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

A study published by population researchers at The University of Florida showed that for almost 3 decades, hundreds of thousands of people have moved out of Florida every year. Be more confident than ever you're making the right decision.

A popular saying by Florida promoters is that over a 1000 people a day move to the state. What you won't hear them talk about 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.

As a real estate broker in Florida, half of my day was spent showing homes to buyers thrilled about moving to the Sunshine State. Most of these buyers intended to live in Florida long term or permanently, many for retirement.

The other part was spent listing homes for people who wanted to sell and move out. I sold hundreds of homes for people that wanted to move out of the state. I noticed that almost all of these sellers had similar complaints about living in Florida and the reasons why they had to get out. They also explained how disruptive and expensive moving there and moving out was, but they grew to dislike Florida so much they just had to do it.

Of course this doesn't happen to everyone. There are many that love Florida and stay long term. That is covered in the book too, because many of them also have the same things in common that you should know about.

What will this book do for you?

• You'll learn benefits of becoming a Florida resident that most people aren't aware of.
• It'll give you the real pros and cons of moving to a condo, retirement community, near the beach or theme parks, HOA, home or pool home and more.
• It will provide answers to questions most people new to Florida don't even know they should be asking yet.
• You'll learn the actual negatives of living in Florida that cause people to move out.
• More Importantly, you learn how to reduce or eliminate those negatives where possible, to increase your odds of a successful long term relocation.

I am confident this book will help you learn if Florida is really right for you, or not, before you move. If Florida is right for you, it will help you move to Florida in a way that will increase your odds of a successful long term relocation or retirement. The Florida Move Guide has helped many 1000's of people avoid expensive mistakes.

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
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