At Florida for Boomers, we’ve written about many of the best places to retire in Florida. Every year we take a look at our website analytics and go through the hundreds of emails we get from readers to figure out the places that people are reading about and asking us about the most. Without further […]
Places
Retirement Spotlight: Winter Haven
Located just 50 miles east of Tampa and about the same distance southwest of Orlando, Winter Haven is the perfect location for retirees who are looking to get away from the big cities but still be close enough to visit whenever they want. Winter Haven is also home to exciting outdoors and water sports opportunities, […]
Travel
48 Hours in Port St. Lucie
Located right in the heart of Florida’s “Treasure Coast,” Port St. Lucie is best known for being the Spring Training home of the New York Mets. It is also a popular golf destination thanks to the world-class PGA Village Resort. But there is much more to Port St. Lucie than golf and baseball. This small-town […]
Real Estate
10 Highest (and Lowest) Florida County Property Taxes
As you may know, Florida is a popular destination for retirement because it has no state income tax, but unless you plan on renting all throughout your retirement, you won’t be able to escape paying property taxes. Today let’s take a look at the Florida Counties with the highest and lowest median property taxes. Do […]
Florida Retirement Community Rentals
Several times a week I get questions about finding rentals in Florida retirement communities, so by creating this short guide I’m hoping I can a) help some of you out and b) save myself from having to answer the same question over and over again every couple of days. I’ve covered how to find a […]
Solivita Featured on Lifetime’s Designing Spaces
Solivita, a 55+ community located in Kissimmee, was recently featured on the Lifetime Channel show Designing Spaces. Check out the full video from their segment below: Solivita is a national award-winning retirement community in Central Florida’s attraction zone, offering great natural beauty, vast recreational amenities and enough to do to keep any active adult as […]