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The Pros and Cons of Living in Florida

Here are 2 different pro vs con lists of what it's like to live in Florida full-time.

1. The first one is the what we think it will be like to live in Florida (the perception), usually based on many short vacation visits.
2. The second is how we may see living in Florida after the "honeymoon" is over and we know what it is actually like for us (the reality).

The 1rst is a typical list written by someone BEFORE they move to Florida. The perception…

The Perceived Pros / Advantages of Becoming a Florida Resident

• It's warm and sunny all the time, after all they call it the sunshine state.
• The beaches, I love going to the beach.
• The golf courses. Florida has more of them
• The theme parks. Disney, Universal Studios and Busch Gardens, wow.
• It's warm and sunny all the time.
• No income tax. Less money to pay and one less tax return to file.
• I've always had a great time while vacationing in Florida, must be a great place to live.
• You can grow oranges and grapefruit in your own yard.
• I won't have to shovel snow anymore.
• Real estate is so cheap there, I'll be able to get a great house (after each bubble bursts).
• Everything costs less in Florida.
• Florida has palm trees. I love when I see the palm trees as I drive into Florida.
• I can swim all year, I'm going to get a home with a pool!
• Did I say it's warm and sunny all the time yet?

The Cons / Disadvantages

• Blank. "I really can't think of a single negative. Moving TO Florida is what I have to do. This living in Florida pros and cons list sure made it clear to me. I'm calling the Realtor right now to sell the house and I'm going to start packing. I'm moving to Florida, wa hoo!"

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The 2nd List: Here's a typical Pro Con list from someone who's lived in Florida a few years or longer and the honeymoon is over because they know what living in Florida is really like (for them).

The Reality of the Pros/Advantages and Cons/Disadvantages of Living in Florida

The Pros

• The weather during the winter is great.

The Cons

• It's hot and humid all the time, they should call it the swamp state.
• I hate going to the beach. It's hot, humid, like laying on sandpaper, the saltwater and sun are aging my skin. No wonder everybody looks old here.
• The heat and humidity on the golf course have taken the fun out of it for me.
• I've been to the theme parks so many times they bore me now. Wait hours in the hot humid lines for rides that last a couple of minutes. Large rude crowds, overpriced bad food. I hate when the family comes down and wants me to go there with them.
• Did I mention it's hot and humid all the time?
• Because of no state income tax, the fees for a driver license, car registration, etc are higher. Pay by the hour to park at a recreation area that would be free back home? Less services, longer lines and hold times, there is no such thing as a free lunch.
• When I move out of Florida I'm never going on vacation there again.
• I'm so sick of eating the oranges in my yard. The ones that fall on the ground attract lots of bees and other insects. I got stung trying to clean them up.
• I hate have to drag things in and out because of storms and cleaning up the house and yard after them..
• I thought I got a great deal on my house, it was cheap. Unfortunately, now that I want to sell and move out of Florida, it's even cheaper.
• Everything costs more here in Florida.
• I'm so sick of paying people to maintain those damn palm trees and the grass has to be cut twice a week 52 weeks a year. Give me a break!
• Pool water is 92 degrees for months when I need it the most. I don't want to take a hot bath in the sun when it's 94 degrees outside with 95% humidity!
• Did I say it's hot and humid all the time yet?

Here's 2 more lists for you

1. 20 Reasons you SHOULD move to Florida
2. 20 Reasons you SHOULD NOT move to Florida

20 Reasons Why You SHOULD Move to Florida

The following can also answer questions such as "what are the advantages of living in Florida" or "why do people move to Florida?"

In no particular order…

• • 1. If you don't like winter sports or cold weather, Florida is one of the best places to be in the US weather-wise, from about December to the end of March, for warm weather.
    2. Almost everyone loves living in Florida the first few months or years.
    3. Almost everyone you know who doesn't live in Florida will envy you, especially after they have to shovel snow.
    4. After the winter "season" and the snowbirds leave Florida, the price of a round of golf drops considerably.
    5. You can golf, bike, ride your motorcycle, swim or do any other outdoor activity that doesn't involve snow or cold temperatures, all year long.
    6. You can grow oranges and grapefruits in your yard.
    7. You can wear shorts and flip flops anywhere in Florida all year long and fit right in.
    8. You can go to the beach for a day from just about anywhere you live in Florida.
    9. Florida has some of the cleanest air because it's just a thin sliver of land with two massive bodies of water on each side that provide air flows that constantly blows the pollution from the state, out to sea.
    10. You can get a break on your real estate taxes just because you live in Florida.
    11. Florida residents are often offered "Florida resident only" special discounts on theme park admission.
    12. You can buy a home on a waterway where you can keep your massive boat right in your backyard and leave right from there and motor to the Gulf of Mexico or Atlantic Ocean.
    13. You can grow a palm trees right in your yard
    14. You won't have to pay for heat during the winter in much of Florida.
    15. You won't have to fill out a personal state income tax form every year.
    16. Because the roads don't freeze and thaw, you'll hit far less car rattling potholes.
    17. You can get a tan without even trying.
    18. You can buy beer at almost every gas station, convenience and grocery store in the state.
    19. You don't have to worry about having your car inspected for every year and Florida did away with emissions inspections and testing years ago.
    20. While living in Florida, you'll meet people from all over the US and the world because nobody that lives in Florida was actually born there (OK, that's only about 95% true).

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20 Reasons Why You Should NOT Move to Florida

The following 20 reason will also answer the question "why do so many people move out of Florida?"

1. Florida is hotter and more humid than where you moved from, and it doesn't end when summer does.
2. While almost everyone loves living in Florida the first few months or years, a very high percentage of people eventually find Florida was a big enough mistake to go through the huge expense and hassle of another long distance move, just to get out. Chances are much higher than you think, that this will happen to you also.
3. When a hurricane or tropical storm is heading toward your new Florida home, you'll envy the people back home who don't even know it's happening because they're at a picnic.
4. You won't play as much golf in Florida as you thought because of the aforementioned heat and humidity most of the year will take the pleasure out of it. When the weather finally turns cooler in the winter, golf becomes too expensive, crowded and slow due to a huge influx of snowbirds and tourist, to want to play often.
5. Trying to do anything outdoors in Florida most of the year involves sweating profusely and may also involve fighting off swarms of mosquitoes, biting flies, biting fire ants, etc.
6. You won't have to shovel snow in Florida, but your yard will require a constant fight to keep it from returning to the overgrown jungle it was meant to be.
7. No matter how much someone weighs, their physical conditioning or their age, wearing a speedo or bikini is acceptable daily dress in Florida, even if you're hours from the beach.
8. As a resident of the "Sunshine State" you'll learn that there aren't really as many old people in Florida as you thought, it's just that many younger people look that way due to sun damage.
9. Water at Florida's beaches isn't always as clean as it looks and the beaches can be closed because of high bacteria counts.
10. When Florida real estate prices shoot up, so will your real estate taxes.
11. The more often you go to Florida's theme parks, the less of an enjoyable escape they'll become.
12. If your dream is to move to Florida and buy a boat, you'll learn that the two best days in a boat owners life is the day they buy their boat, and the day they sell it.
13. You'll learn that those palm trees you just had to have in your yard, will require a lot of dirty sweaty work to keep them looking like they do at the Florida welcome center.
14. The house or condo you buy in Florida will be worth more, then less, then more, then less and so on, than you paid.
15. To make up for a lack of a state income tax, things like car registration in Florida, a drivers license as well as other fees and sales taxes will probably cost a lot more than where you moved from.
16. With over 20 million residents and 100+ million tourist a year, driving and parking just about anywhere in Florida can be maddening. It's even worse in the winter months.
17. To avoid the Florida sun's damaging rays, you have to wear a huge hat and dress like it's winter or constantly grease yourself up with sunblock. Can you say "premature wrinkling".
18. Drivers can buy beer at almost every gas station, convenience, grocery an corner store in the state, and many do. Then some DWD (drink while driving).
19. There are no annual car inspections for safety violations in Florida. After you see cars losing parts while they're passing you doing 100 mph on the interstate, you'll know why you have to sit in traffic jams so often due to an "accident".
20. Some climate scientist say Florida will be underwater in the future. Know how to snorkel

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Ron Stack "That Best Places Guy"

• Want to be certain if moving to Florida is right for you or your family? You'll know after reading the Florida Move Guide.

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Source: https://www.stateoffloridaliving.com/florida-pros-and-cons/

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