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section11hokie

What type of insurance? Health, homeowners?

Posted: 12/10/2025 at 12:07 PM ET
(In response to this post by Tafkam Hokie)

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Considering relocating to Florida, any suggestions from FL residents?**
section11hokie • 12/10/25 10:56 AM ET
Too many gators.....and don't get me started on the pythons.**
Hokebury • 12/11/25 12:10 PM ET
For your careful consideration...**
great2bahokie • 12/11/25 09:01 AM ET
Interesting claim ti fame lol**
section11hokie • 12/11/25 09:41 AM ET
I've got one eye on most states south of NC, myself.
MP4VT2004 • 12/10/25 09:59 PM ET
Always have a plan
section11hokie • 12/11/25 09:45 AM ET
I was going to comment, but read thru everything first. Funny how many
Coach McGuirk • 12/10/25 08:21 PM ET
And oh yeah...I forgot to add that we don't have income tax or
Coach McGuirk • 12/10/25 08:44 PM ET
I hear if Ron DeSantis gets is way property tax will be a thing of the past
section11hokie • 12/11/25 09:51 AM ET
Yeah, I thought it was crazy at first. But it looks like it is going places
Coach McGuirk • 12/11/25 10:02 AM ET
Exactly
section11hokie • 12/11/25 10:07 AM ET
Big State, what are you looking for?**
tallahasseehokie • 12/10/25 06:12 PM ET
Lots of hurricanes, bugs, and prehistoric monsters roaming the countryside.
HokieNoVA • 12/10/25 04:41 PM ET
Prehistoric monsters? Awesome! **
section11hokie • 12/11/25 09:52 AM ET
Me neither but Season 2 of Its Florida, Man has been top notch so far**
VT BronzeBacker • 12/10/25 06:20 PM ET
…buy a Lincoln and drive real slow to the early bird**
chumley • 12/10/25 03:37 PM ET
God's Waiting Room.
PhotoHokieNC • 12/10/25 03:27 PM ET
Darwin's waiting room...**
great2bahokie • 12/11/25 08:44 AM ET
I've lived in Pensacola, Milton, Jacksonville, Key West, Jax Beach....
EDGEMAN • 12/10/25 02:24 PM ET
Oh, the humidity!**
HwoodHokie • 12/10/25 01:56 PM ET
Surrounding yourself w/ idiots is a good way to feel smarter**
ModerateHokie • 12/10/25 01:54 PM ET
So THAT'S why you're here.**
PhotoHokieNC • 12/10/25 03:33 PM ET
The jerk store called....**
ModerateHokie • 12/11/25 12:32 PM ET
And why I'm here. 😬**
TomTurkey • 12/10/25 03:38 PM ET
I hear the Villages is a swinging place.**
UTPr0sim • 12/10/25 01:29 PM ET
TSO's sister and BIL are there. It's really ghastly.**
PhotoHokieNC • 12/10/25 03:33 PM ET
The STD incubator?**
EDGEMAN • 12/10/25 02:18 PM ET
Non-resident here..I heard Palm Beach is nice..might want to check it out**
capitals1 • 12/10/25 01:10 PM ET
You can save big bucks by developing a taste for Iguana meat**
Beerman • 12/10/25 12:59 PM ET
I have been in Orlando - Seminole County since 1984
OrlandoHokie • 12/10/25 12:47 PM ET
Del Boca Vista.**
HokieGator • 12/10/25 12:12 PM ET
Nothing is available there **
I85Hokie • 12/10/25 02:51 PM ET
I heard the sports games are competitive there.
Stork • 12/10/25 02:09 PM ET
Jai-Alai. You bet on the games, you clean up.**
Brown Water • 12/10/25 02:47 PM ET
The Villages **
Brown Water • 12/10/25 12:23 PM ET
That was going to be my other offering. I was looking for the stories of
HokieGator • 12/10/25 12:26 PM ET
Post like yours make my day sometimes. :-)**
section11hokie • 12/10/25 12:29 PM ET
No**
section11hokie • 12/10/25 12:25 PM ET
hahaha**
section11hokie • 12/10/25 12:15 PM ET
Good advice below. Are you moving for a job, retirement, weather, something
RoswellGAHokie • 12/10/25 12:00 PM ET
job, then retirement**
section11hokie • 12/10/25 12:04 PM ET
Tampa or JAX. You’ll want access to good healthcare. **
RoswellGAHokie • 12/10/25 12:24 PM ET
Miami has great health care. One benefit of living in FL as you age, is
Coach McGuirk • 12/10/25 07:30 PM ET
True - and Tampa General/USF hospitals are top notch**
HokieMacDaddy • 12/10/25 02:56 PM ET
Moved From Northern VA to Just West of Disney 6 Months Ago
HokieKevin94 • 12/10/25 11:47 AM ET
Our honeymoon trip in December 1987 had beautiful weather.
TomTurkey • 12/10/25 12:34 PM ET
^^^Best tip here so far ...^^^ or maybe all the places Edge was stationed.**
PhotoHokieNC • 12/10/25 03:36 PM ET
Not a resident, yet. We're in Winter Park this week looking at the local
PWR2LZ • 12/10/25 11:41 AM ET
Be aware that property taxes could be a lot more than previous owners
coshokie • 12/10/25 11:38 AM ET
So true. However, DeSantis is pushing to get rid of property tax altogether
Coach McGuirk • 12/10/25 07:35 PM ET
Good to know!**
PWR2LZ • 12/10/25 11:46 AM ET
You should reconsider**
Brown Water • 12/10/25 11:17 AM ET
Yeah, Virginia is going to need taxpayers.**
MP4VT2004 • 12/10/25 09:54 PM ET
That's my thought as well.
Tafkam Hokie • 12/10/25 11:27 AM ET
Nah. August from Philly to Florida is equally miserable.
RoswellGAHokie • 12/10/25 12:40 PM ET
What type of insurance? Health, homeowners?** ◄
section11hokie • 12/10/25 12:07 PM ET
Primarily homeowners, but I've heard Auto is more difficult than it should
Tafkam Hokie • 12/10/25 12:54 PM ET
auto was definitely much more expensive in FL**
HokieMacDaddy • 12/10/25 02:57 PM ET
Homeowners insurance can be expensive, particularly if you’re on the coast.**
RoswellGAHokie • 12/10/25 12:26 PM ET
I hear swamp land is a good investment TIC
Vtskier1 • 12/10/25 11:13 AM ET
need some info first
HokieMacDaddy • 12/10/25 11:02 AM ET
Work, mainly, wife is approaching retirement age and wants to move out of
section11hokie • 12/10/25 12:14 PM ET
Plus, TN rednecks can't type or spell.
PhotoHokieNC • 12/10/25 03:44 PM ET
Tennessee rednecks have a bit of Country and Western influence...Florida
Tuckahokie • 12/10/25 03:34 PM ET
Swampnecks scare me more than WV mountain rednecks
Vtskier1 • 12/10/25 06:18 PM ET
Swampnecks I like that. They must be like the show Swamp People. LOL**
section11hokie • 12/11/25 10:01 AM ET
Truth**
pburg_hokie • 12/10/25 07:24 PM ET
Ha Florida has just as many rednecks if not more
HokieMacDaddy • 12/10/25 12:21 PM ET
Lots of brits in Four Corners
HokieKevin94 • 12/10/25 12:42 PM ET
We loved going to epcot when we lived in Four Corners for a year.**
ElbertoHokie • 12/10/25 01:48 PM ET
Avoid the panhandle if you don't like rednecks**
ElbertoHokie • 12/10/25 12:38 PM ET
Tallahassee? **
section11hokie • 12/10/25 12:53 PM ET
The entirety of the panhandle is redneck-ish unless you're on the beach.
ElbertoHokie • 12/10/25 12:57 PM ET
Rednecks, Fratbros, and....
JoesterVT • 12/10/25 01:10 PM ET
sounds like my kind of people. **
HokieGator • 12/10/25 01:23 PM ET
Thanks MacDaddy**
section11hokie • 12/10/25 12:24 PM ET
Florida has it's share for sure.**
Hokebury • 12/10/25 12:17 PM ET
Part-time hurricane hunter**
TomTurkey • 12/10/25 11:28 AM ET
Or python bounty hunter**
reestuart • 12/10/25 12:02 PM ET