Living in Pensacola Florida Pros and Cons // What is Pensacola FL like?
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- So you want to know the Pros and Cons of Living in Pensacola? After living in Pensacola, Florida, for almost 5 years I feel like I have earned the right to help anyone looking to move to Pensacola by breaking down the pros and cons of living in Florida as a whole. As a real estate agent in Pensacola Florida I serve people who plan on moving to pensacola. Realtors in Pensacola Florida will not be as honest as I plan to be on this channel. So if you are planning to relocate to pensacola be sure to watch this video all the way to the end so you are well informed about what you are getting yourself into.
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Martez Kelly with the MartezSellsFlorida RUclips Channel is a Licensed Pensacola Florida Real Estate Agent brokered by Kelly Right Real Estate talks about moving to pensacola Florida pros and cons as a pensacola realtor.
Cons: Outrageous housing prices and low paying jobs. Pros: weather, scenery, and lots of history.
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Don't forget the sunshine at night.
Jobs is the biggest problem in amount of pay, because it's still not expensive to buy a house, and no state income taxes. Only federal and property taxes. It's definitely a place to shop around for EVERYTHING, if looking for good stuff for better prices. That's because plenty exists. More expensive is because much more convenient. It also depends on how far want to live from everything else, because there's new neighborhoods like that, especially going east towards Tallahassee. I'll veer off from where I'm going, curious, and it's OMG look all building here in the middle of nowhere. That's because of the new infrastructures, bridges and highways. Santa Rosa County FL. It's sometimes as if Florida is getting ready to take in the rest of the country. All of New York City and New Jersey. Lol All red Republicans, where can't get rid of the Democrats anymore because rigged rigged rigged tight.
I live in south Florida and prices in pensacola look great
Thanks! Very informative. I'm moving there and it's nice to know the pros and cons.
It sounds good to me.
Are you here yet, and where are you coming from?
It sometimes shocks me when ppl move here or someone mentions Pensacola online because being from here it always seems SMALL or possibly boring sometimes. I’ve watched your real estate videos and never knew Pensacola would be place ppl would really choose to go. I love being from here, I just wish there were more black spaces and like you mentioned, more food options. It is indeed like a retirement/military city but I think they are trying to come up from that . It’s going to take more than building a bunch of expensive houses and apartments to fix that tho. Also, it’s a lot of gentrification happening in the downtown area.
Could be from Crestview Florida like me, but I love it. That's home ❤❤
I agree 1000% with everything you said! It's going to be a completely different in a few years. Thanks for watching the supporting the channel!
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That seems to be a common phenomenon about pensacola. It is a significant city but it's not a name you hear in every American household.
My wife and I, we get a little excited when we hear our hometown name dropped lol. Since I enlisted, we've only met one other lady from pensacola. Naturally, my wife and her because best friends lol.
Hey I’m visiting next week for my husbands family reunion. Where do you suggest to go out for fun
I got a superior proposal every popular district like Flordia, Pensacola, and Atlanta, Ga alliance funds to improve small municipality to improve land or landscape by lengthen since bigger city have mostly have everything and small area doesn’t like in Douglas, Ga.
I appreciate the insight, looking to move to Pensacola, FL from Anchorage, AK.
Visited friends a few times. My wife loves it.
I have a few properties up here, couple pending for sale.
The central locations, minutes from airport, I made Airbnbs out of, pretty profitable because of location, I lucked out not knowing what I was doing.
Just tired of the cold, hits your bones every morning going to work.
Selling everything, looking to rent there, see how we like it, at our age, don't want to be tied down to a 30 year mortgage, we love to travel.
I gotcha man! When it closer to that time reach out! We can set something up for sure!
Boy you are going to be in for a real shocker coming down here! I feel yah on the cold... But get ready for the complete opposite!! We love our little paradise! Hey! Foodies out there.. Check out the food trucks that go to NFCU in Beulah! I do believe that Pensacola and surrounding towns are trying to get up to speed with the bigger town things to do.. And don't forget to make day trips over into Alabama and Mississippi! Lots to explore, just with a slower pace.. 😊
stay home we full
One of the best things about Florida is the unpredictable short rain showers it does make it humid n the air thick but i love that
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Oh did i mention im freezing my ass off in maine and my views may be skewered form a long winter lol 😆
@@bigmikeyc83 lol
I moved to Pensacola from Los Angeles and like it very much. I was not expecting people to be so friendly and it feels more relaxing as a place to live. There is enough variety of restaurants and shopping plsces. They have high end and low end restaurants. Also compared to Miami Pensacola is close to Alabama so you can feel and experience the southern hospitality. When I moved into my home the cars driving by on my street would wave hello! In L.A. half the folks there don't care about your problems, the other half are glad you have them. Also the beaches are to die. I have been around the world and think these beaches are as good as the islands in the Philippines and Thailand. Also No biteing sand flys! Sand stays cool under the sun, water is clear. The only thing I noticed and it's a strange one in LA the fast food drive through places have very friendly people that work the window and as service people inside, maybe they are trained that way Like at In and Out Burger and Chic Falay all the staff are super friendly, but in Pensacola I don't see that, I don't know where they find their employees. I was going to Lowes and Home Depot every day to buy things for my new home and always fell into a conversation with the folks inside, customers and workers very layed back. I also do lke the change of weather and the fact that it rains hard. In LA everyday is the same.
I’m so glad you are enjoying it here🙌🏽
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Also coming from Southern CA, San Diego.
The further out of town you get the nicer people are. People in the workplace here aren't laid back, they are lazy. This is a horrible town to raise your kids in.
Hi Glen! Thank you for commenting! I am considering moving to Pensacola next month from Houston. Question sir, do you still live there, how do you like it. Any information much appreciated! Best, R Troy. Do you recommend??
I have lived here my whole life, but have traveled extensively. Pensacola has changed in many ways and has stayed the same in many ways. It is a town that is growing but is resistant to change. The locals want to keep a small town feel, but the growth is relentless. Crime has become an increasing problem across the country, and Pensacola is no exception. There are efforts being made to modernize our downtown, but the crime heavy parts of town are in need of work. I would avoid west Pensacola. It really is a lost cause. Stay away from places near the interstates as well to avoid the drugs and homeless population. Pensacola is a tale of two cities. On one side is the touristy highlights, and the other is the poor and crime. Stick to the east side of town and downtown. After midnight, downtown can be dangerous. Pensacola is growing and has growing pains. They need to address the crime problem and embrace modern city realities. It is a medium sized town trying to come off as a small town. I love Pensacola, and will remain here, but I am ready for this town to accept that it is growing and want it to embrace that growth and lose the small town mentality. It needs to be managed for what it is and not what the locals wish it to be. We got problems here that need serious attention.
Damn thats more straight forward then this video almost when it comes 2 the culture of Pensocola
What a great honest account of the area. Thank you for your insights!!
How’s the police department? Being a military town, they should have pretty good recruiting pool.
Because of the laws a realtor has to be careful what they say
Went to Pensacola Memorial Day Weekend and fell in love with it as a place to one day retire so that con is a pro for me. lol
Good Pro/Con video and nice to get perspectives of the area. =)
Glad to know I could help 🙏🏽
loved this video , straight to the point , but also very informative. thank you 😊
Thank you for that. I’ll have more out very soon🙌🏽
@@MartezSellsFlorida hi how are you, just want to know why you are not telling people about Pensacola Florida been haunted?????? Me and my kids have been attacked by spirits since we moved here and the apartment where we live are really nice and they are haunted also, what the hell is really going on??????
I’ve visited Pensacola 4-5times and I LOVE IT. Probably my favorite place to visit
Hello my fellow Pensacolian! I’m new here and wanted to show your channel some love. Great video💛
I appreciate the love honestly 🙏🏽
I agree with Martez, this is a retirement town. Personally I love it this way. I do tell the younger generation to ask someone your age about things to do here. I did retire here and my wife and I do retired things: walk, take the grand to the beach; church; eat out at times, but backyard cookout frequently. We do go to some events around town and sporting events; did you notice I didn't mention clubs. Younger folk, I will leave that to you. I am happy with the P'Cola lifestyle.
Your comment deserves a hug lol I really appreciate you taking the time to type this comment out and I pray it helps someone out thanks for watching the supporting the channel!
Just finished our first vacation here in Pensacola, we stayed here off of A street. It looked sketchy but it turned out very nice. We visited the beach everyday. Loved it here in May and met very nice people here of all colors. Thank you city of Pensacola 😊
"A" street or any street with numbers is usually sketchy. Just remember that lol
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A is a letter and it is sketchy AF im from Pensacola so I can say that for a fact
@@ceeceemoni3458 thanks for watching!
born and raised local and ive found quite a few good authentic food places. what you wanna look for are the hole in the wall places, they normally have some rlly good food. one of my favorite places is actually this little drive thru shack place (it looks sketchy but its fine) called Tops, they sell good burgers and tater tots!
Try blue dot burger it’s better than tops
Pensacola in the last decade has boomed with awesome restaurants and cool places. Ballpark now. Grew up here, joined the Navy finished my tours in California and could not get back here fast enough. Gulf Coast is where I want to be.
Love to see the hustle Martez. Great production quality for your videos. Disagree with the cons on traffic and food options though. Relatively speaking, the only time you run into traffic is going from Pensacola out to Pensacola Beach but that is really only from the months of May through Labor day. Also depends on what time you decide to venture out to the beach. With the new tolling system on the beach, the traffic is way better. But if I had to guestimate, I would say my normal travel time from my house, in Warrington, to my spot on the beach, which is about 8 blocks past the fire-station, is 30-45 minutes. Not counting if there is a wreck on 3-mile. But for the majority of the year, it's smooth sailing out there. Food-wise, don't disagree with how late things are open, that is definitely a con. But you can find authentic mom and pop shops for various ethnicities but they exists on the west-side of the Pensacola area. Mainly Warrington and Brownsville. They do exist in other areas of Pensacola, but since they are such a small operation, they don't exactly market themselves well. So you got to hunt for them a bit. A great group I'd recommend to finding these smaller niche places is the Pensacola Foodies Facebook group. That being said, overall great video and I'll hit ya up next time I'm ready to purchase my next property. Cheers!
Thanks man! I'm looking forward to it!
Thank you for this video ! I am from Dallas Tx, texas is home but I want to be around nature more. Dallas is perfect for city living but a lot of people are moving in from Cali and it’s getting overpopulated . I was thinking Austin but it’s a lot pricey there. But I never thought about moving by the beach! This might be the place 🤞🏻
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Hey! I am in Pensacola right now but I live in Austin. Austin is extremely overpopulated, especially with all the California people. I don't recommend it
I’m in Fort Worth but from MS. I want to be closer to home & thinking about Pcola in 2 years.
Let's add a con here; the west side of town is still to this day a shit hole. It was thirty years ago when I was stationed at NAS Pensacola and still is today. Way too many slum lords on that side of town.
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I see how it’s a dump everywhere in Pensaocla besides downtown and east hill.
THE CITY sure doesn't give a rats ass if anything changes, do they ?
THAT tells you a lot, crooked govt full of thieving rednecks- BAD IDEA
My parent's live there, and you are 100% correct
I appreciate that honestly 🙏🏽
We moved to Pensacola in 1979 and I went to school there, and university. I left to California in 2003, visiting FLA sporadically - my mom still lives nearby. The traffic is outrageous now compared to when I was going to college - it's truly awful. Downtown parking is ridiculously expensive thanks to just one company scooping up so many lots and turning them into paid parking.
And California is any better? 🤦♀️ That is like me comparing NY to Florida. There is no comparison. I can’t wait to get out of here!!
@@monicae67 yes it is better Florida is landfill
Lived there for three years about twenty years ago. Enjoyed my time in Pensacola. Good vid.
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I live in Clearwater. Fl and I have to say, it is much more humid and hot in Pensacola than it is here even though Clearwater is much further south. On the other hand, the traffic is much lighter than it is in a lot of other cities in Florida. Pensacole traffic is light compared to here in Clearwater or Tampa/St. Petersburg area.
I can agree with that!
It’s nothing to do there the best thing I did was move to Hallandale beach am close to Hollywood beach and Miami hole different lifestyles.
That's completely true and I wanted to stress that. Thanks for watching and supporting the channel.
Watching your videos planning to move to the area within five years thanks for posting informations
No doubt thanks for watching 🙏🏽
I've always said people from Georgia move to pensacola and people from pensacola move to Georgia. I was born and raised in Georgia in a town 20 minutes west of Atlanta and ended up living about 40 minutes from pensacola. One of my good friends was born in Milton he moved to my home town where we met years later he ended up moving back to pensacola cause his family moved back. My family decided to move near pensacola cause my grandfather lived in pace and my mom wanted to be near her father so years later I moved from Georgia to near pensacola and have been here since.
I've noticed that myself lol Thanks for watching and supporting the channel!
Not just Pensacola but Florida in general
I really enjoyed your video, great information
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The only thing I have to say when it comes to authentic food. This is the city of 5 flags. The culture diversity is amazing. Make friends from many different cultures and you will have authentic food. I have Korean friends, Filipino friends, Thai friends, Vietnamese friends, Mediterranean friends, friends from Mexico, friends from Italy, etc. I never have any issues finding real authentic food. I also have been here since I was 15 and can give you little hole in the wall places where you can also have authentic food.
I would love for you to give me this food tour! It would be great for the channel🙌🏽
So, list the hole in the wall places please, I am sure they would love the business. I the Blue Dot still open
I have been living in Pensacola my entire life and all of this is true. ESPECIALLY the beach one. That's our biggest tourist attraction and it's so pretty. The only problem is getting there, the traffic's horrible....
Yes it is lol
Completely true!!
@@MartezSellsFlorida Pensacola Beach is amazing though! Especially when the blue angels visit, which happens to be today! They also practice right above my house which is cool.
Thank You for the video. It would be great if you provided videos on different neighborhoods / areas. How is the job market? Diversity? School districts? I am considering moving there
I’m editing the neighborhood video now!
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Ya how are the kids schools??
I’m from GA moving to Pensacola too. I’m excited, but a bit nervous because I don’t know what to expect. I know God is calling me to do it, but in all honesty, I’m from Atlanta so I’m a bit nervous about diversity there. I’m glad I found your video, which has eased my mind a bit about the diversity 😅. Thanks again.
No doubt lol I completely understand your nervousness! If you need any help with in regards to the move don’t hesitate to reach out 🙌🏽
@ beautiful heights My family and I are planning a move this summer. My concern was about the diversity too glad to have found his video.
Glad to know I could help🙏🏽 whenever you are looking to make the move don’t hesitate to reach out.
I’m from Atlanta too!!!!!!!! I live in Raleigh NC right now and plan to move to move to Pensacola by July!!! I’m toooo excited 😊 have you moved yet @beautifulheights? If so, fill me in. I’ve been looking at the apartment options and being bouchée doesn’t really help. Their apartments options are gross compared to what I’ve seen in the A and Raleigh. If you sample upon some new apartments let me know. I’ve only seen 2 communities … so sad. But I’m still excited 😆
@@funkneetube heyyy! I moved in February and LOVEEEEE IT. Legit almost everyday feels like a vacation😂! There’s a lot more of us here than I was expecting, and it’s very diverse partly due to the naval base nearby. There are plenty nice communities here. I’m a lil bougie 🤑 too girl and I’m pretty satisfied with where I’m at. I’ll email you a list of nice apartments. Just drop your email! MAKE THE MOVE YOU WONT REGRET IT.
I have been coming to Pensacola Beach since I was a toddler in the late sixies!! My Dad always took me and my 6 siblings there every year. Now I still vacation there as an adult. I've always said if a beautiful beach is what you want you don't need to go any further in Florida than Santa Rosa Island. I would love to retire there soon. It has been fun watching all of the changes in the area since the 60's. Wow!
The beaches in Pensacola are the best 🙌🏽 thanks for watching and commenting!
@@MartezSellsFlorida what part of Georgia you from?
This was a very helpful video. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Moved to Pensacola from Georgia two years ago. Love it, but the humidity is so much higher. Thick hot is a great way to put it.
Honestly this city depends how old you are if your gonna love it or not. Being 20 years old there's not a lot to do but if your older your gonna love it. So some cons were pros and vice versa.
I agree 1000%! Thanks so much for watching!
I get that. If you’re clubbing or party kind of person then it’s gonna be rough for someone younger. Seville, The Beach, bowling, gallery night, and the vegan joints are things I like here but to someone else that can be boring lol.
@@nogamedominic1768 Exactly
@@jasminepayne1895 yea I agree. Older crowd I think
I’m sorry but leaving crime infested NYC where you have to fear getting robbed or pushed onto the NYC subway tracks, Pensacola sounds like a dream to me.
Born an raised in Pensacola but still wanted to watch u got just bout everything but the high prices on the housing market an cars, and theirs lots of history but nice video
I've lived in Pensacola for 8 years and I agree with you on most of this. Lots of natural beauty and the weather is fantastic for 9 months out of the year. There is a lack of diversity. The largest demographics who live here are Black 26% and White 65%. I wouldn't consider that diverse. This is not a place for anyone under 40 in my opinion, unless you are married with a family. Career opportunities are limited to hospitality, medical, military and real estate. Its a very car dependent area. I have lived in much larger cities that didn't have nearly as many accidents as I've seen here.
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I have commuted for a long time. All perspective. Agree with where you are coming from though.
Being as blacks are still only about 12 to 15 percent of this country's population, I'd say 26% is very diverse.
@@wonderwoman6232 she probably think divise is something where blacks or other races are more prominent. Like DC, NYC, ATL, LA, Chicago and etc. Which isn't for everyone.
You’ve sold me! Actually I live in Ga but looking for a vacation home and have been considering the area. Well put together video.
I’m glad to know I could help! If you need help please don’t hesitate to reach out 🙌🏽
Yes! I need this. Just moved to the area.
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How do you like the area so far? Looking to move there in June
I was not going to say nothing to you but I don’t see no one on here talking about how Pensacola Florida is haunted are how the spirits attack you in day light 💡, me and my kids have been getting attacked by spirit since we moved here , just want to know if you was getting the same things happened to you and your family
Everything he said in this video is facts!
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There’s nothing there besides the beach, seafood, and Whataburgerrrrrrrr lol. The job market sucks there! The public school system is meh, depending on which school. Those moving there from Atlanta don’t expect to find something to do all the time. It’s slower than Atlanta. The traffic isn’t bad like in Atlanta. I moved to Sandy Springs from Pensacola for abt 6 years, then recently moved to the Bay Area in FL. Crab Island in Destin is dope. Gallery Night is fun though!
I wouldn’t stay in Mayfair, Montclair, Warrington, and Shantytown. I def would NOT 🚫 stay in the apartment complexes called Oakwood Terrace, Warrington Village and Pensacola Village. Matter of fact just stay away from them 3 😂😂 I’d do East Hill, Downtown Historic District, Perdido Key (not really Pensacola though), and the Scenic area.
Overall Pensacola is cool! 😊☺️
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One of the biggest problems Pensacola is facing right now (and for the past years and foreseeable future) is that leadership is not investing in this city and surrounding areas. One reason traffic is so bad everywhere is infrastructure- our leaders give the green light to tons of developers to add in large shopping and housing complexes and then refuses to put any money into widening main arteries or replacing roads. I live near Perdido Key and just in the past couple of years (and still happening now), new apartments are being added, new large stores, new schools, etc, and the highways are still 2 lanes in many places. We have a beautiful beach down here but you WILL spend at least an hour in your car trying to get to it and trying to leave. Those of us who live here can't even get to the grocery store on weekends. Not to mention that they've allowed condo owners to block off most of the beach so the small bits that are public are extremely crowded- go to Johnson Beach at the National Seashore (though you will have to pay to get in and parking is limited). Recently, we were redistricted to be included with the northern part of west Pensacola where a large New corporate complex, along with housing, stores, etc, is being built so nothing will be getting done to fix these issues anytime soon.
I love living in Pensacola, I just wish those who ran it cared a bit more about the residents and less about money. Especially since they aren't spending any of it on public services so our firefighters, paramedics and EMTs are underpaid and we don't have enough to adequately run an efficient emergency response system. Same with teachers and even bus drivers- bus drivers having to "double up" on routes has become a normal occurrence and they're quitting due to it.
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as of today (4/2022) the place is too expensive. I am from WA, explored it for a week or so, my conclusion was nice place to live, good weather but more good spot (close to the beaches are super expensive), even out of state like me (WA housing is crazy like California) still consider this place is to expensive. But the very very important thing: not a lot of work, you can't do much if you have no income. If you look at the stats, people were excited to move there and resell their properties in just a short few years. That is not good.
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Pensacola is cheap move to st.pete you will see high
So move here and become an entrepreneur. Start up something you see lacking in the town. Duh.
Pensacola has gotten expensive. I was planning to move last year,but the rent too damn high.
I moved there 2 years ago. The black people are very strange and no sense or care of other peoples property lines, or drive ways. My 26 year old daughter HATES it. We are from the ATL.
I have been to pensacola and there are some rough area's in Pensacola
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I moved here from Pennsylvania. It’s a hell of a lot better here. And you can do a lot of things within a 3 hour drive. New Orleans is only 2 1/2 hours. There is much more to do here than Pa. And it’s 3 generations moved here. Schoolage, 30’s, and late 50’s.
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I went to middle school and high school here and this place legit sucks. I had to move during college cause every time my friends go out, it was always the same 3 main bars that people go to when bar hopping. It felt like I was stuck in an endless loop. I still have family here so I still visit them on occasions and when I'm in town to hangout with my friends, it's always just going to downtown going to the same 3 bars. lot of people do drugs too.
you're saying - IT'S BORING ! I get it
I lived in Pensacola my whole life and finally moved away at 20 years old and I’m like really missing home man lol it’s legit my home, it’s just hits different. But also driving to Destin and flying out that airport is a lot cheaper than NoLa. IFY
Fentanyl, homeless panhandling, and crime are my cons that I feel you left out. -Pensacola Native
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It's a RED part of the state, you can't expect law and order in a SOLID RED AREA, those good old boys don't really give a damn about anybody else
I’m from Louisiana, and I’ve lived here for 2 years. I have to agree heavily on the FOOD!
There’s lots of your basic fast food restaurants here, but a very small amount of nearby authentic style foods. Seafood is not near as appetizing here as Louisiana. We had lots of seafood restaurants in La, and they were all wonderful. I’ve yet to find a seafood restaurant here in Fl that impresses me. I thought moving here would mean more food options but most days, I am disappointed in the choices we have here. This video was great, very honest, and accurate!
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I suggest trying Shannon's Seafood on Pine Forest Road. Pretty great!
I'm currently in the Atlanta area, originally from Alabama Gulf Coast (Mobile.) I'm making plans to move to Pensacola to be close to my grownup kids and grandkids. 👍🏾
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I'm a nervous older lady ( lol ) from Tallahassee. I love NW Florida having done summers in Chipley and Bonifay ( woo hoo exciting! ) but I don't think I could take the military planes flying over all the time. Niceville gets on my rickety old nerves too. Can't take the noise! But I do like to go over there as much as I can. I love the style of homes in Pensy and Crestview too.
I feel you have nailed it right on the head amd you were very accurate. I am from PNS and have been lived there about 50 yrs and now live in Athens Ga. Our beaches are the prettiest in ALL of Florida … fact
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We, ère in Pensacola vacationing for a week. We are from Western Missouri. A nice clean place and friendly locals. Wonderful downtown all together. The cons: It is very spread out therefore, Not a walkable community. Dangerous to cycle there due to too many cars and drivers going too fast and not paying attention. Public transit seems skeletal. No streetcars nor light rail. Also, the Amtrak Sunset Limited service stopped in 2005 due to Katrina. Certainly not a place where to retire to and live car free.
I was born in Pensacola and moved away when I was 14 to Orlando, now I have been back for about 15 years and that was for my (at the time) young kids. And everything you have just described is the truth. But you forgot to say how racist and high crime this city has become. Also highly expensive with no competitive wages. So a person or family had better have a plan and a real passion to live out the rest of your life in Pensacola Florida cause local people can probably cut on one hand how often we really get to see the Beaches or anything that would attack someone here. Don't mean to be Debbie downer but if you know, well you just know 😢
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He's definitely right about the racist... also he said slow paced. No mostly laziness.
@@labortechs5661 it's called the REDNECK RIVIERA for a reason !
I'd rather live in a BLUE area , I think Tallahassee is better, being a college town
Is this still true? Racism? And also how diverse is this city?
Cons:
The weather sucks! Between July 1st through mid September it rains almost every single day and is overcast. There is no industry here, if you're a blue collar industrial construction worker (welder, pipe fitter, rigger, electrician etc) there is no work here for you.
In the winter there's not much to do.
Pros: Beautiful beaches.
People are nice.
As a born and raised local I was just waiting for him to say something stupid. But he never did. Agree with a lot of things you said. Definitely didn't cover all the pros and cons but, covered a lot of the main points
Glad to know I did not say anything stupid lol Thanks for watching and supporting the channel!
@@MartezSellsFlorida is it racist lol
@@louie2basednr932 yes....I was raised there and moved away as an adult. The racism is somewhat covert (not openly displayed or acknowledged) but there are a lot of country white conservative people there.
It's stupid because the truth hurts😂
Really informative video. Well done.
Thank you!
Excellent! Thank you!✅
Our pleasure!
This is soooo accurate 🥺🥺🥺
I have been around the world and I can tell you the sand/beach is one of the best in the world.
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Very beautiful city they just don’t have many entertainment venues unless you’re on the beach
That's completely true!
destin and miramar are only an hour away yet 100x nicer a good party scene and insane food I live in gulf breeze Pensacola is ghetto
Growing up in Pensacola I always describe it as a retirement city
I completely agree lol Thanks for watching the supporting the channel!
Thanks for the info but why are you living in a retirement community?
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super helpful, thank you
Glad it was helpful!
considering moving to Pensacola, thank you for sharing.
No doubt! I appreciate you watching and commenting. Let me help you move when you actually start the process!
PNS is not expensive at all. If you fly with American Airlines, you can literally get to dallas for 120 bucks, then you can fly anywhere you want. So what you said about PNS being more expensive is false. Also, the parking is cheap at the airport, cheaper than NOLA and you would spend more money in gasoline and wear and tear going to nola and back. So yeah, not true about the airport. In fact, PNS is a really awesome airport for the area. I use it all the time with American airlines, super inexpensive!!
Thanks for the comment
Prices are high rn but once commy xiden is dead or gone, back to normalized prices lol
Lived there for 18 years... Seasons...well hot as blazes and bone chilling cold... as for spring and fall they last about two weeks..
In the winter, it's too cold and in the summer, it's too hot and humid. But then, I am from Hawaii so I am spoiled.
Lol that’s very fair. Thanks for the comment!
I'm moving here after college or somewhere close by in this area! With that being said I got 2 questions for you bro. 1.) Should i wait til the housing market gets better to move here and be stable and comfrotable. 2.) What is the job market REALLY REALLY LIKE HERE? My major is Mortuary Science. And what do they pay salary wise?
While I can't predict if the housing market will get better, I can tell you that the cost of housing is far more expensive than what the wages support for that area. If you do find something affordable, it's probably gonna be crappy housing. When you really explore Pensacola, you will find they have a lot of shoddy looking neighborhoods.
The job market there sucks, unless you work in healthcare (RNs/Drs), work at Navy Federal, or are in the military. For context, when I was living there, with a degree I was making anywhere from $10-$15/hr. I randomly applied for a job in another city and got hired doing the same thing for $22/hr. Fast forward 6 years later and I'm making 6 figures. Most of the people I grew up with there who got degrees have not returned to Pensacola because they make a better living and have a higher quality of life elsewhere.
Also the racism....it's very covert but if you take a look at the comments on WEAR Pensacola News Facebook....you will get an idea of how they really feel. Very conservative, country, and racist.
The biggest drawback to me is everything looks so run-down everything
moving to Florida for aerospace engineering job, whats best place to be with family in Florida
Check out my best neighborhoods video.
BEST PLACE is ANY OTHER STATE
Are the hurricanes bad in north florida in that area of pensacola, panama city, and fort walton??
As of lately hurricane have been coming to the Pensacola area a lot more often. It’s not as bad as the news make it seems.
@@MartezSellsFlorida do u have to evacuate if u live in an apartment building
From my experience no! The decision is mainly in your hands. Depending on the strength of the hurricane it maybe best to drive north.
@@MartezSellsFlorida kewl thanks 😊
No doubt thank you 🙏🏽
Great info!
Thank you for the information.
No thank you for watching🙏🏽
“Thick hot” 💯 this morning!! 🤣
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Well done! We love visiting Pensacola!
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Martez, this was a really good honest video about Pensacola. Really great information! I’ll be in contact you with if I sell my home or look to get other properties. Thank you for this!
Thanks for watching glad to know I could help🙏🏾
I wanna move to Pensacola, FLORIDA I'm from Chicago I live in Iowa and I am so tired of Iowa. It's time to re locate.
let's make it happen! Reach out to me via email
I grew up in Pensacola and loved the beach, but the traffic to get over there is awful now. I haven't lived there in 44 yrs, but I think people need to realize it is VERY CONSERVATIVE. When I go back to visit family, I am SHOCKED to see so many signs still claiming Trump won the election (I am truly not trying to start anything, but I think it's something people need to know, and many people like it that way). It's kind of like stepping back in time, but not in a good way. The people are usually very friendly there, but it is a military town so you get everything that comes with that-- The seafood and Jo Patti's can not be beat.
One of the best comments yet. Thanks for keeping it real & not sugar coating. 💯
Nothing wrong with it being conservative. Frankly, I think that is a great thing. Thank you for sharing that. It makes me look forward to my move there even more.
@@monicae67 Great!! Then you will love it-
Yeah Trump won. How you gonna excuse how they stopped counting and we keep finding videos of people with large amounts of ballots? Anyway y’all did the same shit with trump and said Russia interfered 😂 and now That’s been debunked
You covered all the basics.
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Are the schools good and is it a safe place to raise a family - what is the best area to live
I have a new video on my channel about the best neighborhoods! I think you should most definitely check it out!
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Leaving Colorado soon ! Pensacola it is ☀️
Amazing 🙌🏽 If I can help in anyway please let me know!
You got a place there? I’ll trade you houses. I live on one of the nicest streets in town.
@@areyoujelton are you looking to sell? 👀
Im looking to move to Pensacola. Im coming out in august. I want to sell my house in las vegas for around 550 and pay cash for something around 300 (i hope) maybe more inland like Pace or something. Im from a fast oace area but i hate it. Want to slow down. Ill reach out to you. Id like to just see a few homes if it looks good , ill put my house in the market same month. Sell amd move by end of year.
Sounds like a plan. I’m looking forward to you reaching out!
Tthanks much for the informative video!
I appreciate you for watching and commenting 🙏🏽
I'm from South Africa and planning to relocate to Pensacola FL.
Let's make it happen!
I love my city born and raised there. Now retired from the military I might move back home.
If you need someone to help you please don't hesitate to reach out!
There is the beach and the plane museum and that’s basically it and also no the weather is not good it’s raining a lot
Thanks for the video brother also Florida is the best state to live in it has the best weather and the best beaches in the nation also it has a lot of wonderful nature
Couldn't agree more!
I lived in Pensacola Florida, 5 years, every house I rented have mold,lots of begging people in corner,worse restaurants except for Maria sea food,Pete Peg leg mostly seafood, the city since Maria hurricane has low electrical lining, people are rude,racist and there is a lot of homeless people. Pro,Pensacola beach.
I plan to move to FL and found the cities of Pensacola and Destin. I'm Brazilian and the issue of diversity worries me.
Better off moving somewhere else
get ready to be discriminated against, bad idea
take a look at Tallahassee, it's a college town and not so REDNECK RASCIST, plus has more jobs
PS, I am living in Florianopolis but from Clearwater FL
Lot more going on there plus huge Spiritist Church there in Tampa, hardly no rascism there
I’m from pcb I’ve been around Pensacola ever sense I was a kid I’m 20 and I’m wanting to move there
I lived there 12 yrs had to get out back to michigan.
What about things to do in Mobile, Alabama?
Is it best beach area in northern Florida
In my opinion yes!
I’m from WI & looking at this video bc my job as locations here 😅
Whenever you are ready to move let me know. I’ll be more than happy to help!
It's a mirage don't move here I've been here since 1990 nothing to do here especially for the kids you have to go out of town to do something all pensacola cares about is what's over the bridge the beach area you can only go to so many movies or restaurants and the restaurants we have is mostly franchise nothing special also the crime rate is going up I'm trying to move out do not move here trust me
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I live in Milton and it sucks. I want to live around the Pace area in between Milton and Pace..the Windham area is nice.
Yes, everything was accurate, when we were visiting at the time
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I fly out of fwb/Destin. I live in Navarre though
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