Cape Coral . Ft. Myers . or where? (Okeechobee: sales, salon, sublet)

[hellerud]

I currently live in Rochester Minnesota and i have family in ft myers... im lookin at FGCU and EDISON college in ft myers. I wanna live in a safe place that has nice houses for rent in nice neighborhoods... i am going down to fl in a couple days to look at places im mostly looking in cape coral and ft myers... i was just wondering if one will be better then the other or if there is another nice place near by... (remember i will be driving almost daily to ft myers for school.) Anyways i also have a motorcycle so i was just wondering if there was any nice roads anywhere in the area to ride on without worrying about so many cars... we have quiet a few of those here in rochester or near by and i herd fl has some but noone can giv eme a straight answer for this area... Anyways overall i just wanna know what some nice parts of town are so i can look in the right aarea when i go down there and i will also be lookin for a part time job while in school i have a lot of exp in retial sales and such so im thinkin that shouldnt be to hard. Im 20 year old male and im moving down there with a 19 year old female who is a hair stylist and will be looking for a nice salon to work at. All the info you have will be greatly apprechiated. THANKS!



NEED HOUSE NOT APARTMENT. AND DONT WANT STUDENT LIVING. - need garage and safe enviroment

[RMD3819]

That commute from Cape Coral won't be pleasant, especially in the winter.

There are plenty of apartment complexes near FGCU/Edison that are full of students.

My kid goes to school there and has a part time retail job that just cut her hours. The job market is terrible, even in retail.

Traffic is crazy in general, worse in the winter. I can't give advice on motorcycle riding options.

[brokerdave]

if your looking at attending those schools you will want to be in fort myers. there are a lot of places to live. even a lot of places with college students. like college club apartments they range from $450 - $550. now is a good time to pick up a sublet for 6 months.

theres a lot of groups of bikers for all kinds. most commonly people go east and ride the back roads along lake Okeechobee.

[hellerud]

i forgot to add i want a house. i dont want an apartment i have a lot of nice stuff i need a garage. and i will have a roomate and possibly a nother one i found a lot of nice 3 beds 3 baths in cape coral. idk what part of ft myers to look at for the good area.. i dont care if i have a 20 minute drive to school everyday i just wanna be in a safe and nice part of town i can afford 950 a month for rent. b4 utilities and such.

[hellerud]

hmmm no one?!

[FLGUY]

Cape Coral and Ft Meyers Both have high crime

Cape Coral Resident

Bill Tams

[kroeran]

take a look at Paseo FM, just off off Daniels/Palamino/Penzance

3/4 bed townhouses go for about that rent, double garages...with shared pool in backyard on the quads

lots of other cutting edge facilities...unusual place

[SWFL_Native]

I graduated from FGCU, they have a few select programs that are very competitive and most everything else is very weak. All in all I was very happy with the quality of education there.

From a location perspective you want to be somewhere between Daniels pwky (North) and Bonita Beach Rd (South) and preferably on the West side of US 41. Use Craigslist, it's your friend.