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Old 01-22-2013, 11:31 AM
 
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I went back a few pages to see if there was a thread that would help me and my family, but didn't find anything. We are a family of 5 (me, husband, 17 year old niece, 2 boys that are 3 & 5). We all have lived in Michigan our entire lives, but we hate it. We hate winter. My husband is a wood craftsman so working in ZERO degree weather in his unheated garage is not helping. We absolutely LOVE the beach, Disney World, and the warm weather of Florida.

We want to be under an hour to Disney and the beach. My husband is more looking at locations on the beach, mostly East Coast. We really have no idea what area to head to and aren't too specific at this point. We've heard a lot of good things about the Seminole area.

Our biggest concern is schooling for our kids, that's definitely #1. We plan on renting for a while until we make 100% sure we love our new location. Our budget is $1,400/month for at least a 3/2+ (ideally 4 bed) for rent. It must be a house with a garage so hubby can work. No gated communities or having to pay HOA fees.

Any help or advice would be MUCH appreciated!
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Old 01-22-2013, 04:00 PM
 
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In another thread you were steered toward the Seminole County area (Orlando) but you might also consider the Brevard County area too. The schools are on par (or even slightly better) than Seminole County's and the housing costs tend to be lower. Satellite Beach is a great family community with a long tradition of excellent schools and a well kept up area generally, without HOAs. The beach there is beautiful and relatively unspoiled, and it's about an hour from the Disney area.

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Old 01-22-2013, 04:22 PM
 
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In another thread you were steered toward the Seminole County area (Orlando) but you might also consider the Brevard County area too. The schools are on par (or even slightly better) than Seminole County's and the housing costs tend to be lower. Satellite Beach is a great family community with a long tradition of excellent schools and a well kept up area generally, without HOAs. The beach there is beautiful and relatively unspoiled, and it's about an hour from the Disney area.

Satellite Beach, Florida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Satellite Beach looks VERY nice!!! Thank you for posting this. We are getting a fairly good list together of places we're looking.
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