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  • Killswitch - BANNED FOR LIFE
    • Jul 2026

    #1

    Thinking of relocating to Miami, FL.

    Anybody from there or around there? Give me some pros, cons, how living expenses are, etc...
  • Ross
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    • Sep 2002
    • 18874

    #2
    Miami is expensive if you like to party and have fun. Apartments/condos can be expensive but if you live a bit outside of South Beach you can get something nice for a decent amount.

    I too want to eventually live in Miami. Its my fav place. Been there 3 times and parties my ass off and also spent a shit load of money but it was worth it. My only problem is getting a Visa to live there. The weather is a little crazy at times but part of the charm of Miami. Everyone is so relaxed (in my opinion) and laid back. I'm thinking of taking my girlfriend over this summer actually for another vacation.

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    • Twistys Tim
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      • Apr 2008
      • 1923

      #3
      I think Miami / Dade Country are pretty much at the epicenter of the housing foreclosures that are hitting the US at the moment. I would guess that there are some deals on housing to be had.

      I saw a piece on ABC where they visited a penthouse on Miami beach which sold for nearly $3 million 18-month ago, and is now foreclosed and is selling for ~$1 million.


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      • Killswitch - BANNED FOR LIFE

        #4
        Originally posted by Ross
        Miami is expensive if you like to party and have fun. Apartments/condos can be expensive but if you live a bit outside of South Beach you can get something nice for a decent amount.

        I too want to eventually live in Miami. Its my fav place. Been there 3 times and parties my ass off and also spent a shit load of money but it was worth it. My only problem is getting a Visa to live there. The weather is a little crazy at times but part of the charm of Miami. Everyone is so relaxed (in my opinion) and laid back. I'm thinking of taking my girlfriend over this summer actually for another vacation.
        I was thinking of taking a small vacation down there and checking shit out, I've lived in the midwest all my life, outside of 6 months when I was under a year old when I lived in California... Me and the girlfriend were watching Dexter last night and though of how beautiful it looks there based on what we saw, outside of all the crime scenes, heh.

        I'm sick of the doom and gloom of the midwest all but 3 months of the year... I want to wake up and see the sun shine, beautiful skies, all the shit I saw when I was in Daytona Beach in 2003.

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        • scuba steve
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          • Oct 2008
          • 1888

          #5
          it rocks

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          • Pipecrew
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            • Feb 2002
            • 14888

            #6
            icq steve or I and tell us how much you want to spend rent wise and we will tell you the right area to live ;)

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            • USUALENT
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              • Feb 2009
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              #7
              wish I had moved there



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              • BV
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                • Sep 2001
                • 10914

                #8
                you couldn't pay me to live in Miami

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                • Killswitch - BANNED FOR LIFE

                  #9
                  Originally posted by scuba steve
                  it rocks
                  Originally posted by Pipecrew
                  icq steve or I and tell us how much you want to spend rent wise and we will tell you the right area to live ;)
                  If I move there you guys will allow me to tag along on the bangbus right?!?!

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                  • Ozarkz
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                    • Jan 2009
                    • 2377

                    #10
                    Miami is a fucking horrible place.

                    Forget the fact it's over priced because you can live outside those areas..

                    I'd look into places on the west coast.

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                    • UFGators2007
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                      • Nov 2007
                      • 1739

                      #11
                      Learn to speak Spanish fluently...thats all I'm saying.
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                      • CyberHustler
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                        • Feb 2006
                        • 28759

                        #12
                        Just outside of Miami they are practically giving away beautiful houses they over built before the crash.
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                        • Axeman
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                          • Feb 2004
                          • 5201

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Killswitch
                          I was thinking of taking a small vacation down there and checking shit out, I've lived in the midwest all my life, outside of 6 months when I was under a year old when I lived in California... Me and the girlfriend were watching Dexter last night and though of how beautiful it looks there based on what we saw, outside of all the crime scenes, heh.

                          I'm sick of the doom and gloom of the midwest all but 3 months of the year... I want to wake up and see the sun shine, beautiful skies, all the shit I saw when I was in Daytona Beach in 2003.
                          Dexter is actually filmed in California. Including the beach scenes and backgrounds.

                          Miami still is a great city.
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                          • Killswitch - BANNED FOR LIFE

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Axeman
                            Dexter is actually filmed in California. Including the beach scenes and backgrounds.

                            Miami still is a great city.
                            Ugh... For reals? That just crushes me, Dexter cannot lie!

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                            • Wizzo
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                              #15
                              Head up a little bit into Ft.Lauderdale, BocaRaton, etc...
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                              • plyndrty
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                                • Jul 2003
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                                #16
                                I was born and raised in Miami. I like to visit, but that's about it these days. Great memories tho, really great memories...
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                                • Scott McD
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                                  • Nov 2002
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                                  #17


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                                  • Twistys Tim
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                                    • Apr 2008
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                                    #18
                                    Look for a rental in Overtown -- near(ish) the beach, cheap, and VERY safe.


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                                    • PenetratinP
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                                      • Aug 2002
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                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by Killswitch
                                      Ugh... For reals? That just crushes me, Dexter cannot lie!
                                      About half of the first season was filmed in Miami. Most of the "establishing shots" of the outdoors are from Miami.

                                      Here's a site I found with the filming location for each episode & scene.

                                      http://www.seeing-stars.com/Dexter/ByEpisode.shtml

                                      So don't be too sad.

                                      I love that show too.

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                                      • Jim_Gunn
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                                        • Feb 2003
                                        • 5702

                                        #20
                                        Unless you care about actually being on overcrowded South Beach with the night clubs and that whole party scene, Broward County is a better place to live than Miami if you want to be in South Florida. I used to live in Fort Lauderdale and I liked it, but I have been in Hollywood, just north of Miami for a few years and it is a nice, centrally located place to live in between Fort Lauderdale and Miami.

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                                        • Killswitch - BANNED FOR LIFE

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by Twistys Tim
                                          Look for a rental in Overtown -- near(ish) the beach, cheap, and VERY safe.
                                          Originally posted by Jim_Gunn
                                          Unless you care about actually being on overcrowded South Beach with the night clubs and that whole party scene, Broward County is a better place to live than Miami if you want to be in South Florida. I used to live in Fort Lauderdale and I liked it, but I have been in Hollywood, just north of Miami for a few years and it is a nice, centrally located place to live in between Fort Lauderdale and Miami.
                                          Awesome info guys, thanks!

                                          Originally posted by PenetratinP
                                          About half of the first season was filmed in Miami. Most of the "establishing shots" of the outdoors are from Miami.

                                          Here's a site I found with the filming location for each episode & scene.

                                          http://www.seeing-stars.com/Dexter/ByEpisode.shtml

                                          So don't be too sad.

                                          I love that show too.
                                          Awesome, I just finished Season 1 lastnight, gonna start on 2 tonight after work.

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                                          • BradM
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                                            • Dec 2003
                                            • 3397

                                            #22
                                            Ca > fl

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                                            • idtapdat
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                                              • Mar 2008
                                              • 1161

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by Twistys Tim
                                              Look for a rental in Overtown -- near(ish) the beach, cheap, and VERY safe.
                                              lol yep dirt cheap
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                                              • sperbonzo
                                                I'd rather be on my boat.
                                                • May 2003
                                                • 9750

                                                #24
                                                Personally we live in North Miami, right on the intercoastal, 20 minutes from South Beach and Downtown Miami, 15 minutes to Hollywood, 30 minutes to Fort lauderdale.

                                                Right now there are amazing deals on condos. There was a ton of overbuilding and some of them are going for 25 cents on the dollar.

                                                Personally I would ONLY live right on the water in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area. Living on the water is tropical paradise, anywhere else, even one block away, just isn't worth it IMO.

                                                Whatever you decide, be sure to rent for at least 6 months first, in order to get an idea of what area you really want to live in, what's important to you, etc...

                                                South Beach is a ton of fun 24/7, but it can suck you in after a while and you can burn out from over-partying, (I've watched it happen to people).

                                                Hit us up when you get in to town, and we will be happy to show you around and talk about what is where....


                                                p.s. You really DON'T have to speak Spanish in Miami, it just seems like it sometimes.



                                                p.p.s. Although a bunch of interiors and street scenes on Dextor are shot in LA, all of the shots showing the water and most of the beach shots are recognizably Miami.... as is the outside of his apartment, and other establishing shots, etc...


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                                                • bo$$
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                                                  • Feb 2009
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                                                  #25
                                                  The 305 is the shit

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                                                  • O MARINA
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                                                    • Mar 2003
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                                                    #26
                                                    ok bye
                                                    i will buy you new flip flops for Flo

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                                                    • Killswitch - BANNED FOR LIFE

                                                      #27
                                                      Anyone got any local realtor sites? All I get doing searches is the big sites, I prefer local realtor company sites.

                                                      Originally posted by O MARINA
                                                      ok bye
                                                      i will buy you new flip flops for Flo
                                                      You can move with me, it's probably just as blah up there in Canada. I promise the girlfriend won't care. :D

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                                                      • ston
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                                                        • Nov 2008
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                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by Killswitch
                                                        Anyone got any local realtor sites? All I get doing searches is the big sites, I prefer local realtor company sites.



                                                        You can move with me, it's probably just as blah up there in Canada. I promise the girlfriend won't care. :D
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