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Originally Posted by chuckinca
I don't see a huge difference between Seasonal Resident and Snowbird except maybe a Seasonal Resident is a term applied to non US citizens by the governments. In Fla (and probably the other southern/southwestern states) it doesn't make any difference where you are from, if you don't stay thru the summer you're a Snowbird or Snowflake.
A Snowbird/Snowflake owns or rents a home in the Fla and pays taxes, insurance, amenities, lawncare, utilities, etc., whether they're in residence or not. They are committed to being a positive member of a community and make lifelong friends there. Same same with a Seasonal Resident.
However, if you want to be known as a Seasonal Resident instead of a Snowbird that's fine by me but I don't see any difference.
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My parents, who owned 2 homes and did did both, explained it to me this way
Snowbirds are renters for 1 to 3 months from January to March, have no financial comittment, property ownership etc. They are always here but not neccesarily the same folks renting the same place every year just an explanation as to why it was crowded on the roads, restaraunts etc.
They spent 8 months in Florida (Vero Beach) and 4 months in our bayside home in Stone Harbor NJ. They did NOT think of themselves as snowbirds as they declared permanent residency in FLA.
IMHO a declared resident of FLA is one thing and a snowbird/snowflake is somebody who has not delared FLA home. Just sayin.....