Just watched this video and I can't believe there was no mention of how expensive home insurance is. We were quoted 18k per year for wind, flood, and home on a 900 square feet home on the canal in Marathon. I can vacation three times a year in the Keys for 18k and in a larger home!

This is the only video I remember watching with a completely objective look at the keys lifestyle. Thank You for doing this video. Most people would not think to ask enough objective questions before jumping in. Great job, and thanks again!

As for the fishing, which no doubt is one of the main reasons many people want to be in the keys. I was a very experienced fisherman and had a master captains license before i moved to the keys. I lived there full time in a new home i built on Duck Key for 10 years. A pretty typical time frame for a great number of people who move there. I worked during the busy season for a well known tarpon guide in Marathon, and later for the Hawks Cay Resort as a charter captain. There will be times for a week or more at a time when you will not go out due to the strong winds and rough water conditions. And it will make no difference what size your boat is, even the very large ones will remain at the dock. And there is no place at all to hide from the conditions, reason being the water conditions will be so poor that its simply a waste of time to attempt going. No doubt when the conditions are good it can be a very nice and good place to fish, especially for those having a smaller boat. On the other hand there is no fresh water fishing at all in the keys, whereas in other places of Florida there are endless opportunities for that. Same goes for salt water fishing, the keys are for sure not the only place having very good fishing in Florida. My advice would be not to move there just for the fishing. As for hunting, there is no hunting in the keys. In fact it is illegal to even discharge any firearm there even for target practice. Certainly not the case in other areas of Florida.

I like how we're told the water is so crystal clear and then shown pictures from atop some cliff looking at yet other cliffs which don't exist ANYWHERE in Florida. What's up with that?

Blue waters....."As you can see, some of the pictures behind me" Proceeds to show a picture of fucking Fiji or wherever (definitely not KW). Come on.

I love that you used a picture of Thailand when talking about the keys LOL

Lol you’re absolutely right about the seafood. I live in NJ and the Florida keys spoiled me. Seafood is not the same here. Also, I refuse to go into the water here. Actually, Florida in general spoiled me when it comes to the water.

Let the world be aware, the internet situation in the Keys is spotty at best. Despite new improvements, the slightest thing will cause all to crash leaving you unable to communicate with AirBnB or VRBO hosts (who will deliberately not answer when internet is down and claim phones are all internet based and therefore are “down”). It is very much an OFF THE GRID LOCALE to this day. If you rely on good internet speed to do your work, the Keys are not your friend. On the flip, if off the grid is your thing, then pack up and come on. We couldn’t even get a shop owner to ship an original painting that was larger than 12x16 that we wanted to purchase. The Pony Express down there regularly damages original art carefully packaged for an inland destination, soooo….Also there is a whole separate and wonderful living situation in KW with large, wide quiet streets, beautiful Hemingway-esque style homes, and calm composed folk long there, calmly and quietly enjoying all that island life can offer. #ConchRepublic

Ok,,, your on my SAVED list,, let's see how it goes.

The crocodile population has gotten very high. I am in Islamorada and we have resident crocs that we see regularly. No more swimming in the canals.

The worst part of living in the keys is having the bungalows bring boat loads of tourists coming to my boat every day. No privacy due to tourists. The rich that come here to vacation, like to trash our ecology and disrespectful to locals.

Only thing I experienced after 12 years of living there is you better have your home insurance money and pay your taxes other than that if you don't know what the Keys are about don't move there...oh and you better have a money source jobs are few if any

I would love to get a vacation home on the weekends. I live in palm beach county. The good it’s how beautiful, the bad is how fast the weather can change offshore fishing in a bay boat lol, and the ugly is after 6 pm forget about anything thing to do other then eat and head home. If you need to go food shopping we’ll better go before 5 and if you are not primitive stay where your at.

Diving in canals for lobsters is illegal

Are there jobs for maintenance painting in the Keys?

Great video except for one thing. You mentioned all the great beaches. The Keys are coral islands and with the exception of man-made beachs at resorts, there are really only 3 public beaches in the Keys (Marathon, Bahia Honda and Key West). But otherwise a great video.

Great video just like Houston homes How much life is changing from Houston to the key..budy?

Beautiful and very special place to call home . Also extremely expensive ×10 cost of living out of reach for most . Not to mention lack of employment opportunities.

My girl and me are both LPNs nurses. What does some of these town houses or apartments go full, monthly?

LIVING IN THE FLORIDA KEYS- did you move to the keys? i thought you settled in houston?

Did you mention the fact that US1 in the keys is one of the deadliest roads in the US. We only kill 1-4 people a month. We had a death count sign but the tourist development committee didn't like it. Don't forget the Hurricanes, I lost everything in Irma. Great place to live.

How warm is the water? Can you please address this - thanks!

U forgot tourist & snow birds as cons

Questionable B-roll 🏔 talking bout the Flat Florida Keys. Key are Beautiful but unless you build and stand on top a sand castle… You at sea level, always …. 🤔

Second home! Who can afford that?

I have been in the lower keys a couple times. It is very expensive to live there. Water is blue, but Hawaii is much better--and more expensive

I would have to be concerned about toxins in the mosquito spray.

Do live there...rent..its hot mid day

Turn down the music! You almost broke my speakers.

There were a very good points in the video, however for the most and biggest point it's a waste of time to watch, sorry this is my opinion and we everyone has one.

@ 5:40 is the keys? I'm not buying that...that's a legitimate cliff

At 5:44 Which Key is that?

Ok, so cars drive in reverse on those bridges... Fish aquarium in deep blue waters? Lol

Video starts at 1:49 for anyone else that can’t stand intros

Like so many others, you are a temporary visitor here, not a full time resident. The unintentional misinformation contained herein is evidence of your lack of full information about this place. You’re sure most of your information is accurate, I assure you, it is not. The reason I don’t mention specifics is because they are too numerous to mention. It’s innocent enough but you really should get the facts instead of assuming your casual observations are accurate. Spreading misinformation isn’t helpful. Interesting for me as a full time resident for over thirty five years but the facts you state simply aren’t totally so. Here’s one example. I am an avid lifelong gardener. You state that it’s growing season year round because you assume because there’s no frost, things grow year around. Many native plants will survive but gardening simply isn’t achievable much of the year because it’s too hot, the sun is too intense. Plants cook instead of grow. Also, since there’s no native soil, most growing is done in pots which is very limiting. Growing season here is more accurately between November and May. Just one example of the many inaccuracies. Maybe next time you pose as an expert, you’ll actually speak with an expert or have one edit for you?

Saltwater crocodiles.

Very very expensive and out of reach for most people even those with decent jobs.

You can eat the iguana.

i could deal with the iguanas BUT the bermese pythons FORGET IT

Aren't you worries above rising water levels?:)

This video is ALMOST informative. Please revise it with actual pictures from the Keys and maybe see about interviewing people of all ages to give your audience a better idea of what the average person will encounter.

Nice place to visit but fuck living there.

Key West is not fun like it used to be. Takes forever to get there, too much traffic, prices on everything duoer high. And the people are very strange at best.Totally overrated.

So a triple pontoon boat is SMALL? The picture @ 5:38 is not the keys. It's not even in the frigen state for crying out loud.left @ 5:39. This dude probably moved there a year ago. Sounds like a yankee transplant.

There's shit in the water, there's mostly one voting group, it's like a small town with heavy traffic.

a realtor telling you the cons of buying property is like a drug dealer telling you the cons of doing drugs

Half the video is about all the animals you can murder here. Gross

How can you love nature but hate iguanas! They are beautiful very intelligent creatures. Killing them is absolutely barbaric. Beautiful to watch. Fruit is what they love. They won't hurt you..please let them and all living creatures live in peace. Humans are the most dangerous animals..I can't believe you are telling people to kill and poison. Very disappointed in you!!

What a nonsense Channel!

Lousy presentation. Since this is actually a commercial for his real estate business, it would behoove him to be more prepared and professional. Delivery was a little short of childish!

Never made it past your long intro… 🙄