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Originally Posted by Aces4
Do yourselves a favor and rent. You'll have the best of all seasons and top medical care since you can flex and go back north for that. You have no roots to pull you one way or the other and you'll avoid all the maintenance work and costs which goes with owning a Florida home. I know all homes have those expenses but you're not chasing mold, bugs invasions, termites, irrigation at all or very little. You also don't have to deal with sinkholes and hurricanes.
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You have the same problems and expenses up north to deal with including sinkholes, hurricanes, and to a greater extent tornados plus snow removal, winter driving, winterizing exterior plumbing and irrigation, etc. Upkeep and maintenance is much lower in Florida.