TheSaint

Does anybody know areas in Florida that haven?t busted the real estate bubble yet, where you can still get a deal on a house? A further complication is I have a couple of horses on my property where I live now so I?d like to get a few acres, but that?s not a requirement.

For years I have been planning a move to Florida ? someday.

Now the time is upon me and I have been scouting the state and finding that things have changed dramatically the last 2 years ? it?s getting expensive.

I'm not that particular about where in Florida, although I would like to live within 1 1/2 hours of an airport and a city.

Example ? a friend in Boca bought a home 2 years ago for $480K. Its about 3500 sf, nice community, good schools, etc. I called her real estate agent and he told me to get in the same home today in her development is around $900K. That is almost a 100% increase ? in 2 years.

I?m looking for a house in the $500K to 700K range. More and more the real estate agents are showing me what look like upscale mobile homes for those prices, it just insane and I?m getting depressed about it, afraid I waited too long. Looks like the whole fucking nation is moving there.

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