Did you really call them up in the USA to discuss this? If so you have way too much time on your hands[msnwink]
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I know the area well and have a few American relatives in the area, 2 of whom are realtors. Their views is exactly the same as that of Chrizzy100.
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<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:I am somewhat puzzled by your insistence on rejecting comments of first hand observers of the market in Florida. Is it clearer 4000 miles away?
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I understand that there eminent astrologers who have never even been to the moon, let alone the stars!
I visit 6/7 times a year. I have studied the market in Orlando and other parts of Florida. A great friend of mine speculates in the Florida property market and welcomes ‘sleeping partners’. CGT makes further investments unattractive for me personally – but for my son?. My brother who lives in America(albeit California) has a keen interest – but as that’s 2,500 miles away I suppose he knows nothing either.
I talk to my relatives quite a bit on the phone. The internet is quite good for research as well.
You advance your theories and I mine – I fail to see what is wrong with that.
Oh, well, you should have explained your connection to astrology earlier.
Here is my 2 cents worth. Being up in Massachusetts, I know several retired couples who own 2nd homes or live in Florida. None of them own in the Orlando area. They are all in the general area of Fort Myers. My uncle did live in the Orlando area for a while after he retired from his "real job" while he worked at Disney. He quickly became tired of the the area being so busy and went further south. He is a full time resident in Florida. Our plans for retirement will be to sell our STR's and head further south on the coast.
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<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by kaysvacationvilla
Here is my 2 cents worth. Being up in Massachusetts, I know several retired couples who own 2nd homes in Florida. None of them own in the Orlando area. They are all in the general area of Fort Myers. My uncle did live in the Orlando area for a while after he retired from his "real job" while he worked at Disney. He quickly became tired of the the area being so busy and went further south. He is a full time resident in Florida. Our plans for retirement will be to sell our STR's and head further south on the coast.
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We were always told if you live in MA its the law to have a second home in FL......[}
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No-one we know who is retired in FL owns in Orlando......it fact we are always being asked why we picked a home there and not on the coast.....after spending time with friends in Vero beach.....I can understand what draws the retired to the coast all over the USA.......and I'm not even a beach person.....but I could grow to be one in FL.....I've not sat on the beach so long as I did this Christmas....it was beautiful......[msnsmile2]
Chrizzy...since your not a "beach person" I will gladly take your Cape home of your hands. My ideal for retirement is Florida in the winter and Cape Cod in the summer, although most homes down the Cape near enough to the water would be way out of our reach.
Kay
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<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by kaysvacationvilla
Chrizzy...since your not a "beach person" I will gladly take your Cape home of your hands. My ideal for retirement is Florida in the winter and Cape Cod in the summer, although most homes down the Cape near enough to the water would be way out of our reach.
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I love the sea...I've always lived by it...and sometimes nearly in it.....[msnscared]
But the beach in summer is not me.....we would love to keep our home on the Cape......but we always seem to be working on ours..its becoming a full time job.....we are mid Cape.....the one reason why we got Ins .....most houses near the water will not get renewed this year.....we can walk to the bay if we feel healthy.......and it just a few miles to both coasts......where we have 4 or more town beaches the holiday makers can't use.......it is a great place to live until your kids get older....then there is nothing for them to do.....and apart from the snow.....its a great place to retire....I will be sad to leave it.....but my gipsy blood calls.....hehehehe
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Oh, well, you should have explained your connection to astrology earlier.
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Irony is obviously not your thing! - You were the one making the predictions!
Robert, I deal in facts - not theories. I am here. You are not. I make "no predictions" but tell it as I hear it from many real estate brokers in the Orlando area. My knowledge is not based "on the internet" (which sadly failed you on the question of why the "masses" of open space aren't developed) nor is it anecdotal. Further, my comment was not "ironic" as you should be aware, with your dictionary ready at hand.
Let's just agree that we are going to disagree.
Seminole,
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My original post was purely in response to the quote below which in my book qualifies as a prediction.
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:You are talking about millions of Americans, at least 8 to 10 million, relocating to Florida in the next few years as the first wave of retirees. The Four Corners area of Highway 27 and the 192 is expected to have an eventual population in the next 15 years of 250,000 people. [/quote]
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Further, my comment was not "ironic" as you should be aware, with your dictionary ready at hand.
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It was my comment that was meant to be ironic. Astrology - predicitions - stars. Should I have said Russel Grant to make it easier to understand? Not to be confused with Sir Patrick Moore.
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