quote:Originally posted by Tina Blackwell

i wonder if any one could give me some advice, my husband, myself and our 2 children are looking to relocate to florida. we are hoping to move to the melbourne beach area and buy either a lawn maintenance or fishing tackle shop their. would this be the ideal place to relocate to. we are a quite family not into pubs and clubs and would like to move to a fairly peaceful low crime rated area with good schooling for the girls. my husband is a very keen fisherman (actually he lives and breathes for it) and his dream would be to run his own bait and tackle outlet and to teach long distance beach casting. do you think this would work? what is the best area to move to and would we be accepted there. what sort of problems could we encounter with visas. which are the best and easiest way to get out there. we have around $450,000.00 to buy a business and property how far would this get us. please someone help and give us some advice we would like to move by the end of the year if poss. cheers

Have you found a business to buy yet.....and have you talked to anyone about your plans.....like a visa lawyer........cost wise......you need very deep pockets to move here....even without the cost of buying a business....the age of your children is also important.....school wise..FL is not known for its good schools..so before you find a place to live....make sure the schools in that area are OK.......and visa wise you don't want your kids to timeout and get sent back to the UK.....so the younger they are the better....