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Old 01-31-2008, 12:06 PM
 
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Has anyone heard of problems with sink holes in Wilderness Lakes development in Land o Lakes. Have a home there and considering putting sink hole insurance on my policy. Any suggestions or comments?




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Since coming to FLA from Long Island in 2001 I have lived in the City of Seminole (next to Largo) Waterchase (next to Westchase) and have owned a property in Land O Lakes and St Petersburg. I’ve watched these areas and others since I came down here.

I agree with NHtoFLMom about sink holes (very well said) I also agree about her Land O Lakes assessment.

Insurance, your ability to acquire it and at what cost is affected by several factors. A newer home built to stronger building codes will most certainly be easier to insure and cheaper. So will homes away from coastal area and other risk areas such as sinkholes.

Insofar as Land O Lakes Wesley Chapel, Trinity (all Pasco)

Best way I can explain it is that Pasco is like Suffolk County and Pinellas as well as areas in Tampa (not down town) like Westchase, Carrollwood or Citrus Park are like Nassau.

Land O Lakes is fine again NHtoFLMom is on target - FYI the community I owned in was called Wilderness Lake Check it out. If you go further east to Wesley Chapel there will be additional commute time to work west across County road 54.

Rent a car with GPS Nav and preplan your routes with a mapping software program to Points of Interest like Hospitals, Shopping, beaches, Parks, etc
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Old 06-03-2008, 09:22 AM
 
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Default Life is so funny!!! You just said it all for me!!! Thanks!!!

I plan to move to the Land O Lakes area on June 16th and I too, am coming from Long Island. I have done my research but, like you do not have the first hand experience of the place. I certainly, hope that I have made a wise decision along with my Realtor!! I plan to be here for the next two years. I however, plan to "rent to own" first. Keep in touch, God bless and good Luck!! an
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Good morning! As I've posted before my family is relocating to Florida as my husband will be working in Tarpon Springs. A real estate agent has mentioned Land O Lakes, Lutz, Largo, WestChase, Wesley Chapel, Trinity and Tampa. With so many areas it's so hard to find one that would be ideal. We're obviously looking for an area that is safe and family oriented. We've been hearing so many things about insurance and sinkholes and, since we're from Long Island, New York it's hard to do this on the internet. We keep looking at houses but know nothing about the areas and we really need advice from people who can say it plainly and not try to sell us a house. Does that make sense? Thank you all so much!
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Old 05-10-2018, 11:52 AM
 
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Post Hi Spotrod!

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oh my ,

please take this from a native . you will not want to commute to tarpon spgs from any of those places with the exception of odessa. the traffic alone in pinellas county on us 19 is a b*tch. you will not want to try 54 or 52 as these will put you to far north of where you want to go. In fact even in the mentioned areas it will be a bad commute(odessa,trinity) wait till your stuck on gunn hwy trying to get to tarpon spgs rd , in fact thats the area you need to buy in is on tarpon spgs rd. have your realtor show you homes in that area.

oh i forgot trinity is okay , be prepared to pay big time in both of these areas. i grew up in the odessa, lutz, land o lakes area when it was nothing but orange groves and horse farms . you really need to read the posts on housing , insurance, traffic and crime .

there is a reason most of us natives have left...........



Would you mind letting me know some of the reasons you left that that area. My husband and I are looking at buying in Land O Lakes in about 2 years so I've been doing some research. We're used to a safe community with lots of friendly people. We would like to be close to Tampa/airport/bay. I would appreciate any advise you can give. Thank you!
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Old 05-10-2018, 12:04 PM
 
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Would you mind letting me know some of the reasons you left that that area. My husband and I are looking at buying in Land O Lakes in about 2 years so I've been doing some research. We're used to a safe community with lots of friendly people. We would like to be close to Tampa/airport/bay. I would appreciate any advise you can give. Thank you!
Since you didn’t bother to look at the previous poster’s profile, you wouldn’t know that they haven’t been on the site since 2012....



Have you tried the “search” feature?

Yeah, I didn’t think so. Go ahead - you’ll probably find what you’re looking for without having to resurrect 10 year old threads....

RM
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Old 05-13-2018, 10:29 PM
 
Location: Tampa Bay Area Florida
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Would you mind letting me know some of the reasons you left that that area. My husband and I are looking at buying in Land O Lakes in about 2 years so I've been doing some research. We're used to a safe community with lots of friendly people. We would like to be close to Tampa/airport/bay. I would appreciate any advise you can give. Thank you!
We were buying in Land O Lakes but bought a 3 yr old custom pool home in Trinity...My best friend lives in land o lakes what would you like to know
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Old 05-13-2018, 10:44 PM
 
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Have you tried the “search” feature?

Yeah, I didn’t think so. Go ahead - you’ll probably find what you’re looking for without having to resurrect 10 year old threads....

RM
ummm i think the user did... This thread was obviously not sitting up top for the user to see....
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Old 05-15-2018, 08:51 AM
 
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A real estate agent has mentioned Land O Lakes, Lutz, Largo, WestChase, Wesley Chapel, Trinity and Tampa. With so many areas it's so hard to find one that would be ideal.
All good area but stay away from homes built by Taylor Morrison.
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