The Ultimate Relocation Guide when Moving To Tampa Florida 2025

if you're considering making a move to Tampa Bay in 2025 get out your favorite note-taking device or pen and paper because this is your ultimate relocation guide now let's be real moving to a new city or state can be incredibly overwhelming how do I know because I've made the move myself and if you're anything like me you've got tons of questions swirling around in that head of yours that have to be answered before you can make the move questions like is Tampa Bay a good place to live what are the best neighborhoods and suburbs for me is Tampa Safe House traffic and how long is my commute really going to take every single day the cost of living which has risen what are the best schools for my children and many many more and you're probably wondering how I knew all your questions well first of all we've helped over a hundred families make the move and I've also made the move with my family a little over six years ago my wife Kate and I packed up our family of five sold almost everything we owned moved 12200 Mi South here to the greater Tampa Bay area are and have been loving it ever since we also help people just like you buy sell and relocate all over the greater Tampa Bay area if you have more questions by the end of this video do not hesitate to reach out to me and the team there's two ways you can do that you can leave a question or a comment down below I'm happy to answer those I don't have an assistant doing that I'm going to jump in and have a conversation with you as long as it's a legitimate question that's the first way second way is you can jump directly into my calendar if you go down in the description there you'll see a link that says schedule the time to talk with Juan I can jump on Zoom with you and help you get started with the process now if you are considering making that move make sure you save this video that way you can use it as a resource in the future or if you know someone who is looking to make that move feel free to share it with them as well because we're going to cover things like y Tampa neighborhood overview I'm even going to jump into Google Maps show you guys a real good overview of the area we're going to talk about the cost of living employment opportunities education in schools lifestyle and Recreation climate weather and the pros and cons of living here in Tampa Bay the first thing I want to start with is why Tampa you know Tampa has really grown over the last 5 years in popularity you know and that has a lot to do with the diversity um the the mix of both young and wise uh residents moving to the area obviously we have incredible winners mild winners to say the least we average about 70° from November all the way into April which is fantastic you get a great mix of urban Suburban and bay living which is very unique to Tampa Bay specifically and something we have fallen in love with we have award-winning beaches you know if you're not familiar with those beaches we've got Clearwater Beach and St Pete Beach which have both been recognized as the best beach in America and if you just drive an hour and 20 minutes south you'll be down in cesta ke another Beach that has been recognized as one of the best beaches in America from the white sugar sand and the Sugar Sand festivals you know we've got abundant Sunshine incredible weather a diverse culture and there's really something for every lifestyle here in the greater Tampa Bay Area Tampa was recognized just this year as one of the real estate markets to watch it's been voted one of the best places to retire um which I always find fascinating because if you didn't know the median agent Tampa just over 36 years of age which is fascinating doesn't really go into the mix of great place for retirees but it is that diverse really and it was voted by Time Magazine as one of the 50 greatest places in the United States to live so the next thing I want to do is jump into Google Maps and give you a bird's eyee view or an overview if you will just kind of giving you some sense of where things are how they live um and I this has been one of the most requested things people love when when we jump in in the map specifically and start talking about these areas so I figured I'd add it into this video too because it it's usually very helpful all right so let's jump over there I want to break this down into the different counties and then talk about some of the specific cities in the area maybe how they live a little bit maybe that helps you out all right so the first thing I want to do is take you out if you're a beach baby I want to take everybody out to our Gulf beaches now if you didn't know we've got worldclass beaches right um clearw St Pete madira Treasure Island these are some of the greatest beaches in this country if you just drive an hour and a half South now all of a sudden you're down in CS ke another incredible Beach also recognized one of the best beaches in this country there is roughly 27 miles of beautiful white sugar sand you know starting at North clearw Beach working all the way down through Passa Grill just outstanding if you jump through the bay here now you're down in Anamaria Island down into uh Bradon beach homes Beach Longboat Key and again just south of there you got Leo key and CS Key Beach gorgeous area so keep that in mind but penel county is for my beach babies if you're a beach baby you're going to love these areas now the real question that you have to ask yourself is am I somebody who is comfortable living on a Barrier Island and what I mean by the Barrier Islands well Clearwater Beach is on the Barrier Islands madira Beach uh St Pete Beach these islands are exposed to all of the weather and all the challenges you can have now if you didn't know we've had some challenges last year we had a lot of people get their homes flooded or damaged because of uh the storms that came through hurricane Helen even though it was a 100 miles off the co Coast of Florida really did a lot lot of damage and then we had hurricane Milton come through and with all the rain more damage there um the hurricane itself slid to the South and you know I'm I'm sharing the real with you guys so just keep that in perspective so if that's not for you what I would encourage you to do is move a little bit more Inland start thinking about you know those suburbs like uh Palm Harbor dun Eden maybe Largo uh seol which is another really great area um you know St Petersburg there's a lot of good places to live here but I'm just sharing with you if you're Beach baby this is a great spot you're usually never more than 25 minutes away from a beach which is fantastic and really no more than 45 to 55 minutes away from the the airport either I've made a drive from my home which is right by Indian Rocks Beach to the airport in 28 minutes now I'm here to tell you that that was a Unicorn Run meaning it probably won't ever happen again I didn't hit a single light it was early in the morning it was amazing I usually budget 55 minutes I usually make it there in about 45 but that's the approach you should take now as we go to the north and out to the east now we're moving into Hillsboro County and this is areas like Trinity a little part of Odessa loots um you coming out here to Plant City through Lithia coming down through wam Mama this is where Tampa proper is uh areas like Westchase and carolwood Temple Terrace the University of South Florida New Tampa these are all areas that fit in here Brandon Riverview some very popular suburbs Fishhawk very popular suburbs so these are areas that you might want to consider too now over the last few years Pasco County's really become crazy busy now this isn't a perfect um uh boundary line here but I want to share these communities Lando Lakes Odessa Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel is so busy um and because it has all the amenities incredible shopping Premium Outlets so many fun things to do great Parks there's an ice rink out there pop Strokes out there a lot of really cool things uh San Antonio's become very popular there are two man-made lagoons out in these areas and if you've never seen them they're unbelievable uh Zephyr Hills is becoming popular even Dade City which used to be one of those like laid-back quaint quiet rural areas is is now becoming very popular so um definitely worth checking out and as we slide down to the South now we get into manate County again these boundaries aren't perfect but that takes us into um areas like Lakewood Ranch to the South which Lakewood Ranch splits between manate and Sarasota counties but you got Lakewood Ranch and Paris these are some of the most popular as a matter of fact Lakewood Ranch has been recognized as the number one master plan community in the United States for six consecutive years it is awesome and areas like Parish are trying to really compete with that and get people another option that may not have lakid Ranch in their budget um so just keep that in mind it's awesome and they give access to really cool things you can be off the coast and be to an area like St Pete Beach in about 35 to 45 minutes depending on traffic that's pretty awesome so keep that in mind the Manatee County definitely has uh Great Schools a focus on safety depends on the community you move into but areas like Bradenton are wonderful like Wood Ranch Parish um obviously Anam Maria Island homes Beach you know Beach there's a lot of great things to love about the greater Tampa Bay area and I wanted to give you guys this you know bird's eye view this Topline overview so you can really dive deep if you've got more questions or specific questions about areas check out those playlists below they'll give you those specific neighborhoods so you can really dialing in and learn more about those areas so the next thing I want to look at is the cost of living because this is a conversation that we have with almost every single client when we're on those Zoom calls and I know it is a question that I had in my mind and you most likely do to is how far does my money spend in Tampa Florida versus where I'm at now now I can't tell that for every single person but I can give you guys some excellent resources that are going to be extremely helpful number one and my favorite tool of all time is the Forbes cost of living calculator now I want to take you over here right now CU this is cool um I'll put the link to the description down below so you can actually go use this this is a great resource but what it'll allow you to do is come in and say what's the cost of living in blank versus blank okay so I'm going to use an example here let's say you live in Boston Massachusetts and you make $175,000 a year in your household maybe that's you and your spouse um you and your significant other um and that's what your pre-tax household income is and this tool is awesome so it allows you to say okay live in Boston but I'm going to be moving to Tampa so let's put Tampa in here and then what you can do is you can hit calculate and it's going to tell you how far your money goes how does that $175,000 if you're able to keep that salary when you Rel locate here how is that going to spend versus where you currently live awesome that 175 is going to spend like 116,000 according to the Forbes calculator is this perfect no is it a good measuring stick absolutely our clients have told us that this this has been a very valuable tool for them so I wanted to share that with you um and in my perspective it's pretty darn close I live here I know what I spent on a regular basis um and I'm going to show you some of the insights you get on this website it's not just that hey this is how your money spend if you scroll down you can see the cost of living in Tampa is 51% lower than it is in in Boston Massachusetts which you I think most people would expect but it gets into specific categories right housing is 57% lower it talks about the the median sales price and I just looked this up right now before we got on this um on this uh the video today and this is right about spot on I'm I'm coming up with $4.49 so that's pretty darn close but I don't know what the average home price is in Boston outside of what red fin tells me and I know it ain't cheap so keep that in mind apartment rent that's about right $1,800 for a two-bedroom apartment is is pretty much spoton energy cost 200 bucks I think that that's fair we'll get in I'll give you another resource I want to give you guys some more insights phone bill and then it gets into Transportation it talks about health care what the expense you can expect from there um it keeps going into miscellaneous right what is coffee and milk versus where you are I mean some people really want to know but this is a great tool cuz you can do this from any city in America to almost any other major city in America this is a wonderful tool so that's the first resource I want to give you the second resource I want to give you is my wife Kate and I literally just did our cost of living in Tampa video last week or the week before where we actually show our real budget what it cost us to live here in our four bedroom 2 and a half bath home with the pool right by the beach we share that with you guys we don't live on the beach we live in um pel County we're away from the Barrier Island um so just we break it all down y'all we share our Energy bill what you know what we spend on on homeowners and auto insurance uh all of those things so that's a really good resource as well you can find that in the playlist down below too so just keep that in mind these are really good tools to help you dial in what it's actually going to cost you to live here and in our experience the cost of living here in the greater Tampa Bay area is more expensive than than some areas and specific things like when we go back to Michigan to visit family we notice right away that our growth groceries cost more we knew that we moved here and we can still feel it so we know that's different but their energy cost is very similar um their property taxes are actually more that's part of the reason why we move um and I feel like you definitely get less lifestyle up there but that's just where we were and our experience you really have to measure this versus where you live so that's why I wanted to give you these tools and these resources so you can make a comparison and make a qualified decision that helps you decide whether this could be the right move for you or not now since we're talking about the cost of living I don't think we can finish that without talking about housing and to be quite honest with you our housing is as diverse as the people who live here right our residents we you can find anything from you know a a $10,000 mobile home that totally needs to be gutted that you know you have to rent you know the lot from somebody to to live on to you know multi-million doll Coastal real estate $520 million that is literally as diverse as it is now I want to give you some general expectations if you're not someone who is buying you know a piece of coastal real estate and putting a 6,000 ft home on it let's just say you're the average family like Kate and myself and um those are the types of properties you're interested in what can you expect to find all right well as we discussed going through the cost of living there you know the greater Tampa Bay Area the median sales price is right around $450,000 right now but that includes everything from tow houses and condos um to single family homes and even uh manufactured homes or mobile homes if you will where people actually own the land so that's a very diverse you know set of um of circumstances but if we talk about the single family home meaning you know a three-bedroom two bath or four bedroom those types of homes what can you expect to pay in the greater Tampa Bay Area well the median sales price for a single family home in Tampa proper right now is around $429,000 um in St Pete it's about $449 ,000 so $450 Clear Water $485,000 areas like Wesley Chapel which we spoke about which is extremely popular $465,000 now we sell a lot of these types of homes this is the client that we most often serve this is typically a family or um you know someone looking to relocate to the area maybe they're an entrepreneur these are usually my clients um and what are they spending on average because again median and average are different right the average is if you sold 25 homes the total number you divide it and that gives you a number which is usually higher than the median because the median is the middle of the activity and then they throw out the low and the high so what do we usually see what's that average we usually see our clients spend somewhere between $500,000 to as much as 1.2 that's what we usually see but we have had clients purchase single family homes for as low as $330,000 recently on new construction um so whichever you know type of property serves your needs you can pretty much find it here so just keep that in mind but here are the types of properties you can expect to find you're going to find a lot of uh older homes you know stuff built in the 40s 50s and 60s even in the 70s when you move towards the coast um down in St Pete you can find 100-year-old homes historic homes same thing in Tampa proper you can find historic homes there as well you Tampa was founded in the 1850s you can find real estate that dates back to the 1800s it's very rare but it does exist a lot of early 1900 uh real estate and then you can find you know brand new properties where they've torn down the the existing home either because it was in dis repair or um or that was their choice and then put up these beautiful new modern homes it just depends on what your taste is um but when you you know did different type of architecture you've got you know um Key West Isle homes you've got a lot of Ramblers um these are single story that uh up north we used to call them Ranch a ranch style property but a single story home low roof line um all block construction there aren't as many um stick built or homes built out of wood because we have things like termites and hurricanes and winds you got to deal with um so you're looking for those you know block homes are a great way to go um and new construction in the greater Tampa Bay Area comes with the lowest cost of ownership usually the insurance is significantly less than a home that is near the coast um and uh you're held to to new construction standards so there's a lot of nuance there but you can get something with a ton of character an old Victorian or Bungalow or craftsman style home you can absolutely find those but if you want one of the new modern Sleek designs with with with clean lines you can absolutely find that here in the area also it just depends on what your ideal lifestyle is and what you're trying to accomplish and if you do have more questions about making that move don't hesitate to reach out to me and my team like I said all of my contact is listed down below there's even a link to my calendar so you can jump on a zoom call with me and I can really help you get dial then and started with the process the next question we often get is Juan where are the jobs where are the jobs that provide the type of income that you need to live in the greater Tampa Bay Area well that's a great question a lot of our clients bring their jobs with them they are either um being hired into a company here and they're making the relocation or they're fortunate enough to work remote we usually see about a 50/50 balance even today when I know a lot of people are being called back to work we're still serving a lot a lot of individuals or families who are able to work remote so I don't know what your situation is but you know in terms of the largest employers in the area you've got you know mcdill Air Force Base uh you've got bakare you've got Publix uh Hillsboro uh schools is is another another one uh University of South Florida um panel's County Sheriff there's a lot of employers here we've got Defense Education medical and Tech um relia Quest we just did the REI quest bll with Alabama and Michigan I was able to go to that was awesome by the way um but but um cyber security is one of the biggest movers I've seen recently pulling people to the area I've moved more than a few people um that have been um given job offers and are making the move here to the area because Tech has really been driving a lot of Tampa uh Tampa's unofficially the tech Hub of the State of Florida I know people think it's Miami that's more financial uh but Tampa's really grown and and attracted a lot of young talent and a lot of senior Talent as well so um definitely look out for those when it comes to employment um it just depends on what trying to accomplish but Tampa has a lot to offer in terms of jobs so keep that in mind now the next topic we're getting into is education in schools and this is one of those highly debated conversations and to be quite Frank this this topic in general is very subjective now I know we try to make it objective by things like standardized testing and those types of things as well but I'm not here to argue the Merit of those tests what I want to share with you guys is um my experience number one um I want to share with you great schools that we have in the area that rank high according to public sources and voted on by parents um I think that's a very valuable tool and also share with you some some articles and some news sources you can read and give you some insights on how to approach this honestly so first thing I want to start with is uh US News um ranked Florida the number one in education for the second consecutive year now it's not number one in prek or uh you know kindergarten through 12th grade I think we ranked ninth or 10th in there honestly um this year uh but formal education secondary we're talking about colleges they rank number one and and this is again overall we're ranking number one for the second consecutive year there's something to be said about that if a publication's willing to to print that um they're putting some some work and uh objectivity behind it and you can go do that I'm going to put the link to the that resource down below so you guys have access to that that's the first thing I want you to be aware of number two there are great public resources like uh greatschools.org Public School r View and niche.com these are some of my favorite it allows for the community members residents to leave comments leave um uh ratings if you will and that is a great place to go check that out okay the good schools or the the highly desirable schools I will say because I can't tell you whether something's good or not again that's subjective right but here's the reality of it um the highly desirable schools in the area when it comes to Public Schools you know we've got um you know Stein burner High School in Tampa we've got Plant High School School in Tampa we've got Palm Harbor University we've got East Lake in Tarpon Springs you've got a wire grass Ranch in Wesley Chapel there's a bunch of those and there's different types of programs for your kids as well you know um the State of Florida is School of Choice meaning that just because you live in an area doesn't mean that's the only place that your children can go to school we also offer vouchers for parents that choose to put their kids in charter schools and we've got some really good programs we've got magnet programs we've got stem programs there's a lot of different options when it comes to education in the State of Florida both public and private or semi-private um so you've got those options as well there are so many different areas I could go into this but I I want to give you you know some tools so you can do the homework right um when it comes to universities we got the University of South Florida University of Tampa and St Pete College those are three of the biggest here and again it's a great area in in my experience our clients haven't called me you know after being here for 2 or 3 years said Juan the education system is terrible we've got to we've got to make a change a lot of them are strategic about what schools they put their children in not everybody has that option so just keep that in mind you know if you're going to be using the public transportation system for your kids if they need to go to the buses you know you're going to have to do a lot more diligence about what neighborhood you want to live in because I will say this the school ratings vary wildly wildly so you can absolutely find some schools that rank terribly in terms of U their public ranking but you can also find some of the absolute best so just keep that in mind education is one of those sticky situations but it's super important I'm a dad of three I get it man when it comes to education we want the best for our kids and it is completely understandable and I think it's it's well warranted all right now let's get into some of the fun stuff why people choose to relocate here and that's lifestyle and Recreation when it comes to Florida living and your ideal Lifestyle the thing I always tell everybody is you do not have to shovel sunshine you know my friends used to call and ask you know Juan you've been there a year what's the biggest difference and I would say that exact phrase because it was true I got rid of the cold gray dreary winners and that's not everybody's situation you know some people have incredible weather like San Diego as an example it's one of the most beautiful places on Earth hands down however it's also one of the most expensive places on Earth um and there are a lot of other things that you may not appreciate about that area right but when it comes to those you know outdoor activities and the amount of things you can do I mean from our worldclass beaches you know the white Sugar Sand it I want to slow down here for a second like the sand that we use makes sure that you don't burn your feet I know that sounds silly but I used to go to the Lakes when I lived in Michigan and during the summer you'd burn the snout out of your feet you know walking across those Lakes because we didn't have that type of sand but the the the quartz sand that they use here it just is awesome you can walk out there and not get burned which is great sounds silly but it matters um you know we talk about the the parks we have our County parks are some of the best I've ever seen our local city parks our kids choose to go there regularly to hang out with their friends because they've got like all these climbing things and there's always a lot of activities that are available to you we got skate parks locally um we've got you know the local parks where you can go and swim and like there's so many different things you can plug into when it comes to sports you know whether you're an adult or you have children that are involved in sports we've got that in spad I I mean um you got IMG Academy to the south in Braden uh Bradenton so there's a huge focus on professional sports and and growing the youth to get to a point where they can hopefully be in professional sports one day but having this type of weather and lifestyle gives us the ability to be outdoors a lot of a lot longer so my kids play soccer in the winter they swim all year round my kids are swimming they took today off cuz it was like 40° this morning but we swim Outdoors right that could never happen when we lived up North so like these things matter to us they may not matter to you but you know there's so you know the amount of golf courses that are available the walking path the bike trails the golf carts if that's something you want to do you know there is uh disc golf everywhere pickle ball every dude I could go on for days and we're not even talking about the water sports yet we haven't gotten to boating and fishing and jet skiing and uh kite surfing and wind sailing there's so many different things you can plug into which is great another thing that we love about the area is there is a ton of fantastic restaurants nightlife and entertainment if that's for you um for you you know you've got the stra center in downtown Tampa you know we've got the theaters um and all of the museums both in St Petersburg and Tampa there's just so many different things you can plug into to that we absolutely love and then when it comes to familyfriendly activities again Beach is great you know getting out in in the community we've got you know gymnastics everything you could ever ask for so we just we this was a huge part of the reason why we moved and a lot of other families choose to call Florida home again it's not the end all be all but if you're someone who is active you are going to absolutely love living in Tampa Bay the next question we often get is about climate and weather and you know people are terrified of hurricanes which I completely understand and I have been affected by them so I know what that fear looks like in reality um also people are concerned about is the weather too hot for them and that's such a good question because that is very objective but what I want to do is give you some some idea right some some general um understanding of what the weather is really like so from November to March our average temperatures are in the 70s okay now that's the average it can be higher and it can be lower uh today is a great example there is a giant cold front across the entire United States right now and it's so large it has dipped down here in the greater temp across Florida it's all the way down into South Florida I woke up this morning it was 41 degrees here in Tampa and that is cold y'all I'm not used to that anymore and we'll have a few days a year like that as a matter of fact the the stats say we can have at least one day where we get close to freezing one just one day a year on average um but we definitely have a 2 to 3 we time period in my experience over the last 6 years um that we dip down into the high 30s low 40s at night and will'll be in the 50s or 60s during the day that's pretty cool now for some of you you're like that would be awesome others of you you're like that's too cold and I'm one of those people now um but for the most part from November through March you're going to find 70° days on average we have very mild Winters they are very dry typically that's our dry uh season the temperatures are amazing everybody's out walking around you know living their best life it's awesome and then summer starts to come on okay now I just gave you November through March that's our window there now when it comes to April those temperatures start to heat up April May the average temperatures are typically in the 80s even in the June technically um and then July through September our average temperatures are in the '90s and then it starts to cool down a little bit in October or November gets back into those um the average 80s I'm sorry October and then in November it starts to get back in the 70s again that is the typical cycle now are there years when that can shift and be a little bit different the answer is yes but the big thing to understand is that July through September and I really think it's more like um the end of June through the middle of October uh the temperatures can be oppressive if you will I mean we're talking about 90 plus degrees every day um from my understanding what I've read um Tampa has never seen a 100° day which is pretty interesting people think it's like overbearingly hot it it is hot because the humidity comes along with it and it can be sweltering y'all like the termo pressive is fair and it's not for everybody we like the heat but I'm not going to lie going into the grocery store and sweating and then you know getting out of the shower walking right outside and sweating that's not always fun but the exchange for us was never to have to scrape our car again never to have to shovel the driveway ever again again you don't have to shovel Sunshine that was worth the exchange we were gladly willing to change twice a day uh take take a second shower or jump in the pool uh rather than having to bundle up and live through six months of cold dreary gray weather um and that was an exchange we were willing to make but that's not for everybody so if you're someone who can't handle the heat literally you should probably stay out of the kitchen if you like warmer temps you're going to love it here right are you challenged by other things like hurricanes and tropical forest wins and the answer to that is yes also you know hurricane and Helen and hurricane Milton RI through here this year we've already shared our story um our home was damaged in Hurricane Milton even though it was to the South we got 12 in of rain in 6 hours and our home we found out was the lowest house in our neighborhood well guess who got wet it didn't come up 2 feet or 4T you know like it did on the coast it it came in just enough to ruin everything that was on the ground um and it's been a challenge y'all and that's a reality of living in Florida if you want to live on the coast are there other areas that get you away from those concerns um with with less risk the answer is yes we live in Florida I don't think there's anywhere that is no risk um but you definitely want to look for higher elevation you want to be out of a flood zone these things are important um and then just you again if you're not a beach baby you know maybe move in a little bit Inland where these things aren't it' be very rare that those types of things could ever happen to you but again there are areas where it can happen you just have to do diligence and you have to work with somebody who understands the lay of the land and that'll get you in a good position but whether CL again you don't have to shovel Sunshine we love it here we're not going anywhere even after the challenges we face but it's not for everybody the question is is it for you so let's talk about some of the pros and cons of living in Tampa and you know to be honest with you the advantages for us have way outweighed all of the challenges and that's not going to be everybody's circumstance right again it depends on what type of Lifestyle you're looking for if you're coming here thinking that Tampa is going to be perfect I got to be honest with you it's not going to be um and in all fairness I don't think there's anywhere in this country that is perfect there are areas that are definitely more appealing to others but I Perfection doesn't exist it's very difficult there's going to be a a pro and a con everywhere you choose to live the question that you really have to ask yourself is are the pros that I am um seeking going to outweigh the challenges that I could face right or the things I don't necessarily love about where I live and and I totally get this you know when when we get feedback from our clients or from from other people that we live with and we love right like you know people definitely complain about the heat at some point every year but just like when we lived up north we complained about the Heat and the laughable part was that it was usually only about 16 weeks so you know it's perspective as everything when you think about this for us we made a decision that we would rather have you know abundant Sunshine over 250 days of sun sunshine on average and to be quite honest with you there are very few days when the sun doesn't shine if it goes two or three days here because of like rainstorms or just gloomy overcast like I can start to feel it and so can my wife Kate and that is such a huge difference you know we just went to to Michigan to visit family for the holidays we were up there for 9 days and I saw the sun three times so did my wife we counted it all right one was for about 7 Minutes in the morning another was about for for uh 3 to 5 minutes in the afternoon and there was a day when it was sunny for almost 4 hours hours that's what we got we came home we were like thank God we saw the sun it took 600 miles for us to Drive South before we saw the sun again and we were so grateful and for us that is a huge part because it makes you feel so good there's something about the sun splashing on your face vitamin d and vitamin C sea um those two things for us were a huge impact on the quality of our life that may not be the thing for you but you know when it comes to living Liv in this area there's lifestyle of Gore there's something for everyone we have incredible weather we have challenging weather too just know that um there are Knuckleheads and incredible people that live here just like there are everywhere else on this planet um you can find trouble and you can find blessings and just like so many other people and so many other areas you know you're always going to find what you're looking for the question that I would ask you is what attitude are you bringing are you bringing the attitude I'm or I'm looking for challenges or bringing the attitude that I'm looking for blessings I think that'll determine a lot of what your future will look like living here in Tampa Bay and if you have any questions if you need help with this move or if you've got more deeper questions do not hesitate to reach out to me and my team all of my contact information is listed down below there's even a link to my calendar so you can schedule time that is most convenient for you please don't forget to subscribe and hit the like button YouTube is going to put two more videos up here they're going to be extremely helpful don't forget I put all of those um uh uh playlists down below so you can really find out what you're uh looking for here in the greater Tampa Bay area and until next time go out and live that Tampa life [Music]