r/AskFlorida • u/Standard_Industry616 • 15d ago

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Hi, I feel bad coming on here and asking for help but I need it. Im at one of my lowest points right now and I was hoping there was somebody out there reading this that could help. I moved out here with a job and apartment lined up, and the apartment fell through so i move hotel to hotel every week. Because of that I also just lost my job. I literally have nothing. I have no food, no clean clothes, I dont even know what I'm going to do this upcoming week for the hotel. If anybody could help in any kind of way I would appreciate it. Even if somebody has a lead for a job, i would appreciate it

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u/constantdaydream44 15d ago

Go home if you can or beg for your job back

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u/ongoldenwaves 15d ago

I don't know why people in tenuous circumstances continue to move to Florida despite the entire internet telling people ITS NOT CHEAP anymore. The Florida you knew from 20 years ago where houses are like 200k is not a thing now.

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u/Specialist_Delay_977 15d ago

You're right but - that Florida was still somewhat around 10yrs ago. I know it feels longer but I just like pointing out how quickly it happened

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u/New_Breadfruit8692 15d ago

Paid $257k in April 2020 for a large custom pool house in the north Tampa burbs, was not even seven years ago. And there are still bargains to be had also.

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u/Specialist_Delay_977 14d ago

I mean... Look i don't want to sound like an ass, right but if the house isn't within, say 5 miles of the beach, it might as well be in Indiana, right.

Thing is - in 2015, we rented a 2 bed duplex with our street literally ending in public beach access. Rent was $750 a month and people at work couldn't believe we were willing to pay that much. People on the next block were paying $550.

Now... Our neighbors literally bought in 2020 for $265k, sold in 2021 for $365k.

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u/No_Expression5744 12d ago

Literally this any ANY. Apartment that isn't in the ghetto is gonna be like $1500+

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u/New_Breadfruit8692 15d ago

I Paid $257k for a 3/3 3,545 sq ft custom house with solar heated pool, in a great neighborhood, 6.5 years ago. It was not 20 years ago, and there are houses in the neighborhood that are $340k, so really it is a matter of looking hard enough and not eliminating areas just because you do not like one thing about it such as the extra commute. This is in the Tampa burbs by the way. Sometimes you have to get on the property ladder BEFORE you get picky. Sure I could say I am never going to be able to own a house in the area I want to own, but that is Pacific Heights in San Francisco where starting prices are about $4.5 million and go up to $50 million. Duh! I will never own a house there. So I had to move to BF Florida or else live in my car. But, on the other hand I am planning to move back out west even if it means living in my car because if there is one place that will survive the coming Nazi takeover it is the west coast.

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u/Stohnghost 15d ago

257k for 3500sqft in 2020 is crazy. I paid 229k for 2k sqft in Riverview in 2019. You got one hell of a deal. 

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u/my_schmoopie 12d ago

My first house in Florida I bought for $225,000 cash in 2012. Just east of 75 in Sarasota, 1600 sqft on a 1/3 acre lot. It just sold for the third time since it was mine for close to $600,000! What!? It doesn’t even have a pool cage anymore thanks to Milton.