Why Is EVERYONE Leaving South Florida!? (500,000 People Left)

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  • Why Is EVERYONE Leaving South Florida!? (500,000 People Left)
    So is South Florida really the place to be in 2024? "I thought everyone was moving there?" The short answer is yes, people are still flocking down to Florida, but its been noted that 700,000 moved here in 2022 all while almost 500,000 left which begs the question, why is everyone leaving South Florida all of a sudden? Make sure to watch this video to find out!
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Комментарии • 314

  • @livingsoflo
    @livingsoflo  27 дней назад +4

    It seems many people are viewing this video as if there is a mass exodus happening in South Florida. That is not the case AT ALL! In this video, I mention that Florida has been either number 1 or number 2 for net migration in the last 2 years. This video simply addresses the fact that half a million people left in one year and I talk about the reasons why they are leaving while so many people still want to move in! If you recently moved out of South Florida, we'd love to hear your reason for leaving if it wasn't mentioned in this video. Let us know below this comment!

    • @RickAP
      @RickAP 17 дней назад

      So, I will tell you why, partly, many natives & long time locals have left or will eventually leave: For much of the previous decades in Florida, it was possible as an individual without a college degree to "make it" even thru hard times, because the culture of employment in some higher level occupations did not demand such. That is GONE. The NY/NE types have inserted themselves in positions of influence in govt & business, and make every higher level employment REQUIRE a degree, even if you are sufficiently qualified w/o degree. It's become an "East Coast" attitude (mostly by NY influence) to expect a college education for almost every higher occupation. So, if you don't have a college degree and don't intend to work your way up to grocery store manager, you will have a tough time finding quality paying employment, especially in South Florida. There are employers in other States that will happily pay you well for your experience, and you won't need to show them some fancy paper from NYU to get a good salary. Florida simply does not have the Silicon Valley type of economy to allow non-degreed employees to find niches of well payed non-degreed positions. This an elitist approach, and eventually, many of the decent non-degreed individuals will discover this and leave. The arrogants that remain will have to humiliate each other to get the satisfaction they get from mistreating those Floridians that didn't have the privilege of mommy/daddy trust money to send them to college.

    • @RickAP
      @RickAP 16 дней назад +2

      @@seekingtruthlight I left. Love South Florida but despise the up-north rudeness and attitudes

    • @marianosantiniello2213
      @marianosantiniello2213 8 дней назад

      check out the IRS data on whom exactly is migrating in.

  • @GD-ru7xr
    @GD-ru7xr Месяц назад +65

    Left Ft. Lauderdale. Traffic, entitled rich people, poorly built housing, nothing old to see, crime, bad areas, snow birds, tourists, drunk college kids, etc.

    • @1q2w3e2w1q
      @1q2w3e2w1q Месяц назад +1

      Hi GD, can you speak more about the crime? Im planning to move here and safety is a concern of mine.

    • @crankfotton
      @crankfotton Месяц назад

      @@1q2w3e2w1q youll be fine. look up crime maps. stay out of those areas... miami is horrid. broward is where its at.

    • @brad1034
      @brad1034 27 дней назад +8

      Same reason I'm leaving.. it's terrible now.. I came here like 10 years ago..all you have listed and the homeless explosion is insane..it's become a cesspool of humanity.. self-centered, entitled people galore...def not the place I moved to and enjoyed.

    • @livingsoflo
      @livingsoflo  27 дней назад +3

      I have been in Fort Lauderdale since 2019 and it has changed so much in just 5 years its crazy. The skyline looks completely different and yes the traffic has noticeably gotten much worse. I can't imagine how much it's changed since even 10 years ago!

    • @juniormephostopholese3062
      @juniormephostopholese3062 21 день назад +1

      @@brad1034I hear you. Saludos from blue ridge mountain , Georgia 🇺🇸

  • @MultiAnne36
    @MultiAnne36 Месяц назад +50

    I moved to Florida in 2021. The only Con that makes me consider leaving is that it is gard to make a living. Pay is very low. I made more as a Nurse in 2019 up North than I do here in 2024. Cost of living has far outpaced my wages. Even if my kids go to College I dont know where they would find jobs here. The skilled labor jobs that require a 2 year degree only pay $15/ hr. Its mostly low wage service jobs I see here.

    • @livingsoflo
      @livingsoflo  27 дней назад +5

      I speak about this in many of my videos. That's one of the things that people don't expect when they move here and I try to bring it to light through my videos. The cost of living outpaced the salaries by far!

    • @william-fla-321
      @william-fla-321 23 дня назад +6

      Welcome to Florida, the right to work for nothing state.

    • @william-fla-321
      @william-fla-321 23 дня назад +7

      Welcome to Florida, the right to work for nothing state.

    • @naturelover2292
      @naturelover2292 23 дня назад +5

      My niece moved to Texas to work in the medical field, she will be making almost $80k

    • @blackorchid2494
      @blackorchid2494 17 дней назад

      ​@@naturelover2292 I know people making over $100k and still having a hard time in South Florida!

  • @LunaBobbi
    @LunaBobbi Месяц назад +33

    Yes please leave south Florida

    • @sjpavur
      @sjpavur 7 дней назад

      👏👏👏👏

  • @stevensims3342
    @stevensims3342 Месяц назад +22

    It's like rush hour everyday from 10am-8pm now

    • @healingsoul13
      @healingsoul13 18 дней назад +2

      Amen. They have packed in way too many people. I live in "the downtown" and the traffic is getting really bad.

  • @dogownrpenna
    @dogownrpenna 24 дня назад +23

    The increased cost of homeowners, wind, flood, auto insurance more than cancels out having no income tax

    • @devinbutler3271
      @devinbutler3271 20 дней назад +1

      Exactly unless you are very high income you would be losing way more living there

    • @CarsBikesBoats7
      @CarsBikesBoats7 16 дней назад +1

      Have you seen property taxes in NY and NJ ? I'm still way ahead going from NJ to FL.

    • @margaretdonogriche3195
      @margaretdonogriche3195 День назад

      The cost of homeowners insurance is high here too in mississippi but you have to have it, along with all other insurances.

  • @Mark-rw3kw
    @Mark-rw3kw Месяц назад +32

    Top 3 reasons why why people leave FL in no particular order: 1. Normal job or education related transfers, 2. Some people moved to FL during/after COVID because they thought they could work remotely, but companies are rescinding that policy and they have to move back, 3. Cost of HOA fees and homeowner insurance has skyrocketed, for reasons we all know about (like collapse of the Condo in Miami).

    • @jeffersonjohns6397
      @jeffersonjohns6397 17 дней назад +2

      Other than the weather, all of the negative issues have surfaced exponentially since DeSantis took office. Ugh

    • @Mark-rw3kw
      @Mark-rw3kw 17 дней назад +1

      @@jeffersonjohns6397 The number of people leaving FL is trivial compared to the number leaving CA and NY.

    • @jeffersonjohns6397
      @jeffersonjohns6397 17 дней назад

      @@Mark-rw3kw Excellent point

  • @joelsandler1119
    @joelsandler1119 Месяц назад +33

    I moved to Coral Springs FL in 2013 and now I'm moving to Greenville, SC. I'm saving my mind, body, soul and money.

    • @juans0516
      @juans0516 10 дней назад +1

      good luck to ya...thats a good move, I have also consider that move either SC or NC get me a trailer home and live the simple life, Florida is ridiculously expensive

  • @buffteethr
    @buffteethr Месяц назад +17

    South Florida is a victim of its own success. Twenty years ago when I was there it was getting crowded. Traffic was horrible. We all cant live on the "beach" as my friend would say.

    • @Aggie4life77
      @Aggie4life77 7 дней назад

      Why didn’t you invest 20 years ago? You would be sitting pretty now!

  • @jjman533
    @jjman533 Месяц назад +29

    Can't beat Florida on the good new laws they passed recently like anti squatter and anti lifetime alimony laws. All states should have these same laws.

    • @kclefthanded427
      @kclefthanded427 Месяц назад

      My state is dumb as a mule

    • @hejiranyc
      @hejiranyc Месяц назад +11

      …and he gutted DEI departments from state schools, banned porno from public school libraries, banned teaching about sexuality and gender from schools, banned roadway protests, etc. DeSantis is on the right (correct) side on many issues.

    • @bobdole27
      @bobdole27 Месяц назад

      @@hejiranyc "gutted" DEI, still pushes fast promotion for jews

    • @DrEd-th2lu
      @DrEd-th2lu 22 дня назад +3

      Yep. We love ❤️ our Governor and Patriot state.

    • @robertmartinjr.4537
      @robertmartinjr.4537 3 дня назад

      There is more to politics that makes or breaks a state. And that what this RUclips video is about. There is a RUclips video about how many Floridians are relocating to Georgia and the Carolinas. The pandemic is in the rear view mirror and Florida's growth is slowing down and outbound migration is growing.

  • @user-oh5cp5bx5v
    @user-oh5cp5bx5v Месяц назад +14

    We left Florida after living there 8 years. We left 3 years ago before Home Owners and Auto insurance skyrocketed- so those were not reasons per se- The reasons were the oppressive HOA with great ideas to spend money on useless projects and hit everyone with higher fees and special assessments, hurricanes, lived thru Irma in 2017 and did not want to repeat it, hot as heck in the summer, stuck up better than everyone else golfers who looked down on anyone who did not golf, traffic and over development, The beauty of the area was destroyed by building on every square inch. A trip to P:ublix which should have been 10 minutes turned into 30 with all the traffic and shopping in season with all the snow birds was horrendous. The winters were the nicest time of year BUT snowbirds ruined it with their influx and making everything overcrowded. Made a nice profit on our home and moved.

    • @livingsoflo
      @livingsoflo  Месяц назад +2

      I've even noticed a huge difference since 2019 with the congestion and the Fort Lauderdale skyline has changed so much. There no room to build out so they're just building up. I haven't had a client leave because of any HOA situation as of yet, but insurance definitely. Summer 2023 was one of the worst I've ever experienced in terms of heat/humidity, not as bad with rain, and now this winter seems like its been longer than normal (At least out of the 5 years I've been here). So far for me the pros still outweigh the cons. Maybe the longer I'm here, that will change but who knows. Hope you're enjoying your new home!

    • @joelsandler1119
      @joelsandler1119 Месяц назад +1

      I'm moving to Greenville, SC for all the reasons you expressed. The quality of my life in Coral Springs Florida stinks.

  • @maxr4448
    @maxr4448 19 дней назад +8

    My insurance went from 2000 dollars a year, to 5000 dollars year in 4 years, for a 1550 sq ft home built in 2019 with a metal roof. Plus my taxes doubled from 1700 to 2700 dollars. I was 65 1/2 in March of 2023, I decided to leave. Quit my job and retire. Because, my finances wouldn't support me. So I sold that house and moved to another state. My home taxes being 65 plus on my NEW home was 700 dollars. My insurance is still high, at 1800 dollars, but it is cheaper to live in my new state. I miss Florida. But I had to go .Plus my truck tag was 27 dollars!

  • @pr1smYT
    @pr1smYT Месяц назад +21

    You said it so well ..... Florida is different. I moved out of FL after 26years in Tampa! My wife lived there her whole life.
    Most of the people moving to FL are so mad about leaving their previous location so they cam to FL and started acting like A--holes!

    • @jeffersonjohns6397
      @jeffersonjohns6397 17 дней назад

      @@pinschrunner Other than the weather, all of the negative issues have surfaced exponentially since DeSantis took office. Ugh

  • @devinbutler3271
    @devinbutler3271 20 дней назад +5

    I lived in Florida and moved back to Illinois, my job paid $25,000 more so returning was a no brainer, I originally sold my house to move there and pay for a house in cash, the fees and prices cancelled out the no income tax income by far and not to mention I took a pay cut of $12,000 originally, I returned and had a better job than when I left

  • @dustywilson5461
    @dustywilson5461 19 дней назад +7

    the home insurance crisis is by far the number one deterrent .

    • @rwall3450
      @rwall3450 3 дня назад +1

      They making Florida for the super rich now. The types that can afford to lose a home and recover quickly without missing a beat.

  • @seven471
    @seven471 Месяц назад +18

    I grew up in St Pete and moved away with marriage and career and children. I moved back in 2021 over to Brevard County. The insurance debacle is insane; if I ever leave that's going to be the reason, plus the cost of housing. I was only able to afford a small old house. I also don't like the huge influx of people ...Florida definitely is not like it used to be. There are far too many New York New Jersey and Californians here much louder faster crowded etc.

    • @danm3340
      @danm3340 Месяц назад +4

      i am from New York and I plan on moving to florida. Im not paying 900k here with 22k in property taxes to live in the hood. on top of paying 40k in state income taxes. florida is 1/3rd of the cost for me.

    • @william-fla-321
      @william-fla-321 23 дня назад +1

      You failed to mention all the foreigners moving here.

    • @user-ux3jk8cd6z
      @user-ux3jk8cd6z 16 дней назад

      @danm3340
      Well you voted for it

    • @danm3340
      @danm3340 16 дней назад

      @@user-ux3jk8cd6z I don’t vote

    • @SA-hz1rs
      @SA-hz1rs 6 дней назад

      californians lmao yea right

  • @warren7957
    @warren7957 Месяц назад +17

    New construction is unabated in SW FL. It's the green space that's declining.

  • @rchamp1303
    @rchamp1303 Месяц назад +23

    I have lived in New Hampshire for 21 years, Colorado for 28 years, Florida for 2 years and I spend a lot of time visiting Arizona. My husband is from Florida and when he moved back to the state he could not believe how much the state has changed. Traffic is really bad, our car insurance doubled over night, home owners insurance is $8000 a year. Hurricane Ian caused damage to my house and I find Florida’s humidity to be oppressive. We will be moving out of state in the next month and I can’t wait. I know some people love Florida and I also have met a lot of people that said they gave it a try but it’s not for them. I HIGHLY recommend to anyone that wants to move to Florida or ANY state is to rent for a full year before purchasing a home. Everyone thinks the grass is greener but what you get is more manure. Thanks for the honest video. I know there will be hateful comments but people need to hear both sides.

    • @dantesinfernopurgatory7826
      @dantesinfernopurgatory7826 Месяц назад +3

      >Everyone thinks the grass is greener but what you get is more manure.
      Quote of the day!!!! Well stated! 👏👏👏👏

    • @livingsoflo
      @livingsoflo  Месяц назад

      You're welcome! I try my best to deliver both sides, the good and the not so good

    • @jeffersonjohns6397
      @jeffersonjohns6397 17 дней назад +2

      Other than the weather, all of the negative issues have surfaced exponentially since DeSantis took office. Ugh

    • @daraledet542
      @daraledet542 7 дней назад

      Truth. I’m out of St. Pete next week.😊

  • @SV-DEDICATED
    @SV-DEDICATED Месяц назад +5

    I'm not going anywhere. I dock a world cruising capable sailboat in my backyard. It's just minutes to open water with no locks or bridges. Year-round boating.

  • @joselima5842
    @joselima5842 9 дней назад +2

    I'm in NY state right now but I will be the first to admit that Florida is the greatest state in the USA right now. Politics is the number 1 reason why people are moving there from my conversations.

    • @dorino9057
      @dorino9057 5 дней назад +2

      Depends on your politics for me I would never move to Florida

  • @bobl4451
    @bobl4451 Месяц назад +32

    South Fl is closer to NYC than the rest of the state. Don't NYC my FL.

    • @jjman533
      @jjman533 Месяц назад

      Californian Democrats are just as bad if not worse. Just look at San Francisco, Oakland, and Los Angeles.

    • @seeaboutagirl2
      @seeaboutagirl2 Месяц назад +1

      so true .. the New York effect was stronger in South Florida than when I lived in New Jersey

    • @pr1smYT
      @pr1smYT Месяц назад +2

      It's the 6th borough of NYC! Miami/Fort Lauderdale

    • @jamesmckendry915
      @jamesmckendry915 27 дней назад

      This guy came here five years ago and he’ll probably leave in two they come and they go let’s speak to character

    • @livingsoflo
      @livingsoflo  27 дней назад

      @@jamesmckendry915 I have lived in 3 different states throughout my life but I have no plans on going anywhere anytime soon!

  • @TonyMatthewsII
    @TonyMatthewsII Месяц назад +7

    But you didn't mention New Yorkers moved here not only because it was more free covid restriction-wise, but also because they were getting paid NY salaries and were able to work remote due to covid and realized how freaking cheap it was down here and word spread and here they all came. So the Florida local with the same exact job was being paid half as much (maybe less) for the same job as the New Yorker. So when the prices are now reflecting NY pay scale/salaries here...the Floridians at their Florida salaries are being run out of town. It's terrible luck for Floridians. Lucky for New Yorkers. So this is a major reason we say don't New York our Florida. New Yorkers crowded the place...loaded up the prices...and yes brought their politics that weren't working in NY here. 😢

  • @msgmak1379
    @msgmak1379 19 дней назад +4

    Arizona has been California'd. Used to have cheap gas, housing etc. My neighbor just listed his house a few days ago. Asking $699,000 and it needs a lot of work. He paid $224,000.

  • @Coverstoners
    @Coverstoners Месяц назад +10

    Nah lived in palm beach all my life and its getting worse with all the people coming here

    • @RickAP
      @RickAP 17 дней назад

      Get out, brother! If the insurance doesn't take you down, the property taxes will!

  • @michaellorusso4912
    @michaellorusso4912 10 дней назад +3

    Thanks for being honest. I moved to Naples, six years ago. Cost of living here, is just insane. Putting my home up for sale shortly….

  • @jeffersonjohns6397
    @jeffersonjohns6397 17 дней назад +1

    Excellent information, thank you

  • @adaw311
    @adaw311 23 дня назад +2

    Having watched this video and read ALL the comments, I am relieved to realize it wasn’t just me. Because for a while, I thought, am I the only one noticing how much is changing and not for the better? Having lived in Deerfield Beach for 27 years, SFL used to be a great place to live. But it isn’t anymore, sadly. Moved away two years ago to just North of Orlando, for the same reason others have left and because living there began to feel more and more like living in a foreign country. You need to be bilingual. Zero desire to live there again or even visit. Which is not something I ever thought would happen. Oh and all our insurances dropped by almost a third when we moved.

  • @buffaloman5042
    @buffaloman5042 Месяц назад +5

    I live in Sarasota-county..expensive insurance taxes a d too many housing developments destroying the area..developments forced on citizens against their will by the county commissioners..

  • @Denis50832
    @Denis50832 Месяц назад +4

    Lot of challenges in Florida. It is not one just a one factor but many other issues why people typically do not stay in Florida more than few years. Lot of crooks , con artists and greedy people

  • @1q2w3e2w1q
    @1q2w3e2w1q Месяц назад

    Thank you Don!

  • @rodolfoayalajr.8589
    @rodolfoayalajr.8589 20 дней назад +2

    Thanks friend. I live happily retired in Temple Terrace Florida. Moved from N.J. 11 years ago. We rent 55 and over. Still expensive for seniors.

  • @greenbrown7776
    @greenbrown7776 Месяц назад +7

    I was a one-year resident of SW Florida in the 1980s. While I liked it there in some ways, I was just way too young to stay in a retirement area at 22. I moved but I always kept the idea of moving back to FL for retirement in my back pocket, probably in interior northern Florida. Over time, I slowly and then more quickly gave up on the idea of moving there for retirement. I love warm weather and I'm fine with humidity and dislike cold weather, so no issues there. But there are other issues:
    1. Hurricanes. The sizes of them and their intensities are getting worse as the waters surrounding the state get warmer and warmer. And it's not just the shorelines. Interior Florida can also flood and get hit with strong winds. A hurricane can literally reach across the entire width of the peninsula. I really don't want to be 80 and trying to flee a Katrina-style hurricane.
    2. Home insurance. That market is in utter turmoil because of No. 1.
    3. Influx of people. Florida is a fragile landscape. There are simply too many people there for the land to support. Infrastructure is getting swamped - by people and by water.
    4. Real estate values / cost of living. They're way too high. And it looks like that's starting to change for real estate, but I just don't want to live in a boom/bust area.
    5. Politics. I'm one of 28 people in the United States who is still a political moderate. OK, I exaggerate. They're still 279 of us left. Anyhooo, Florida has shifted too far to the right for my tastes with DeSantis and his culture wars. There are other things more important to worry about. (And I'm staying away from super-liberal areas, too, if possible. That limits your choices in 2024 America).
    Anyway, five strikes. Ain't gonna be retiring there.

  • @sarahisreal-rw8fb
    @sarahisreal-rw8fb 12 дней назад

    Thanks for this ❤

  • @jennygarcia9231
    @jennygarcia9231 Месяц назад +9

    I'm going to keep it real, us natives are a different breed from NYers and Californians. They just don't get what our culture is all about and what we represent. Miami was paradise and it's people were nature loving. Humble people who loved and took care of their communities. We are and were a unique breed and you can't replicate that anymore. We can handle new people coming in, but it's just way too much and too fast. Then they come here and have this entitlement like they are the only thing that matters. They do not look after their fellow neighbor like we did.

    • @livingsoflo
      @livingsoflo  Месяц назад

      That makes alot of sense

    • @CruxisAngel954
      @CruxisAngel954 18 дней назад

      We’re in the minority. Only 33% of Floridians are native. When I was younger it was a bit more common to see other people with roots here. Now everyone is from New York, cali, and jersey. The culture is definitely changing in most of the state unless you’re in the panhandle.

    • @jeffersonjohns6397
      @jeffersonjohns6397 17 дней назад

      Other than the weather, all of the negative issues have surfaced exponentially since DeSantis took office. Ugh

  • @Columbus1152
    @Columbus1152 22 дня назад +2

    Those numbers aren't surprising, if you're a buyer and moving in, then there has to be a seller moving out. For the people who bought here for fomo reasons, it goes to show that letting your emotions make a decision instead of using your brain, probably isn't the best way to go.

  • @buckiemohawk3643
    @buckiemohawk3643 21 день назад +2

    i lived in Central Florida for over 20 years. It used to be well priced and nice to live. Too many people and I got priced out. It was crazy

  • @Aaron_R
    @Aaron_R Месяц назад +3

    Moved from West Palm to (Akron) Ohio in 2022. Missing Florida weather, politics, fun stuff, and taxes. Loving Ohio cost of living and traffic. Plan on moving back eventually. Move was 100% related to family members - nothing to do with weather, politics, or anything else.

  • @CarsBikesBoats7
    @CarsBikesBoats7 16 дней назад

    I move to Florida in 2017 from NJ and built a brand new Waterfront Pool Home with a Dock and Boat Lift directly on the Intracoastal. The value has more than doubled but my taxes are only $7,300 because I'm Homesteaded. The House I sold in NJ only went up 50% in comparison and the property taxes are now $22,000. Yes I pay $6,500 yr for insurance vs $2,600 in NJ but I'm still ahead over $10,000 a year. Of course insurance is going up but it's mainly because of the hyper inflation that started in 2021. When home construction costs so does home insurance naturally. The same goes for auto insurance, What did people expect would happen with insurance with crazy inflation ?

  • @marylamb6063
    @marylamb6063 23 дня назад +7

    1. Florida is an overdeveloped mess. There is no park near where I live--just stroads of boring and cheap strip malls.
    2. No one keeps their word. People are rude.
    3. Home Insurance is expensive.
    4. Medical care ranks near the bottom of all 50 states.
    5. DeSantis is a bully. He doesn't care about Floridians at all.
    6. Traffic is a nightmare even in small towns.
    7. Too many people moving here and they are the rude upstate people we don't need.
    8. The weather is getting hotter and hotter.
    9. Wages are a joke.
    10. There is no culture. Unless you count overdevelopment as a cuture.

  • @kennixox262
    @kennixox262 День назад

    I could have told you that in the summer of 1980 when I went off to college. Never returned to Florida to live and have not returned to the state since 2002. I'm a 4th generation Floridian. I can somewhat remember a pre-Disney Florida. This is what happens with uncontrolled growth.

  • @joelsandler1119
    @joelsandler1119 Месяц назад +3

    My cost of living savings will approach close to 30 percent in South Carolina. I can either live near the ocean in Charleston or close to the blue ridge mountains in the Greenville metro area. It's a good rational decision for me to move away from Florida's problems.

  • @user-ju2su4eo2c
    @user-ju2su4eo2c 21 день назад +2

    Built a house in Cape Coral 1979 - Never got hit hard (tree damage - Yes), never structural all these years, even last year with Ian. Sold the property last November not because of the fear of the weather, in a Tropical Climate _ Expect that. However the drop in property prices, the cost of or the cancellation of Insurance, rising Taxes, some of the New Folks Moving Here, Etc . . . . Paradise Lost.

  • @ocean911
    @ocean911 Месяц назад +7

    I hope Floridaman still lives there because I love all those crazy stories about him. 😆

    • @isaiasgonzalez1919
      @isaiasgonzalez1919 Месяц назад

      😂😂😂😂

    • @jjman533
      @jjman533 Месяц назад +2

      The term Floridaman is a myth when about 40% of people in Florida were not born there. Crazies from all over go to Florida and do crazy things lol.

    • @livingsoflo
      @livingsoflo  27 дней назад +2

      HE IS STILL HERE

  • @Boom38119
    @Boom38119 Месяц назад +6

    I moved to South Central Florida(Highland County) from Fort Lauderdale. Surprisingly better weather. Still having 50F nights. Less humidity. Higher elevation with Rolling hills, which makes a nice change of scenery. Much lower cost of living. Met A LOT of us moving up here too. Palm Bay/Melbourne is another destination.

    • @livingsoflo
      @livingsoflo  Месяц назад +1

      I definitely miss the lack of any hills in Fort Lauderdale. Mount Trashmore just doesn't cut it

    • @zsigzsag
      @zsigzsag Месяц назад +2

      Palm Bay/Melbourne are becoming urbanized just like Ft. Laud. at an extremely rapid pace, paved over! but infrastructure is lagging far behind, I know I live here! I moved from Broward (I'm a native, grew up there) to Brevard in 2002. I would advise people who want to move here, rent for a year or so before buying, if you can afford those rates now. There are ways to acclimate to the heat. Being totally prepared for hurricanes can give you a better chance to weather storms. I've been thru a lot of them from the 60s even.

  • @Chuck-qi8pw
    @Chuck-qi8pw 8 дней назад +1

    Some of your comments, such as increased insurance costs, increase in prices of real estate, politics, etc is happening all over. It is not exclusive of Florida. If you live on a border state, their is a surge of illegal immigration which is putting a heavy strain on the freebies, free health care, free food stamps, free housing voucher’s, etc which the tax payers are footing the bills. It’s not sustainable and if these illegals don’t give back in taxes we are going to go broke as a nation. The left wants Socialism but I don’t think they really understand it. I tell people, go to Cuba if you want hand outs and don’t want to give back. Unless there is real change in Washington, a Civil War is not out of the question. If it turns out it’s a close election, it says to me, we are divided. I don’t think either side will compromise. Frankly, we are in deep debt, our representatives want to remain in power. Look at the real numbers, high food prices, high energy prices, crime all over, homelessness, etc. Just look at most college campuses. Is this what America really wants?

  • @Coolman1985
    @Coolman1985 Месяц назад +12

    Miami ain't for the middle class anymore, simple as that

    • @nesq4104
      @nesq4104 Месяц назад +1

      Every house is like a million dollars past i95

    • @SA-hz1rs
      @SA-hz1rs 6 дней назад

      miami is poor

    • @SA-hz1rs
      @SA-hz1rs 6 дней назад

      @@nesq4104 most of miami is poor bud

    • @nesq4104
      @nesq4104 5 дней назад

      @@SA-hz1rs yes I know that. I lived there 2 years in 2007 to 2010. Outsiders think the streets are paved with Gold. But now everything is wayyy expensive .

    • @rwall3450
      @rwall3450 3 дня назад

      @Coolman1985 that’s every major city now.

  • @onezero9512
    @onezero9512 День назад

    Awesome video, change the bell sound, it's too similar to the iPhone text received sound and it makes me check my phone every time you ring your bell. Your video is awesome, I'm sure you worked hard on it. Don't distract your audience with a text received sound effect. Half your audience is checking their phone and lost 68% of everything you said. Sound effects are great, it's not the effect its the specific tone and you know what I am talking about. Thanks for making an informative video, I hope to see more.

  • @GT47179
    @GT47179 8 дней назад +1

    Im not moving to a state with 22 million people, no way 😮

  • @GREEKGODDESSFLA
    @GREEKGODDESSFLA Месяц назад +3

    I've been here 20 yrs.....no affordable housing in my area

  • @manuelmunoz7793
    @manuelmunoz7793 23 дня назад +2

    This guy is absolutely right, retirees on fix income are leaving this Ft Myers Jungle and I mean in a crowded place.
    I moved in 1989 and Ft Myers was the perfect place to raise a family, traffic was normal in the off season and it got a little crazy when the snowbirds came down for the season but as soon as the winter weather broke up North they started to flock North and things became to normal !
    Now my house payments they went sky high after Ian and we never had a claim on house insurance but from $ 1200.00 yearly it went up to $5000.00
    Just because the hurricane and flooding,
    so we made a big decision, we are old and fix income and we’re out of here from wonderful Sunny high cost of living and insurances ( car insurance) good bye SWFla, thanks for the good times prior to the State disaster that people is living here this days.
    Bye Felicia !!!!!😜😜😜😜

  • @shanerogers9386
    @shanerogers9386 Месяц назад +10

    Florida has been destroyed by flippers and investors.

    • @bballah9969
      @bballah9969 Месяц назад +2

      Wrong! It's cost of living, low stagnant wages, high taxes, outrageous insurance, crime, etc, etc

    • @shanerogers9386
      @shanerogers9386 Месяц назад +3

      @@bballah9969 are you feeling ok?
      I guess what I’m seeing in my area with my own eyes isn’t happening?
      You’re saying when I see greedy flippers hoarding homes and then re-listing them for double and triple the price and some idiot investors buys it, that is the cost of living, high taxes and insurance destroying the state?
      The things you mentioned are real. But the never seen before levels of speculation are the biggest problem.

    • @bballah9969
      @bballah9969 Месяц назад

      @@shanerogers9386
      I'm a flipper/investor been in the game twenty one years and flippers or investors don't cause property prices to double or triple in selling price, like you said speculation does and also inflation and the pandemic as well as supply and demand fueled this insanity that we're living in today unfortunately. The reality is prices are never going back to pre pandemic levels ever. To many people moving in from abroad and also many people moving to Florida from California, Vegas, Arizona, Ny, etc so the demand is there even though it's expensive to live in Florida for many reasons like you already know. If flippers or investors controlled the buying and selling prices in real estate we would of seen that decades ago. The reality is prices are determined by what the asking and selling prices are for property values not by investors lol

  • @renegarcia-hayes4209
    @renegarcia-hayes4209 17 дней назад +1

    People come on vacation and then figure they will move Here and be on a constant vacation. Then, I realized it's work to make a living in Florida and not a fantasy vacation all the time. Their quality of life goes out the window

  • @nysavvy9241
    @nysavvy9241 2 дня назад

    I lived there two different times. I had no issue with Florida politics. Ron DeSantis is the best governor in the country. In Tampa there is 6 mos. Of heat and 6mos of great weather. My issue is driving everywhere especially if you want to have a few cocktails. Thankfully I had no issues. The other reason I left last year is feeling lonely. Nothing ever felt like home. Just weird but there are many advantages in living there as well.

  • @mikeallen3646
    @mikeallen3646 Месяц назад +2

    500,000 left and 800,000 moved in!

    • @livingsoflo
      @livingsoflo  27 дней назад

      Yup! Net influx still in the positive

  • @2011blueman
    @2011blueman 9 дней назад

    I decided to not move down there because the houses are becoming uninsurable so if I buy a house down there you won't be able to sell it to anyone in 10-20 years since no one will be able to get homeowners insurance and therefore can't get a mortgage.

  • @fredkraus9180
    @fredkraus9180 Месяц назад +5

    I could see Mt. Trashmore from my condo

    • @livingsoflo
      @livingsoflo  27 дней назад

      You have the only mountain view in South Florida!! 😂

  • @InimicusSolitus
    @InimicusSolitus День назад

    I'm leaving Florida in 21 days.

  • @vulcan2882
    @vulcan2882 15 дней назад

    I left Ft.Lauderdale two years ago and it was the best thing I ever did. I had a 2 bedroom 1 bath condo, I got it for $180k at that time the monthly fees were $600 which was really cheap. I left there mostly because everything was getting too expencive and the people were so rude it got to the point I wanted to slap the day lights out of them ( WHICH I NEVER DID ). I came home one night and my street had about a dozen or so police cars blocking it, I was asked by 5 or 6 different cops what was I doing here. I told them I live on this street and even had to prove it. I pulled into my parking spot the had my unit number on it, low and behold a cop was parked there. I told him to move the car since this is private property, he said he would write me a ticket if I didn't leave, I told him to kiss my azz and move the damn car now. Another cop told him to move it as well. Next morning I put my condo on the market, less than 3 weeks later it sold for over $550K. I now live in another state and with what I sold my condo for I bought a 3 bdrm 2 full bath more than twice the size of my condo. I still have money left over from that.

  • @gfg5622
    @gfg5622 Месяц назад +4

    Florida
    Traffic
    Expensive
    Hot
    Fake instagram place
    Jobs don’t pay much
    Slow pace services

  • @Historicallybuilt
    @Historicallybuilt Месяц назад +8

    Seniors being pushed out… HOA going through roof. Insurance cost is horrible.
    Keep heat & pythons & 🐊. I grew up there in the 70s & 80s in central FL went to FAA in Melbourne FL
    Have many family still there when we moved there in the 70s. Many left after college cause we learned FL is vacation & seasonal place. There is no industry there beside hotel restaurant cruise hospitality industry.
    You can retire to FL. But they’re being pushed out. Can’t make a good living in Florida. Weather too unstable. I sold my homes & left. Kept one place. It’s Over priced in many places now. They pushin water front older people inland & rich are taking over ocean front. You Lucky to live on a lake. You can have it. I will visit during winter but I’ll take MI & our 4 seasons great fishing & great sports every day of week & twice on Sundays bang gor the buck & see FL Xmas to Spring. Our weather & fishing boating is unbeatable in the Great Lakes traverse city. Mackinaw island To Detroit sports.

  • @crankfotton
    @crankfotton Месяц назад +1

    im a real estate agent... they keep coming. im thinking about leaving. waaay too crowded stacking condos and cramming townhome developments in every last little bit of green left.

    • @livingsoflo
      @livingsoflo  Месяц назад

      No where left to build but up

  • @CarlosRodriguez-pt3hq
    @CarlosRodriguez-pt3hq 18 дней назад +1

    Those that want to leave.. .see you...we don't need you..🖐🖐

  • @BADWERKSStudios
    @BADWERKSStudios 14 дней назад +1

    Good. Maybe prices will drop back to normal, aka what they were from 2017-2019

  • @DG-sn2js
    @DG-sn2js 23 дня назад +2

    Those are the snow birds returning home!

  • @JeffreyDRein
    @JeffreyDRein Месяц назад +3

    A sucker is born every minute

  • @KTWardlaw
    @KTWardlaw 14 дней назад

    Charge State Income Tax Florida and cut your Property taxes in half, charge realistic insurance premiums and give class action support for hurricane & flood coverage.

  • @livingsoflo
    @livingsoflo  Месяц назад +3

    If you recently moved out of Florida, what was the reason?
    Thanks for watching and make sure to subscribe so you don't miss the next one 🚨

    • @Moving.To.Charleston
      @Moving.To.Charleston Месяц назад +1

      Good video Don, I've lived in both FL & SC, everything you said I can relate to!

  • @TheLarry8888
    @TheLarry8888 День назад

    Everything's going skyrocketing in every state

  • @Chuck-qi8pw
    @Chuck-qi8pw 2 часа назад

    Bottom line: Respect one another. Keep your politics to yourself and/or be respectful of different opinions. It’s ok to disagree.

  • @rhettdemille4404
    @rhettdemille4404 10 часов назад

    People are not leaving south FL as a region. Growth has slowed... That is what the data shows.
    A simple search for "US metro areas" on Google shows everything you need to know.
    South FL is basically everything west of I-75 and east of I-95 because of the everglades.
    More people typically means more problems.
    Property is very expensive now (by FL standards) and it can be a pain in the butt with traffic.
    Other than that, many still find south FL (Bradenton to Vero Beach and below) very appealing and continue to move there.

  • @sjpavur
    @sjpavur 7 дней назад +1

    If you don’t like our politics, here in Florida, please either don’t move here, or leave our state.

  • @keepcreationprocess
    @keepcreationprocess Месяц назад

    Why ?

  • @mrzero824
    @mrzero824 14 дней назад

    Some people can play about the heat. The humidity, the mosquitoes, the sharks, the alligators. What's the point of leaving Florida if people are sick and tired when it was too much heat down here and complaining about the traffic or whatever that's their decision. If they want leave but Flores, the best beach is ever compared to other states that has more crime than less.

  • @rodcoulter997
    @rodcoulter997 День назад

    BRUTAL HEAT…almost year round now..wasn’t like this years ago..like living on the Sun……Somebody stole the”Florida Winter”
    Horrible place to live.

  • @paulc1352
    @paulc1352 Месяц назад +8

    I completely disagree.....

  • @FSUMagnetic2024
    @FSUMagnetic2024 13 дней назад

    Actually North Florida has a change in season which I enjoy. I’m actually an Independent but can understand why people are moving to Florida based on politics, see what’s happening to NY, California, Washington, Oregon, and the NE and upper Midwest States. I’ll take to risk of hurricanes and high property insurance over downtown squatters, insane zero bail policies, and just incompetent governments. Sure some are leaving, but a lot more are staying and moving into Florida. Born in Florida and here to stay.

  • @JonNova
    @JonNova 18 дней назад

    Good Video. Nice Northeast accent 😉

  • @sonaliv1489
    @sonaliv1489 Месяц назад +2

    Everyone is leaving every state?? Florida, California, New York, etc....

  • @martysk8r
    @martysk8r Месяц назад +1

    Yea, you shouldn't buy insurance.

  • @hologramhouse729
    @hologramhouse729 Месяц назад +1

    Holy Sh💩t!!!

  • @etebol
    @etebol 18 дней назад +1

    Wages suck in Miami.

  • @hermes389
    @hermes389 23 дня назад +1

    People leaving Florida? I wish this was true but I see more traffic in miami every day

  • @spike178
    @spike178 Месяц назад +6

    Surprised millions don't leave pathetic America every week.

  • @grantaugustyniak6667
    @grantaugustyniak6667 Месяц назад +1

    You really don’t save that much per year in not having a state income tax unless you’re wealthy ! So I don’t see the attraction - it’s based on income in your area. Isn’t there a bunch retirees down there on a fixed income ? Which is why many are leaving - cost of living for sure !

  • @sutterpark
    @sutterpark 23 дня назад

    Love your tatoos

  • @user-yj7tb5sd3u
    @user-yj7tb5sd3u Месяц назад

    Everyone seems to stay in for months because of humidity and heat -- uggh!!

  • @ArmandoPerezContractor
    @ArmandoPerezContractor 12 дней назад

    Bro I think your list is upside down. Cost of living must be the first reason those people are leaving and the home insurance cost the main into that category

  • @antoinettewilliams716
    @antoinettewilliams716 Месяц назад +18

    Living in Florida now April 2024😂 I don't see anyone leaving

    • @livingsoflo
      @livingsoflo  Месяц назад +1

      Alot are still moving here at the same time alot are leaving. Not something we will really notice

    • @Alwaysbeclosing1774
      @Alwaysbeclosing1774 Месяц назад +1

      What part of Florida. If its SWFL ,, You're not looking hard enough.

    • @vanru2176
      @vanru2176 Месяц назад +6

      I live in SW FLORIDA and work at a Contract Post Office. People are leaving due to the hurricane and the cost of home insurance. On the other hand houses are being built everywhere.

    • @vanru2176
      @vanru2176 Месяц назад +1

      People are moving here because of the politics!

    • @livingsoflo
      @livingsoflo  Месяц назад

      @@vanru2176 yes I believe thats a huge reason the boom started back in mid 2020

  • @chrissiegarrison6887
    @chrissiegarrison6887 День назад

    The tourist have definitely changed. They are very entitled
    They complain about the price
    The heat and everything else. Go home if your not happy hear. Why would you move to a tropical island in the summer.

  • @lrod312
    @lrod312 16 дней назад

    The insurance crisis is mostly due to inflation. The cost of lumber and other materials has doubled since 2021. And it’s not exclusive to Florida. It just doesn’t help Florida that a recent major hurricanes and insurance fraud overwhelmed the insurance market.

  • @carlosalenduran4630
    @carlosalenduran4630 18 дней назад +1

    Im moving to Cuba no cuba is Miami

  • @hildablanco1591
    @hildablanco1591 18 дней назад +1

    Crocodiles mosquitos tornados the moisture and overpriced Homes and violent people

  • @RicondaRacing
    @RicondaRacing Месяц назад +17

    The prices show people aren't leaving and politics are great in Florida. If protecting children is a problem then feel free to leave.

    • @skeletonbeats6483
      @skeletonbeats6483 Месяц назад +3

      God can you imagine getting your kids taken away because one of their classmates decided to spread a rumor about one of them and school staff took it seriously? Sounds like a nightmare down there

    • @morriswatkins5667
      @morriswatkins5667 Месяц назад +4

      Florida is 🗑️

    • @1969bones69
      @1969bones69 Месяц назад

      @@skeletonbeats6483 You're pretty stupid aren't you.

    • @sasha69Xurgelash
      @sasha69Xurgelash Месяц назад +1

      Charles Drew Elementary school is down the street from Cheetahs Strip Club and Brow County Prison!

  • @terpmaniac
    @terpmaniac 12 дней назад

    Old people think that all that heat keeps them better preserved.

  • @GT47179
    @GT47179 8 дней назад

    Its just all out war against the Country, not necessarily a FL thing

  • @HvacDaddio
    @HvacDaddio 5 дней назад

    Off topic from the video but #3 got me thinking. Why is talking about politics or religion off limits/taboo?
    Also great video, love how real this guy is, doesn't feel like a typical salesman's real estate robot.
    Lastly I'll mention, if Florida is having a tough time with new people, they should look at Canada. It's a complete mess with mass immigration.

  • @vickyharris2259
    @vickyharris2259 День назад +1

    Great news! People live on top of each other like sardines!

  • @mrfine00
    @mrfine00 27 дней назад

    I am not leaving SF, I am taking the profit with me

  • @brianlord1232
    @brianlord1232 День назад

    Bubble,insurance,property insurance,job losses..
    Epic crash inbound!

  • @bigrich6750
    @bigrich6750 19 дней назад

    All the Damn Yankees is why people are leaving. As the saying goes, if you’re in South Florida, you have to go north to find the South. Seriously, insurance costs are out of control. My house is paid for, but it costs me about $800 a month for wind and homeowners insurance. With property taxes, I’m approach $1000 a month to live in a house that’s paid off.