My family an I are thinking about moving to Orlando, Florida. We can afford to buy a house at any price up to about $450,000. Is Orlando, Florida a nice place to live?
2007-07-18 12:40:40 · 10 answers · asked by superbuddy91 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Orlando
Right now in Florida you can shop all you want for a house in that price range. It is a buyer's market all over the state. Just make sure you have home owner's insurance lined up.
You might look at the Sarasota/Bradenton area. It is a nice area and convenient to Tampa and Orlando.
2007-07-18 12:51:39 · answer #1 · answered by L J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-07-18 22:50:19 · answer #2 · answered by raghuveer50 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
lived here for 2 years, moved from Canada. I live to the west in Winter Garden, great place to live, far enough away from the downtown scene, and don't really have to use I-4 which is a nightmare, becasue we have the turnpike right there. There is a brand new huge mall going up, which is opening in the fall, and new developments going up every day. FOr your price I am sure you'll find a great new home, it is a buyers market. There are very nice communities over here, which most of them are gated as well.
2007-07-18 21:17:28 · answer #3 · answered by Michelle L 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Orlando is a good city with many neighborhoods and a strong economey. Your price range is very good for Orlando, you should be able to find a nice house in a good neighborhood for that price. Here are some neighborhoods I recommend in Orlando:
Baldwin Park
http://www.baldwinparkfl.com
Lake Nona
http://www.lakenona.com
EAST Downtown Orlando
(Lots of Condos & Established Neighborhoods)
Winter Park (Suburb North of Downtown)
http://www.ci.winter-park.fl.us
In addition, here some good websites for relocation assistance:
Orlando Sentinel (Local Paper)
http://www.orlandosentinel.com
City of Orlando
http://www.cityoforlando.net
Orange County Government
http://www.orangecountyfl.net
Good Luck.
2007-07-19 12:07:01 · answer #4 · answered by DCM 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Altamonte Springs, Lake Mary Heatrow, are closed to Orlando but without the tourist invasion
2007-07-18 20:45:10 · answer #5 · answered by Bianconero4ever 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lots of tourists.
Traffic.
Crime, etc.
Hot, Hot, Hot.
You are better off living in a surrounding community and commuting to Orlando.
2007-07-18 19:50:34 · answer #6 · answered by surffsav 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yeah I liked it, when I went to visit but theres a lot of tourists its always hot pretty much and theres so many awesome things to do and theres tons of carnivals its a great place.
2007-07-18 19:55:03 · answer #7 · answered by Vickyy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think any place is nice to live once you get use to it and now your surroundings. You will find it intresting to live in a place that you never been to. Even if you find it not so intresting, once you get along with your surroundings, you will like it!!!
2007-07-18 19:54:57 · answer #8 · answered by KnOcK KNoCk 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the bad things are the hurricanes, and the heat but they have lots of fun tings and activities there for people so i guess yea its a good place
2007-07-18 19:51:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
high crime rate
epecially home invasion
a couple months ago this guy just walked into a restaurant & shot this other guy in the head while he was eating with his gf
2007-07-19 13:08:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋