The REAL Pros and Cons of Living in Tampa Florida 2023

We use to live on Davis Islands and took me 10 minutes home from office (2000-20100 now would take me 45 minutes

Lived in Florida for about a decade. Learn to love those lizards. They are your best friends. If you buy in a brand new development, probably won’t have any for a while. If you can… consider “relocating” some lizards to your yard. Jump start natures pest control. They will eventually come anyway, but local ecosystem kinda goes into shock every time they build a new development.

How’s the red tide in Tampa beaches? Also, is the public transportation good?

I love learning your “Why”. We are looking at several locations to retire in Florida and Myrtle Beach and struggling with so many differences. Coming from Oklahoma our main focus is lifestyle, weather and proximity to public beaches. Thanks for all your information and we will keep researching.

what's it like for an illegal immigrant?

best video I've seen yet looking into the move. I hate bugs and your story scared the shiiiii out of me. but its something I really needed to know!

Dust pan to kill the palmetto. Set the dust pan on top then step. The explosion won’t touch you… get a stand up dust pan that has a 3 foot handle.

Is the job market still strong in Tampa bay?

Do you have to be wealthy to live there in Tampa? Can a regular person make it it there?

Your video is very helpful and thank you to spend some time on the various things you did before you mention the pros and cons . Those were the same things that i am doing now and your insight was very helpful and good to know that it is normal to search and look around. Thank you for this video. I also wanted to add a point that , usually other videos are stereotype just mentioning few points that is already available in google, but in your case i felt i am talking a person who has genuine points with practical examples. I never got bored as you know how to explain things to make the audience listen to each and every point you are saying. I appreciate your skills and thanks again !!

I love your family story and why you moved! Thank you for sharing!!!

Take away mild temps during the winter months and some beaches with fine, white sand and what do you have? You have Avenue after Avenue of fast food restaurants, gas stations and pawn shops. You can’t go outside from April to September, you can’t walk around as you will either be hit by a vehicle or get robbed. The No state income tax is irrelevant since most jobs pay below the National average and the cost of living has skyrocketed. It is nice to vacation down there but knowing you are eventually hopping on a plane and out of the state.

This was very good, thanks for sharing your experiences

I’m a 22 year old, and I’m moving there to become a financial advisor! I could be more excited!

Nice Video Juan, We are from NY and moved to AZ in 09' before it was a thing.... Now its ridiculous out here in AZ. Over crowed and over priced for these cookie cutter homes. CA are moving here paying 500k for a 200k home 🤣 ... Since we grew up in NY. We have friends and family in FL. I was actually born in Inverness. It was super dead back in the 70s and 80's. I heard things changed out there. Go figure, lol. But we are thinking of visiting in Sept. and possibly moving in 2024. We like how DeSantis is running FL now. My question is, how is Appraising out there? I am a Cert Res Appraiser and I know FL is growing rapidly and all. What areas should I look for where I will be busy with out travelling all day? Thank you sir. BTW... i'm 45 as well, but my kids are 21 and 19. lol

Nashville or Tampa which on would you prefer when it comes to expenses and good safe lifestyle???

Cracking up at the palmetto story 😆

I'm looking at Tampa too. But after kids finish school in a few years. Worried about humidity and heat.

Is there public transportation?

Im in Grand Rapids MI and I really want to move there but it's so expensive.

Good video pal, very informative 👍 I subscribed 👍 thinking about FL as well. U have and videos or recommendations on condos?

Tampa won my heart more laidback then central Florida like Orlando and favorite part of Florida is kissamee.

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Man I can hear you talk for hours. Such a comfortable tone. The wife and I, plan on moving down May of next year after we are done with grad school! Thanks for the amazing insight!

Stop moving here!!!!

I moved here over 40 years ago , without ever visiting , 30 degrees below windchill and running out of oil for the furnace in Pennsylvania made up my mind . I'm very happy i made that decision . I now live in Temple Terrace, and have a rental in Tampa . The only thing that really gets on my nerves , is every day someone is calling , texting or knocking at my door wanting to buy my properties.

I live about 45 min up river from Detroit. I can’t wait to move to Florida

Hey Juan, thanks so much for this video! We are strongly considering Tampa / St. Pete and found this video the most thoughtful and insightful resource we’ve found so far. We relate to your story and appreciate you sharing it. We plan to reach out in the near future! Thanks again and please keep making great content like this.

Pros...it's not cold in January...
Cons...it's a flat peace of sand sorrounded by water...
Too hot!!!
No personality!!!
No Character!!!
Gets monotonous and boring!!!

Great videos! I’m from Sterling Heights Michigan and your videos are helping me figure out where in Tampa to live.

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YAYYY NO POPPING SOUNDS

1) Get regular pest control for the bugs. Make sure they spray the heck out of every room in your house and you should be good. The bug you showed in the picture was not a palmetto bug or a cockroach. I don’t know what the heck that thing is. It looks like a huge beetle. But either way, I have never seen one of those. The ones that I see look like just giant cockroaches .

2) But, there is roach spray that is all natural. It is made of mint, wintergreen, and rosemary oil and it works really well. You spray a lot of it on the roach and it will be dead in about 20 minutes. Then you can pick it up.

Tampa is not even in the top 20 for tech employment....

We moved to Tampa in 2017. We grew so TIRED of the cold and snow in Ohio. I love living in Tampa. As I’m typing this (October 24, 2023) it is PERFECTLY clear outside and 80° already! I LOVE this! Tampa is BEAUTIFUL. The palm trees, water surrounding the city skyline is breathtakingly beautiful. The best part about living in Tampa is that I don’t have to worry about that doom and gloom feeling of leaves falling from trees and having to prep the place for winter. Driving with my convertible top down in January is heaven on earth.

Good video. Good information and informative. Moved to downtown tampa 6 months ago. Never owned a car. You could mention that downtown has a free streetcar. Goes to Ybor city channelside. Great areas. Love the tampa bay history museum. And the pirate yellow taxi that goes on the Hillsborough river. Also love harbour island. Just want to add too food very over priced. But found 2 great places to eat. Very affordable. Tampa Bay Pizza company and brueggers bagels which is on Jackson and Kennedy. They are only open Monday to Friday 630am to 1230pm. 😊😊😊

Don't be fooled how cheap it is to live in the sunshine ☀ state. Sunshine is free. And maybe 10 years ago it was cheap. But owning a condo even if you pay cash there is still the hoa property taxes.I paid 5 thousand to Pinellas County last year. This year maybe 2 thousand to Hillsborough. Then there is insurance. Electric bill monthly and in the summer you pay. Then occasionally you like to eat. I do without cable. Phone bill too. Medical and dental. Glad I retired at 58. Atleast no mortgage. But snow anymore. 😊😊

Love the palmetto bug story hahaha

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Oh man!…I am Tampanian and you absolutely cracked me up talking about our bugs!😂😂😂. I am happy to see you love Tampa! So do I! I’ve always felt a little biased but I think it’s the greatest city and it will always be home for me as well. Thank you for the video and welcome to Tampa!!❤

What's wrong with older workers?
You don't even realize how cruel that us whenever some douche like you talks about, " young talent".
The irony is you are part of the protected class. No sense of contemplation. No sense of maybe I shouldn't contribute to this.
But thank you for demonstrating how pervasive discrimination is against older workers.

I guess I don't understand the notion that home insurance rates are going to drop in Florida. I suppose if you bury your head in the sand and ignore climate change, I guess I can see how one could come to this conclusion that they may drop.
How's it takes? Is one bad hurricane and insurance rates stay the same in Florida?

Good luck living near the water!
Soon it’ll be underwater..and insurance will out pace taxes in any state!

I'm sorry Bill Gates is NOT A PLUS 😅

do not have a brutal trade in tampa/orlando....................welding/roofer/plumber/drywall/carpet/carpenter/auto mechanic etc....and the pay is WAYYYYY LOWER......ALSO....no state tax does not help at all,being housing/rent is crazy expensive in tampa or orlando...................again****THE SUMMERS ARE UNREAL BRUTAL DEATH HUMID WET STICKY HOT***.........i welded down here for 10 years,,,its h3ll hot....search for your trade BEFORE U move down here....and look at the AWFUL pay rates.......there crazy LOWWWWWWWWWWWW/ and rents very hi...all facts

Way back in January 1988 I was in Pensacola for my Navy Photography school. It snowed one day. That took Pensacola off my list. I don't want to see another winter. I'm moving to Tampa in July.

Thank you

I’m from Lansing Michigan planning on moving to Tampa

Ima Tampa native I moved to Kentucky when I was 12 just before my 13th birthday I've been trying to move back since I tried 3 time in the last 2 years I miss home it's so much different now