to make it near impossible for out of state travelers to book State Park campgrounds. That's ok. It's been fun. Thank goodness we aren't saddled with property there.
Wow. Thank you sooo much for the wakeup call. Best wishes, good health and prosperity for the New Year.
Florida has become unaffordable. Insurance costs, HOA's, Poor healthcare and then rebuilding every time a hurricane whips threw your neighborhood, have created a financial nightmare.
Yeah.. all that from a person that doesn't even live here.. Yeah.. stay where you are.. It's terrible here. Alligators are eating people, bugs carrying people away, the ocean has covered most of us. those whipping winds! just keep whipping... building are falling, sink holes are swallowing up people and their pets. It's a nightmare davi... NOT.
@@joemancurreri6635 you speak the truth Joe Florida SUCKS!
Tampa-St. Pete-Clearwater isn’t “seasonal”. It’s crowded 24/7/365 and getting more so. It doesn’t get “less crowded” in summer.
Yes I would like to hear more about the villages
Do not buy a new home in the villages the impact fees are very pricey like 40k I have heard.I came here from Mass.33 years ago my neighborhood was built 43 years ago.The home was 10 years old when I bought it in 1994,my HOA was $100 a year now it is 400.00.My water bill was $ 32.00 a month includes trash removal 2x a week household 1 day yard waste grass and tree trimmings,now it is $72.00 and that's using 2k gallons a month.Last month it was $100 we used 4k gal. I watered the bushes like three times they were in rough shape.They hit new owners with this impact fee for new homes being built very greedy they want all your money you made off your house and stick you with these user fees for new roads and to build schools Florida is getting crowded and over priced.Insurance is ridiculous.
Just found your channel a few weeks ago.... love your style and content. Its straightforward and refreshing. Happy New Year!
between, health insurance, groceries, property taxes, rising utility costs. property insurance and some other costs not mentioned it does not matter where you live. If you have a nickel someone wants it. One needs a balcony just to say that they went out for the night. 😄
Idea for a video: Interview a business owner or hospital worker or teacher and ask them about how the changes have affected them and other local businesses, schools, hospitals, or other systems. How has it changed over 10, 20, or 30 years. Great video! Thanks.
Thanks for the idea 💡
I was in Florida for years but sold and left for South Carolina in 2021.
Which part of SC! I live in FL. I’m planning on going out of FL!
@@ginacho7745 I live in Aiken.
I live in NC and really like the area. I would also consider living in SC. We vacation there and it’s a wonderful state to visit. It looks like a great state to live in.
The level of reimbursement for Medical procedures and testing is a big part of the disappearing hospitals and doctors.
Funny. I live in Inverness. So many people are here it's crazy. I see no decline in my area.
I love the sunshine it keeps my vibe up and it was nice being free during covid. I love Florida, so many positives.
I moved from Long Island NY and I don’t regret the sale of my house and moving to Central Florida. Our utilities bills and heating oil costs were so high. Winters were hard for my husband cleaning the snow from our property and cars, he’s a disabled veteran. An ax a disabled veteran we don’t pay property taxes and VA hospital is a great. So I don’t have any complaints about moving to Florida it’s the best decision we made.
I'd love to watch u do a deep dive on the villages
My parents and dad's parents were snowbirds to Central Florida. Sebring was like a second home for me. I always dreamed of retiring to the same area. That has changed in the past five years. As much as i loved the overall weather and things to do, now, I have no desire to move there. We are staying put in the Northeast unless we find someplace convenient to the grandkids, reasonable costs, and plenty of things to do.
It takes lots money to live inFlorida. A person told me if anyone is thinking of moving down there, to have at least 3 million liquid assets to afford the lifestyle and cost of living/taxes. We left in '82 for a better paying job. Would never return the way it is now.
thanks for being so open .. refreshing some dont want to hear the truth
Moving from Long Island to Florida has been the best decision my husband and I have made. In Long Island our utilities bills were higher and lets not forget that heating oil. Winters were hard on my husband, cleaning up the snow from property the cars was hard. Here in Florida we don’t pay property taxes because he’s a disabled veteran and the VA Hospital is great here. My husband and I are retired and we don’t regard the change. So there are people who come here from the Northern States and are very happy to be Here.
Please tell us whst is going on in the villages that there are so many homes for sale? And they keep building 24/7!? What is going on please?
The villages is a politicians and developers dream come true. It's a hungry animal and needs constant feeding. A lot of people moved in the last ten years who are now being priced out of their homes due to the increases. It's bad, but the real long term issue for seniors is health care in the state. Quality of care and costs are heading in the wrong directions
The Owners of the property are getting richer by every sell.
😂😂😂😂😂
PLEASE! Do a deep dive on "The Villages". We did a trolley tour the other day and it does seem like "Disney for Adults", however, I'm sure there are things people don't know about buying in there, like the bonds, where taxes are better, property insurance, etc.
I watch Florida real estate because its in my back yard. I believe the correction starts in Florida and spreads up North. I have lived my whole life in the deep south but there is no way I am moving to Florida where it is even hotter 🥵 Great video...just subscribed
Curiously enough, this time it's Texas that is leading the way. Proving to me that this last run up was based almost entirely on temporary supply/demand distortions...that are rapidly fading.
Taxes and insurance are going everywhere. We are just taking about the amounts. Overcrowding? What do you think is going to happen to the next place you move to. Lastly, it cost to move and sell / buy real estate factor that into your decision. How long do you think you are going to live.
I’m leaving Florida summer 2025. I’ve lived here since 2001 but I’m retired now and refuse to live my golden years here for so many reasons. I’m in Orlando and it’s time to go.☹️
The Villages is its own market and market conditions. It's said on average a resident relocates three times within, so many of those sales are relocations.
Why waste real estate fees like that? People amazed me.
Very real reasons!
Our son lives in Cape Coral. I live at the beach in Ocean City Maryland with a 1200 a month mortgage
4 seasons and mild winters. We miss the only family we have but it would be financial suicide
Flood Zone soon
Lol rents here are like 1900 a month for a 1 bedroom shitbox
I'm a New York resident, Florida nice for Jan Feb March rentals living year around no thanks ,New York has real medical personnel and many social programs to benefit the elderly you know those socialist states😂😂😂
Your son may come back to Maryland give it time.
Cape Coral here too, 2600 a month for a 3 bed,2 bath, no pool…. Traffic is frustrating, groceries are absolutely out of control, no parking at the beaches and beer is 5.50 a bottle on the weeknights and weekends. Is that normal?
Good advise. The pandemic, that conjured up a live now as there may be no tomorrow mentality, and lower interest rates suckered a lot of people to bid up and buy. That screwed up a lot of the locals who have to move or live in their cars and themselves as they will end up underwater. Florida has always had an amplified boom to bust economy. We lived in Sarasota in 2010, post crash, and a few people desperately asked me if I wanted to buy their condo.
I agree with everything you said, it’s a sad fact in Florida.
Cost of life I think is the num one , señor move, for instance. High HOA, high insure, and high home’s taxes.
So many homes are empty, not sold from oldies leaving! I’m on the cusp of moving! Florida is totally anti aged state! No help .. no public transport.. scam city .. I’ve never been so isolated while being sick! I can’t even get a rental car delivered! Uber is $60 for. 4 mile trip !
I agree. You can’t even hop a bus from anywhere in Cape Coral to nearby downtown Naples. The public transportation here is horrible along with the healthcare system. A city of about a quarter million residents offering sh!t services or rip off services, take your choice.
Some insurance plans will offer you transportation! Not sure if that helps….some don’t know it’s available in their plans
@@generalnguyenngocloan1700 Wait until it grows to 400K in a few years. We dumped our home there a year ago when there were still a few suckers in the market.lol
Simple fl is hell, hi is patadise. Hi has great heathcare, weather, beachrs,. Cheap food. Fl has none of these benes.
Dont take the deal
I do have interest and your views of the villagers. TY
I love floida's East coast. It is hotter in the summer than it was when I moved here 10 years ago, but the winters are nicer with the higher temps. N of Jupiter, traffic is less congested. Our homes have retained their value better than west coast. Healthcare is AWFUL. Bring your good health.
Central Florida has excellent health care (doctors, dentists.)
I moved from CT to Florida ten years ago. I love it and would never move out.
I’m not seeing any mass exodus, I’m seeing lots of developments being built and more and more traffic everywhere. They keep building and building but they do nothing about improving roadways for the huge increase in traffic.
Especially in Ocala.
The coming and going of seniors must be very beneficial for realtors. However the increase in the cost of living through real estate cost, property taxes, property insurance, HOA fees "deferred maintenance" and inflation will reduce the number of people coming. The honeymoon for living in Florida is over.
I love western New York.
Yay! Too bad the damage of rampant overbuilding will be with us for years.
How about buying a manufactured home in a 55+ community is this worth while owning and using it seasonally than selling it when you are done with it. Oh and you are right about the group of friends passing away that changes everything.
I'd love to do a deep dive into this with you. It is not as simple as a quick answer on the internet. I'm very familiar with this.
Lot rents are up. Way up.
I haven't left, but I've completed the first and most important step - I sold my condo and I'm now renting near the Melbourne area for drastically less than being owned by a home. As long as rents remain manageable, I'll stay, but if not, at least I don't need to find a sucker to buy me out in order to escape. I'm staying light on my feet and watching the action and will decide accordingly. Florida is rapidly becoming an unaffordable wasteland.
How do you like Melbourne?
@@Connect2Florida Merritt Island a Florida secret.
@@Patrick-yh5ydif you don’t broadcast it maybe we will survive this area please 🙏🏼
@@Connect2Floridatoo many people here and roads can’t handle it anymore
@@Connect2Florida I haven't really immersed myself in it, but the smaller town feel is something I was looking for after Miami. It's a mixed bag of nice areas and kind of underdeveloped or slummy areas. The beaches are not that great. I'm treating it for now as a landing spot as I set myself up for retirement. I have two brothers with second homes in Estero and I think I like the west coast a bit better (classier and more to do) than where I am. In 2 years, my expected retirement time, I'll see, but I'm leaning toward going west, somewhere between Bradenton and Punta Gorda.
Great video Barrett, thank you ❤❤❤❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
It was too expensive in Florida fir me to stay...lockdowns took my job as well....I moved in with my daughter in Arkansas
I still love Florida
Please do some follow-up videos about the Villages!!
Lets talk about the condo assessments. No one had priced those into their budget.
Would love to hear more about the villages on your channel.
Great video. Great insight.
Was railroaded down here a few years ago to central florida. I used to love to come here to visit . But living here is not for me at all whatsoever. But it has shown me how much I miss virginia
If people leave, it will be like the San Francisco area, where home and condo prices are dropping. A lower cost of living will be the plus of this.
Alot of young people are leaving too. Tampa costs the same as Boston to live in and even the big national companies pay as if its still a low cost of living area. I'd guess over 50% of my office quit and moved after covid and costs escalated but they keep paying the same as Florida in 2015.
Absolutely true 1900 dollar rents on 50k a year for office workers is not sustainable.
Florida laws gouging tourist in Florida also. Tourist need to be saving money by going to other states .
Thank you Barrett for giving us the truth and facts of what is happening in Florida. For not doing the buy/sell now!" tactics of many realtors, for financial gains. God will compensate you in many ways. Keep doing the right thing always.
I was wondering how Golden Gate Estates real estate market is doing? In particular, when it comes to selling a home? If you could shed some light on that it would be greatly appreciated. Happy New Year and continued good health and prosperity.
I live in the Villages and would like more information.
Thank you to our hostess for this topic and content. I am a retired senior (remaining in place) here at the beach at Broward Fort Lauderdale. I owned and now rent. In the past, when I made application, it was , “what do you use in your coffee?” This time, I was actually denied because the “corporation” landlord required 3X my income $5,,000 monthly to qualify $2,300 monthly rent. They obviously had other qualified applicants.
The baby boomers boom years are over. The last ones are turning 60 soon, but there’s a lot less of them to fill the gaps of older boomers needing to sell due to health, etc. Add in Florida’s ridiculous insurance markets (home and auto) and this isn’t a cheap place to live anymore. Developers are building like crazy on these tiny 6K sq ft lots and those tiny lots don’t come with cheaper costs (taxes, water and sewer, HOA fees). Plus who wants to have a two story, 3000 sq ft plus house 10’ away from them on both sides.
Insurance is the problem ....
So many of them supported DeSantis and Trump.. it is a mess in Florida
Only the smart ones. 🇺🇸
I’m so happy to hear that people are leaving Florida. Thank you! I will buy your house nice and cheap! Bye!
Lot rents are horrific very very high.
Inflation is not going away, in fact it is worsening. Retirees are on a fixed income and it has gotten to the point to where a tough decision has to be made. Many are either returning back north to be closer to their family or to some other southern state that is more cost friendly.
Papawx3; you hit the nail on the head! Everything's worse than before, and the traffic is unbelievable. A Snowbird friend will be selling his winter place of 30yrs, come the spring because of ALL the bills. They are looking outside of FLA. Primarily in S.C. and Tex.
Builders should be giving deals, they produce poorly constructed digital surveillance stations today
What is the reputation of GL Homes (new construction)? Thank you.
pandering to the hate Florida crowd.. you should be sued. The only people leaving Florida are in a box .. or sick and need to be near family. Livinghere in NE Florida is Paradise.. just came from a New year brunch here on Amelia Island, and all we spoke about was our great lives living here in beautiful Amelia Island.
Hi Joe
You think I should be sued for talking about why people are leaving Florida? I wasn't aware people could be sued for that. I'm guessing this is the first video you've watched of mine. I'm definitely not someone that hates Florida. I'm someone who talks about the good and the bad in Florida. Happy NewYear and God bless you.
@@Connect2Florida i LOVE YOUR HONEST VIDEOS- bARRETT~! KEEP uP THE gOOD WORK AND HONESTY
Until they decide to allow tiny homes or small homes just stop building, no one can afford taxes, insurance & mortgages with all the constant repairs any more.
Even and especially new construction lots of repairs.
that’s true because I work in condominium
So much for my new biz idea 💡 of "home-delivery" of adult diapers in the Villages... ☹
Just open up a tattoo parlor. You'll be a billionaire in an hour.
@ 🤣 but I am allergic to white trash🙂
The strengthening US dollar is making it more unaffordable for Canadian snowbirds to buy……
Too expensive here. It's off the rails!
If you move to Florida, expect home insurance to cost $100,000 per year, 2 to 3 times what your mortgage costs you. So plan to buy a house WITHOUT insurance, just do any repairs on your own, out of your own pocket. If you cannot afford to replace a $50,000 roof then don't move to Florida, that happens once every 10 years.
When seniors relocate after retirement they often overlook their future need for available and quality medical care. They may be pretty healthy when they first retire and see their retirement years as an extended vacation somewhere enjoyable that also allows them to stretch their retirement dollars. It’s sounds like Florida’s health care system is a nightmare and that retirees are being priced out of the state by the rising costs of everything. It makes sense that so many Florida seniors are moving elsewhere.
Are you familiar with rent price in Brickell, Miami?
Rhonda Santis………
My home has been for sale since June 10 3 couples have come thru I live in Cypress Lakes Cove 55 plus community
Cypress Lakes Cove in Lakeland?
⛔SURPRISE insurance premiums did skyrocket decades ago...every year theres a DISASTER IN FL! I'd go visit at a hotel or ST rental. NOT BUY PROPERTY!
Don't come to Az. as we are running out of water.
What areas are "non-sessonal"?
Moved from California to Florida. We love it. It’s expensive everywhere. Not as much as California. Feel sorry for Californians, I don’t know they can afford it. People are stuck in that state, can’t afford to move out. Things are not going to get any better.
Cape may NJ good spot..
They all head up to the big lakes region or Canada to play with snow.
I will be buying a house for cash inland in Naples Florida this summer when the prices come down.
Flood Zone possibly??
All a flood zone, waste of time and money
I won't be ready to buy until late 2026...so I'm hoping the housing-market will be even better then, and definitely a Buyers Market.
But frankly, I need to see the mortgage interest rate come down big-time...the stubbornly high rate (even for VA loans) is my most serious obstacle presently.
-- BR
No insurance homeowners it’s out of reach Hurricane Milton destroyed our roof 14,000 for a metal roof or 11,000 for shingles. Manufacturer Homes is what I have we can’t afford to fix. My husband is a retired vet who is disabled
The VA can't help?
i would love to hear more about the villages.
I too would like to hear our hostess speak on the pluses and minuses of The Villages. From a distance it sounds like an amazing idea.
Great place if you are a white male racist.
@@brianl7017 It's also seems insulated (and pretty stable) from the housing market insanity you see in other areas of FL like Miami. And, in The Villages you have homes ranging from well under $200K to $1M+ -- something for everyone's budget, even with the Amenity and CDD fees added on.
And NOT being on or near the coast, you're MUCH safer from storms/hurricanes -- NO comparison to storm-vulnerable places like Ft. Meyers, Tampa, St. Petersburg. And ZERO chance of any hurricane storm-surge, either. The Villages has a very serious and effective "excess water mitigation" system so flooding of any kind is very rare -- even after the recent hurricanes passing over The Villages you could hardly tell it happened water-wise (no flooding).
Finally, it's a true -- and HUGE (something like 57 square miles) -- golf-car community with about 100 miles of paths/trails for them. Plus, you can get to just about anything via golf-car (restaurants, stores, VA Clinic, the 100_ pools, 60 (?) golf courses, etc.)...almost never need your car/truck as you never really have to leave The Bubble.
-- BR
As a native Floridian, all I can say to the negative, rude people who flocked here since 2020...buh bye.
HOA fees….
New York is a better place to live . I’m not moving to Florida !
Since it is a people that gives insurance companies money to support their bad habits. It’s time we get new insurance companies to put the other ones out of business. So insurance companies CEOs makes millions off of us. As we struggle to take care of our families.
No doctors take my insurance I have Tricare Prime health care sucks here for everyone
Can you use her husband's VA benefits for healthcare?
I feel bad for those people that put their life savings in Florida.
HOA’s, weather, insurance, myriad of factors.
Southern region is getting hammered coastal areas are getting the worst weather
Pennsylvania is getting the best weather they’ve ever had in decades mild winters, consider PA
Charlotte county still overbuilding and not selling..its insanity
All the videos focus on the south. What about north Florida?
I'll work on that.
Florida always..over builds..crashing home sales..