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Message: [QUOTE="LasVegasYank, post: 2612419, member: 7711"] Moved to FL the year after I retired to be close to my widowed mother (seven miles away). Liked the area as we'd visited many times when my dad was still alive. No snow and lots to do with tons of restaurants, some local and the usual chains. We eat out at least once a week. We live about 1/2 mile from the Gulf, 35 minutes from Tampa International Airport (among the finest in the country). RE taxes about 3k/year ($350,000 home) with homeowners insurance of about $2,300 (hurricane risk) and flood insurance of $1,200 your largest costs. Move more inland and you won't need the flood insurance and cut your real estate taxes and property insurance bills too. Plenty of opportunities for part-time employment or volunteer work from the local libraries to local no-kill animal shelter to local hospitals, etc. If you plan to buy do yourself a favor and hire a buyer broker who works for you, not the seller, and will get their commission from the listing broker, not from you. Like an area but not sure, rent for a year, storing overflow possessions. Talk to friends, relatives, read articles on the 'net. A little research goes a long way. We love our situation. Postage stamp lot means no garden which I miss but lower maintenance costs. $65/month for the lawn guy and $98/month for the pool service, both well worth it. Good luck. :D [/QUOTE]