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esprit
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Status: offline |  Posted - 10 Apr 2005 : 03:51:45  
| Well I did it so no real point in voting. Though there are things which do bug you, you do work very hard and the rose coloured glasses do come off pretty quick, I dont wish to return to the UK, I have gotten to think of Florida as home now and I have to say my son loves it and wishes to be American. I have a beautiful home in a wonderful place and the weather is brilliant three quarters of the year. The one thing I hate is the insecurity of life on a visa, if I had a green card it would make such a difference. Some may say I am lucky to live here for a few years, but to make your home somewhere and then be sent back after years in some cases does worry one, particularly in view of the decreasing buying power of the dollar and ever increasing house prices in the UK.
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chrizzy100
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Status: offline | Posted - 10 Apr 2005 : 16:32:54
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Well I did it so no real point in voting. Though there are things which do bug you, you do work very hard and the rose coloured glasses do come off pretty quick, I dont wish to return to the UK, I have gotten to think of Florida as home now and I have to say my son loves it and wishes to be American. I have a beautiful home in a wonderful place and the weather is brilliant three quarters of the year. The one thing I hate is the insecurity of life on a visa, if I had a green card it would make such a difference. Some may say I am lucky to live here for a few years, but to make your home somewhere and then be sent back after years in some cases does worry one, particularly in view of the decreasing buying power of the dollar and ever increasing house prices in the UK.
A friend of my husbands at work just came back shocked at the price of housing in FL......she sold her house here...and planned to move there.....but not now...she is looking at another State.....its not like she is short of money....but like most people in the USA who want to move on...they want to have some money left from the sell of their home.....not to have to put it all back into buying the next one..... | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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esprit
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Status: offline | Posted - 11 Apr 2005 : 02:54:24
| | The prices are really starting to rise here, but nowhere near UK standards. Some of the natives are getting restless on this, there was an article in the paper the other day which stated that the buying power of the Brits was pushing the prices up and soon Floridians wouldnt be able to afford their own houses. True the ones they are living in have gone up also, I think they are thinking of first time buyers. But even so, with the decrease in the exchange rate, and the increase in house prices in the UK since we came here, no way would we be able to re-buy the house we left. Once you come to live here, failure is not an option. |
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chrizzy100
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Status: offline | Posted - 11 Apr 2005 : 04:45:17
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The prices are really starting to rise here, but nowhere near UK standards. Some of the natives are getting restless on this, there was an article in the paper the other day which stated that the buying power of the Brits was pushing the prices up and soon Floridians wouldnt be able to afford their own houses. True the ones they are living in have gone up also, I think they are thinking of first time buyers. But even so, with the decrease in the exchange rate, and the increase in house prices in the UK since we came here, no way would we be able to re-buy the house we left. Once you come to live here, failure is not an option.
We have no first time buyers on the Cape anyone....they are an unknown animal.......in the paper the other day they had a piece on kids leaving the Cape in their hundreds each year because they have nowhere to live.....most poor families live in motels......and soon we'll have no one to take the low paid jobs...a starter home here is around $289k....with the average wage being $15k a year $20k at most....not many people will have that sort of money....if my husband had lost his job now....we would not of given FL a second look.....we got our house in FL because it was half the price of the one we live in now.....if we had to have paid $200k or more for it..the point of moving which was to get a cheaper home loan and still have money in the bank would not have happened..... | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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Thorogoods
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keith-jacqui
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Status: offline | Posted - 05 Dec 2005 : 04:39:50
| We got fed up with all the cold in the UK, so came out back in January, bought a business and still going, do miss the kids though, but they just came out.
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Macka
 United Kingdom
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Status: offline | Posted - 05 Dec 2005 : 07:54:15
| Mrs Macka and I had a plan to move to the States for a long time, it was our dream. Now, we've changed our minds.
The weather is a huge attraction, it's a lot cheaper for many things but we thought objectively about it and decided that overall, all things considered, England is the best country in the world to live. There's lots of reasons, most of which have been covered here.
Although we're not too far behind, the American existance is still far too consumerist and commercial for us. We love Florida and really do like the Americans We've met but for us, England will always be home.
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zazu
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Status: offline | Posted - 20 Dec 2005 : 21:27:03
| It is something we have thought about although we want to visit a couple more times yet. I am a nurse so getting over there is possible thanks to agencies who aort everythig out for you and provide spouse with green card too. DH is in the computer trade so getting work out there shouldn't be a problem. I'd like to wait a few years though until the kids are a little older as i will have to work full time if we go out there.
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orlandodaze
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Status: offline | Posted - 30 Dec 2005 : 01:36:30
| | No Florida is No 1 in my book for holidays but nothing would make me leave good old rip off Ireland warts and all . The prices for everything are crazy we are crucified with tax , most of us PAYE workers will never get rich but we have a terrific culture we have the craic and we know how to enjoy ourselves , and most of all we have the ability to laugh at ourselves . |
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Russ
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Status: offline | Posted - 30 Dec 2005 : 16:01:24
| Before I started going to Florida I use to say that I wanted to go and live in America and having visited Florida 3 times now I would definately move there if I had the chance.
I use to dream of living there when I was a kid and I guess anythings possible so maybe one day. | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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Status: offline | Posted - 01 May 2006 : 20:14:32
| | We would jump at the chance, what scares me is all the hard work that has to be done. You read about all the people that has gone through with it and they all say it is definately worth it in the end! |
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Would you move to Florida?
Just go to persuade the missus.