Relocating to Orlando, no job!?

Question

Ok. we plan on moving from Chicago to Orlando, cuz even with two jobs here in Chicago, its very very hard to make ends meet. People from florida tell me its exspensive there, but believe it is not in Orlando compared to Chicago! We wanna move there in August, gives us time to save some money, we wanna be able to pay off 4-6 months of rent. We wanna rent something small to start off with. Found a nice comlex in Altamonte Springs,Fl, they offer a good priced rent. However, niether of us have a job out there. How do u move to another city without having a job there? what are the steps we need to take? how should we plan this? how much money should we have? any advice would help! just dont tell us how exspensive Florida is, I payed 900$ out here, for a two bedroom apartment, not including utilities, and it was in the ghetto, there was no pool, and no workout room, like the complexes have in Florida! everything is high here!

To "Acermill" you must have read the calculation wrong! it is 8.59% cheaper to live in Orlando, than it is to live in Chicago. Check it out for your self.

Ok, for those of u who swear that Orlando is too much money, have u lived in Orlando all ur life? or have u lived in Chicago (city) not burbs,? or even NYC? cuz too us, its cheaper than there. However, I would agree with everyone that it may be hard to keep up with the cost of living with tha pay they give u. But, I do the same thing in chicago, so I would be willing to take a chance.

I meant to say, that to us people from chi or nyc, it is cheaper in orlando, than it is in up here.

Answer 1

Actually, my best friend moved to Florida/Orlando area about 2 years ago. He had a very hard time finding a job-and even more needed-a good paying job. He is from PA, and he told me he has never been paid so low in his life. The place is beautiful, but it is no place to go start from scratch. The pay in FL is much cheaper. Even in healthcare. That is something to think about. You need to have yourself established already before you move there. I hope you have a good trade that is in demand in FL. Save up 1 years worth of rent. (estimate prices you see for apartments in fl). Then, after you have the money together, you want to make frequent trips there to find a job, a house and too familiarize yourself with the area. Do your homework. I am not saying that is not worth it, but do not believe the grass is greener on the other side. Same grass, different side!

Florida is such a beautiful place! I could see why you want to move there.

Good Luck!

Answer 2

I am from Altamonte Springs.......You are in for a rude awaking. Everything is so expensive there too. There are places that you can find in Mount Dora that are some cheaper but nice. That is about 10 to 15 minutes from Altamonte Springs. Go towards Leesburg for the better deals. The whole area is really nice there. I wish I lived there again. The Flea Markets are great, you will love them. You can spend all day in the flea markets. All kinds of nice things to buy. Eustis, Fl has the flea markets. You have to check them out. Alot of new and used things and antiques. You will be about 20 minutes from Disney if you live in Altamonte. So much to do there. Makes up for the price. Good luck

Answer 3

You might want to reconsider your concept that Orlando is less expensive than Chicago. It's not. The most recent cost-of-living comparison calculator from www.bankrate.com indicates that it costs roughly 8.5% MORE to live in Orlando than it does in Chicago.

Now that you realize you will have to find jobs that pay you at least eight percent more than you are currently making just to break even, also consider that you should have a sizeable cash reserve handy to get an apartment. No landlord is going to rent to you without a source of income unless you agree to a given number of months of prepaid rents while you procure employment. I'd venture you should plan on paying anywhere from eight months to a full year's rent in advance to get a rental.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Stay Out of Florida, it's an f***ing rip off, expensive, cheaper whatever, in florida salaries don't keep up with the cost of living, move to indiana or my favorite, upstate NY