$52,000 for a newly built house in FLA!!!

[kap]

So I heard it on the news this morning. That is good news in this housing market, no? My S/0 thinks it is a bad idea to move there because FLA is considered the most dangerous place to live health-wise according to the CDC.

[davester]

kap wrote:
FLA is considered the most dangerous place to live health-wise according to the CDC.

???

[rgG]

I would check where exactly in FL. There are some really rural areas.

[Rick-o]

rgG wrote:
I would check where exactly in FL. There are some really rural areas.

Nothing wrong with that!! In fact, I *prefer* the rural life. :cartman:

[Will Collier]

Yeah, I kind of doubt it's on the beach.

[kap]

CDC considers it's dangerous because of the disease carrying mosquitoes.

[Racer X]

can you get jobs there? Detroit has houses in the 4 figures. there is a reason.

[Panopticon]

Lee County Florida, west coast includes Ft Myers, etc.
Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Lee+County+FL&ie=UTF8&ll=26.72844,-81.952515&spn=1.260877,1.83197&z=9

It was on 'Today Show' this morning. Michelle Kosinski from Lehigh Acres. $250k home is now listed @ $52k. To summarize, the whole state of Florida has more real estate for sale {& foreclosures} than it has buyers.

The clip is here, if you can handle the intro ads: http://www.hulu.com/watch/36010/nbc-toda...-4,vclip,1

[davester]

kap wrote:
CDC considers it's dangerous because of the disease carrying mosquitoes.

That's like saying California is dangerous because it has earthquakes, never mind that only a sliver of California along the coastline is the dangerous part. I'm sure that the entire state of Florida isn't uniformly blanketed with mosquitoes.

[N-OS X-tasy!]

Will Collier wrote:
Yeah, I kind of doubt it's on the beach.

Au contraire! That's the catch -- until recently, it was a newly built house in TX! Thanks, Ike!