The Florida Move Guide: The Unofficial Moving to Florida Warning, Decision and Help Guide - Softcover

Stack, Ron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0985779209 ISBN 13: 9780985779207

Publisher: Zeus Press Incorporated, 2013

Synopsis

This is the expanded and Updated 2nd Edition
A study published by The University of Florida showed that most of the people who relocate or retire to Florida from another U.S. state, will end up moving out! Be more confident than ever you're making the right decisions!

A popular saying by Florida promoters
is that over a 1000 people a day move there. What you won't hear them say is that over a 1000 people a day pack up and move out of the Sunshine State every day too That's supposed to be a secret.
The author of this book has sold hundreds of homes for people that wanted to move out of the state. He noticed that most sellers had very similar complaints about living there and the reasons why they had to get out. They also explained how disruptive and expensive moving there and moving out was but they disliked Florida so much they just had to do it.
Of course this doesn't happen to everyone. There are many that love it and stay long term. That is covered in the book too because many of them have the same things in common that you should also know about. The book explains both the positives and negatives of becoming a Florida Resident. It also offers many practical tips and explains the different Florida Lifestyle options. Should you move to a home or condo? Pool or not?Learn helpful information on buying a home or condo in Florida and how to avoid making expensive but common new resident mistakes.
Will moving to Florida be the best move of your life or an expensive disaster? Find out before you commit to a life altering move.

About this title

From the Author:

MOST WHO RELOCATE TO FLORIDA WILL MOVE OUT (PROOF BELOW)
This is true even for those who intended the move to be permanent. It happens to young people looking to improve their life by the move as well as seniors looking to retire someplace warm. This is what usually happens.

1. People visit Florida and have a wonderful time, often many times over many years.
   
2. Based on those memories and sometimes with help from well developed industries that will cash in when you move there (and many again when you move out like real estate agents, movers, etc.) that produce slick brochures and postcards where everyone is always smiling (but never sweating), you move there.
   
3. After the move everything is great, in the beginning. Then the things that most people never considered before moving to Florida start to affect your quality of life.
   
4. The longer you're there, the more these things bother you. At some point this combination of factors makes you so miserable, you decide you can't live there anymore and move out no matter how much money you'll lose or how much disruption another long distance move will be to your life.
   

WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN?
It happens because for most people, living in Florida is far different that how they pictured it would be. You can't blame them because some of the reasons that force people out of Florida are unique to the state and you don't learn about them until you live there. For nearly 15 years, I sold homes to people who moved in, and again when they moved out. At first, I took a special interest in the reasons why people wanted to move out because I was still thrilled with my move to the state and couldn't understand why all these people wanted to leave. I helped hundreds of people sell in Florida and know the reasons why a move to paradise turned into a nightmare.

WHY DID YOU WRITE THE BOOK?
I saw seniors who fulfilled a long time dream by retiring in Florida only to discover it was a huge mistake, then go through the hassle of another home sale, long distance move and purchase right where they moved from, all at a time when they should be relaxing and enjoying their well deserved retirement. I've seen people move to Florida and pay $200,000 for a home that was only worth half that, a couple of years later when they needed to move back home. I've seen kids pulled out of school in the middle of the year to move back home because the parents couldn't stay in Florida any longer.

I wrote this book so people can learn what living in Florida is really like, before they move there. I want people to know the truth about life in Florida and the reasons why Florida is such a transient state. I want people to know the reasons why million of others, just like them, have moved to Florida only to move out. When reading the book, some may realize that one or more of the reasons that made the move a mistake for others, will likely happen to them also. The purpose of the book is help prevent the people who would move to Florida only to discover it was a big costly mistake, from making the mistake in the first place and save them the huge financial cost and disruption to the enjoyment of their life.

The other purpose of this book is to help those who will be moving to Florida after reading the book, to increase their chances of a successful long term move. The book has tips from a long term full-time resident and licensed Florida real estate broker on how to minimize the problems that plagued others that moved to the state. Why did a permanent move work out for some? I will share those reasons with you as well. You'll learn what homes to live in and what to avoid. You'll also learn some little known benefits of being a Florida resident. Did you know that Florida's constitution offers its citizens the best asset protection of any US state?

A STUDY ON FLORIDA MIGRATION PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
In March of 2010, the University of Florida published an excellent report on Florida in/out migration titled "An Analysis of Annual Migration Flows in Florida, 1980 - 2008". The study was an important one because it only counted people who moved to or from Florida, from another US state that could be verified through US Census and IRS records. The study listed year by year how many people moved TO Florida from another US state, and how many moved FROM Florida to another US state. When all those numbers are added up, it shows that 13,164,695 moved there, and 9,540,260 moved out. The chances of an intended permanent move working out are pretty low. If you pay your taxes on time and are moving to Florida from another US state, you are exactly like the people in the study.

There is a massive amount of money spent everyday to convince people that living in Florida is always picture perfect like on the postcards or in the glossy brochures. There was nothing out there that tells people what living in Florida is really like, and that so many move out and the reasons why, until this book came out. No Florida move research would be complete without learning what's in this book. Protect yourself and your family from possibly making a very costly mistake.

From the Inside Flap:

Table of Contents and Subheadings

Introduction, More Than Half Move Back, Reason for Moving Back Home, Florida Move Mistake's High Cost, Learn How to Avoid Making a Big Mistake
Evacuations and Hurricanes, You Can't Know This Until You Live It, Forced to Leave Your Home, No Place to Go, Evacuations Ordered More Often, Preparing Your Home Before You Evacuate, What Doesn't Fit in the Car, Lost Forever?, Is This What You Signed Up For
Missing Family Friends Home, Holidays without Family and Friends, New Doctor, Dentist, Hair Stylist, Everything, Sometimes You Don't Know What You Have Until, More Time More Courses, But Lost Desire, If Family or Friends Move Down
You Can't Escape This, Longer Hotter More Humid Summers, Recess is supposed to be Fun, A Different Golf Stroke, The Sun on Steroids, Sauna Scenarios
Ride the Money Roller Coaster, The Economy is Worse or Better More Often, Scrambled Nest Egg, Starting or Buying a Business, Big Money in Grab Bars Business
Environmental Downgrading, The Beaches and Fishing, More Macadam, More Beach Closings, What is Red Tide
Water Fire and Crawlers, Drought and Drinking Water, Thirsty Lawns, Boating is More Fun with Water, Orange Glow and Smoke Smell at Night, Flooding, Snakes Alligators Bugs, It's a Little Snaky Out Today, Alligators Eat Pets and People?, Bugs Bugs Bugs, Mosquitoes Hope You like Them
Sky Rocketing Insurance Rates, Record Hurricane Activity in 2004 and 2005, New Resident Shock, You Can't Get Insurance at All It's The Law
Different mix than home, Native Floridians, More seniors in the Same Area Can Slow Things Down, Moving to FL with Young Children, If You Are of Retirement Age, East is Fast West is Slow, The Florida Lifestyle
Save on Taxes, Real Estate Tax Homestead Savings, No Individual State Income Tax in Florida, A Benefit When Home Values Drop, Best Asset Protection State, What is Asset Protection, Unlimited Protection Your Home Equity, Not All Properties Qualify, 100% Protection of Your IRA and Other Qualified Retirement Funds, Life Insurance Cash Value and Proceeds Protected, Annuities Protected Too, Protection in Bankruptcy for Floridians
Florida Living Options, Sell All and Move to Florida Full Time, Owning in Florida and Your Home State, How to Affordable Two Homes Same as One, The Florida Home and Motor Home Option, The Big Picture, About Seasonal Rentals, Test for Potential Full Time Florida Residents, Sixers Test
Useful Tips on Buying, Condo or Single Family Home, Avoid a Condo Nightmare, Can You Back Out of a Sale, Deed Restrictions, Caged Pool Yes or No, Now Should You Buy a Home with a Pool, Home Size Does Matter, Flood Zones, Market Price Warning, Become Immune to Price Drops
Helpful Resources, Asset Protection, State of Florida Official Website, Homes/Real estate/Realtors, Hurricanes, Research How to Find Areas to Move To
Index

About this edition

• Publisher: Zeus Press Incorporated
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0985779209
• ISBN 13: 9780985779207
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 172