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Old 07-30-2007, 08:21 PM
 
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It seems there are a lot of doublewides and mobiles for sale on 5-10 acre lots. It's crazy how many people build beautiful barns and put up nice 4-board fencing and then live in a mobile down here


what's the matter with that
I don't live in either but to some people they like the land, open area they don't need mansions as they are just fine with their little house, it gives them what they want, privacy and a roof over their head


just to ad living in one doesn't make then any less than the person who moves down here and buys a 1 million $ house in a housing association

Whoa... overeacting much? First of all, you mention you don't live in a mobile, let's start there. I moved here, Ocala, from NJ, and I'm currently living in a mobile. I am renting a mobile on a 1 acre fenced in lot, located on a 100 acre horse farm in the most expensive part of Ocala, the area near HITS. My horse is here, I love the open space, my dogs love the yard, we're saving a lot of money, it's a great situation. I get the whole, "love of land and open space and not needing a mansion" thing. That being said, after one purchases 5-10 acres of prime horse real estate, pays to have it fenced with 4 board fencing, and then pays to have the best barn built that money can buy, I don't understand how they can justify purchasing a trailer. This is Florida, after all, and storms- or tornadoes, as many in central FL learned this past year, can get you no matter where you live. With that in mind, and the track record of how mobiles hold up in extreme weather in comparison to other kinds of construction, it's hard for me to understand that choice. It seems to me these individuals are leaving themselves wide open to disaster. In conclusion, I'm not ripping on them for wanting a simple life, I enjoy that lifestyle myself. But I still wouldn't leave my financial and physical well-being to the mercy of paying to own a trailer and try to insure it in this area of the country. It seems to me that people who can spend that kind of money on clearing land and pasture fencing and barn building would be a lot safer and better off to, for the same or less money, live in a home on 1 acre or less and drive to a nice barn 10 mins away where they can board their horse(s). Just an observation, (and an accurate one at that) that was directed from one person from a toally different area (NJ) to another to let her know what her money will buy her down here in relation to what she is used to.
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Old 07-30-2007, 10:14 PM
 
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John Travolta has a home in Ocala.

I live 25 minutes from Ocala and travel out there often for shopping. It is a nice area but is busy with traffic.
Doesn't John Travolta's house in Ocala have like a small landing strip for his airplane!!
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Old 07-31-2007, 12:18 PM
 
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Yes, everyone says that, although I haven't seen it for myself. I'm not sure exactly where he lives...
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Old 07-31-2007, 12:52 PM
 
Location: Palm Beach, FL & Napa, CA
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Doesn't John Travolta's house in Ocala have like a small landing strip for his airplane!!
John Travolta's House
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Old 07-31-2007, 01:15 PM
 
Location: Lexington, SC
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I miss Ocala, I took a job in SC, wish I had stayed in Ocala, or at least moved back to what I call home, TEXAS, but either way wish I had not moved to SC
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Old 07-31-2007, 01:16 PM
 
Location: Lexington, SC
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Travolta lives in Jumbo Air estates about 15 miles North of Ocala,
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Old 08-02-2007, 08:40 PM
 
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Travolta lives in Jumbo Air estates about 15 miles North of Ocala,
You can see the Travolta's Mansion in google earth map, is amazing
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Old 08-15-2007, 07:09 AM
 
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Yay for Ocala! Just moved here July 1st.
WELCOME, we're happy that people like you moves to our city
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Old 08-15-2007, 07:17 AM
 
Location: Lexington, SC
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Ocala is a great place to live. I just moved out of Ocala about 9 months ago. The problem is the pay in the area is fairly low, hard to find a decent paying job .
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Old 08-16-2007, 06:22 AM
 
Location: somewhere in the south
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Before I take the decision to move to Ocala there were other places to choose. Maybe St. Pete, Largo, Fort Myers, Lakeland, Winter haven etc. I said to my wife that I'm going to take a little vacations by my self to explore Florida. After days driving in a rent car I found a perfect paradise in the middle of the state called Ocala. Is simply the best, a beautiful place to wake up every morning and to move with my family. The people here are very friendly and is in the real middle of Florida. Ocala is simply the best
There are a lot of people here from Key West in search of cheaper housing and taxes and cooler weather. Ocala has conch reunions there because of all the people from Key West.
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