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Old 03-31-2017, 07:26 AM
 
Location: Tampa Bay Area Florida
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Girls same here in NJ its ridiculous as to what is going on here.....the prices also over the past 8 months or so have just gotten insane too....

Bobandsherry thank you for that Info

We love the no State Tax....
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Old 03-31-2017, 07:28 AM
 
Location: Tampa Bay Area Florida
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Interesting

Tampa is 31.4% less expensive than Freehold.
Tampa housing costs are 65.2% less than Freehold housing costs.
Health related expenses are 11.1% less in Tampa.
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Old 03-31-2017, 09:18 AM
 
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Newsflash! This isn't happening in every area of the country, nor in established neighborhoods.
Sure. Good luck to you and that.
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Old 03-31-2017, 09:27 AM
 
Location: Tampa
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Sure. Good luck to you and that.
Thanks! I appreciate your well wishes.
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Old 03-31-2017, 10:14 AM
 
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That is happening everywhere - we live in the northeast, same thing is happening. Tearing down small homes, cramming in mansions, selling them for over a million. If you buy, buy smart; don't overextend, don't get a huge place that you don't really need with multiple extra bedrooms and unused space. But I agree with other posts, rents are preposterous, it still doesn't make financial sense.

No, apparently it's only happening in Florida. ;00
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Old 03-31-2017, 11:27 AM
 
Location: Tampa Bay Area Florida
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no, apparently it's only happening in florida. ;00
lmao
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Old 03-31-2017, 03:46 PM
 
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No, apparently it's only happening in Florida. ;00
Yes, because that's exactly what I said.
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Old 03-31-2017, 03:55 PM
 
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lmao
me too. Lol
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Old 03-31-2017, 07:38 PM
 
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Real estate investing should be outlawed. Only residents planning to physically live in a house should be allowed to buy the house.
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Old 03-31-2017, 08:22 PM
 
Location: Planet Earth Milky Way
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One big benefit is no state taxes. For other costs you can check out Moderator cut: Link removed, linking to competitor sites is not allowed. I just used Newark as point of reference for NJ, you can select your specific city for better comparison. The comparison shows lower overall costs and in each of the main sub-categories: grocery, health, housing, utilities, transportation and miscellaneous.
Here's a good one that looks at all the states COL based on last year (2016).
Florida is middle of the road (#27).


https://www.missourieconomy.org/indi...ost_of_living/

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