The 64 year old question that is on the minds of all recent retirees is do we or don't we ...move to Florida?
We have decided that we will not be packing up the U-Haul anytime soon and moving to God's waiting room.
However a report in the NYT this weekend sure makes it tempting, well until you read carefully that the dream condo is in ( fill in the blank)_Village. These gated communities, there must be terrible crime in Florida, 'cause there are many, many gated communities are going at rock bottom prices. The article reported that as recent as last year these cookie cutter condos were selling for $6-15,000. Now that is a bargain until you realize you are a stones throw from I-95, congestion and gated camps filled with retirees of all ages. The article reported that younger people are cashing out their up north homes or apartments and moving to Florida . To paraphrase New Hampshire, to live almost free...then die.
There is no property tax once you live for 6 months and a day in the Sunshine State.
We have been glancing at properties for many years and never did we see a $15,000 bargain. We have visited various gated communities, most with more security than Benghazi, but the price tags have never been less than $250,000 or more.
Perhaps some day we'll move to Florida but for now we'll take our chances and classes in NY
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