I cannot comment on the type of trips in MCO and seniority for someone new will depend a lot of the shake up after the merger. There are just many more places an hour drive in all directions from MCO that are worth living in as opposed to FLL.

While I wouldn’t want to live in the metro Orlando area proper (been there done that at another time in my life) bc it is very crowded and the traffic is very bad, and the summer weather is oppressive. However they do have some version of 4 seasons for temps unlike south Florida. There are just a lot more places just outside of town that you can get some breathing room and still be an easy drive to MCO. That’s just not possible with FLL

There are also more places inside the metro Orlando where you can have good public schools.
In south Florida only affluent areas have good schools but not all affluent areas do, and most do not. In fact many areas with multimillion dollar homes back right up to ghettos and have horrible schools.

In the Orlando area you can generally pay more to live in a nice area and a good school system comes with it.

Most fraudulent insurance claims have to do with roofs. A new roof now costs about $60,000. After the storms, adjusters literally walk down the street knocking on doors asking people if they want a new roof for free.

Happens after big storms in most states.

A few years ago, for a house I was selling in suburban St. Louis, the roof replacement was $12,000. Has it gone up 500%?

the other guy is probably talking about a cement tile roof and not an asphalt shingle roof. Cement tile roofs are very expensive. I’m doing one now for $53,000. It is a totally ridiculous material for this climate.

that's just the roof, then they claim water damage inside and the claim goes up to +$100k.

Look, you're blaming the homeowner again. They may "claim" water damage, but what if there IS water damage. We already talked about how insurance companies are losing their fights in court. That tells me they insured a property, and then there was an ACTUAL loss, provable in court, and they didn't want to pay.

If this is all just fraud, which happens in all states, it should be easy enough for the legislature and insurance companies to crack down on. But I'm not seeing evidence that that is the case. It's looking more and more like a message being spread to divert attention from the reality that risk of property damage and financial loss is statistically increasing in Florida.

not blaming the home owner, I’m blaming the public adjusters. The part about the legislature is the conversation that YOU really want to have.

I think you are blaming the homeowners (fraud). But the courts seem to be siding with the homeowners.

A cement tile roof in Florida costs way more than a shingles roof in St. Louis. The roofs are enormous and materials cost a ton plus the building codes are way more stringent due to hurricanes.