Post #206126 by finkdaddy on Fri, Jan 6, 2006 6:03 PM

Wow, I can't believe all the responses to my inquiry! First of all, thank you all so much for helping me out. You make a tiki-brother feel welcome. :D Here's just a few of the reasons we are even thinking of moving:

1. I hate winter. Actually, I like the snow, but anything below 30 degrees sucks.
2. My neighbor hood is slowly going downhill. It's always been sort of lower-middle working-class sort of place, but in the last year or so crime has gone way up right along with our taxes. Which brings me to my next point...
3. Taxes. This year we had to pay over $3200 in property tax alone on a house not worth much more than $100,000. Next year it should be closer to 4 grand.
4. My job is completely unfulfilling and nearly bores me to tears. I'm severely underpaid and my boss frequently lies to my face to help his bottom line.

These are just a few of the things. Don't get me wrong, I grew up here and there are tons of cool things going on. But if I'm going to have to look into selling the house and renting or buying somewhere else, it might as well be somewhere warm.

We are taking a week-long trip to Florida in April, so we're going to do a lot of exploring to have a hands-on look at what's happening there. There are a few places that look tempting for a lot of reasons that we researched online like Sarasota and Port Saint Lucie, so we may check those out. Do you think it's possible to get a cheaper apartment if we're in a smaller city? Anyway, I will PM a few of you with some specific questions.

I should probably state that this is really something that will probably never happen, but I wanted to throw out a line or two and see what's biting.

Thank you all, my southern ohana. I will keep everyone informed on what happens.