Tell me about Tampa Bay? What do you know?

[FlaChief58]

I live just north of Tampa in Spring Hill. If you job is on McDill, your commute is going to be hell, considdering that most nice areas are a good distance away and Tampa traffic SUCKS. They have been trying to clean up the area and have made great strides, but there are still pretty bad areas around the base.
The upside is of course that there are year around outdoor activitys all around the state. If you have $100,000 to spend on housing, you can get a fairly new 3/2/2 home. I hope that helps some, and welcome to florida.

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by Flachief58

I live just north of Tampa in Spring Hill. If you job is on McDill, your commute is going to be hell, considdering that most nice areas are a good distance away and Tampa traffic SUCKS. They have been trying to clean up the area and have made great strides, but there are still pretty bad areas around the base.
The upside is of course that there are year around outdoor activitys all around the state. If you have $100,000 to spend on housing, you can get a fairly new 3/2/2 home. I hope that helps some, and welcome to florida.

Has the market crashed that bad there?

[FlaChief58]

The unemployment rate in my county is 22%. highest in the state, maybe the country. There are alot of unemployed / underemployed in the area. The housing market is shit and income levels are low (as compared to nationally). My house is worth 1/2 what it was 3 years ago. Alot of people got in over there heads and are now homeless. So to answer your question, we got hit pretty hard.

Originally Posted by vailpass

Has the market crashed that bad there?