Charlie, I will make a case for a more rural lifestyle. There is something to be said for living where:
1. Land use regulations are more flexible. 2. A loud neighbor is less of a problem. 3. Crime is lower. 4. You can have a nice garden and possibly some food animals (Chickens, goats, rabbits). I am very nearing retirement and moving back to Florida as well. Here are my metrics as to where I have chosen to locate in addition to the above. 1. Traffic. Can I get to the grocery store and other shopping without living in my car to get there? 2. Distance to the things I enjoy doing. I personally love to fish. For me I wanted to be able to fish for fresh water as well as salt water. I chose a location Citrus County so I could do both. I also love fly fishing and want to be able to find good spots for that as well. 3. Safety from hurricane and flooding. My home is over 150 feet above sea level and is protected by large live oaks and red oaks. I am able to actually have a basement. 4. Access to quality medical facilities. This is a very big issue. How long does it take to get me to a level 1 or two trauma center? Is there a medical helicopter available? 5. Can I reasonably get to Hogtown to go to a ball game and get back home the same day. For me this was about a 1.5 to 2 hour circle around Gainesville. 6. Property taxes and small local government. I don’t want my retirement savings to be eroded by property tax creep and permit creep. If I don’t like a tree in my yard, I want to be able to take it out without unnecessary permits and permissions. 7. Can I get to the City and home in under a day? 8. Can I conveniently find good affordable restaurants? Jerry On 5/23/16, 2:56 PM, "[email protected] on behalf of Charles Simpson" <[email protected] on behalf of [email protected]> wrote: >We may finally be able to make our move to Gainesville this fall. We've >made two recent trips to look at houses and the big challenge will be >finding something affordable inside the city limits. Newberry and High >Springs have more bang for the buck but as I've told my wife many times >I want live in Gainesville not near Gainesville. My original criteria >was inside a 10 mile circle from BHG but I may have to back off from that. > >Charlie > >-- >-- >GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! >1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 >National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 >National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier >(1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) >--- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"GatorTalk" group. >To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >email to [email protected]. >For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
