Mass FL exodus? (Knoxville, Maryville, Alcoa: how much, houses, buying)

[MrsMtnsOnTheMind]

Originally Posted by hiknapster

When I had surgery at Fort Sanders the nurse in pre-op was from Florida. I asked her how she liked it there and she said she loved it and she was not the bubbly time. All business, but she loved it.

I may have told you that a long time ago, I'm not sure.

You must have been heartsick to see her go and leave you behind.

This is for everyone: I would advertise your house up north. Seriously. I would do it now while it is cold and snowing.

Ever read the Florida forum? There are LOTS of people that are hell-bent on moving there, especially at this time of year. You have GOT to beat all the hundreds of thousands that are trying to sell their home. There has got to be a way to advertise up north.

How do we advertise up North? Sign me up.

[William Sold]

Mtns,

There's a couple easy and cheap ways to do this. For the first, you need internet presence on your home. If you do, you can add mulitple fields of metatags (such as moving south, moving to Tennessee, great retirement homes, relocating to Tennessee, moving from Maine, etc and so on) so that search engines have an easy time picking it up when people are browsing. 90% of home searches start online these days, so it's a great place to start your marketing. Second, and perhaps the easiest, is referrals. Simply google 3 or 4 top name realtors in state areas, and offer them a referral comission, or have your realtor do so. Nothing is easier for them than to send a name for contact for a client and getting paid for it. A typical referral comission is 20-30% paid off the selling realtor's side, or seller's. These are two easy ways to get more exposure. without exhausting too much time, energy, or money. For widespread specific marketing, mailers and etc. are available, but I don't hold too much stock in them.

[pstaa1911]

Hello everyone! Just signed up. I live in south FL and I could only imagine the amount of FL tags you all see on the roads up there. I can only speak for myself but I would imagine that I wouldnt be alone thinking the following.. People down here want to leave here for several reasons, mainly the fact that its a concrete jungle not much green around here anymore. Most people moving up there are looking for land, a litle piece of the pie to call their own. I know the last thing I would want if I moved up there would be more of the same.

[Kitties of Domination]

Originally Posted by pstaa1911

Hello everyone! Just signed up. I live in south FL and I could only imagine the amount of FL tags you all see on the roads up there. I can only speak for myself but I would imagine that I wouldnt be alone thinking the following.. People down here want to leave here for several reasons, mainly the fact that its a concrete jungle not much green around here anymore. Most people moving up there are looking for land, a litle piece of the pie to call their own. I know the last thing I would want if I moved up there would be more of the same.

Well come on up! We'd love to have you

[Gretzky_99]

I am a recent Florida transplant. Moved in November. I was born and raised in Tampa, 35 years. Florida has changed so much in the last 15-20 plus years, it made me sick. MOre concrete, more cars, more people, fewer places to camp and enjoy nature. Hot weather, hurricanes, no more. My g/f and i love it here, and promise to keep it clean of litter and pollution. We love to camp and hike and enjoy nature. The people here are so friendly and nice, life seems much slower here, and relaxed. Look forward to starting a new life here and trying to blend in with ya'll.

[hiknapster]

It's nice to see native Floridians come on up!

[Kitties of Domination]

Btw, I just read that more people left Florida than moved to the state for the first time in 40 years.

[William Sold]

Kitties,

Seeing the numbers over the last few years of new Florida inhabitants, that fact you mentioned is astounding. It would even be higher is the real estate market in Florida was better, as thousands of people can't move out due to the depreciation of their home.

[Beretta]

Originally Posted by William Sold

Kitties,

Seeing the numbers over the last few years of new Florida inhabitants, that fact you mentioned is astounding. It would even be higher is the real estate market in Florida was better, as thousands of people can't move out due to the depreciation of their home.

I totally agree Will. I was working with someone for a year when he had to quit to return home to Florida. His home there never sold, his family had stayed behind, and they were too financially involved there to walk away. What a sad story for so many.

[Kitties of Domination]

Originally Posted by William Sold

Kitties,

Seeing the numbers over the last few years of new Florida inhabitants, that fact you mentioned is astounding. It would even be higher is the real estate market in Florida was better, as thousands of people can't move out due to the depreciation of their home.

William, if I remember correctly the margin was only slight. This is still considerable, however, for a state that saw massive growth for many years.