Posted on 01/11/2022 6:18:33 AM PST by Freedomlibertyjustice
I am looking to relocate out of New York with my (very conservative) Family. We are currently looking specifically in the Daytona-area in Florida and near Nashville, Tennessee. My wife and I travelled to Florida last week and met realtors; we plan on heading to Nashville next.
They State of NY has already killed my father in a nursing home and now are are requiring shot after shot for my kids to go to school. We need to get out ASAP.
I would appreciate any suggestions, thoughts, or comments from Freepers. Thanks.
If you live within about 2 miles of the ocean on the east side of Florida, the temperatures are significantly more moderate than the interior. Orlando is hotter than Miami Beach.
I’ve lived in FL since 1986. If I was to move here now, I’d look at the Destin area, and 50 miles east and west of it. That 100 mile stretch along the panhandle Gulf is not overdeveloped, yet, and gorgeous.
East coast, St. Augustine area is still very nice and not too overpriced. Close enough to Jacksonville to fly anywhere cheap. Historical area is great. Definitely cooler once you get north of I4, though. Gets to 29 or so winters, but not close to beach.
Stay away from the big cities. Trust me.
Lower on E Coast FL, plenty of undeveloped areas nobody knows about. Mims down to Titusville still small townish. Melbourne area nice. Cocoa Beach is cocoa for a reason. The water is brown from ocean currents. Good surfing,but not blue ocean. Me no likey.
We moved from Seattle to 32 acres in South Central kentucky. One of the things we love about it is that our annual property taxes are around $400. But we moved here as a place to retire, not to raise children. If I was looking at the Tennessee area I might go for the area between Nashville and knoxville.
But at the end of the day what you have to think about is finding a place where you can make a living. My daughter and her husband moved just east of Louisville and he’s able to work for a large Seattle company yet work from home full time. So he’s getting Seattle wages but in a tier 3 market. For them that’s awesome.
By the way one of the nice things about Tennessee is there is no income tax. But their sales taxes are pretty high. We’re retired and have adjusted our income sources in such a way that we have to pay no income tax at all so Kentucky works for us just fine.
You forgot lightning capitol of the world, Brown Recluse and Black Widow spiders and also small scorpions.
When we bought our property in rural Kentucky 13 years ago, it took me 2 years to find decent paying work before we would move there from seattle. And even then I took about a $35,000 a year cut and pay. However, relative to the local cost of living, I still made more money than I did there.
Now that I’m retired, this location is perfect. It’s the closest I could get to expatriating without actually leaving the country. And everybody speaks english. š
Retired from NYPD means you are probably still a young man. If it were me, I would be looking into Sheriff’s Departments in the different states. I know Pinal County, AZ Sheriff’s office is activey seeking lateral transfers. I assume there is also part time shifts available.
Nashville has become very expensive.
Greenville, SC is pretty expensive.
Austin, Texas is insanely expensive.
In many places, there is a real shortage of good quality existing housing.
A house on my Florida street sold for $399,000 within hours of being on the market. It has an unfinished bathroom & living room floor and its pool hasn’t been clean for years. The stucco is falling off its its east side. I was told it was not mortgage eligible.
Tennessee, which I like much less than Florida just from what Iāve seen (albeit Iāve only briefly visited TN), is a constitutional carry state and overall much more politically solid than Florida ā Florida could very feasibly swing back to a more Democratic lean.
Iām looking to relocate as well, and sadly the ādesirableā parts of conservatives states have been thoroughly discovered ā meaning, places with good schools, good economic activity, cultural pursuits if one cares about that sort of thing, etc. Still plenty of nice places available that havenāt been swarmed but obviously takes a lot more digging to find them. My research has found Texas to be shockingly expensive, Austin was one of the most expensive cities to move to in 2021 and itās environs reflect that high desirability. Parts of Idaho and Montana are surprisingly expensive as well. Florida of course has always been a destination and the price of admission reflects that. Iām considering Indiana and Missouri as well as the Dakotas and Idaho.
All,
I thank you all for the great advice. This is obviously a big decision and a lot is riding on it. That is why I came to you all for help.
We focused on Tampa, Daytona, and Nashville because I had visited all of those places and have some familiarity. I’ve considered New Hampshire, Florida, and Tennessee so far. I’m looking for a red state or at least a red-trending purple state I can help help push over the line to red. I want freedom and strongly prefer no income tax states. And 4 seasons would be nice, but not necessary.
I’d cross Nashville off the list. It’s becoming a not-so-nice-place to settle down. Crime is on the rise and it’s getting overrun by city dwelling type zombies...if you catch my drift.There are much better areas in TN.
My wife and I love knoxville. Nashville’s a fun place to visit but Broadway, as far as we’re concerned, is their version of sunset boulevard. There is a lot more good live music though. š
I have been casually looking at homes in the FL panhandle...
Panama City is not too expensive...
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Panama-City_FL
Just do it. Move.
Was hard for me to leave NY, but when I moved to GA I wasnāt going back, and wondered what took me so long to leave.
I may relocate, am looking at TN.
Broken Arrow Oklahoma is a pretty good city. If you fly a lot Tulsa Airport doesn’t have that many direct connections though.
I live in Florida.
The air is very dry in December and January and the skin on my hands cracks. This can be very painful.
Be aware that home insurance is very expensive in Florida and can become absurdly expensive after a hurricane.
Just North of Daytona is Palm Coast, approximately 20 miles, rapid growth but still smaller than Daytona, Palm Coast is in Flagler County which has quite a bit of Rural Farming Areas, specifically around the town of Bunnell approx. population of 3,000, it has all the modern conveniences, you would be close to the beaches, etc....Flagler County is still solid Red, Daytona is Purple, and north of Flagler County is St.Johns County and it’s solid red, west of Flagler County are even more rural farming counties that are dark red counties .
If you looking for a more rural area but still close to a metropolitan area because of the modern conveniences like restaurants, hospitals, etc....then Flagler County has areas that fit the bill.
Would not recommend the east coast of Florida...more prone to hurricane landfalls. The west or gulf coast is preferable. When looking for homes, I would recommend concrete block, total hip roof, newer roof (insurance companies will increase your premium or deny you coverage is the roof is over 10 years old), metal roof is the best. I just had a friend move from the Bradenton area to Inverness. Still has a small town feel...
And the humidity.....O.M.G.
New York would be a fine place, if it were broken into 2 (or more) states.
Simply jettison NYC and surrounding counties.
I’ve lived in Florida all my life, 61 years, I count on one hand the times I’ve seen one of those creatures, I grew up in an agricultural area and was exposed to a ton of wildlife.
If you are in the building trades there’s lots of work in Florida.
Medicine is also a booming field.
The traffic accidents are becoming far more severe and the lawyers must be getting richer faster than ever.
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