Hurricane Milton

[Bill Walker]

My mobile home, insurance is S1000 a month. Needless to say I don't have insurance.
I paid $32,000 cash for it 3 and a half years ago which was 42 months ago. Do the maths.

We were looking at buying a one-bedroom apartment in Florida a couple of years ago, prices seemed really good and as you know we love cruise ships and there are loads in Florida... what put us off was the cost of management fees and especially insurance... it was astronomical.
Planning on going there in April and doing some cruises but we will just use Airbnb inbetween them.

 

[Bill Walker]

My mobile home, insurance is S1000 a month. Needless to say I don't have insurance.
I paid $32,000 cash for it 3 and a half years ago which was 42 months ago. Do the maths.

You're American now you should have said "do the math".

Amazing..You can buy a home for $32,000

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

You're American now you should have said "do the math".

Amazing..You can buy a home for $32,000

It will be worth $5,000 in the morning......

I may be a Yank n9ow but I still speak and spell the Kings English ;)

 

[Bill Walker]

It will be worth $5,000 in the morning......

I may be a Yank n9ow but I still speak and spell the Kings English ;)

Don't tell me you bow and scrape to all that royalty entitlement crap ....you should be a proud American lol.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

My mobile home, insurance is S1000 a month. Needless to say I don't have insurance.
I paid $32,000 cash for it 3 and a half years ago which was 42 months ago. Do the maths.

Insurance is for losses you cannot sustain. That said, YOU are “Florida Man” and I claim my 5 kilos of meth!

 

[ChicagoBlue]

It will be worth $5,000 in the morning......

If you can find it! Apple Tags are your friend!

 

[ChicagoBlue]

We were looking at buying a one-bedroom apartment in Florida a couple of years ago, prices seemed really good and as you know we love cruise ships and there are loads in Florida... what put us off was the cost of management fees and especially insurance... it was astronomical.
Planning on going there in April and doing some cruises but we will just use Airbnb inbetween them.

The HOAs everywhere are getting ridiculous, and insurance is out of control.

What cost $10,000 to rebuild pre-pandemic now costs $25,000, but the insurance premiums didn’t reflect the added claims losses. Insurance companies aren’t charities, so not only are they making sure they don’t get caught out again, but they’ve got losses to overcome!

Throw in the 40-50 year old construction of the wave of 70s & 80s homes made out of spit and Kleenex, and the ridiculous mark-ups on homes and a $20,000 build shitbox that now sells for $200,000 will be $300,000 to rebuild!

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Don't tell me you bow and scrape to all that royalty entitlement crap ....you should be a proud American lol.

Far from it - but I know how to spell colour / realise / theatre etc

 

[paulchapo]

I'm watching a live report on sky news from Tampa in Florida and although it's very windy with torrential rain the reporter is standing there chatting comfortably. There is no struggling to stay on his feet. Or course other areas may be hit harder and I guess a surge could cause flooding. He looks fine there though.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

We were looking at buying a one-bedroom apartment in Florida a couple of years ago, prices seemed really good and as you know we love cruise ships and there are loads in Florida... what put us off was the cost of management fees and especially insurance... it was astronomical.
Planning on going there in April and doing some cruises but we will just use Airbnb inbetween them.

HOA fees and insurance costs are the killer.