Guest vegasguy25 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Here's another question: do you guys rent or own? For the ones who rent, how much is your rent per month? I want to get a guage of living expenses down there. I know you guys have no state income tax; we don't have one in Nevada either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrzyC1414779017 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 $725 for a 1/1 in Boca. (rent)(But Boca is too far for what you want to do) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vegasguy25 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 $725 for a 1/1 in Boca. (rent)(But Boca is too far for what you want to do)That's just about identical to what I paid for my 1/1 here in Vegas. I now live in a 3/2 with one roomie, and we pay $1,070. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest coach Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Of all the places I've visited or lived, I can't imagine living anywhere other than the Southeast Florida area. But that is because I am crazy. Miami has an awesome energy to it that other cities that I've been in do not. I live on South Beach and Musical Missionary & Justin Johnson summed it up perfectly. Right in the middle of the madness.Right now we rent, but are planning to buy within the next year. We had considered getting a house on the mainland so we could have a yard and shit, but every time I thought about it, I got the cold sweats, so we decided on a condo on South Beach. It does cost more, but for us, the quality of live is more than worth it.Right now we pay $725 for a studio, and would happily pay more, if necessary to live here. But, for many people, it is not worth it. Different priorities.I think the suggestion of Aventura is a great one. It is a great family-oriented place. The cost of living is a little lower than Miami Beach. Very clean. And still pretty convenient to everything. Also, North Miami Beach is a good place. Kind of a nice compromise. Less expensive than South Beach, but still right near the water. And it has a growing evening business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vegasguy25 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 I looked at rents in SoBe, and they were pretty darn high, much higher than rents here in Vegas. I don't have to be in SoBe, just like I don't live on the Strip here. The Strip is 15 minutes away though, so I can go to the party quite easily whenever I want. Does anyone here live downtown? What is that like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest web_norah Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 after living in Miami for a while, i enjoyed it very much, never lived or wanted to live on the beach since i like peace/ quiet/ etc. but the job wages are terrible in the greater Miami area and depending on your professional wants/needs, it can be limiting. the best of two worlds is do winter in Miami and live in New York city (or anywhere you like) -that's ideal for me, and that's naturally different for other people. rent in SoBe is high and if i were to do it over again and was going to rent, i'd do Downtown Miami or Brickell areas, and drive to the beach whenever i wanted to. it is just so much easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Devilicious Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 Here's another question: do you guys rent or own? For the ones who rent, how much is your rent per month? I want to get a guage of living expenses down there. I know you guys have no state income tax; we don't have one in Nevada either. I would love to own but for now I rent, large one br, 750/month furnished, on south beach. If you're going to buy though, esp on the beach property taxes are very high Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest becha Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 I'm biased to downtown Miami....If you can afford to buy something in downtownyou'll have made a solid investment..If you're planning on working close to the beach then of course live there but downtown is exploding and there are still good values to be found..Per square foot appreciation is out of control..It's kinda scary actually..Not to say it's not the same at the beach ..but I think you get a better bang for your buck downtown...I have a few reservation agreements in the Brickell and Performing arts area... two of my agreements have nearly doubled in value already.. and the buildings won't be completed until late 2006... I'm even considering taking them through to closing, instead of flipping them because I'm really liking what I'm seeing..Are you seeking a condo or a residential home? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest coach Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 Here's another question: do you guys rent or own? For the ones who rent, how much is your rent per month? I want to get a guage of living expenses down there. I know you guys have no state income tax; we don't have one in Nevada either. I would love to own but for now I rent, large one br, 750/month furnished, on south beach. If you're going to buy though, esp on the beach property taxes are very highWhoa! Dayum girl! Where you living? That's a great deal! (Seriously, my lease is up, and that sounds like a great deal.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Electric Eel Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 I live in Coconut Grove and love it, its 10 min from the beach less to downtown. It has the feeling of its own little city within Miami, there are still places to walk to, restaurants, shops... You should check it out, especially if you want to work at the Ritz which theres one in the grove or the mandarin is about 5 min away and you wont have to deal with traffic in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DrFired Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 I live in Coconut Grove and love it, its 10 min from the beach less to downtown. It has the feeling of its own little city within Miami, there are still places to walk to, restaurants, shops... You should check it out, especially if you want to work at the Ritz which theres one in the grove or the mandarin is about 5 min away and you wont have to deal with traffic in the morning.True...I live close to the Grove..to me it's the center of everything and everywhere...about 10-15 mins to kendall, downtown, the beach, west dade, gables, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LeVeL Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 There is nothing like Living in Miami...the flavor this town has in unmatched.Thats why you have people from up north like Broward, West Palm Beach coming down.Aside from South Beach there are tons of suburban Places you can live in Miami. No need to go to broward or West palm Beach. Its better to stay in Miami...you have spots like Kendall,Miami Lakes, Aventura, Coral gables..ect..ect the list goes on OnMiami is unmatched too many things to do down here...why go up any north. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DrFired Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 shopping is much easier in miami also if you like to shop...LOLI work in broward..but i find it you have to drive so far to go to a mall that's decent. I guess i'm too used to Miami, but everything in broward seems so far away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LeVeL Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 shopping is much easier in miami also if you like to shop...LOLI work in broward..but i find it you have to drive so far to go to a mall that's decent. I guess i'm too used to Miami, but everything in broward seems so far away.Broward will never be like Dade....the only reason Broward is the way it is now is because of the people from Miami Moving up there to get cheaper deals on Homes.Aside from that everything is down in Miami. Nightlife in Done in Miami, the Best Hotels are in Miami, the best restaurants are in Miami, even the Sports teams are in Miami.The only reason Broward has the Panthers was because we didn't want them. And you know what who cares about the Florida Panthers.Miami-Dade County is the Dick and Broward and Palm beach are its balls hanging on to us. ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DrFired Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 shopping is much easier in miami also if you like to shop...LOLI work in broward..but i find it you have to drive so far to go to a mall that's decent. I guess i'm too used to Miami' date=' but everything in broward seems so far away.[/quote']Broward will never be like Dade....the only reason Broward is the way it is now is because of the people from Miami Moving up there to get cheaper deals on Homes.Aside from that everything is down in Miami. Nightlife in Done in Miami, the Best Hotels are in Miami, the best restaurants are in Miami, even the Sports teams are in Miami.The only reason Broward has the Panthers was because we didn't want them. And you know what who cares about the Florida Panthers.Miami-Dade County is the Dick and Broward and Palm beach are its balls hanging on to us. ;D LOLA lot of people moved up to Broward after Hurricane Andrew on '92 (Hope we don't see anything like that again). That's why Broward's population went up rapidly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LeVeL Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 LOLA lot of people moved up to Broward after Hurricane Andrew on '92 (Hope we don't see anything like that again). That's why Broward's population went up rapidly.Tha too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JMT Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 palm beach is the dick, broward is the balls, and dade is the stinky corn hole. ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DrFired Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 There's nothing that remotely compare palm beach with dade right now. ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LeVeL Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 There's nothing that remotely compare palm beach with dade right now. ;Dexactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest trancelator Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 As far as what? Of course, nightlife is way better but the standard of living is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrzyC1414779017 Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 palm beach is the dick, broward is the balls, and dade is the stinky corn hole. ;DLOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LeVeL Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 As far as what? Of course, nightlife is way better but the standard of living is not. What do you define as the standard of Living ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vegasguy25 Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 I live in Coconut Grove and love it, its 10 min from the beach less to downtown. It has the feeling of its own little city within Miami, there are still places to walk to, restaurants, shops... You should check it out, especially if you want to work at the Ritz which theres one in the grove or the mandarin is about 5 min away and you wont have to deal with traffic in the morning.I was looking at that area. There is also a Four Seasons in the immediate vicinity if I am not mistaken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest trancelator Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 As far as what? Of course' date=' nightlife is way better but the standard of living is not. [/quote']What do you define as the standard of Living ???Good schools, nice houses, residential neighborhoods, clean living environment (roadways, medians, etc), crime rate, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vegasguy25 Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 What is the crime rate like in Miami overall? What are the areas to avoid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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