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JesseRay's profile

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Deciding what State to retire to is only part of the puzzle. Finding the perfect City/County/Area is just as hard. Choosing to live in a planned Community versus a Neighborhood? An Active Adult (55+) Community versus an All Age Community? Then narrowing all that down to hopefuly the BEST choice!

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Hedon's profile

Single Florida Snowbirds

Hi Everyone About 5 years ago, at age 55, I retired and began the process of relocating from New York City to south Florida. For various reasons(including the economy) I decided to become a snow b... | posted by Hedon
sunsetgal28's profile

Second home near Orlando??

does anyone know a retirement community near Orlando (polynesian resort actually) that is safe, gated, not too expensive with no HOA fees. would like to pick up 2nd place near Orlando. actually doe... | posted by sunsetgal28
miblueyes's profile

Hi all

Retired and living in Jacksonville, FL. Decided it's time to move further south so I'll be moving to the Lakeland/Winter Haven area sometime before summer. Can't wait for the next leg of my life to... | posted by miblueyes
Ladycliff's profile

New Member here

Hi Everyone- My husband and I moved to FL full time after we retired last year. We're in Palm Coast in Flagler County. We love it down here. However our home (still for sale) and our kids are up No... | posted by Ladycliff

Vero Beach, FL

Hello, we're retired and living in a small subdivision in Vero Beach, FL, on the Atlantic side, for those who never heard of it. We're in an all-ages neighborhood, gated, only 49 houses, and 6 mile... | posted by ambersand
1 reply - last reply: "Stayed in Vero Beach back in the... more" ~ EliseKiefer
JesseRay's profile

Half way

Not sure where I have left off..... We decided that Central Florida WAS the ideal spot for us...and Mount Dora the ideal C FL location... We bought a waterfront (actually the water is in the back... | posted by JesseRay
irishnana4's profile

Retiring to Fl

If you haven't visited Sun City Center do so. It is a 55+, active adult community. In addition to the regular indoor and outdoor pools, tennis, golf, etc. there are also over 200 clubs you can join... | posted by irishnana4
8 replies - last reply: "I was wondering if anyone has... more" ~ JimmyVA
sunsetgal28's profile

THE VILLAGES

HI EVERYONE i'm new to group here but recently retired to the villages in Fla. now you talk about ACTIVE!! IT DOESN'T GET ANYMORE ACTIVE THAN THIS PLACE!! the only reason i'm home is i'm waiting fo... | posted by sunsetgal28
4 replies - last reply: "i dont know anyone who doesn't like... more" ~ sunsetgal28
JesseRay's profile

Still

Still finding more and more Central Florida 55+ communities that meet many of our needs.... Too many places, too little time being allocated to see more then a few at a time! Next trip Sept 12..... | posted by JesseRay
4 replies - last reply: "jesse don't forget the villages near... more" ~ sunsetgal28
scotian's profile

Sun City

I loved the Villages but it is just too far from my parents (3 hours). Now I am really considering Sun City only about an hour & a quarter from North Port. The resales seem very reasonable. My ... | posted by scotian

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