The Abandonment of Florida
Florida is being abandoned, and I don’t just mean by various “leaders” and persons in positions of power who have failed to take appropriate action to remedy bank fraud and an awful economy. In fact, this time, I’m not speaking figuratively. Quite literally, Florida is being abandoned … by its own residents.
I don’t work for the census bureau, and I haven’t had any data to support this, but I’ve felt this phenomenon transpiring for quite some time now. In recent years, many Florida homeowners have lost their jobs and, in the face of foreclosure and unable to find employment in Florida, chose to pick up with their families and move to some other state. I don’t begrudge anyone for this – they’re doing what they need to for their families. However, the volume of people leaving Florida, combined with banks systematically refusing to take title to properties that have been abandoned, has resulted in an incredible amount of vacant homes in our great state.
Don’t believe me? Here’s proof.
As the article illustrates, Tampa and Orlando are both in the top 10 emptiest cities in the entire United States, with Orlando checking in as the emptiest city in the country.
So what, exactly, does this mean? In my view, it means that every single Floridian needs to stop and re-think the approach to the foreclosure crisis. All those people who say “foreclose faster, get the homes on the market” … your approach doesn’t work. Foreclosing means Florida homeowners vacate our great state, leaving vacant homes in their wake.
With this many vacant homes, it will take Florida years to recover. Years. So instead of foreclosing on more people, and making the problem worse, let’s concentrate on keeping all remaining Floridians here, where they belong.
Mark Stopawww.stayinmyhome.com
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The Many Reasons We Are Leaving Florida
The election of Rick Scott, whose company committed the largest fraud against the US Government…. obviously a leader!
The all-too-frequent legislators who end up being found guilty of…(insert offense here)
Legislators who do little State work, but endlessly campaign and complain about the other party.
Watching my house de-value 75% in six years. No longer do I feel guilty about a Strategic Default.
Insurance and taxes on a house that have certainly not dropped 75%…
Hit and Run capital of the country… read the Neighborhood Times section of the St Pete Times…. usually 30+ PER WEEK!
The saddest place in the country.
Idiotic drivers that weave all over the road causing huge accidents and causing many tragic deaths… police seldom on the highways. Plenty of coverage for the Rays games though.
Speaking of police in St Pete, they don’t use directional signals either.
The incessant proliferation of parking meters and rapid rise of meter fees.
Let’s annex Tierra Verde
Let’s throw out all the senior citizens in the downtown tower and make it affordable housing for public sector workers… and not realize the impact…whoopsie!
Let’s make a waterfront ballpark…. sixteen blocks-half a billion dollars!
Let’s rip down the pier and put a up a new one…real fancy-you’ll love it. Oh, the water feature won’t really work…whoopsie! Voter input only when the issue is forced.
Standing behind Mayor Foster in Publix while he was on the phone and overheard him say, “Do you think this will make me look bad?” He quickly walked away when he realized he was observed.
Purging the voter rolls.
Inhibiting the vote.
The governor making an ass of himself (and Florida) while visiting the King of Spain.
Senator Allan West is a bonafide whack job.
Westboro baptist church.
It cost less to go to the Louvre in Paris than the Chiluly exhibit in St Pete!
What’s this: secret payments and tax incentives to lure companies to Florida? When they don’t live up to their side of the deal, we just let them go…. hey, they are our “business partners.”
No, we will not implement the Affordable Health Care Act… even though it was upheld by the Supreme Court… cuz Scott knows about Health Care!
“Stand Your Ground”
The love of guns by our politicians and the almost daily tragedies due to their
proliferation. Aurora, Co…. just the latest of foolish gun protection.
The Forbes Best Cities for Business List – Tampa Bay 111/200… all Florida bottom
half of the list. Whether or not you agree with any of the lists; business, saddest or
hit & runs, this is the perception of us around the country – and you know how
americans love sound bites!
Rick Scott suppresses report on TB outbreak… closes the only TB hospital in FL.
Fla leads the nation with 10% of the adults not allowed to vote.
Fla Lt Governor… way to stay classy!
Fla leads the nation in boating related deaths.
The TomTom North American Congestion Index (Tampa Traffic) #5 Nationally
The emptiest city in the USA is Orlando, FL… vacancy rate 18.8%, Tampa is 9th.
To be continued…
Sigh.