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wendyd
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Status: offline |  Posted - 02 May 2006 : 16:53:41  
| If we reach retirement age i would like to spend 3 months at a time in Florida but that would be enough for me.
We have family that are due to live in Florida in the next three months so we will see how they get on.
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Sniff
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Status: offline | Posted - 10 Jul 2006 : 12:09:31
| Having lived outside the UK for quite some time now, I have no problem with that aspect of a move 
But I wouldn't go to Florida. Colorado is a much better place to live in my opinion. |
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davidanddenise
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Status: offline | Posted - 17 Sep 2006 : 12:28:00
| | Hi with regards to would you move to Florida, YES-YES-YES .we did live there in st pete back some 12 years ago,for 3 years as we purchased a buisness resturant and bar (big mistake)working 24/7 theiving staff etc but that is another storie,so we tried to sell the buisness which was still making a small profit but not enough to live the life we were used to.we never did sell and finaly just handed the keys back to the old owner and walked away with just 12000 pounds to our name as we were renting a condo then,and returned to the uk where we stayed for a further 8 years set up another buisness which did make us a lot of money which we then sold and moved to spain where we now live in a lovely 5 bed villa on a 10,000sq mtr plot,my wife loves it very much and it is a lovely place BUT,the USA is still and always will be in my heart and although we have now taken a very early retirement our villa is now on the market and if it sells then i would love to give Florida another go but not Orlando,there are so many other nice places to see and go to.Would i buy another buisness i guess if i HAD to but not one which had to be worked so hard just to enable us to get our E2 visa. |
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Albert the Frog
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Status: offline | Posted - 18 Sep 2006 : 14:19:29
| We've been looking at moving out there but have had a number of thoughts that I'd value your opinion on-
1. We want to come and stay there for 3 months initially to get the romance out of out system and explore what life is like day to day
2. Getting a visa without buying a business seems to be a pain-particularly with 6 monthly renewals
3.Health care costs if we do become residents seem high for 50 somethings with no US Medical history.
From what I've seen I'm wondering whether it would be easier all round to snowbird and come for blocks of 3 months at a time--Any views? | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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Robert5988
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Status: offline | Posted - 18 Sep 2006 : 19:59:48
| quote:
We've been looking at moving out there but have had a number of thoughts that I'd value your opinion on-
1. We want to come and stay there for 3 months initially to get the romance out of out system and explore what life is like day to day
2. Getting a visa without buying a business seems to be a pain-particularly with 6 monthly renewals
3.Health care costs if we do become residents seem high for 50 somethings with no US Medical history.
From what I've seen I'm wondering whether it would be easier all round to snowbird and come for blocks of 3 months at a time--Any views?
As you say even if you wanted to live full time in Florida the cost of Medical Insurance would deter all but the super-rich.
I have a couple of friends(in their late 50's) who want to stay 3 months and they have huge problems(ie huge premiums) for any medical insurance for more than a 30 day visit.
Look at the small print of most(all?) policies - even the respected annual travel policies - and there is a restriction on trips over 30 days.
I wonder how all these retired people who get a B2 6 month visitors Visa get on with medical insurance? I suspect many of them don't look at the small print or just take a chance. | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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rosieuk
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Status: offline | Posted - 18 Sep 2006 : 20:13:13
| Robert, there are plenty of companies that will do insurance policies that last longer than the usual 31 days. A search on the web will list lots of them, but as with everything, check the small print and premiums as they vary a great deal. But they are out there  |
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rszatkowski
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Status: offline | Posted - 28 Oct 2006 : 14:06:35
| As a previous Florida resident and knowing that most of you are from the UK, this topic interested me. I do know how many other countries view Americans (my good friend currently lives in Scotland, moved from London).
I was born in Michigan, moved to Florida as a child and then moved back here as a married adult with children. Some of the view expressed are not Americans so much as Flordians! My husband and I hated the continued fake-ness of Floridians. Although, Florida itself is like 5 different states depending where you are. We lived in South Florida (Ft Laud/Miami) where many of the South American's owned vacation homes. We also lived in Tallahasse, which is like living in the South and nothing like the rest of Florida. Orlando is different because every worships and reveres WDW and its economic impact. There are a few who dislike it but only because of the traffic it brings and the large number of people....most move there just because of WDW.
And the materialism? That's more of a Florida thing also. Many people move there because they love the concept of the sunny weather, palm trees, tanned bodies, beach life, etc....it's all visual. When we moved everyone asked us "How can you move from Floria to there were you're inside 6 months out of the year?" I explained that in S FL, you are indoors 6 months out of the year in the summer (although the weather is less temperate here, people are EXECSSIVELY more active outdoors than they ever were in Florida) and then asked when the last they went to the beach for fun. The soonest time I got was 2 years! These were from people I worked with and our offices looked out onto the Atlantic Ocean! I often met my friend from another local company and we walked to the Intercoastal and ate there...most people didn't even do that.
Yes, the stresses are DEFINITELY American. I don't understand why, but its bred into people it seems. It drives me insane to see people get all worked up over nothing and work ridiculous hours for the almighty dollar. Realistically, Florida does have a poor salary scale in comparison to their housing prices and since we have the materialism issue, people are attempting to buy way out of their price range instead of adjusting their standards.
Oh, and the ridiculous "news" on TV drives many of us Americans crazy also!
Just one American's view who no longer lives in Florida for a reason!! ALthough, I always tell people that it is definitely a great place to visit! You are almost always guarenteed sun (maybe mixed with rain) and hot weather. BUT, from someone who has lived there, you only have to board up your house for a hurricane a few times before it gets old (unless you LOVE the heat...which we dispised year round. We LOVE the seasons.)
BLessings,
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