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Posted: 3/20/2018 12:10:06 PM EDT
Hi guys. Thinking about buying a house in Florida in the Tampa area. Can you guys fill me in on the areas to avoid in or near Tampa as well as neighborhoods or suburbs that are good.
I don't mind a 20-30 drive to get to the city and my budget is $180,000. Thank you. 
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Posted: 3/20/2018 6:12:53 PM EDT
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I lived in Tampa area since I was 1 year old (will be 50 in May) and bought a house in December 2016. We ended up buying in Land O Lakes which is just North of Tampa and got a lot more home for our money. We looked a quite a few homes in Tampa but lost were built in the 70’s and 80’s and were between $300-350K and would have needed a lot of cosmetic work for what we were looking for and size. We ended up finding a home built in 2002 that is 4 BR., 3 full bath, an office, 3 car garage and a built in screened pool in a nice subdivision for just under the lower priced ones in Tampa and it did the need any work.
My cousin is a realtor on the east coast of Florida and referred us to a great realtor over here. Areas to avoid in Tampa is the east side and north east. A lot of crappy neighborhoods and drugs. |
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Posted: 3/20/2018 7:18:50 PM EDT
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My parents live in Wesley Chapel, and it's a nice area. 20 min north of the city off 75.
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Posted: 3/21/2018 2:17:48 AM EDT
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Pasco County home prices don't look that bad, north of Pinellas.
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Posted: 3/21/2018 2:32:04 PM EDT
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Are you retired? If not any idea of the general area you will be commuting to and the time of the commute? Rush hour traffic here is a nightmare.
I'm down in Palma Ceia, great location but prices down here are down right nuts. |
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Posted: 3/21/2018 4:27:32 PM EDT
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I'm outside of Plant City, country living and about the same commute to downtown as Pasco, Wesley Chapel, and Brandon.
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Posted: 3/21/2018 10:26:15 PM EDT
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I'm outside of Plant City, country living and about the same commute to downtown as Pasco, Wesley Chapel, and Brandon. Im mainly concerned with affordability and safe/clean neighborhoods. I don't mind a commute of 30-45 minutes. But 1+ hours is too far. What's the deal with St Petes, is that a good area or is it ghetto land? To me Brandon and Land O Lakes seem pretty good price wise. St Petes looks convenient for being close to the beaches but I'm curious of the area, safety ect. |
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Posted: 3/21/2018 10:55:29 PM EDT
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Thanks guys. I'll look into those neighborhoods. Im mainly concerned with affordability and safe/clean neighborhoods. I don't mind a commute of 30-45 minutes. But 1+ hours is too far. What's the deal with St Petes, is that a good area or is it ghetto land? To me Brandon and Land O Lakes seem pretty good price wise. St Petes looks convenient for being close to the beaches but I'm curious of the area, safety ect. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I'm outside of Plant City, country living and about the same commute to downtown as Pasco, Wesley Chapel, and Brandon. Im mainly concerned with affordability and safe/clean neighborhoods. I don't mind a commute of 30-45 minutes. But 1+ hours is too far. What's the deal with St Petes, is that a good area or is it ghetto land? To me Brandon and Land O Lakes seem pretty good price wise. St Petes looks convenient for being close to the beaches but I'm curious of the area, safety ect. I'll send you a PM with my #. <------Realtor down here. |
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Posted: 3/23/2018 12:36:58 AM EDT
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St. Pete is mostly good. Definitely areas you want to avoid, but the "reputation" some areas have is unwarranted. I'll send you a PM with my #. <------Realtor down here.
Can anyone tell me about damage or danger from hurricanes out in the suburbs like Brandon? If a hurricane hits Tampa is it likely to flood in Brandon,would I need to evacuate? I mean if a big one like Katrina hit the Tampa area would my place get destroyed in Brandon? I googled the elevation in Brandon and it was the same as Tampa but I know it's about 15 miles from Tampa. Also shat about shooting ranges are there any outdoor public/rural shooting spots? @Twitchy @Everyone Thanks guys. |
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Posted: 4/2/2018 9:18:54 PM EDT
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Brandon = crazy traffic!
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Posted: 4/3/2018 6:20:31 PM EDT
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Brandon = crazy traffic! Please elaborate on the realistic travel time averages during rush hour. Thank you. |
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Posted: 4/3/2018 9:28:08 PM EDT
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I lived in Brandon for a few months. It took me 45-60 min to get to the Westshore area leaving around 630-640ish in the am. It will take you an hour to drive around the 2 mile mall parking lot on the wkend. I would like at other parts of Tampa than Brandon.
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Posted: 4/4/2018 11:09:41 PM EDT
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I lived in Brandon for a few months. It took me 45-60 min to get to the Westshore area leaving around 630-640ish in the am. It will take you an hour to drive around the 2 mile mall parking lot on the wkend. I would like at other parts of Tampa than Brandon. 
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Posted: 4/5/2018 12:51:32 PM EDT
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Brandon = crazy traffic! |
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Posted: 4/5/2018 12:53:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What does that mean exactly? If I gotta be at work in Tampa at 6am do I need to leave Brandon at 2am? Or do you just mean a 20 min drive takes an hour during peak traffic? Please elaborate on the realistic travel time averages during rush hour. Thank you. |
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Posted: 4/5/2018 3:11:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My wife works in downtown and can get there on the expressway in 30 to 45 minutes in the morning. Afternoons are a little worse, but you can figure out which ways work best. Not too bad. 
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Posted: 4/6/2018 8:58:04 PM EDT
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It takes my wife 1 hour to get to downtown Tampa from Land O Lakes. She doesn’t leave our house until 8 am though. My commute is about 60 feet to my home office
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Posted: 4/7/2018 12:00:05 AM EDT
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It takes my wife 1 hour to get to downtown Tampa from Land O Lakes. She doesn’t leave our house until 8 am though. My commute is about 60 feet to my home office |
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