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Originally Posted by Michael G.
Do you feel snowbirds are wealthier than the people that live in TV year around?
They would need:
2 homes.
2 wardrobes at each house.
2 cars.
2 tax bills.
2 heating/cooling bills.
2 yard maintenance contracts.
2 doctors/dentist etc.
And someone to check on each house for 6 months.
We in TV thank you for sharing your wealth.  |
A couple of thoughts:
I don't spend twice as much for doctors and dentists because I live in two different places.
I have no one checking on my houses. I do have two Wifi bills and two security systems to pay for so I just watch my own houses. The total cost for a second house is $864 per year.
We have had two cars our entire adult lives. We leave one up north and when we drive back for the summer, we have two cars there. When we come back down for the winter, we have one car and a golf cart, which is all we need in The Villages.
What we saved in annual taxes by becoming residents of Florida covers 100% of our cost of living in Florida, other than the purchase price of a house. So other than that one time outlay for buying a house, our budget has not gone up one dime for living in two different places.