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Daidraco · May 28, 2023

G/f grew up in the area south of there around Lake Opopka. We were there in Ocala not too long ago to see her mom and its full of places where it goes from a really wealthy looking area, to the straight doublewide thats been there since the 70's. Side by side. Really confusing area in that regard, or at least the outskirts are. Each time we've went, theyve been redesigning entire stretches of roads too. So it always feels like Im taking different roads to get to the same damn area each time I go down there. Im not a fan of Orlando though, place is a shit hole.

Gravel · May 28, 2023

Daidraco said:
G/f grew up in the area south of there around Lake Opopka. We were there in Ocala not too long ago to see her mom and its full of places where it goes from a really wealthy looking area, to the straight doublewide thats been there since the 70's. Side by side. Really confusing area in that regard, or at least the outskirts are. Each time we've went, theyve been redesigning entire stretches of roads too. So it always feels like Im taking different roads to get to the same damn area each time I go down there. Im not a fan of Orlando though, place is a shit hole.

I think a lot of the beach towns are like that, mostly as a relic of where they came from and now new development as people flock to the areas.

For instance, I've mentioned my in-laws have a place in Orange Beach, Alabama. It's a single wide trailer on a double lot that they bought for like $40k around 2007 I think. Meanwhile down the road from them there's new builds selling for almost a million. There are tons of trailers and regular houses mixed together. But in the decade and a half we've been going there, the town has exploded in construction. It's barely recognizable.

Noticed it pretty much everywhere along the emerald coast.

Shit, the trailer across the street from them is renting for $2400/month. We'll probably eventually build something there (I'd like to do it now, but not sure how to finance it) because I like it better than where we are. Which is also rapidly expanding, which we're not huge fans of.

We see articles pretty regularly of best places to retire, or best beach towns, where we're always on them. So it's not really a surprise.

Sanrith Descartes · May 28, 2023

Burns said:
Never heard of that city, so looked it up and there is a lot of weird development that makes it look like one huge sprawling suburb in places, but there are very few houses on those roads. Was that all from the 08 crash? Like people buying huge tracks of land and spending the money to pave a bunch of roads, then going out of business?

Outside of those areas (even inside some of them), it looks really nice though. Some impressive horse ranches.

Also, are there a bunch of extra costs to try to reinforce houses against wind damage from Hurricanes, when your inland like that?

Ocala is serious horse country. Tons of horse farms. I am about half an hour southwest. Insurance really depends on age of the house, building material, and the roof/windows. All new construction is built to hurricane code so my insurance quote was surprisingly lower than I expected since it is new.

Sanrith Descartes · May 28, 2023

Daidraco said:
G/f grew up in the area south of there around Lake Opopka. We were there in Ocala not too long ago to see her mom and its full of places where it goes from a really wealthy looking area, to the straight doublewide thats been there since the 70's. Side by side. Really confusing area in that regard, or at least the outskirts are. Each time we've went, theyve been redesigning entire stretches of roads too. So it always feels like Im taking different roads to get to the same damn area each time I go down there. Im not a fan of Orlando though, place is a shit hole.

I see this too. Drive past multi-acre lots and see a double wide on it. Shrug, to each their own I guess. Most of them have Trump/Stars and Bars flags flying so they can't be too bad.

Fucker · May 28, 2023

Sanrith Descartes said:
I see this too. Drive past multi-acre lots and see a double wide on it. Shrug, to each their own I guess. Most of them have Trump/Stars and Bars flags flying so they can't be too bad.

Idaho was strange in that people would build expensive houses next to tiny old houses. Those were damn near all over the place.

Fucker · May 28, 2023

Gravel said:
I think a lot of the beach towns are like that, mostly as a relic of where they came from and now new development as people flock to the areas.

For instance, I've mentioned my in-laws have a place in Orange Beach, Alabama. It's a single wide trailer on a double lot that they bought for like $40k around 2007 I think. Meanwhile down the road from them there's new builds selling for almost a million. There are tons of trailers and regular houses mixed together. But in the decade and a half we've been going there, the town has exploded in construction. It's barely recognizable.

Noticed it pretty much everywhere along the emerald coast.

Shit, the trailer across the street from them is renting for $2400/month. We'll probably eventually build something there (I'd like to do it now, but not sure how to finance it) because I like it better than where we are. Which is also rapidly expanding, which we're not huge fans of.

We see articles pretty regularly of best places to retire, or best beach towns, where we're always on them. So it's not really a surprise.

My house in Idaho was on the edge of town when I got it. Now it is at the beginning of McSubdivision after McSubdivision. I sold about 2 years ago. The woman who bought my house said the area is unrecognizable because every inch of farmland in the area was sold off and has been built up with houses on postage stamp size lots. The roads there can't handle that much traffic and simply going to the store a few miles away takes forever.

Sanrith Descartes · May 28, 2023

Fucker said:
My house in Idaho was on the edge of town when I got it. Now it is at the beginning of McSubdivision after McSubdivision. I sold about 2 years ago. The woman who bought my house said the area is unrecognizable because every inch of farmland in the area was sold off and has been built up with houses on postage stamp size lots. The roads there can't handle that much traffic and simply going to the store a few miles away takes forever.

Welcome to the future.

Fucker · May 28, 2023

Sanrith Descartes said:
Welcome to the future.

It's already here. The county owns some land here and they are going to drop 100 houses on it. I don't care because it will make the value of this house go even higher, and we are looking for land out in the sticks to build a house on.

Ishad · May 28, 2023

1632 Prince William Ln, Frisco, TX 75034 - 4 beds/7 baths

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We looked at this place previously. Sold in 2020 for $1 million. Sold at list price of $1.75 mil in April. Re-listed 6 weeks later at $1.89 mil.

Caligula_The_Cat · May 28, 2023

Ocala isn’t nice. Not sure why if you live closer to Tarpon Springs / St Petersburg, you’d claim Ocala as where you live. Unless you’re seriously worried about doxxing yourself.

Edaw · May 28, 2023

Daidraco · May 28, 2023

Edaw said:

Top 10 Cheapest Beach Homes In America | ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

www.zerohedge.com

Norfolk Virginia is number two on that list and for good reason. You only need to do a racial demographic overlay to understand why. Im curious if thats the case for the other cities on the list. As if the populations in those areas arent screaming from the top of their lungs that theyre encouraging gentrification.

Edaw · May 28, 2023

Daidraco said:
Top 10 Cheapest Beach Homes In America | ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

www.zerohedge.com

Norfolk Virginia is number two on that list and for good reason. You only need to do a racial demographic overlay to understand why. Im curious if thats the case for the other cities on the list. As if the populations in those areas arent screaming from the top of their lungs that theyre encouraging gentrification.

Yeah, I read this as 'the top 10 places not to buy a beach house'.

Fucker · May 28, 2023

Edaw said:
Yeah, I read this as 'the top 10 places not to buy a beach house'.

"Beach" house = 1 mile from the beach. LOL.

Sanrith Descartes · May 28, 2023

Caligula_The_Cat said:
Ocala isn’t nice. Not sure why if you live closer to Tarpon Springs / St Petersburg, you’d claim Ocala as where you live. Unless you’re seriously worried about doxxing yourself.

I said west of Ocala because it's the largest actual city near me. And yes, doxxing did play a role in why I wasnt just listing my town.

Lanx · May 28, 2023

Sanrith Descartes said:
Ocala is serious horse country. Tons of horse farms. I am about half an hour southwest. Insurance really depends on age of the house, building material, and the roof/windows. All new construction is built to hurricane code so my insurance quote was surprisingly lower than I expected since it is new.

haha thats what my realtor said when i was looking in houses in brentwood, he said thats where ppl live who ride horses, i said ppl ride horses here? he said it's nashville, everyone who rides a horse or pretends to ride a horse lives in brentwood

Gravel · May 28, 2023

Gravel said:
We see articles pretty regularly of best places to retire, or best beach towns, where we're always on them. So it's not really a surprise.

Edaw said:

Like I said. Although we don't live in Navarre, but close enough. It's going to be a shit place to live in a decade as every article keeps telling people to live here.

Jysin · May 29, 2023

Gravel said:
Like I said. Although we don't live in Navarre, but close enough. It's going to be a shit place to live in a decade as every article keeps telling people to live here.

My brother just moved to Navarre, and while the beaches are stunning, it shares the same issue as Norfolk VA. Both of them have massive military presences. Norfolk has the largest Naval base in the entire world (and all the shit people / gov / gov contracting in that space). Pensacola area also has multiple base presence. Both are full of gov / military. There's a very legitimate reason property is cheap around these areas. .. or any military base in general.

TJT · May 29, 2023

Well you obviously don't buy in an actual base town.

Jysin · May 29, 2023

Don't underestimate the sprawl near these mega bases though.

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