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My family and I left the great State of Texas to move to Florida! The experience has been great! The beauty of the state never gets old! If you are considering a move, I would highly recommend working with Ken and his team!

Winter park strip on a friday or saturday night is all tourist and locals that do not live in the area. Sidewalks are very busy those days.

I moved to Orlando in ‘95. It was so nice back then

I didn’t see you interview a single Floridian…being born and raised in Winter Haven, Fl. I’ve seen the population explode and nature destroyed, clogged highways, stupid neighborhoods for snowbirds that only get used half the year, we don’t like to share because transplants don’t appreciate what makes Florida unique…swamps drained, orange grooves no longer standing….it sucks just to make more houses for more transplants…..have you seen what people do to Panama City, Destin, or Daytona Beach during spring break….perfect example of why there’s resentment toward people who don’t live here…trash it, rinse, repeat……there’s a love for the state if you’re from here that one can’t explain, transplants will never understand that…you’re interviews seem one sided also….next time maybe get some Floridians over 50 like myself who’ve seen all the changes…bet you don’t get the same answers….

Because of the horrific traffic I moved close to work, it made all the difference. I love living here

Traffic is insane here in orlando lol

We felt the same way in New York for years. It never stopped people from moving here. This is a big beautiful world we live in. Lets just enjoy life and everything that comes with it. None of us own the States we live in so we might as well welcome everyone. And its clear from the responses from the people that they are kind and welcoming.😊

People who think Florida's traffic is bad are delirious it takes me 35 min to go 4.7 miles in Sacramento California.

When they lady mentioned Haines City, I cringed. I know all about the growth there. It has blown up in the last few years and continues to boom. Love our area still though. Love you Ken! Been watching since just about Day 1! Glad to see you still going strong. We are about to hit 4K subs later this month. Need Sunrail to expand to Polk County ASAP but no further studies needed. Saying 2035 target date. I will be retired then! Or at least very close!

lol tell em Ken…like I told you before I moved away about 8-9 years ago after living there my whole life(I’m 42). My mom still lives in Longwood and she says i4 is ridiculous, I don’t even want to know because it was bad when I left. When I worked for the magic from 04-13 I lived in the Solaire and downtown traffic was so bad then I can’t imagine what it’s like now. You da man KP, you know I love your channel. You keep me connected to my roots! Mad respect for waking up to strangers and interviewing them, it’s not easy.

We moved here from West Virginia in 2012. Traffic is getting worse every year but I very seldom complain because I know that we are part of the problem.

I’m torn on this as someone born and raised in FL. The more demand for housing increases our equity but then on the flip side I’m seeing some friends and family unable to find affordable housing. As the population increases, more businesses move in which increases jobs and fun things to do. That also increases the traffic and crowds schools as it’s growing faster than the infrastructure can keep up. Bottom line is that it depends on the lifestyle you want and what you can afford. If you want a rural, lower cost of living area you’ll have to move further inland or out of State. Nothing stays the same forever and change comes with growing pains.

Incredibly interesting video! Love this concept of talking to locals.

I'm coming Florida ...lol be there ASAP! Great video!

The traffic sucks but everything else is awesome. Florida is the best state in the country by far.

Come on down after you check in with Ken. He will help you find a place you’ll love.

Gotta admit, everyone seems welcoming and generally happy.

The lady from Huntersville, just north of Charlotte, is absolutely right. I'm from Cornelius, which is the next town up, and you have to wait through a couple of light cycles just to get through some intersections up here, and the interstate is nearly stopped during rush hour. The up and coming areas around Orlando just need to plan their infrastructure proactively and then it shouldn't be a huge issue when more people move down.

Super fun and informative! Loved it.

Excellent vids! Thanks

It’s me! I’m Laura, the girl her friends forced to get into this interview. 🎉

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I enjoyed your take on the subject. Loved all the interactions with the residents of the three areas outlined. I live in Miami, Florida. One kid is at UCF and the other looks to be going to FIU, in Miami. My wife and I always ponder the move to Central Florida. It’s a dream of mine. Hope to meet with you in the near future. I would love Ken to be our Realtor 😊

Thank you for this video. I have been hearing nothing but negative comments about Florida and it’s my dream to live there. Pretty discouraging

This was a very informative & fun to watch video. We love the WH & WP areas. Polk & Oseola is way crowded. Good for businesses & touring yet the traffic is crazy 😂. Awesome video 👍🏾

Great video Ken! Love these types of interviews

Love this video!

Come to Polk County, to a small town, and ask those questions. We will tell you what we think about the Orlando area and the crowds, traffic and the growth. You will find plenty of Florida natives that will give you honest answers.

Love Florida!!! Wish I4 had a better traffic flow.

Great topic capitalizing on the whole “we are closed” chaos happening in any growing community.

We live in California and i really wanted to move to Florida but my husband didnt like the lower wages regarding his work so we stayed its crazy expensive here to buy a home we couldn't afford a regular home so we're waiting on a low income home thats hopefully getting built this year hopefully we get one but i grew up in Altamonte Springs Florida so my heart is still there and Omg they sell empanadas there im sad im not there😢

Great video format! My family moved to central Florida 22 years ago. We have seen both pros and cons to people moving here . I would never say “stop moving here” but I will say the city needs to handle the affordability crisis especially the homeless. Everyone deserves housing !

I walk on the winter park strip daily I missed you I would have like to be in the interview. I am from a big city the traffic here is not even close to big city. We have lots of room for people and cars compared to big cities.

Hi Ken! I’ve been following your channel for years. My dream is to move to Orlando because of Disney and all amazing things to do there. A bit less than 2 years until my husband graduates from his doctorate and hopefully we will make the move there. I will be reaching out regarding homes when the time comes!🙏

Had to leave Hunter’s Creek for Atlanta because of husband’s job in 2015. He works remotely now, so we’re moving back.

At 00:29 you smacked that camera like a boss!

This what's so funny. ( I moved to Florida ) LOL. I'm part of the problem hahaha

What’s the reason so many homes listed so soon after being purchased? Is it like the tulip bulb mania in Holland? 9163 Pine Ridge Trl. Sold March of 2023 for $933k, listed for $1.35M.

I agree. too many people moving here which is making buying a home more competitive. is frustrating

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I ❤ Florida. Orlando is my favorite city. I'm a Bronxite. I still consider moving to Florida ❤

Thank you for the great video! I want to move to The Orlando area, because I do theme park work. What can you recommend?

The problem isn’t the number of people; it’s the number of cars. Improving mass transit and increasing housing density over building new developments would improve the quality of life in Orlando.

Is it true the homeowner’s insurance is super high? What would it be for a 3000 sq foot home that is a new construction (which means, roof, electric, and plumbing is new). I understand it would be an estimate. This would be for an Orlando home not a house by the coast. TIA

I think it’s a free country and live wherever makes you happy. I moved here just before Covid from NY because I hated the long cold winters. It’s definitely a lot more expensive than when I first moved here and doubt I would have been able to move here in the current financial market.

Question? We're considering moving to Winter Garden from out of state, and we keep hearing that homeowners insurance has gone thru the roof in Florida. Is this true in the Orlando area or is it a coastal issue? Orlando is obviously less vulnerable than coastal cities to hurricanes, does this reflect in the cost of insurance?

The main reason people think Orlando is too crowded is because of traffic, but that should get better as the city invests in more multimodal transit. Growth is good!

Well, one more heading your way! LOL. All about SAFE and Celebration seems to top the list if you want to be near Disney.

In Windsor Garden, if you had asked people who have lived here over 20 -40 years you would’ve gotten a very different answer!

I moved to Miami / South Florida in 2008 and it was so cheap, waaay before all these new people decided to move here for COVID. Ya'll missed out! it was way nicer before COVID. I bought a house in the Palm Beach area for 205K in 2010... its now going for 650K! Again, ya'll came way too late!

So, what I’m hearing is that The Crooked Can needs to open a second location somewhere outside of Orlando area. Problem solved!

Alisa is my friend 😂❤ how did you just randomly find her on the street? Haha

i got to live in Floridosky back in jan 1999 everything changed a lot since then specially prices and all things been much much expensive, cost of living dont match the low wages here. and top of that overcrowded

Never try the montreal Canada traffic with route with hole

I'd be curious to know how many people leave Fl.

Next time you visit Fortuna Bakery, you need to get some authentic Colombian bread. I recommend pandebono or pandequeso.

We moved to Kissimmee in 2004. It has gotten more people here. We moved around. We moved to celebration. It was a great place for the family. Until there was no room in the high school. We then moved to moss park by lake Nona. Cause my daughter went to path. We were from nyc. We went here on our honeymoon in 2003. We love it. My son was born in celebration hospital. We love the diversity here. Enjoy people sharing their culture and heritage. There is still plenty of room here.

Idk how people are planning to pay for homeowners insurance down there.

Florida needs to have protected land no building so the Trees get perserved and all the farms are going ..so sad.

Halfway through and haven't seen one local interviewed, they are all newbies..... Here are a lot if our ussues that locals see happening. Our beautiful natural landscape is being destroyed to build cookie cutter condos and homes, traffic is insane, it has destroyed the housing market both to buy and rent with outrageous inflated prices and so much more. These are real issues that only locals truly understand and are concerned about. Disappointing interview.

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Some growth can be good but to be honest it's too much too fast it's putting a huge strain on the infrastructure and environment

Wanna see bad traffic? Go to NJ. The parkway was more like a parking lot. Yes, there’s a lot of traffic here but it is always moving. It’s never a complete stop unless it’s a long ass red light lol

Everyday is not in a theme park

How many people move out of Florida daily?

At today's housing prices I am surprised that anyone still moves to Florida.

Ken . The reason is no one can afford Disney and the theme parks. The reason is it's too expensive

move here i own lots of homes and need renters and maybe one day i be worth a million dollars

Well…here we come Florida ! 😎

The first guy was from NY i know him I'm in NY.. i've been saying the same thing. i wish people would stop moving here and for gods sake say off of LI. DURING THE SUMMER.

Winter Park is the best looking neighborhood/city in Central Florida. It's even more beautiful than Celebration. Yes I said it and I'm not taking it back. I live in Lake Nona (Laureate Park) which is more affordable and is beautiful as well. Also as a native Floridian, I do miss old Florida.

LMAO!! We'll be next in about 3-5yrs. lol

I wish I could afford to move to FL 😩😩😢😢😂😂

Too late, I’m already here, lol.

No freaking way we’re moving back to Missouri. 😅

You can’t tell others to stop coming to Florida. What if the native Americans told the settlers to stop coming to America. Where would we all be now? Now, the real question is who is a 100% Floridian? Everyone in Florida is a transplant from some where else. We love Florida. The property tax is great. The weather is perfect except the rainy summers. I wished someone told me that the sunshine state was wet in the summer. Orlando need more reliable public transportation to help with the traffic. The sunrail is great and also the bright line is okay. But we need a rail line that goes across the state east to west. The one thing that we hated about being a resident in celebration was the holiday time traffic is horrible. Halloween and Christmas time are a nightmare for us. The traffic getting home took longer than normal. Cause all the visitors are here.

Florida is closed. Please no one move there. It reached its legal limit.

2 years and counting till the move and I really don’t care if you like it or not. I’ll be paying my taxes and will be a great neighbor

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You do realize that an elderly state like Florida needs thousands of people moving in every day or the population will drop.

What do “locals” expect? It’s the nicest state in the Us there is beaches endless to do etc….of course ppl will want to relocate there! 😂

And, soon to be underwater... Massive hurricanes are coming 😮 Believe it...

I love when the people from the East Coast move to southwest Florida because it’s laid-back and then they bring their aggressive, self-serving attitude and driving style and then wonder why most Floridians don't want them here. Contrary to their beliefs, Florida is not better because they are here. If you want the truth, ask people in the service industry. They will really let you know how downhill it’s gone since the East Coast and California people have arrived.

Yea, too many people Here. Go find somewhere else to live dayum.

Only People that live in Fl for over 10 years are aloud to say that, if not you are part of the problem.

Imagine complaining about people doing the same shit u did

I wonder if ANYYYYYY of the naysayers about people moving to Florida were.....NATIVE AMERICANS????

In conclusion: women do most of the talking

YES!!!!! FLORIDA IS AWFUL!!! DON'T MOVE HERE!!!!! 😇