Parts of Florida have many pluses for retirees - not this week though (separate, cousin)
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A lot of people opt to live further inland, away from the risks of storm surge and high winds. They vacation in the coastal areas. We'll probably wind up doing that in retirement.
I love the idea of living on the water but I don't want to be having to deal with hurricane evacuations and storm damage. No thanks.
An excellent article on this topic is from The Atlantic -
Why the Florida Fantasy Withstands Reality Cape Coral is a microcosm of Florida’s worst impulse: selling dream homes in a hurricane-prone flood zone. But people still want them.
A lot of those homes being sold are used as beach rentals. The owners might live in other states.
Those properties can bring in good rental income for years.
Like I said, I can see us living inland and vacationing in the coastal areas on and off throughout the years. You wind up with the best of both worlds - your main home is in a low risk area, yet, the beautiful beaches are only a couple of hours away.
A lot of those homes being sold are used as beach rentals. The owners might live in other states.
Those properties can bring in good rental income for years.
Like I said, I can see us living inland and vacationing in the coastal areas on and off throughout the years. You wind up with the best of both worlds - your main home is in a low risk area, yet, the beautiful beaches are only a couple of hours away.
Do your research. Florida is a low lying state and there was significant flooding and other damage inland where very few carried flood insurance. Likely not the best article on the topic but you can get the gist. A lot of the risks are being undersold by those with motives - financial and political.
FL weather is best for the very elderly who tend to chill easily, and others like that.
I live in northeast TN at about 1800'. It's rarely over here 90 in the summer - July highs are usually upper 80s, tops. We do get some higher temps, but it's not often. January still often gets into the 50s or even 60s on occasion - we rarely stay sub-freezing for more than a few days at a time. That said, I get tired of the grey skies and drizzle.
It's not nearly as humid as FL, the Gulf Coast, the Atlantic Coast, Nashville/Memphis, the Piedmont area in NC/SC, or even places a bit north like Richmond, VA.
Girlfriend and I flew into Sarasota in March. It was like a wall of humidity hit us coming out of Asheville. Yes, I got used to it fairly quickly. I did a couple mile light hike in Destin a couple weeks ago without sweating profusely or anything, but I'm 36 and an experienced mountain hiker.
I'd like bail out of TN around November and come back around the end of March. FL is just fine that time of year.
Weather-wise I agree with you. But the overdevelopment and destruction of the environment is just too much. We had to leave our hometown because it was just too sad to watch.
Do your research. Florida is a low lying state and there was significant flooding and other damage inland where very few carried flood insurance. Likely not the best article on the topic but you can get the gist. A lot of the risks are being undersold by those with motives - financial and political.
Biden said that the Federal government would be helping those who did not have enough insurance. I'm assuming that would include those w/o flood insurance. He was saying something like a 75K payment and maybe a second 75K payment. I do not have the details of what would qualify a homeowner for that kind of help.
Biden said that the Federal government would be helping those who did not have enough insurance. I'm assuming that would include those w/o flood insurance. He was saying something like a 75K payment and maybe a second 75K payment. I do not have the details of what would qualify a homeowner for that kind of help.
I would really need to see a link to that. I highly doubt he’s going to give $150,000 to thousands of people.
I would really need to see a link to that. I highly doubt he’s going to give $150,000 to thousands of people.
Actually he said 2 payments of 37K. It's when he made his remarks to FEMA.
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