Has anyone here moved across the country?

[Marc]

fort lauderdale is expensive, esp downtown

if you want to live in a nice neighborhood that is

I wouldn't buy a property right now in the area, prices are falling here and speculators have flooded the market trying to get rid of properties

I wont be buying, ill be renting

[dwaynered]

I moved to SoCal from Philly two and half years ago. I drove by myself with two cats. I landed in San Diego. At first, I loved it here, however a lot of things have changed for me personally and I no longer feel at home.

I've been looking at moving to the North West, possibly Portland. It's waaaayyy cheaper and the social climate isn't all about physical or monetary gain.

This of course is just my relative point of view. I suggest in order to find out what life is about, jump off the edge of the cliff, figuratively speaking. Take a risk and be happy!

[XXXWriterDude]

I moved to SoCal from Philly two and half years ago. I drove by myself with two cats. I landed in San Diego. At first, I loved it here, however a lot of things have changed for me personally and I no longer feel at home.

I've been looking at moving to the North West, possibly Portland. It's waaaayyy cheaper and the social climate isn't all about physical or monetary gain.

This of course is just my relative point of view. I suggest in order to find out what life is about, jump off the edge of the cliff, figuratively speaking. Take a risk and be happy!

Definitely agree with this.

By the way, my experience driving to L.A. was INSANE! My Jeep Cherokee broke down TWICE on the way, we got stranded in Chandler, OK, then Laughlin, Nevada (stayed in one of the casinos), my friend had to take a shuttle over to Vegas and catch a flight home 'cuz he only had 7 days to do the trip and the trip ended up taking 8 instead of the 5 we had planned... my cat was doped up on tranquilizers and wouldn't eat or drink... it was like 118 degrees... we were almost assaulted by these guys who screamed "Faggot" at us in Oklahoma... it was one of the rockiest, most exhuasting experiences of my life. But boy am I glad I did it.

By the way, I made the same trip a year and a half later by myself, and had the TIME OF MY LIFE. One of the best experiences ever. Like a spiritual experience. I would highly recommend the experience of driving cross-country to anyone. It's amazing!

[jIgG]

I wont be buying, ill be renting

Probably best thing atm, well depending on where you settle.

Rents here are crazy 1/1 apartment inland away from the beach goes for $800-$1300 - $1300 if you want to live in a nice gated community. Fort Lauderdale rents are probably at least 20-50% more

There are speculators that are scared shitless about the market and I read they're renting high-end condos and houses at some crazy low rates like $1500-2000 just to get some cash to pay their mortgages