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Old 04-05-2007, 07:26 PM
 
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While traveling south down 27 going past Sebring I stopped in a little neat town called Lake Placid. I seemed like the quaintness and the old fashoned kick back style of the locals with the almost manacured beauty of the lake made my blood pressure drop a few points. It reminded my of the old Florida
I remembered in the 60s when people were welcomed . I wish I knew about Lake Placid before I invested in other parts of the state
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Old 04-05-2007, 07:49 PM
 
Location: Heartland Florida
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I bet it's still overinflated like the rest of this state. Sit tight, the days of reckoning are comming...
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Old 04-05-2007, 07:52 PM
 
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Yep, Lake Placid and Placid Lakes a little further South. The Hills! Love the hills. It is nice and quiet.
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Old 04-05-2007, 08:18 PM
 
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While I was there, one of the local retirees said that Highland County earned its name because it is higher than most parts of Southern Florida. He said that you could run a garden hose 24-7 and it wouldnt form a puddle, and he said it with a straight face. He also said that there were alot of lots in the rolling hills for under $20K. I guess that the land is high except for the price.
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Old 04-05-2007, 09:21 PM
 
Location: So. Dak.
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Discontented, isn't Lake Placid just the cutest place? It's one of the cutest towns I've ever seen.

Did you check out all the murals on the buildings? They have hidden pictures in each one of them and it's fun to just walk from mural to mural and try to find the pics. Even their trash cans have artwork on them. If I remember correctly, they have a cute little peaceful park right in the center of town. I have family in Sebring and they even like Lake Placid.
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Old 04-05-2007, 10:34 PM
 
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There's something special about that place...I've passed over there a few times and like yall say, is beautiful, cute, peaceful, is so special..
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Old 04-07-2007, 07:36 PM
 
Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
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I DO own lots in Lake Placid. My ex and I had a home there and Atlanta so we went back and forth. Lake Placid and Sebring are Old Florida. It's like stepping back in time. I remember when I first started going there all the bag boys and cashiers in Publix were in their 70's or 80's! All of them!

It is quaint but dead. Now if you are young enough to clean houses or do remodeling or yard work you would find yourself in high demand there! But...then the old people are living on fixed income and think they should only pay the prices they paid 50 years ago so you would have to deal with that...

Lake Placid is the Caladium Captiol of the World. They grow something like 97% of the Caladiums in the world. It is also known as the "City of Murals". Ironically the town I lived in in Georgia wanted to fashion itself after Lake Placid and started painting murals...

Houses aren't cheap but reasonable. No lots have sold in some time due to all the investors coming up from Lauderdale and now there is an overabundance of lots for sale. Folks snapped up most all the houses on the lakes already but I still think housing there is much more affordable than most places in Florida.

Yes, it is peaceful, serene and like many old towns along the US-27 corridor has not grown much in umpteen years.
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Old 04-07-2007, 08:08 PM
 
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Wink The way I like it!!

I would much rather live in the past than in the present, or future
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Old 04-07-2007, 08:42 PM
 
Location: Heartland Florida
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Florida was a great place to live in the past. If you can find the same conditions today, it would be foolish not to take advantage of them.
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Old 04-08-2007, 12:04 AM
 
Location: Chattanooga
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oh no! you gave away the secret....oh well...
I've been there too, and it is a slice of 'ole Florida
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