which north Florida towns allow Comercial vehicles to park on residential properties

Just stay out of the "in town" areas and don't buy anything that is part of a home owners association and you will be good.

 

Quite a few drivers park at home out around Williston.

Check local zoning laws.

 

Check this website, then make some phone calls: city-data.com

Also, check Redfin.com for places to live.

I agree with "spyder7723" concerning the HOA's but in my case I need it for security since I travel overseas months at a time. Gated with security is no guarantee of security, but it does help.

 

Basically anywhere not in city limits or where an HOA or deed restrictions would prevent it.

The easiest would be to buy property in an area zoned aggriculteral. Taxes will less and never heard of anyone getting hassled.

I bought a place in Brooksville. Not in city limits. I have just over 5 acres now. I'm currently parking at a commercial location because the gound is soft at my place and I dont want to rut it up. Plans are to set up a paved driveway and parking area large enough for a few trucks. Also want to build an out building large enough to work on my truck. Air conditioned of course.

But yeah.. most rural areas wont have a problem. Just make sure you check county and city ordinances before you decide to go to closing.

Hurst:smt111

 

Hurst, have you considered limerock? It's not as pretty as concrete but is plenty hard enough and cheap. Used to get it delivered for 150 bucks a load when I lived up near ocala. . Two loads will let you spread it thick enough to put a loaded truck and trailer on. Spreads easy with a Bobcat or tractor. Just wet it down and drive back and forth on out to pack it down.

 

I'll be using a limerock base and then paving on top of that.

I dont want just lime rock by itself. Gets nasty when it rains.

The costs usually depend on how from the pit or load came from. That and I need roughly 2500 yards of lime rock to do what I need. Coming in at 18 - 20 yrds per load, it wont be cheap. Need an 8" lime rock sub base and 2" of asphault. Going to try to offset the cost by having clean fill dirt hauled out.

Hurst:smt111

 

I love Fla.

Weather is great. If your a car guy like me and like to tinker or modify your rides, Fla has no emissions or inspections. So you can do pretty much anything you want,.. insurance and tag,.. thats it and your street legal.

Real estate is kinda funny in Fla. Some places are ridiculous,.. they want way too much money. I'm of the opinion that its northerners who are used to prices per sq ft up there and trying to bring that standard to fla. Learn the local market and research what other homes/property are selling for in the area and you can then make some educated low ball offers,.. and who knows. I'd advise against buying homes with ponds or near lakes,.. or any klind of wetland on or near the property. Wetland means your property will most likely flood anytime a bad storm rolls through. Try to find property that has an elevation above the 100yr flood plain. Ponds and lakes look pretty,.. but from experience,.. they are nothing but mosquito breeding grounds,.. they stink like rotting fish and often there is a gator in there.

Zillow.com is a good place to search for homes to rent and buy. Foreclosures all over. The place I bought last year was a quick sale. 3 bdrm 2 bath 2 car garage, 2850 sqft brick home, not counting enclosed back porch, 5.2 fenced acres and bank accepted my offer of $171k. Kind of out of the way in Brooksville,.. but its working out well.

Your first summer will most likely be brutal for you and your family. Humidity from May till about Nov is horrendous. Even in North Fla. If you stick it out,.. by your second year you will come to appreciate the weather and acclimate yourself to the humidity. Its not really that hot,.. typical summer temps are 91 - 95. Its the humidity that makes it feel miserable. I grew up in Wash DC. 98 - 101 temps with just as much humidty during the summer months. Only difference is during the winter when your out doing yard work in January in 72f temps,.. you look on the news at the schmucks in Jersey dealing with 20f temps with snow and icey roads. Then take a sip of iced tea and ask your wife to turn on the ceiling fan to get a breeze moving with the windows open.

I dont miss Wash DC at all.

Hurst:smt111