[DailyJournalist]

Your property taxes are lower Mike Peterson because you live in Weeki Wachee, which is in the middle of nowhere.

[Mike Peterson]

Originally Posted by jojajn

Someone I know personally bought a home in FL in 2007. This person was mislead about what the property tax of the home would be. He was told what the property taxes had bee,n the last whatever number of years, for the previous owner. The real estate agent left out the fact that the previous owner was under the Save Our Homes clause. He, being from out of state, didn't have all the facts about different property tax rates etc.... He was surprised when he found out how much he would be paying for property tax on the home he purchased!

This really only has relevance if it has never happened in any other state.
Since I am sure someone has been misinformed about property tax at one time or another in every state that has property tax then this is really inconsequential.

I am sure there are also cases of buyer being uniformed about HOA fees and other costs in all states.

[Mike Peterson]

Originally Posted by jojajn

One of the best books I have ever read was, "Nickel and Dimed" by Barbara Ehrenreich. Barbara actually left her lifesyle of living for awhile to work as unskilled labor in three areas of the country. She wrote about her experiences in this book.

One of the areas she worked in was Key West, FL. Her account was very eye-opening about the wages/cost of living there and the resultant lifesyle. Long story made short, she couldn't make it. The hardships she faced trying are very well written and described.

I highly recommend anyone who is considering moving to Florida to read this book first!

So, a story about working unskilled labor in the county with the highest cost of living in all of Florida.
Sounds like a real eye opener.

[Jonotastic]

I moved to Orlando, lived there for 3 years, moved to San Francisco, kept the house, and recently (AUG 2008) moved to Boca Raton, FL. I enjoy experiencing life in new places and meeting new people though, it doesn't matter where I live, if I'm not tied down, I'd move again even if I lived in my favorite city.

[TriMT7]

Originally Posted by DailyJournalist

Your property taxes are lower Mike Peterson because you live in Weeki Wachee, which is in the middle of nowhere.

Yeah, and JoJajN is from Minnesota..... which is..... THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.

[Mike Peterson]

Originally Posted by DailyJournalist

Your property taxes are lower Mike Peterson because you live in Weeki Wachee, which is in the middle of nowhere.

We were talking about tax rates. From what I come up with it looks like Orlando's millage rate is 14 and where I live is 15.37. So on your premise that my taxes are lower because I am "in the middle of nowhere", that means that Orlando would be way out there.

I know, that doesn't make sense because we know that Orlando is not in the middle of nowhere. That must mean that your statement holds no water.

[DailyJournalist]

Originally Posted by TriMT7

Yeah, and JoJajN is from Minnesota..... which is..... THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.

Minneapolis is definetly not the middle of nowhere.

[DailyJournalist]

Originally Posted by Mike Peterson

I know, that doesn't make sense because we know that Orlando is not in the middle of nowhere. That must mean that your statement holds no water.

My statement holds water because housing in Weeki Wachee is much cheaper than the Orlando metro area, making your taxes much lower than a comparable home in Orlando.

[Mike Peterson]

Originally Posted by DailyJournalist

My statement holds water because housing in Weeki Wachee is much cheaper than the Orlando metro area, making your taxes much lower than a comparable home in Orlando.

And because I choose to have much more house for less money in an area I am happy with this must just make me a smart person.

Besides the fact that 2 homes of the same appraised value will pay slightly higher taxes here than in Orlando.

We were talking about tax rates though and I was showing how tax rates in Florida were lower than many other states.

Do you concur?

[Mrs. P]

Originally Posted by Mike Peterson

Except what he wrote is untrue for Florida.

Yes this I know since I've lived in the midwest, NC and SC. When I first moved to NC, I wanted to go back home within 24 hours...just like a previous poster wrote you should give it 2 years. I did the 2 years in NC still disliked it as much as I did the 1st 24 hours I lived there, then moved to SC (job reason) and have been here 2 years. I still dislike it but like it more than NC.

The fried food thing is what got me. When I first moved down here, I literally lost 20 pounds, to the point my hair was falling out. I couldn't find any food I could tolerate, and had to start cooking again , which I detest. Then I couldn't find the things I needed in the grocery store. Alas, that's my issue, and I put no blame on NC or SC, but the person's statement about eating fried food and gaining weight to me is just as much if not more of a problem in NC and SC, I don't know about other Southern states as I've not lived there.

Quite frankly, I'm sick and tired of being told how all the Yankees have created every problem that exists in NC and SC till I could scream. How would you like to have a next door neighbor who came outside almost everyday screaming about some Yankee this or Yankee that? And you don't even want to hear what he says about Canadians, and Floridians. I can get over the bad food, I can get over the Christian good old boy attitude, but I can not get away from the rudeness, I have to hear every day. He is only one of many I have encountered down here with this attitude.

I'm over it, I'm over the lack of letting the Civil War go aside. So I have done my research, I know what parts of Florida are an extension of exactly what I dislike about this area of the US I live in, and I will take that into consideration when I move.

Many of my long time Ohio friends are starting to retire, some are going to Florida and buying homes but not only live there in the winter, some are staying year round. They so far all seem to be happy. None have given up and left back for home, unless it's only for the summer months. I just want nicer weather, and I want a more midwestern culture. No offense to the Southern states, but it just isn't my cup of tea.