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In reply to the discussion: Hey retired DUers...any retirement location recommendations? [View all]lark
(23,097 posts)NE FL land is fairly inexpensive and FL has no state taxes. My friend lost his job, sold his house and bought an old house out in the woods in Green Cove Springs for almost nothing. Now, it is over an hour drive to get to a hospital, so that rules out some folks. A lot of small towns around here are very redneck and not tolerant of liberals - but my friend likes to drive and shops in St. Augustine. That's a low cost option if you don't need to be proximate to a hospital and are good with driving and having a very quiet place to live with few neighbors.
If you have a few $$, and like people around and like parties & the beach, Jimmy Buffets' Lattitudes in Daytona Beach and Amelia Island are fabulous options. We can't afford to buy there, but you can rent places so we're going down there for a 3 day weekend soon just to have a little r&r.