The REAL Pros and Cons of Living in Tampa Florida 2023

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

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!!!

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.

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

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.

Stop moving here!!!!

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!

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The medical care is extremely poor. People come here to die is not because of seniors, but because the healthcare is Wal-Mart quality. The culture is real trash.

If you love the sounds of mufflers mods 24/7, Tampa is your Heaven.

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

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

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

Is there public transportation?

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

Cracking up at the palmetto story 😆

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

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

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

This was very good, thanks for sharing your experiences

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.

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

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 !!

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

Is the job market still strong in Tampa bay?

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.

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!

what's it like for an illegal immigrant?

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.

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

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.

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

Never had an issue with insects; resident for 16 years ( ya got some but not an issue)

Traffic is absolutely horrendous in Florida. Especially now that so many people have moved here. Literally have to plan on an extra 20 to 30 min getting close to Cali traffic .

Please stop selling houses to the idiot New Yorkers. Florida is the south and they don't fit in with their terrible aggressive attitudes, load and obnoxious. Terrible drivers always in a hurry to go nowhere, constant blowing the horn and making noise. Stay in NY you fit in and will like it much better. If you don't the Hurricanes and Alligators will get you.

How is the humidity? I’m from Texas trying to determine where the quality of life is better in alligator alley.

How is the crime compared to other like cities?

Wow this video quality is like you have 500k+ subs, really nice job man you deserve many more subs and views thats for sure. I also wanted to thank you for making this video, teaching us what you have learned. First time I ever watched a video over 10 minutes and I watched every single minute of the 38. See ya down in tampa hopefully, Relocating from New York myself.

I live in Wisconsin….

Tampa resident for nearly 2 decades here. Some food for thought:
The "Florida man" stereotype isn't a joke. The heat and humidity here can make people behave strangely. Even normal rational people don't handle +80F & 90% humidity very well.

Drug addicts and crime is an issue nationally, but because of good weather year round in FL there's a lot of junkies. Same issue Cali had except junkies are leaving Cali. You'll run into them at minimum twice a week here in Tampa. The number of them scales with population btw, as does plenty of other things.

Also, traffic is EXPLODED in the last 3 years. Rush hour used to be nominal and not that serious. But the COVID migration has made it as bad as other full cities. Tampa did not prepare for this expansion.

Edit: P.S. Insurance costs have skyrocketed in the last 3 years as well. Home, rental, auto, healthcare. All insurance is brutal, especially home and auto right now.

I lived in south Texas all my life, moved to Miami it took me 4yrs to miss the cool weather on the texas coast. South Texas has basically identical climate as Tampa. Tampa has a more modern , bit traditional style to it, but l love the spanish feel of the South Texas coast.

Are the summers in Tampa more oppressive, hot, and humid than south Florida (say Miami and Ft Lauderdale)?

Native Floridian here. Myself and my fellow natives are pretty much over the way the state has been infiltrated with people that want it their way. If you want it your way, go back. The last 4 years our state has been ruined. I’m here 60 yrs. we are happy to share just be respectful. That seems to much to ask.

Old dad part and bill gates were very depressing…

We have those roaches in nyc and always scream when I see it fly.

Your videos are really inspiring and up bringing.. Looking to move to tampa!

You hit it with a CHANCLA! Forgive my Spanish spelling. We are planning to move down in July. This is a great video! can't wait to show my wife everything but the bug section lol

I was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, and have never lived anywhere else, but now I have 2 excellent job opportunities right now. 1 is in Tampa and the other is in Phoenix AZ. My gut is telling me Phoenix, but my wife is leaning more towards Tampa. This is one of the toughest decisions I've ever had to make.