Winter in Florida

[Billy Bob]

Originally Posted by 8gv

This has not been my experience.

My time in FL has been spent in community called Tierra Verde which is a group of islands on the extreme southern tip of the St Pete / Clearwater peninsula.

Humid? Yes, it is surrounded by water on three sides.

100*? I've yet to experience that. Typically the highs are 86-92 and the lows 76-78 during the summer. Yes, that is rather warm but boating and a/c seem to make it ok for me. Several times each summer it is hotter at my CT home than it is on Tierra Verde.

Being on the edge of the salt water environment we have zero gators and see only the occasional harmless snake.

We haven't had any mosquito or "no see em" bites but there are Palmetto bugs. The Palmetto bug looks like (and probably IS) a big roach. They live outside but desire to come in. Good weatherstripping helps keep them out.

Oh yeah, boating all year!

I don't expect to live there full time but it fits well as a compliment to the beauty of the lakes region.

I live on the same island , it!s fantastic , going fishing tomorrow ! Regarding winter, it doesn't sound like fun so we don't have one just a cool summer from October to April.
I own a few franchise real estate offices and understand the market here well. The improvements in the economy coupled with the bad weather in the north have made vacation/seasonal rentals very hard to find . The good stuff for the coming season has been gone since spring . For the best weather you also don't want to be much north of here on the west coast and south of West palm on the east coast . Please be careful renting on Craig's list , lots of folks looking to steal your down payment . Good luck with the search , perhaps we will see you here in the islands !
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