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Originally Posted by GradyWhite
We are looking to rent. We currently rent a condo on the beach in Ft. Lauderdale for $1300 and would like to spend less than that. We do not have jobs *yet* but will most likely work downtown.
We are sailors, despite our member name  We looking to purchase a sailboat boat in the 20-25 ft. range
Ideally we would like to rent somewhere with a dock so we can be close to the boat, but if we cannot find that ... then we can store the boat elsewhere.
We are in our late 20's with no kids ... just looking for an area that is nice, safe, and close to things to do, places to eat, etc.
Any suggestion??
Thanks!
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Assuming you will end up working downtown, a river location would be physically closer to work than an intracoastal location (though you could still consider an intracoastal location...it's still a reasonable commute to downtown).
The river neighborhoods are our older, established areas. You'll find a lot of the construction dates to the 1920's, 30's, 40's, etc. You could easily rent a small home for roughly $1300/mo and you might be able to park your boat right on the property or at a nearby marina.
These neighborhoods along the river close to Downtown tend to be some of the most expensive neighborhoods in Jax (on a per square foot price), so you may not get a ton of square footage for your rent money but you'll get a primo location. Some of the best restaurant areas and nightlife areas are in these neighborhoods.
You'll need to decide
which side of the river you want to be on since the river bisects the city into a Westside and a Southside (there's also a Northside, but I don't know that it would fit into your considerations at all).
So if you choose to live in the Westside Region of the city, you might want to take a look at:
Avondale
Riverside
Ortega
(zips 32204, 32205, 32210)
If you choose to live in the Southside Region of the city, take a look at:
San Marco
San Jose
(zips 32207, 32217 and maybe 32257, but you're starting to get further out from Downtown now)
There are many other great locations, but this will get you started, you can always spread out from here. There's a nice marina on Goodby's Creek in the San Jose area (it's on San Jose Blvd).
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