Before You Move to Paradise
The honest, occasionally funny guide to actually living on Florida's First Coast. What nobody tells you about St. Johns County, Nocatee, and Ponte Vedra before you make the move.
The taxes, the insurance, the golf carts, the schools, the things that look perfect online and grate after a year. It's the long version of everything this whole site is built on.
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If you are weighing a move to Northeast Florida from out of state, this is the book I wrote so you would not have to learn the hard way. It is not a brochure and it does not pretend the move is perfect for everyone. It is the straight talk of someone who has lived here over a decade and watched families arrive thrilled, and a few arrive surprised. Read it first, and you will arrive in the first group.
Have questions the book stirred up? That's what I'm here for.
The book gives you the lay of the land. I can give you the specifics for your family, your budget, and the exact streets you're considering.
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