We bought a lovely home with a beautiful pond view in Bayside lakes (built in 2005) in July 2022 and we love it. It is a gated community and the HOA is not too bad, $140 that covers lawn mowing, sprinkler system (I don’t pay for the water) and community pools, etc. My daughter has a beautiful home in Viera (gated with water view etc.) and we wanted to live there but her neighborhood the homes are 600k+, so we looked 35 min south in Palm Bay. Homes similar to mine (Zillowed at 315k) in Melbourne would be at least 50k more and in viera probably would be at least 100k more. There are 3 houses for sale in my daughters neighborhood that range from 690k to 775k (they all have pools). Palm Bay is growing rapidly and no matter where drive we see lots of new homes being built on the many single lots, and they are building a new ponded community in southern Palm Bay. In 2022 we moved here to escape the CCP govt of NY (don’t worry Floridians - we’re conservative). Real estate taxes here are much lower than NY (about half) but home ins and car is almost double. Water/sewer cost is much higher. There is no income tax so this is a big plus since I am still working.
Rick, thanks for finding the video & the great comment on Bayside Lakes!! I'm personally a fan of homes on city water/sewer and liked the fact they developed this area of Palm Bay offering both. The community amenities of Bayside Lakes are also a plus!!
@@EricLarkin as of right now my 1st step tomorrow is calling my credit union and my bank and asking them about the steps we need for a conventional loan. I’m seeing they will average both our credit scores and my husbands was holding me back. After searching we are really looking into Palm Bay. Would love a 3 bed 2 bath. Both first is the loan tomorrow and then we will know where we are at. We are 1st time home buyers and I’m trying to see if we qualify for any programs as well
I grew up in Melbourne and moved to Palm Bay in 2000. When i first moved into my house I had empty lots all around me. Just one neighbor directly behind me. In the last 5 years every single lot has had a home built on it, about 11 in total. EVERY single person to purchase these homes were either from Miami or New York with the exception of one couple who came down from Georgia. The road i lived on went from fairly desolate and quiet to almost a freeway that people would use to cut through from Jupiter to Cocoa Ave and was getting worst. I ended up selling my home in that location and moving further out in the 32908 area where im now on a double lot and have more space between myself and neighbors. The housing prices are absolutely ridiculous. Property taxes are about to spike. The infrastructure sucks. Waste Management is absolutely worthless. Palm Bay is constantly trying to find ways to force new taxes on the residents for storm water management. Just last year they tried to force any person to connect to city utilities if its available to them which cost homeowners about 16k for city water/sewage hookup. 90% of us have wells and septic and do not need their utilities. Power will go out at the slightest breeze. Code Enforcement will leave nasty notes on your front door just for washing your boat in your own front yard or putting a pop up canvas in the driveway for a family cookout. Palm Bay PD will cite you for sneezing in the wrong direction. And dont put nice wheels on your vehicles because after hitting 50 different pot holes on your way to home depot your car will be out of alignment, your suspension is shot, and the lip of your rim is bent. And the worst part is the corrupt city officials. We literally had a city manager who tried to coax a council member into a "club house" were he was going to try to film him with prostitutes to frame him in order to get personal property rezoned. He also conspired with a Palm Bay cop to plant drugs in another council members car. Other then that. . . i guess its just a normal place to live.
@@srinivassiddarth Average sales price in 2021 was $267K. You can see whats for sale in Palm Bay on my website ericlarkin.chime.me/palm-bay (I am a real estate agent with Real Broker LLC)
@@EricLarkin That's very true. I built my first home on Emerson Drive, NW & Jupiter Blvd. Lot had city water and then they added sidewalks and street lights
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@@joanneortiz3681 Hey Joanne!! I’m an agency nurse who’s primarily been practicing in long term care facilities all over the Pittsburgh area since the start of the pandemic. I’m moving down to Palm Bay next week into one of the newer built communities and was hoping you could share with me some information on the nursing field in the area…? This is an extremely spontaneous move across country but when my house burnt down a few weeks ago I said to myself, if I’m going to have to start over from scratch, this is my chance to chase my dream and head south. My children and I have been wanting to come to Florida for years and I realized losing everything wasn’t so much of a tragedy but more so, an OPPORTUNITY!! I’m so excited for a fresh start but extremely anxious about not having employment secured yet. Any help or advice would be appreciated tremendously!!!
Forgive me my words: Where the hell is the taxes from those people in palm bay? the streets are HORRIBLE, Dark as hell, well no,no,no, hell has more lights but it's infrared. When the palm bay cityhole or garbage authority will fix those streets and put lights? I have more than 5 years of checking palm bay in those things are still there. I don't care if it's rural, they are receiving money from those tax payer. ----- If you are not inside the hell of HOA, then everything is HORRIBLE. WHERE IS THE MONEY? ---- AND where is the modern technology to put lights everywhere? Look like we never go forward but backward.
I guess I haven't been to Palm Bay at night😎 Now that you mention it, I don't recall seeing a lot of street lights in some of the areas in the far west or far south sections of town. I do know that they are working on paving a lot of the streets off San Filippo & Cogan and off St. Andre (the extreme SW corner).
@@EricLarkin Why you guys don't complain against the city, so they respect the people who live there and pay the taxes? If they want the city to grow they need to fix those places and streets. The called rural place should be as nice as the other parts cause those people pay taxes as well.
@@irisbaez1972 I was at a meeting last week where a city representative spoke of the long-term comprehensive plant that Palm Bay is working on. Paving all the roads is part of that plan. They are in phase 3 of 5 right now. Really, the section of Palm Bay I mentioned in a previous post (San Filippo & Cogan) is looking much better now that they paved the roads. I believe Palm Bay was hit pretty hard by the real estate downturn in 2008-2010 (lots of foreclosures, vacant properties, unpaid utilities, etc) and it took a little time for them to recover. From what I heard last week and what I am seeing today, they are on the right path. Rome wasn't built in a day. The neglected sections of the city didn't happen overnight. The development that is happening now just around the St John's Heritage Parkway will do a lot in improving Palm Bay. This roadway will eventually connect West Palm Bay to South East Palm Bay (the new exit on I-95). Along the way will bring new/improved infrastructure, commercial businesses, etc.
@@EricLarkin What I have read in complaints from the people is that palm bay gives one step forward and then 10 backward and it takes years to give another step. people complain a lot about the city.
@@EricLarkin it's a total nightmare, Palm Bay was a nice country Town 30 years ago. I'm from New York.. but there's definitely too many people moving here!
I’m in Palm Bay visiting family 6-14… and it’s definitely up & coming lots new construction every where 😎 definitely considering buying here… thx for this information
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We bought a lovely home with a beautiful pond view in Bayside lakes (built in 2005) in July 2022 and we love it. It is a gated community and the HOA is not too bad, $140 that covers lawn mowing, sprinkler system (I don’t pay for the water) and community pools, etc.
My daughter has a beautiful home in Viera (gated with water view etc.) and we wanted to live there but her neighborhood the homes are 600k+, so we looked 35 min south in Palm Bay. Homes similar to mine (Zillowed at 315k) in Melbourne would be at least 50k more and in viera probably would be at least 100k more. There are 3 houses for sale in my daughters neighborhood that range from 690k to 775k (they all have pools).
Palm Bay is growing rapidly and no matter where drive we see lots of new homes being built on the many single lots, and they are building a new ponded community in southern Palm Bay.
In 2022 we moved here to escape the CCP govt of NY (don’t worry Floridians - we’re conservative).
Real estate taxes here are much lower than NY (about half) but home ins and car is almost double. Water/sewer cost is much higher. There is no income tax so this is a big plus since I am still working.
Rick, thanks for finding the video & the great comment on Bayside Lakes!! I'm personally a fan of homes on city water/sewer and liked the fact they developed this area of Palm Bay offering both. The community amenities of Bayside Lakes are also a plus!!
Want to buy here. Everywhere else so so expensive. I just wanna know where to avoid aka the sketchy areas
Brevard county has some good options compared to other coastal counties. What are you looking for?
@@EricLarkin as of right now my 1st step tomorrow is calling my credit union and my bank and asking them about the steps we need for a conventional loan. I’m seeing they will average both our credit scores and my husbands was holding me back. After searching we are really looking into Palm Bay. Would love a 3 bed 2 bath. Both first is the loan tomorrow and then we will know where we are at. We are 1st time home buyers and I’m trying to see if we qualify for any programs as well
Talking to a bank/loan officer is an important step. Besides asking about qualifying for the loan, ask them for an estimate on your closing costs too.
@@EricLarkin I will thank you!
I grew up in Melbourne and moved to Palm Bay in 2000. When i first moved into my house I had empty lots all around me. Just one neighbor directly behind me. In the last 5 years every single lot has had a home built on it, about 11 in total. EVERY single person to purchase these homes were either from Miami or New York with the exception of one couple who came down from Georgia. The road i lived on went from fairly desolate and quiet to almost a freeway that people would use to cut through from Jupiter to Cocoa Ave and was getting worst. I ended up selling my home in that location and moving further out in the 32908 area where im now on a double lot and have more space between myself and neighbors. The housing prices are absolutely ridiculous. Property taxes are about to spike. The infrastructure sucks. Waste Management is absolutely worthless. Palm Bay is constantly trying to find ways to force new taxes on the residents for storm water management. Just last year they tried to force any person to connect to city utilities if its available to them which cost homeowners about 16k for city water/sewage hookup. 90% of us have wells and septic and do not need their utilities. Power will go out at the slightest breeze. Code Enforcement will leave nasty notes on your front door just for washing your boat in your own front yard or putting a pop up canvas in the driveway for a family cookout. Palm Bay PD will cite you for sneezing in the wrong direction. And dont put nice wheels on your vehicles because after hitting 50 different pot holes on your way to home depot your car will be out of alignment, your suspension is shot, and the lip of your rim is bent. And the worst part is the corrupt city officials. We literally had a city manager who tried to coax a council member into a "club house" were he was going to try to film him with prostitutes to frame him in order to get personal property rezoned. He also conspired with a Palm Bay cop to plant drugs in another council members car. Other then that. . . i guess its just a normal place to live.
I didn't realize PB code enforcement was that tough.
What company do you set up power utilities with?
FPL is the electric company for Brevard County
www.fpl.com/account/moving.html?icid=HCTL02
@@EricLarkin Thank you sir!
@@Portodan3482 👍👍Happy to help!
Also talk about the price man
The price of real estate?
@@EricLarkin hey, prices of houses there. Like 3 bd room, 2 bath room single family homes etc. Don't worry I'll check it in realtor app.
@@srinivassiddarth Average sales price in 2021 was $267K. You can see whats for sale in Palm Bay on my website ericlarkin.chime.me/palm-bay (I am a real estate agent with Real Broker LLC)
Hi. I was wondering how strong the winds are in Viera near the new Del Web and how often is it windy there?
The winds really depend on the time of year and the weather. We usually have a 6-9 mph wind at any given time.
How about vacant land
Plenty of vacant land in Palm Bay! What are you looking for?
The compound lol
in palm bay, everyone lives of Emerson....lol
🤣 that's funny! (Kinda true too)
@@EricLarkin That's very true. I built my first home on Emerson Drive, NW & Jupiter Blvd. Lot had city water and then they added sidewalks and street lights
Sidewalks are a nice upgrade!!
Yep.
@@penseyfrancis464 my parents built one of the first homes out off of Pace drive. We had a dirt road at the time. This was in 1986. I was 7 yrs old
Looks like a nice place to retire next year
I might be biased but I think it's a great place to live &/or retire too 😎😎
I lived there twenty years. Retire beachside. Melbourne Beach or Indialantic. Palm bay is a shithole
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I've lived in palm bay for 30 years worst drivers ever omg crash after crash on a daily basis.
I am knocking on wood as I read this... hopefully I won't be a party of this trend😎
I hope you won't either. I'm a cardiac nurse I always stop to help.
You are a good person 👍👍
@@joanneortiz3681 Hey Joanne!! I’m an agency nurse who’s primarily been practicing in long term care facilities all over the Pittsburgh area since the start of the pandemic. I’m moving down to Palm Bay next week into one of the newer built communities and was hoping you could share with me some information on the nursing field in the area…? This is an extremely spontaneous move across country but when my house burnt down a few weeks ago I said to myself, if I’m going to have to start over from scratch, this is my chance to chase my dream and head south. My children and I have been wanting to come to Florida for years and I realized losing everything wasn’t so much of a tragedy but more so, an OPPORTUNITY!! I’m so excited for a fresh start but extremely anxious about not having employment secured yet. Any help or advice would be appreciated tremendously!!!
@@autumngriffin9985 awesome yes please inbox me and I can fill you in ❤️❤️❤️
Forgive me my words: Where the hell is the taxes from those people in palm bay? the streets are HORRIBLE, Dark as hell, well no,no,no, hell has more lights but it's infrared. When the palm bay cityhole or garbage authority will fix those streets and put lights? I have more than 5 years of checking palm bay in those things are still there. I don't care if it's rural, they are receiving money from those tax payer.
----- If you are not inside the hell of HOA, then everything is HORRIBLE. WHERE IS THE MONEY?
---- AND where is the modern technology to put lights everywhere? Look like we never go forward but backward.
I guess I haven't been to Palm Bay at night😎 Now that you mention it, I don't recall seeing a lot of street lights in some of the areas in the far west or far south sections of town. I do know that they are working on paving a lot of the streets off San Filippo & Cogan and off St. Andre (the extreme SW corner).
@@EricLarkin Why you guys don't complain against the city, so they respect the people who live there and pay the taxes? If they want the city to grow they need to fix those places and streets. The called rural place should be as nice as the other parts cause those people pay taxes as well.
@@irisbaez1972 I was at a meeting last week where a city representative spoke of the long-term comprehensive plant that Palm Bay is working on. Paving all the roads is part of that plan. They are in phase 3 of 5 right now. Really, the section of Palm Bay I mentioned in a previous post (San Filippo & Cogan) is looking much better now that they paved the roads. I believe Palm Bay was hit pretty hard by the real estate downturn in 2008-2010 (lots of foreclosures, vacant properties, unpaid utilities, etc) and it took a little time for them to recover. From what I heard last week and what I am seeing today, they are on the right path. Rome wasn't built in a day. The neglected sections of the city didn't happen overnight. The development that is happening now just around the St John's Heritage Parkway will do a lot in improving Palm Bay. This roadway will eventually connect West Palm Bay to South East Palm Bay (the new exit on I-95). Along the way will bring new/improved infrastructure, commercial businesses, etc.
@@EricLarkin What I have read in complaints from the people is that palm bay gives one step forward and then 10 backward and it takes years to give another step. people complain a lot about the city.
The Traffic is absolutely horrendous the people aren't the best... But the weather is nice
Yep, the weather is nice😎😎 Where do you think the traffic is the worst?
@@EricLarkin Palm Bay road! And most of the roads in Palm Bay were not designed to handle the massive development and traffic jams.
Let's go Brandon 👍
That stretch of Palm Bay Road between Minton & Dairy gets jammed up a lot.
@@EricLarkin it's a total nightmare, Palm Bay was a nice country Town 30 years ago. I'm from New York.. but there's definitely too many people moving here!
Thanks for your insight😎
I'll give you 5 things...OVERBUILT OVERTAXED OVERPOPULATED. NOT ENOUGH ROADS TOO MUCH TRAFFIC AND A FREE ONE TOO MANY RUDE PEOPLE
Thanks for the bonus! Have you driven on the "new" St Johns Heritage Parkway yet? It's actually enjoyable to drive on
I’m in Palm Bay visiting family 6-14… and it’s definitely up & coming lots new construction every where 😎 definitely considering buying here… thx for this information
I hope you enjoyed your family time. I'm happy to help find the right property when you are ready to start searching.