Leaving SD for Orlando

[CardiffBaseball]

Thanks for all the well wishes. sdrealtor we’ll have to have a beer for sure. I should probably watch a Cavs-Lakers NBA finals game with TG as well if the darned Magic don’t get in the way again.

My wife is in some ways getting a slight raise, and my pay decrease is minimal at best (from a cash flow perspective $130/month or so). Considering the State Income tax that is wiped out that is not much. I understand Car insurance will be higher, food will be higher, and possibly car registrations. Also another big one is not having access to Kaiser which has made health care pretty affordable. I’ll have medical it’s just going to cost more. Stay healthy.

I like the homes with the screened in pools and apparently that’s called a Lanai. My current rent is $2250 and I am frankly inclined to buy rather than rent, but there is no way I am going to try and beat the deadline to get the 8K. In my case it makes no sense to break my lease or have dual house payments as it wipes out the benefit. Still there is a part of me that thinks, ehhhh I don’t know about buying out there. They’ve had a small uptick no doubt but there is a ton of inventory not moving due to the tax credit. People don’t want to take chances on short sales because they could lose (err spelled loose on the internet) their tax credit if it’s not all finished by the end of June I think.

Next to San Diego it seems like such a depressing place, but my friends in Ohio think I am lucky as hell. All about perspective I guess. The average midwesterner has never traveled much outside of going to South Carolina or one of the Florida coasts. Thus they cannot not understand why I don’t consider this a step-up.

[outtamojo]

[quote=ctr70]I think briansd1 makes a great point. SD has great weather and an interesting topography, I don’t think anything else is that great about it. Take away the perfect climate and it’s kind of a an average city[/quote

Be real here, that’s like saying Alaska would be nice
if only it was warmer.

[outtamojo]

[quote=ctr70]I think briansd1 makes a great point. SD has great weather and an interesting topography, I don’t think anything else is that great about it. Take away the perfect climate and it’s kind of a an average city[/quote

Be real here, that’s like saying Alaska would be nice
if only it was warmer.

[outtamojo]

[quote=ctr70]I think briansd1 makes a great point. SD has great weather and an interesting topography, I don’t think anything else is that great about it. Take away the perfect climate and it’s kind of a an average city[/quote

Be real here, that’s like saying Alaska would be nice
if only it was warmer.

[outtamojo]

[quote=ctr70]I think briansd1 makes a great point. SD has great weather and an interesting topography, I don’t think anything else is that great about it. Take away the perfect climate and it’s kind of a an average city[/quote

Be real here, that’s like saying Alaska would be nice
if only it was warmer.

[outtamojo]

[quote=ctr70]I think briansd1 makes a great point. SD has great weather and an interesting topography, I don’t think anything else is that great about it. Take away the perfect climate and it’s kind of a an average city[/quote

Be real here, that’s like saying Alaska would be nice
if only it was warmer.

[CardiffBaseball]

By the way my kids are hard core Buckeye fans so that will be tough. Luckily OSU graduates so many each year that the alumni associations are large in just about any city (I am not an alumni) so they can at least find some non-gator fans in the area.

OSU plays Miami the next two seasons… I think this year in Columbus and next year down in Miami so we might be able to make the game. The Rose Bowl was an amazing experience this year, and I don’t think at this point they’ll ever flip and become Gator/Seminole or Hurricane fans.

I am so glad we were lucky enough to attend a Rose Bowl before leaving. Now I need to come up with some more bucket lists of things to do (if we can squeeze it in with Baseball). Wife hasn’t seen San Francisco yet, that is a must.

[CardiffBaseball]

By the way my kids are hard core Buckeye fans so that will be tough. Luckily OSU graduates so many each year that the alumni associations are large in just about any city (I am not an alumni) so they can at least find some non-gator fans in the area.

OSU plays Miami the next two seasons… I think this year in Columbus and next year down in Miami so we might be able to make the game. The Rose Bowl was an amazing experience this year, and I don’t think at this point they’ll ever flip and become Gator/Seminole or Hurricane fans.

I am so glad we were lucky enough to attend a Rose Bowl before leaving. Now I need to come up with some more bucket lists of things to do (if we can squeeze it in with Baseball). Wife hasn’t seen San Francisco yet, that is a must.

[CardiffBaseball]

By the way my kids are hard core Buckeye fans so that will be tough. Luckily OSU graduates so many each year that the alumni associations are large in just about any city (I am not an alumni) so they can at least find some non-gator fans in the area.

OSU plays Miami the next two seasons… I think this year in Columbus and next year down in Miami so we might be able to make the game. The Rose Bowl was an amazing experience this year, and I don’t think at this point they’ll ever flip and become Gator/Seminole or Hurricane fans.

I am so glad we were lucky enough to attend a Rose Bowl before leaving. Now I need to come up with some more bucket lists of things to do (if we can squeeze it in with Baseball). Wife hasn’t seen San Francisco yet, that is a must.

[CardiffBaseball]

By the way my kids are hard core Buckeye fans so that will be tough. Luckily OSU graduates so many each year that the alumni associations are large in just about any city (I am not an alumni) so they can at least find some non-gator fans in the area.

OSU plays Miami the next two seasons… I think this year in Columbus and next year down in Miami so we might be able to make the game. The Rose Bowl was an amazing experience this year, and I don’t think at this point they’ll ever flip and become Gator/Seminole or Hurricane fans.

I am so glad we were lucky enough to attend a Rose Bowl before leaving. Now I need to come up with some more bucket lists of things to do (if we can squeeze it in with Baseball). Wife hasn’t seen San Francisco yet, that is a must.

[CardiffBaseball]

By the way my kids are hard core Buckeye fans so that will be tough. Luckily OSU graduates so many each year that the alumni associations are large in just about any city (I am not an alumni) so they can at least find some non-gator fans in the area.

OSU plays Miami the next two seasons… I think this year in Columbus and next year down in Miami so we might be able to make the game. The Rose Bowl was an amazing experience this year, and I don’t think at this point they’ll ever flip and become Gator/Seminole or Hurricane fans.

I am so glad we were lucky enough to attend a Rose Bowl before leaving. Now I need to come up with some more bucket lists of things to do (if we can squeeze it in with Baseball). Wife hasn’t seen San Francisco yet, that is a must.

[patientrenter]

[quote=CardiffBaseball]…
I am so glad we were lucky enough to attend a Rose Bowl before leaving. Now I need to come up with some more bucket lists of things to do (if we can squeeze it in with Baseball). Wife hasn’t seen San Francisco yet, that is a must.[/quote]

You sound a little wistful there, Cardiff. I left California two years ago. I too had mixed feelings about leaving. After a few months of feeling mostly loss, I began to feel better. Within another short time, I was very pleased I had moved, and I still feel what way.

You will do fine. Pick the best things about Orlando for you, and make the most of them. If I were in your shoes, I would enjoy choosing, buying, and then living in a very nice affordable home of my own in a good area. Can’t do that in San Diego.

[patientrenter]

[quote=CardiffBaseball]…
I am so glad we were lucky enough to attend a Rose Bowl before leaving. Now I need to come up with some more bucket lists of things to do (if we can squeeze it in with Baseball). Wife hasn’t seen San Francisco yet, that is a must.[/quote]

You sound a little wistful there, Cardiff. I left California two years ago. I too had mixed feelings about leaving. After a few months of feeling mostly loss, I began to feel better. Within another short time, I was very pleased I had moved, and I still feel what way.

You will do fine. Pick the best things about Orlando for you, and make the most of them. If I were in your shoes, I would enjoy choosing, buying, and then living in a very nice affordable home of my own in a good area. Can’t do that in San Diego.

[patientrenter]

[quote=CardiffBaseball]…
I am so glad we were lucky enough to attend a Rose Bowl before leaving. Now I need to come up with some more bucket lists of things to do (if we can squeeze it in with Baseball). Wife hasn’t seen San Francisco yet, that is a must.[/quote]

You sound a little wistful there, Cardiff. I left California two years ago. I too had mixed feelings about leaving. After a few months of feeling mostly loss, I began to feel better. Within another short time, I was very pleased I had moved, and I still feel what way.

You will do fine. Pick the best things about Orlando for you, and make the most of them. If I were in your shoes, I would enjoy choosing, buying, and then living in a very nice affordable home of my own in a good area. Can’t do that in San Diego.

[patientrenter]

[quote=CardiffBaseball]…
I am so glad we were lucky enough to attend a Rose Bowl before leaving. Now I need to come up with some more bucket lists of things to do (if we can squeeze it in with Baseball). Wife hasn’t seen San Francisco yet, that is a must.[/quote]

You sound a little wistful there, Cardiff. I left California two years ago. I too had mixed feelings about leaving. After a few months of feeling mostly loss, I began to feel better. Within another short time, I was very pleased I had moved, and I still feel what way.

You will do fine. Pick the best things about Orlando for you, and make the most of them. If I were in your shoes, I would enjoy choosing, buying, and then living in a very nice affordable home of my own in a good area. Can’t do that in San Diego.

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