dfurst05
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- Joined
- Mar 14, 2017
Currently my wife and I live in Northern MN and this winter is pushing us up against, and almost past, our breaking point.
I work in an small office environment and sometime in the next few years my boss is set to retire so I will be looking for a new job. Thankfully, I work for him in a capacity related to a large national insurance company so I will have the opportunity to do the same job pretty much anywhere in the country.
My wife is a staff accountant so she has a very transferable career as well.
With all this in mind we are considering moving to Florida when the opportunity presents itself for me to find a new job, and we are wondering what city or cities we should consider moving to, as well as any general information you may offer about living in FL.
We currently live in the MN side of the Fargo, ND area. Our "metro" area has about 200,00+ people and the next biggest cities are a few hours drive away. We like the size of this area.
Wherever we end up I would like to be able to bike to work as I do so right now and very much enjoy it. My wife may be willing to drive, 15-20 mins for a commute.
We would like to live in a medium-sized condo or townhome. We don't have or intend to have children so it will just be the two of us, our pets, and any visitors we may get.
Last but not least we would like to live in somewhat close proximity to both Orlando and the beach, about an hour's drive to either.
I was looking at Ocala online but Wikipedia says of all the cities in FL, this has the most "extreme" temps saying it experiences the highest highs and the lowest lows of all the cities in the state. Not sure if it is that noticeable or not or if Ocala would otherwise be a good fit for us?
Those are all the relevant points about us I can think of but if I've missed something or if you want any additional information feel free to ask any questions and I will fill in what I might have missed.
Thank you so much in advance for your help!!
I work in an small office environment and sometime in the next few years my boss is set to retire so I will be looking for a new job. Thankfully, I work for him in a capacity related to a large national insurance company so I will have the opportunity to do the same job pretty much anywhere in the country.
My wife is a staff accountant so she has a very transferable career as well.
With all this in mind we are considering moving to Florida when the opportunity presents itself for me to find a new job, and we are wondering what city or cities we should consider moving to, as well as any general information you may offer about living in FL.
We currently live in the MN side of the Fargo, ND area. Our "metro" area has about 200,00+ people and the next biggest cities are a few hours drive away. We like the size of this area.
Wherever we end up I would like to be able to bike to work as I do so right now and very much enjoy it. My wife may be willing to drive, 15-20 mins for a commute.
We would like to live in a medium-sized condo or townhome. We don't have or intend to have children so it will just be the two of us, our pets, and any visitors we may get.
Last but not least we would like to live in somewhat close proximity to both Orlando and the beach, about an hour's drive to either.
I was looking at Ocala online but Wikipedia says of all the cities in FL, this has the most "extreme" temps saying it experiences the highest highs and the lowest lows of all the cities in the state. Not sure if it is that noticeable or not or if Ocala would otherwise be a good fit for us?
Those are all the relevant points about us I can think of but if I've missed something or if you want any additional information feel free to ask any questions and I will fill in what I might have missed.
Thank you so much in advance for your help!!