sw florida to arizona back to florida panhandle area (Pace: crimes, house)

[marymouse60]

Here we go again, moved from ft myers florida 5 years ago to northern arizona, lets say i love it here but my son and grandkids want grannie back to florida. sooooo. here we go again. Personally never been to florida panhandle but everywhere else. I have alot of questions so any help is very appreciated. My son is a marine and will be retiring in 1,5 years he lives in holt, florida. So would like to be within 40 minutes of him. I do not wAnt the beach rarely went in sw florida. We left sw florida do to the crime, it was very bad. below is a list of wants and don't wants.
wants.
1, must be safe area, no one following me in publix etc
2. we need at least 1 acre property more private the better we breed dogs, prefer more
3. don't want alabama at all.
4. would like to be close to hospital we are both 60, healthy but still
5. would be prefer area with wildlife, deer etc, we live where deer are here daily and love it
6. close to good quality groceries, whole foods, fresh market etc.


don't wants
1. no flood zones, do i need to worry about tornados, if so do you need a brick home or shelter.
2. less skeeters the better, they love my blood for some reason.
3. no papermills or pollution if possible
4. don't want air traffic or road noise daily
5. not over 2 hours to a decent airport.

when is best time to buy a home, i see military move alot during summer, is fall best, no i don't have a realtor yet. i know all about humidity and traffic. thats not a problem. do i need to worry about poisonous snakes on property. thanks everyone. Mary

[EscAlaMike]

Navarre is right at 40 minutes, depending on how far west you go.

Pace/Milton is probably your best option as it's an easy interstate jump to Holt.

[PasDeSoleil]

Doesn't exist anymore, and will not in the future if you examine population shift patterns. My opinion is to stay put.

[sinatras]

Originally Posted by marymouse60

Here we go again, moved from ft myers florida 5 years ago to northern arizona, lets say i love it here but my son and grandkids want grannie back to florida. sooooo. here we go again. Personally never been to florida panhandle but everywhere else. I have alot of questions so any help is very appreciated. My son is a marine and will be retiring in 1,5 years he lives in holt, florida. So would like to be within 40 minutes of him. I do not wAnt the beach rarely went in sw florida. We left sw florida do to the crime, it was very bad. below is a list of wants and don't wants.
wants.
1, must be safe area, no one following me in publix etc
2. we need at least 1 acre property more private the better we breed dogs, prefer more
3. don't want alabama at all.
4. would like to be close to hospital we are both 60, healthy but still
5. would be prefer area with wildlife, deer etc, we live where deer are here daily and love it
6. close to good quality groceries, whole foods, fresh market etc.


don't wants
1. no flood zones, do i need to worry about tornados, if so do you need a brick home or shelter.
2. less skeeters the better, they love my blood for some reason.
3. no papermills or pollution if possible
4. don't want air traffic or road noise daily
5. not over 2 hours to a decent airport.

when is best time to buy a home, i see military move alot during summer, is fall best, no i don't have a realtor yet. i know all about humidity and traffic. thats not a problem. do i need to worry about poisonous snakes on property. thanks everyone. Mary

Can you explain why you thought SW Florida was crime-ridden?

[marymouse60]

cause i lived there, daily saw thugs driving around looking for victims, my business broke into several times, getting followed in grocery stores, i never went to walmart for a reason, seeing people handcuffed outside stores from crimes. they keep alot quiet there to avoid tourist going elsewhere. no thanks

[marymouse60]

thx i think navarre is to close to the water, plus i want an acre or two, i think milton might be a good choice, is a brick home important there, we were pretty far from water in ft myers

[marymouse60]

well alot has happened in a few months, my sons house burned down and he just bought a new one north of pensacola. so now i am only looking for house pace toward cantonment area. i know their is a paper mill, so does the whole town smell or certain areas? also need a good realtor to ask questions any recommendations would be great thx Mary

[AnsleyPark]

Why wouldn't you consider Alabama? Just curious. There are some nice areas in the vicinity of the FL-AL line.

[EscAlaMike]

Originally Posted by marymouse60

well alot has happened in a few months, my sons house burned down and he just bought a new one north of pensacola. so now i am only looking for house pace toward cantonment area. i know their is a paper mill, so does the whole town smell or certain areas? also need a good realtor to ask questions any recommendations would be great thx Mary

The smell has more to do with the weather/wind than it does location. Everywhere in Cantonment will be subject to the smell at some time or another.

[marymouse53]

i would move to alabama but hubby will not. sooo. can't decide to move to cantonment or pace, we are getting older and really don't want to drive 30 minutes to grocery or medical stuff, but want a safe area with wildlife ok minus the nasty snakes ugh. lol