Originally Posted by Csy Mon

We moved from Texas to SE Florida 19 years ago. Worked for 3 different airlines in those 19 years, mostly MIA based but also some JFK basing.
My house is 10 mins from FLL, perfect location and on the water.
Got a 75’ dock, renting half of it to a sailboat and the rent pays my property taxes like clockwork.
A canal home in this ‘hood starts at about $500k.
About half that for a no-canal home, also 10 mins from FLL. Uber is the solution, tons of them around here.
I-95 in rush hour is a pain, Tri-Rail can be good, but you better have a back-up, seen them delayed now and then.
Fort Lauderdale gets more and more high-rise condo buildings along the New River with more congestion and traffic have noticeably increased the last 5-6 years.
The best part of this are boats and the Bahamas next door.
Getting tired of hurricanes, the easy part is the house, installed impact doors and windows 10 years ago, but securing boats and prepping neighbors and friends boats before a ‘cane is 3 days of exhausting work.
Yes, expensive to live here, but overall the benefits outweighs the disadvantages, so far.
Feel free to send PM with any questions on the area. (No I don’t sell Real Estate)