ArcticCrusher Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 22 minutes ago, Highmark said: I'd consider buying a place on the water down there sometime and VRBO it all year except when friends and family want to use it. Got some friends that do it there and in Arizona and it more than pays for itself. Was looking at that back over a decade ago. Real estate agent did the math, it was a condo on St. Petes for about 400K, if it was 100% paid for the return would have been about 4K. The PT was the killer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s pump Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Kivalo said: Now this is the proper way to do Florida. Yessah 1 hour ago, washedupmxer said: I've heard traffic in Tampa is almost as bad as Los Angeles these days Its not bad at all. No where near like LA. Traffic keeps moving and people drive like retards but LA you can see your destination and be an hour away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry ginger Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 1 hour ago, s pump said: Yessah Its not bad at all. No where near like LA. Traffic keeps moving and people drive like retards but LA you can see your destination and be an hour away. i was in tampa last year, zero issue with traffic. Orlando can be a bit of a shitshow but no worse than any other bigger city I've been to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 St Augustine is a pretty nice town to vacation. Locals keep the riff raff out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIQPilot Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 2 hours ago, s pump said: Yessah Its not bad at all. No where near like LA. Traffic keeps moving and people drive like retards but LA you can see your destination and be an hour away. That is a fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s pump Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Angry ginger said: i was in tampa last year, zero issue with traffic. Orlando can be a bit of a shitshow but no worse than any other bigger city I've been to. 408 through Orlando is a 20 year old cluster fuck. There are piles of dirt moved for projects with 30 ft trees growing out of them. Total shit show of unfinished projects. Really is criminal/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted February 18, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 18, 2020 2 hours ago, s pump said: Yessah Its not bad at all. No where near like LA. Traffic keeps moving and people drive like retards but LA you can see your destination and be an hour away. I lived in the Vally in 1983. I worked north so headed out of town when everyone was coming in . When looking at southbound side all I could think was No fucking way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIQPilot Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 47 minutes ago, steve from amherst said: I lived in the Vally in 1983. I worked north so headed out of town when everyone was coming in . When looking at southbound side all I could think was No fucking way. I drove from Ventura through Pasadena to Riverside this past October. Took 5 hours to go 100 miles. From Ventura to Palm Springs was an 8 hour drive. The locals say that is normal these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry ginger Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 3 hours ago, spin_dry said: St Augustine is a pretty nice town to vacation. Locals keep the riff raff out. it is, daughter was looking at going to Flagler college there before she decided to head to OH. Great little town Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 33 minutes ago, Angry ginger said: it is, daughter was looking at going to Flagler college there before she decided to head to OH. Great little town It’s the only place in Florida I spend time in. Palm Coast used to be ok. That’s even getting seedy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted February 19, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, ArcticCrusher said: Was looking at that back over a decade ago. Real estate agent did the math, it was a condo on St. Petes for about 400K, if it was 100% paid for the return would have been about 4K. The PT was the killer. True but I think the income potential has become greater with the popularity of shorter rentals thru vrbo and what not. Edited February 19, 2020 by Highmark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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