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Great video 👍 I did the same thing in 1999, after my dad passed away 1998 when I was 21 I decided to save to move to Tampa Florida by myself. I'm from NY and lived in NJ which was expensive. NJ: Car inspections every year, tolls everywhere, cold 🥶, state tax, pay for dirty beaches, traffic, cops pull you over often. Florida: beautiful free beaches, less tolls, was less expensive but now expensive, no car inspection, no state tax, but more gun violence and can't swim in lakes or pond because gators and big bugs. Visiting Florida just stay away from ponds.

My wife and I moved our family to Tampa a year ago. We came from Kentucky and do not have any family here as well. It’s been a huge change but has been amazing we love it here.

Traffic in Tampa is ridiculous…lived in Westchase driving to downtown for work every day was a nightmare. We moved back to the Midwest because the insurance costs were ridiculous…car…homeowners and flood insurance was the reason we left.

I feel like your words are coming right out of my head. My husband and I moved to the Tampa area in December of 2021 from central MA. We were born and raised in MA and took the plunge in our mid 40's to finally change our lifestyle. We were miserable from the weather and couldn't be happier now. We love the sunshine and are basically outside all day. I agree most people living in FL are from somewhere else. It's nice to know others are feeling the exact same way we do. Great video! ❤

The last thing is don't come running to Florida and vote for the same failed policy's you did in your native state. Thank you and God bless Amen and Amen 🙏🏼 🙌 ❤️

We’re fortunate to enjoy three of the four seasons in the beautiful northeast. Florida is fantastic to visi from January until April!!!!

Born and raised in southeast Michigan. Begging my husband to move down here. This video stole my heart. Well said ! Thank you for the honest and heartfelt information and opinions!!

Tampa is really expensive now traffic is bad home insurance is high in Tampa food cost is higher in Florida you have to shop at Walmart car insurance is high if you are not making at least 75 to 100 grand a year in Tampa it's going to be hard

Glad I randomly stumbled upon this video and watched it through. Currently residing in the Midwest and looking to relocate to somewhere with more pleasant weather. You hit the nail on the head describing the weather of this region.

Thank you for sharing your story. I really enjoyed it.

I agree about being 15 minutes from the beach if you move to Florida. That’s such a large reason why you move there.

Liked & subscribed today. Thanks for your candid take

one of the best videos ive seen thanks sharing.

great video. i love the chemistry that you both have. I subscribe to your channel just because of the sincerity you both carry.

I spent 20 years in Florida ( native New Yorker). I lived in Orlando when I first came to the state but like you guys I wanted to be by the beach and found myself in St Pete. I lived between Pinellas and Pasco County. I do remember living in a subdivision with a baby gator (about 5 feet long) that lived in the pond across the road. The bugs I encountered and the amount of humidity is crazy. What brought me to your comment section though is what you mentioned: most people are not from Florida. Between the snowbirds and transplants it’s hard to find someone that’s native to the state.

Brand new subscriber here . Just discovered you yesterday. You guys are great !! I dream of livin on that Gulf Coast !! Cheers from Buffalo, NY !! Liz

Thanks for giving real dollar amounts for expenses and being so honest. Looking to retire in 5yrs and move to the Tampa area from NY. Hope by then FL has the home insurance crisis under control. Great video.

Very informative! Thank you for sharing! It was always my dream to move to Florida. I put serious consideration into it , however chose not to after being an empty nester and starting over at my age where I know nobody even though I lived in my home for 21 years raising my daughter alone it was still the state I was born and raised in. It was just a new area I knew little about. I hear how expensive Florida is which is everywhere anymore. Add the coastal flooding, hurricanes, tornadoes, bugs, alligators and brutal heat, not too mention overcrowded, for me staying in my state makes more sense. I live in a beautiful community where my grandmother lived most of her life and while I don’t have the beautiful Florida beaches, I do have a beautiful pool that I don’t have to maintain. I do pay a lot to live here, but I am the happiest I have been in a long time❤

Left Southeast Michigan 14 years ago for Florida. Loved it, next week we are going back to Michigan. Had enough of hurricanes, traffic,HOA fees and insurance. Most of all lost a lot of great neighbors (deaths).