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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
I don't understand WHY you would concentrate on the cost of homeowners and car insurance when determining whether to live in TV Land or NOT? There are MUCH BIGGER factors at play here. TV Land is about ACTIVITIES. Do you plan on engaging HEAVILY in the AVAILABLE ACTIVITIES? Another big factor is the cost of the house. Some areas have lower-cost houses than others. There are different size houses.
.......The other big factor (like a gorilla in a room) is will you spend the summers in TV Land or are you going to be a snowbird. I hope that you know that summers are VERY hot in Florida and the last 8 years have been record heat. And the prediction of HEAT (and likely hurricanes) is going to CONTINUE increasing for years. So, there are GREATER factors to consider about relocating to Florida than MERELY insurance costs.
.........Personally, unless you plan to keep 2 homes, I would locate in one of the Carolinas. Find a retirement area there in order to avoid the Florida summer HEAT, which is already beginning.
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You seem to always be harping on the heat in Florida , The simple solution to that is keeping yourself acclimated to it ,by going out in it . I always walk or ride bike in afternoon after I finish the gym ,no matter how hot it is out, if I’m alone I never and I mean ,never sleep with AC , I’ve also never slept with the heat on either ,, I drink no cold water when I’m out even if it’s at beach just whatever temp the water is . I don’t even own a pair of shorts except for gym clothes , I wear jeans or slacks everywhere except the gym even when I lived in Miami Beach . I’ve lived many years in hotter places then Florida and people seem to go on with there life without whining about the heat