Good advise/comments all 'round, folks. Thank you for letting me know we are not alone! I am also a spreadsheet-kinda-gal and I already started making comparison notes on expenses, etc. We will also try to pay closer attention to the housing market. Our opinion is that the drop in prices is probably slowing down and is darn near bottom. Another reason to think long and hard about a move.
As we were driving home today, we discussed that Lifestyle Preview in January and also renting for a month (two if possible) next spring or summer. We know we love Florida in the winter but I think most of our hesitation is - can we live there year-round? We wonder about getting acclimatized to the heat and I worry about those great, big palmetto bugs.
