Dec
7
Florida Memorabilia
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Florida memorabilia and collectibles are hot right now.
Nov
19
Vacation rental homes in Florida (and other places too!): Easy money
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I have written before about my parents’ having a vacation home in North Carolina. They’re at a point in their lives where they are trying to decide if they are going to keep it or sell it due to retirement and health problems - they just can’t get away as much as they hoped.
I say, why not do both? Keep it AND sell it - or, rent it for a bit, that is. Did you know that you can list your vacation rental and reach 25 million travelers? They bought their North Carolina mountain vacation home many years ago and are fortunate enough to have a mortgage payment of $400, give or take. Do you realize what 2 bedroom mountain vacation rental cabins go for?
About $2,400 per month.
They’re leaving a lot of money on the table, aren’t they? When you advertise your vacation home rental, you get access to a worldwide market, the same way a hotel would. You can list on 4 vacation rental websites for one price and centrally manage your inquiries and listing,
ensuring you reach the maximum audience with your vacation home.
The Florida vacation rental market is especially attractive thanks to the abundance of attractions in this state. Disney World, Sea World, Universal Studios, and the rest that Orlando has to offer create built-in demand for Orlando and Disney vacation rentals. While the rent you charge as a homeowner will easily cover your mortgage AND provide a generous profit, in most cases it will be cheaper than hotels for tourists. And with 0% commissions on vacation rentals bookings, you really can’t go wrong.
Maybe you have a beachfront vacation rental property in Destin or Panama City? Perhaps you’re a snowbird with a vacation rental in St. Petersburg or Ft. Lauderdale? You should give it some thought, and if you decide the extra money will come in handy, join the world’s largest vacation rental network with over 100,000 vacation rentals.
Nov
17
So, I had my Georgia post nearly done, so I’m posting it before I post my NC post - sue me!
Anyhoo, the Florida-Georgia rivalry extends well beyond the football field, and despite the classless display by those dastardly Bulldogs in Jacksonville, whupping up on our beloved Gators then rubbing it in their faces like that, it’s pretty well-established that Florida is better than Georgia.
For instance:
- Oranges taste better than peaches.
- Georgia - Six Flags; Florida - Disney, Epcot, Universal, etc.
- Georgia was settled as a penal colony. Therefore, all Georgians are criminals.
- Georgia sucks. How do you think Florida stays attached to the mainland.
- Parts of Florida have been ruled under 7 flags. Parts of Georgia have been ruled under 6 flags. Therefore, Florida is more desirable.
- When you go to flickr.com and type in the search “sexy florida woman” you get this:
- When you go to flickr.com and type in the search “sexy Georgia woman” you get this:
More "7 Reasons Florida is Better Than Everywhere" Posts
Nov
12
So, I’m thinking of starting a series of posts about why Florida is the best place in all of America. Today, I’ll start with a plce I know well from having spent a couple of formative years living there, New Hampshire. Without further ado, 7 Reasons Why Florida is Better Than New Hampshire:
- In Florida, if winter falls on a weekend, we have a festival. In NH, if summer falls on a weekend, they have a picnic.
- Floridians can swim comfortably year-round thanks to our swimming pools, beaches, and natural springs.
- If you don’t like the weather in Florida, wait 15 minutes and it will change. If you don’t like the weather in NH, wait 15 days.
- It is sufficient to say something is “Awesome” in Florida. We do not require “Wicked” to describe how awesome something is.
- Floridians don’t have to buy their booze from the state.
- Floridians have Key West (and Miami, and Ft. Lauderdale, and Palm Beach, and Clearwater, and Tampa, and St. Petersburg, and Jacksonville, and you get the picture). NH has Mt. Washington, home to the worst weather in the continental US.
- Today’s temperature in Jacksonville, FL: 74 degrees. Today’s temperature in Derry, NH: 45 degrees.
More "7 Reasons Florida is Better Than Everywhere" Posts
- 7 Reasons Florida is Better Than New Hampshire
- 7 Reasons Florida is Better Than Georgia
- 7 Reasons Florida is Better Than North Carolina
- 7 Reasons Florida is Better Than South Carolina
- 7 Reasons Florida is Better Than Texas
Nov
12
Hey, for those of you traveling to Florida on vacation or business and need a Miami car rental, or an Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, or Pensacola car rental (we’re including Pensacola for political correctness, even though we know it’s really South Alabama out there), the folks that brought you Maui car rental and Hawaii car rental would like you to know that they can help you, also.
Come to Florida. We’re way closer than Hawaii, we have islands also, with none of those nasty volcanos or 15 foot waves to worry about. Plus, we have Mickey.
Oct
14
Only in FLA: Don’t tell the hubby when you win the lottery
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So, this woman is separated form her husband for five years. Then she wins the lottery. What does she do? Files for divorce.
Of course. I’d do the same. Except, I wouldn’t be separated for five years. When I went through my divorce, I’d filed 2 days after we separated. I mean, why wait?
Of course, if you procrastinate and win the lottery, it becomes community property. HA!
So, she keeps this quiet, some guy overhears a conversation in a bar 2 years later, and tells her husband. The husband cashes in for a fraction of the money. Did he deserve it?
Probably not, except the law would surely have given her half if the situation was reversed. So, by being a lying, cheating woman, she gets a bargain.
Yeah, I went there!
Want to read all about it? Check out the story on the Miami-Herald. Note: Link broken
Sep
2
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Florida Sun Dog is a Florida-centric blog. Rarely will I take time to comment on matters elsewhere. Subjects I discuss include funny news, commentary, theme parks, real estate, cities, towns, businesses, people. I also touch on Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, Pensacola, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Ft. Myers, St. Petersburg, Daytona, Clearwater, Bradenton, Orange Park, St. Augustine, Amelia Island, Cocoa Beach, Disney World, Universal, Epcot, Sea World, Busch Gardens, Brooksville, Spring Hill, & Hernando County.
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Aug
10
Really? Penny Hardaway?
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“Hello? 1996?”
“This is the Miami Heat calling. Could you send us a guy that pissed off our star center, acted like a primadonna when he didn’t have the skills to back it up, got a championship coach fired, and now hasn’t played competitive basketball in YEARS?”
As my brothers and I used to say when we were kids, “Smooth move, Ex-Lax”.
Jul
24
City folk are so funny
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It made the news in Miami when a cow got loose and started running through the streets. Some idiot security guard got in it’s way and it charged.
Duh.
Used to happen all the time in Brooksville. I lived in a neighborhood that bordered a large ranch just north of town, and a black bull would just show up in our front yard and start eating the grass.
Hey, I wasn’t complaining. Less grass to mow.
Eventually, the folks at the ranch would drop by and chase him back. No big deal. You don’t bother them, they don’t run terrified through the streets charging random folk.
Jul
8
We start ‘em young down here in FLA:
MIAMI (Reuters) - An 11-year-old girl was charged with drunken driving after leading police on a chase at speeds of up to 100 mph that ended when she flipped the car…
…The young driver, who lived nearby in Perdido Key, Florida,…
I don’t envy her parents as she heads into her teens. Wild-child… whatever will become of her…
Good luck, folks…
