By far the best review Ive seen about the cons of living in Orlando

@teamcollinshomes

17 күн бұрын

Thank you

I have been in Tampa for the last 2 years after leaving Atlanta. I work remotely, and traffic is bad in every city I've lived...EPASS is essential y'all. Moving there next year. I lived in Orlando back in 2002 but things were different then. Orlando has more options and events for people of color. We don't even have an R&B station in Tampa...smh

@teamcollinshomes

Жыл бұрын

We Love Orlando. When you are ready to move back reach out to us we would love to help you.

Tolls are a good thing guys. This is why. Our taxes for road maintenance is low. We use tolls to pay for the roads. Why is this good? Because orlando and the area has so many visitors and snow birds that don't pay tax here but use our roads so if it was tax based, the residents would be footing the bill for everyone else. So now you pay for roads you use. Simple as that.

An hour to the beach ain't nothin...LOL - It takes that long to go 3 exits in Atlanta on some days - Now yall can jump on that Brightline to SOFLO soon.

@teamcollinshomes

Жыл бұрын

Definitely can't wait for Brightline tickets on sale soon. Make sure you check out our video of the 5 reason we moved to Orlando here's the link. kzread.info/dash/bejne/hYp-2cemerDNdNI.html. Thank you for watching.

I agree with the traffic going into the City of Orlando, but I love my hood in Horizon West. As for the Weather I still prefer it better than Westchester NY weather.

@teamcollinshomes

Жыл бұрын

We had a really hard time trying to find things we didn't like, we love Orlando and I'm from Philly, I definitely prefer Orlando weather too. We live in Hunterscreek area but Horizon West is great. make sure you check out Our other video 5 reason we moved to Orlando. Here's the link. kzread.info/dash/bejne/hYp-2cemerDNdNI.html Thank you for watching.

@MomoLiveFilms

8 ай бұрын

horizon west is a nice new area but its so far from civilization lollike(sea worldarea)

I plan my day and errands by the traffic patterns and avoid I-4 as much as possible. The recent discount for frequent users of tolls has helped commuters. I've lived in the humid parts of the South most of my life. At least around Orlando there's a bit of a breeze compared to where we used to live. The winter weather lasts a few weeks, is WONDERFUL IMO, but it's not long enough.

Most of these are my favorite reasons lol I come from PR and traffic here is nothing! I love that I don't live by the beach but we're still close. I never really worry when there's a hurricane because i don't live by the beach. I appreciate that there are a million ways to get to places so you can avoid traffic and tolls. More than anything i avoid I4. That one i hate. I love that they stop serving alcohol after 2am. I absolutely love the weather. I've lived with heat all year long in PR and at least here it's cool during winter.

Orlando is largely controlled by "The Mouse House", sadly. I live about 35 miles away from Orlando, but have been there many times for anything except for the theme parks. I much rather take extra time getting to a beach, and be more protected from hurricanes when they hit offshore. I hate the cold weather too, I love the deep south ya all. I could have the A/C on at home, but don't. Far better to embrace the heat and humidity, so when you go outside it isn't too bad. I do like store's A/C after locking up my e-bike. Then I get that blast of heat coming out. Oh well, I can live with it just fine.

traffic and crime are the 2 worst. i use to go to lakeland and watch the tigers every spring. but i will not drive on 4 anymore.

I’m from NYC and Orlando still sounds. Like a dream even after that list 😅

@teamcollinshomes

5 күн бұрын

We love Orlando.

@e.p.6611

5 күн бұрын

@@teamcollinshomes I do too. Very excited to be visiting soon 😊

I grew up in Orlando and I have to agree with 4 first reasons. The last one I agree but not for the same reasons. I prefer the winter instead of the muggy heat and rain everyday in the summer. I moved to Texas in 2014, I am not a fan of the ice/snow storms but I don’t mind the rest. I live in central Texas now and the town I live is small and the traffic is chefs kiss!

WOW!! I don't hear anything that bad here!! Traffic!! There are so many other paces in America where traffic is awful, that's common. As for managing your time to get to places, that's common sense. I've been traveling to Orlando since 1995 just about every year. I understand the traffic situation VERY WELL. TOLLS!!! GASS!!! Common, I live in NYC/NJ there is not place that is worse. Parties!! Not important. WEATHER!! Yes, the rain storms and thunder storms, particularly in June and JULY, are insane. They usually come around noon, last for maybe 20-40 minutes, then the sun is back out and the Heat is back on. You can get soaked in a rai storm, but as soon as the sun comes back out, you dry-off in minutes. I live in the NY/NJ area, but Orlando is home away from home.

@teamcollinshomes

Жыл бұрын

You're right we really had a hard time coming up with thing we didn't like about Orlando we love Orlando. Make sure you check out the 5 reason we moved to Orlando here's the link kzread.info/dash/bejne/hYp-2cemerDNdNI.html Thank you for your comment.

I love to see it. I’m so proud of y’all. Keep it going

@teamcollinshomes

Жыл бұрын

Thank you bro. We appreciate the support. You just got us to 50 subscribers.💪🏿

I totally agree about winter in central Florida!! For reference, my husband and I are from New Hampshire and when we visited Kissimmee in January, we were freezing our butts off 😂 I’m talking winter coats and gloves!

@teamcollinshomes

Жыл бұрын

Lol, I know exactly what you mean. Fall is my favorite time.

If you think the tolls in Orlando are bad try driving in nyc

@teamcollinshomes

Жыл бұрын

I have, and they're bad too too. Lol

I lived in Orlando all of the 90's and traffic was horrific then. The city talked about light rail for years but never did anything about. Hugh mistake. I worked about 17 miles away from the house it was an easy hour in traffic. They need light rail bad. There's no escaping it either even the back roads are clogged.

@KaonashiJP

Жыл бұрын

I'm surprised the monorail idea didn't catch on in metro Orlando, like in Miami, it would've definitely helped the area there grow and expand.

@teamcollinshomes

Жыл бұрын

This is so true, we always laugh at that 6 miles away takes at least 30 min.

@teamcollinshomes

Жыл бұрын

@@KaonashiJP We do have the Brightline train coming this month it will go from Orlando to Miami.

@lionedheart

Жыл бұрын

@@teamcollinshomes why Orlando to Miami? people aren’t traveling there for work. it’s far. I guess they’re putting that first for the tourists..

I moved to Florida due to my wife job relocation. Which meant i had to leave my job behind. A job where i was doing good. We came from Savannah Georgia. We've been in Altamonte Springs Florida for almost a year and a half. I found work, but was laid off after 6months and had to receive unemployment benefits because my manager didn't have another account available for me. Been unemployed since. I've been submitting my resume daily since, no luck. I love the beauty and convenience in my area. But there's a cloud of doubt over my head here as a black man seeking work. For that reason, i don't like it here. My wife is still doing well with her job and is supporting me through this. But its frustrating trying to find employment in my field. Ive had two interviews recently with Hispanic hiring managers that i feel doesn't want to hire black people. My first time being in this environment. Fl is already deemed a racist state and can feel it through the things i love here

I love this video! Moving from Atlanta to orlando even with your cons Im not seeing it as cons. The traffic, the beach, there is not a beach closer than 4.5-5 hours of atlanta, we have tolls here in atlanta. Orlando is giving close to everything :) compared to where we are coming from. Great video!

Good job with this video. Traffic seems same as Dallas. Good luck with your channel. 🍀

@teamcollinshomes

17 күн бұрын

Thank you

In a time when the economy across the board in the whole US was at it's best early 90's. When most infrastructure was brand new and clean. Especially Fl, Orlando always sucked. I was living in South Fla at time near Stuart. And we got some some great radio stations from Orlando that I liked. WOMX Mix 105, 98.9 WMMO, WWLV Love 94.5 Daytona, Magic 107.7, Sunny 101.1 WSTF from Cocoa Bch/ Space Coast, All 5 because of the Cent Fla radio towers all being 100kw at at least 1600 ft boomed into Stu. And because its flat as a pancake except NW going toward Ocala. In Orl proper you got 4 more stations. You get Tampa at time W-101 WUSA, Mix 95.7 , NW you get 98.5KTK, and used to be Ocala's 93.7 WMMZ Z-93. Before they blew it up and changed to country in 1994. How do I know? I was supposed to be their evening jock. Until they fired everyone incl my future boss. All 9 of these stations were Adult Contemp and Hot Ac stations. Which was rare to have so many in any radio US market. Only SF, Pitt because they are both on hills, and Chicago had so many. So spent a week up there about 100 miles nw of me by Stuart. Check out the area see if I wanted to try it out. It was a huge disappointment. Outside the Orange Blossom Trail, which kind of reminded me of Dade- NW 2nd Av between Palmetto and Broward line back then. 167th St and 215. Poverty, and blight in Orlando never were camouflaged. It was the 1st Fl city that scared the hell out of me. Even Overtown Miami's worst hood was not as scary looking. Liberty City was only area that reminded me of Orlando. I don't know if Disney and industry that moved in since 90's has helped. Or made it worse. But you couldn't pay $1 mil to ever live in O. I could always say same about St Pete, Ft Myers, Sarasota, Ocala, Gainesville, Daytona, Titusville, Tally, and most of Jax as well. Though when in radio I survived 6 mos living off Dunn @95, not far from Jax Intl. Back then Tampa was not good, I heard its improved. West Palm was mostly hood, so was/is Ft L, Miami anything outside downtown was crap. Especially whole NW anything. But even NE was very seedy esp by Biscay, US 1 all the way up to NMB.

I used to live in far rockaway, ny and worked in manhattan... i had a job that i had to be at by 8am... for that, i had to wake up at 5am and leave the house by 6am for an 8am job taking the train from far rockaway to manhattan... u have to have a 2 hour internal for that trip... it also depends on where in manhattan u r going... but still, u dont want to risk it...

Please do not hate the 30 degree cold of orlando... thats nothing... thats childs play when u compare to NY and PA... ive lived in NY 25 years, and jn PA 1 year... thats 26 years of brutal winter storms, snow removal, back pain due to that and so on... i think i could live in Orlando... even traffic is #1 worst in NY and California... so i could deal wh Orlando traffic easily... i dont do night life, so that dont bother me...

@jacobbennett7616

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, and 2 Am nightlife is normal for most US cities.

@l.a.6522

Жыл бұрын

@@jacobbennett7616 yep...

@nickc90210

Жыл бұрын

These reasons are not good reasons at all for a normal person. If traffic and 2 am closing is the worst Orlando is golden.

@pamallen6372

Жыл бұрын

Yes. The cold does not last long.

@teamcollinshomes

Жыл бұрын

I agree I'm not hating, 30 degrees is cold anywhere. even if your in PA. or NY. I grew up in Philly. We love Orlando though make sure you check out our other video 5 Reason we moved to Orlando. Here's the link kzread.info/dash/bejne/hYp-2cemerDNdNI.html. We appreciate your comment.

Great honest video. My son lives there and is going to school. I think Orlando is ok but it gets a little boring.

@CocoKaynn

25 күн бұрын

I grew up there and left as soon as I was 18. Growing up there was so boring

I lived in orlando about 17 yrs ago i like the fishing the things to do rest no visit but not live

@teamcollinshomes

9 ай бұрын

I love fishing, where do you like to fish?

Born and raised in FL fall and winter is awesome one Xmas it was 82

@teamcollinshomes

Жыл бұрын

We love winter in Florida.

I like to be far from big water due to its hurricanes and humidity, I prefer mountains that’s why I moved out from Tampa to Arkansas (no traffic, cheap, no tolls, less people more Mother Nature) depending on the area, you might see Tornado Different people, different preferences )

@teamcollinshomes

Жыл бұрын

That sounds like fun. How's the job market in Arkansas, and if you don't mind me asking, what do you do for a living?

can you please make a video on crime rates, bad neighborhoods to stay away from, process of gun owner ship, is it safe to be a taxi driver there, info hurricane season Orlando based etc. thanks if you do

@teamcollinshomes

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, my license does not allow me to make comment about crime rate and bad neighborhoods, it goes against the Fair Housing act and could be considered steering. We can do and will do a video on hurricane season.

@lionedheart

Жыл бұрын

@@teamcollinshomes Have someone else do the video who doesn’t have a license under a different name on KZread. It’s all good ill look it up im moving to Orlando for College. Its a temporary move. Will be out there for 2 years and then moving to Dallas, Texas to get my Masters. My permanent stay will be Austin, Texas.

@gloriahansen854

11 ай бұрын

Search city demographics and sheriff depot's weekly or monthly public 'police blotter' - if they do it, it's a list of all recent crimes, think by zip code. Downtown areas, Baldwin Park & others are fairly safe & college oriented. Ask your school too.

What about the fitness and health clubs what do you know about that.

@teamcollinshomes

5 ай бұрын

There are many health clubs, of course you have your chain ones like Crunch, Esporta, and Planet Fitness, but also lots of non chain/ private ones ⁩like Iron Religion gym, Greed Island Barbell, and Xymogym, there are many others.

Sorry if I seem a little lost here, but you said in a previous video that weather and location were positive points...

@teamcollinshomes

11 ай бұрын

First of all thank you for watching our videos. You are indeed correct, The weather and location are both positive and negative points depending on how you looks at it.

Wellllll…. So long as you don’t have anything actually important to complain about. People are just amazing. I’ve lived here my entire life, closing in on 60 years, and have seen all the growth (and destruction). If you are complaining about the traffic, maybe you should consider alternative routes and learn which ones work better at what times. Toll roads exist in all major cities, get that Epass. It will also work with toll road systems in other states. Way back, when they were just starting to work on the express lanes for I-4, I was against them. Then I used the express lane up in Atlanta to bypass about twelve miles of traffic that was barely moving. Best twelve bucks I spent during the whole trip. Getting to the beaches, no problem if you don’t wait till the middle of the day to go. Got no advice about nightlife, never been into clubbing. And the weather, well something about all that concrete and asphalt that I’ve noticed over the years is that the more of it you have the more mugginess you get after it rains. I don’t like it either.

Why did they not mention the hot summers in South Fla.😮😮

@teamcollinshomes

Жыл бұрын

It's just as hot in Orlando in the summer.

15 min early to get somewhere is nothing try New york. just for 3 miles it takes 40 min

@robertcostello8876

Жыл бұрын

Instead of miles per gallon it's how many gallons per mile.

@teamcollinshomes

Жыл бұрын

@@robertcostello8876 lol

@teamcollinshomes

Жыл бұрын

I feel ya, been to NY many times.

Not many places can compete with South Florida nightlife. Vegas and NYC and not many other places. Not really a fair comparison to Orlando. And why do you want to be out after 2AM anyway? And even if you do I hear there are still after hours clubs out there.

@teamcollinshomes

Жыл бұрын

This is true but one of the many reason we moved to Orlando from South Florida was it's a more family vibe here and we have 4 daughter we don't get to do much nightlife. Make sure you check out the 5 reasons we move here. here's the link kzread.info/dash/bejne/hYp-2cemerDNdNI.html. Thank you for watching.

YEAH. STAY out. we're full....

@crown_ambassador1249

23 күн бұрын

Yea I'll take their spot 😅

Traffic is fine unless you go on I-4 🤷‍♂️

Sounds like Atlanta. But Atlanta is about an hour away from Atlanta.

Are you for real? The weather? WTF? I was born in Ft. Lauderdale and have lived there and Miami. It's hot, humid, and rainy starting in April/May, continuing until the end of hurricane 🌀 season. As a matter of fact, most of Florida is that way.

@teamcollinshomes

11 ай бұрын

We appreciate you watching our video. Thank you! I would love to respond but I don't get what you're saying, are you asking a question? I agree rainy season, Hot Humid until the end of hurricane season. Can you elaborate? Lets talk.

@PastarocketS-sb7nk

11 ай бұрын

@teamcollinshomes I'm commenting on one of the things that you say you hate about Orlando, the weather. The weather in Orlando is pretty much the same as all of South Florida, except for the winter time. Even when it does get cold, it doesn't stay that way for long. The only people who I can see you deterring from moving to Orlando because of a few days of cold are people from Miami. Anybody from anywhere else in the country would love to have only a few days of cold during the winter. Traffic? Now I hear ya, but lots of places have bad traffic. Have you ever been to L.A., Houston, New York, or Chicago? Traffic, traffic, and more traffic. Overall, I think YOUR five reasons are weak. You should have titled your video differently and gone about it another way.

@teamcollinshomes

11 ай бұрын

@@PastarocketS-sb7nk Ah, I see. We are not trying to deter anyone from moving to Orlando, We love Orlando and we sell real estate for a living. It was hard coming up with things we didn't like. The point of the video is to give someone who has never been to Florida or Orlando and idea of what it is like from our point of view. Take a look at our other video and you will see some of the things we talk about in this video we love in the other video. here's the link. "5 things we Love about Orlando" kzread.info/dash/bejne/hYp-2cemerDNdNI.html I also challenge you to make your own video from your point of view of the things you love and hate about Orlando and Florida. As far as Traffic yes I have been to all of the places you named except Houston and I agree they all have bad traffic too. This video was not to compare them with Orlando. Again thank you for watching and commenting your engagement means alot to us. Btw not every likes the heat or there would be no one living in places like Alaska, Washington, Colorado and the many other cold states.

New York toll went up to $24 every time you touch that city.

This sounds like heaven compared to New York City. I'm ready to move 😂

While it’s true I 4 sucks but there is always non high way routs.

I LIKE THE TRAFFIC.........

@teamcollinshomes

Жыл бұрын

Your the first person I ever heard say they like traffic. What do you like about it?

It really gets that cold in orlando? sorry i dont beleive it, no way

@teamcollinshomes

10 ай бұрын

December 25th last year Christmas day it was 30°.

@smd4246

10 ай бұрын

@@teamcollinshomesBeing from the UK those are regular winter temperatures but wow yeah i did not know that at all

Daytona beach is not that far from orlando

“Traffic is terrible in Orlando” to footage of zero traffic…

Even so, Orlando is better than South Florida

@teamcollinshomes

5 ай бұрын

I agree, thats why we moved here, we love Orlando

And to top it all off, is the leprosy endemic

You missed a ton of negatives

The worst part of Florida (not Orlando specific) has nothing to do with the traffic, the super hot temps, the tolls... it's the governor that is currently in office.

@robertcostello8876

Жыл бұрын

Why do you hate the governor??I bet you still hate Trump too. what the hell did Biden do for you except cater to the perverted people.any thing goes sex even with children so I'm guessing your one them.keep listening to them as they what us to hate each other so they can stay in power

@msdeenatural_3

Жыл бұрын

I agree 100%

@honeybadger2986

Жыл бұрын

Feel free to leave and go live in liberal shit holes like CA and Oregon.

I prefer Hallandale beach Florida beautiful city good beaches and restaurants and growing businesses and communities, and good night life.🫡

@ruckus3e

8 ай бұрын

Hallandale is a great beach, we use to live close by there and enjoyed our morning walks on the beach. Now, the cost of the properties nearby is crazy. We appreciate your comment.