Relocating to Jacksonville...Need Help!
 

We are moving to Florida!! :evilb: :drink:

We have decided to relocate to the Jacksonville area. Before we do anything, we have a few questions:

1) Is the Oceanway/Pecan Park/Ft. George area nice? Is it "boater friendly"?

2) Is the Grove Park/San Souci area nice? Is it "boater friendly"?

3) How are the school districts in these areas?

4) Is there a better area that you would recommend?

We would prefer a house and/or land that is on the water. But, if it's not on the water we at least need to make sure we have enough land to put a building for the boat and toys. If we can't find that, we'd like a place that is near the water and marinas.

Thanks in advance for all your help! :drink:

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[QUOTE=Mrs Wigginout]We are moving to Florida!! :evilb: :drink:

NOOOOOO.

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Gotta be a really good reason to leave that beautiful lake.

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Good luck with Jacksonville. My Aunt and cousins live down in St. Augustine. My Aunt and cousin own the 6-mile marina and the outback crabshack restaurant. If you need any help down there I can hook you up with them.

If you are looking for property on the St. Johns river be prepared for some sticker shock. :eek: If you think Lake Murray is expensive you are about to find out how inexpensive it really is. Good luck.

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Clearcut its been a while since we have heard from you.hows it going down there.do me a favor flattin all Cat's tires so she can't move. :evilb:Are you going to make it to SML poker run these year?

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We tried to flatten em last night but the cars were all in the garage :D

I doubt we will make it to SML this year either. Everyone is building houses or moving into new ones it seems like :cool: so nobody has time to plan anything. I got married about 2 months ago and have been buying and selling houses for the last several months :cool: We should be moving into the new house in about 2-3 weeks, y'all need to come down and check it out. The new house is very close to the marina's.

Now I gotta get moved in and do some boat shopping so the dock isn't so empty :D

Hope all is well...tell Jen hey and I still have the MOHETA recipe for those calm Sundays :D . Let us know if y'all want to come down and drag the boat one weekend. We have plenty of room now.

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Alright! Cool deal, come on down! :D
The Jacksonville area is quite nice, with lots to do. I really like it, especially near St. Augustine. It's pretty boater friendly, plenty of nice facilities. If I'm not mistaken, there's a local powerboat group based in J-ville, maybe someone who's a member will post. There's an annual Fireman's poker run (coming up soon if I'm not mistaken), which I hear is a great time!

http://www.jffpr.com/
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=33054

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Welcome to Jax! We've been here 10 years and love the place. 1st words of advice given to me when moving here were to live on the same side of the St. Johns river as you work on. Saves on the commuting challenges a lot!

We do have a local club. The Jacksonville Performance Boat Club or JPBC. 20-30 active members on the river or intercoastal. 2 poker runs a year locally. The large one is the Fire Fighters Poker run the 2nd weekend in June. The smaller local run is normally the last weekend of April but this year will be the 1st weekend in June.

We don't have kids so I don't have a clue about school districts.

If you need any information or other help send me pm.

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W .... been here all my life ... I would say the areas you listed are not necessarily bad .... but there might be better area's to live in ...Most of the St. Johns semi fresh water boating is from Jax South ... I know most of the City and would glad to help with anything .... Also you can contact "upthecreek" about housing ...his wife is an agent ..
Mike Bell
904 422 4806
[email protected]

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Thanks for the info! :D

We're heading down there this Friday to get a better idea of where we should move. We're also looking at the St. Johns area, Mandarin and Orange Park. We're not very familiar with everything so we are relying on our realtor to help us out. Funny thing...he's originally from Jersey and "knows" Smitty from Wazzup...so, we figure he has to be a good guy! :D

Thanks again for all the info and please keep the suggestions coming! :D

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GatorDave~

Thanks for the info on the boat club...we'd be very interested in joining! As for the FireFighter's Poker Run, I think we were going to try and do that one. Can you shoot me an application?

Thanks again and I look forward to meeting you all!

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We're finding that out! We've come across some pretty nice waterfront property. But, you know Wiggins wants land to put his building for the boat and his toys. Some of the prices aren't too bad...$350K to $389K for anything from .50 to 2 acres (no home-land only). We're going down there this Friday to see what we can find. Wish us luck! :D

P.S. Congrats on the house...I can't wait to see it all finished! :drink:

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yes.. Mandarin or OP are both good ... we are in OP ...newest area there is Flemming Island ...

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Here's the website for the run. It hasn't been updated yet but I believe the contact information is accurate for info. on the run.

http://www.jffpr.com/

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If you can get a lot on the river for that I would jump on it....I haven't seen any that cheap down there in awhile. Last time I was down there I saw a couple that were both over $1 million. I haven't been there in awhile now though.

Should be in the house in a couple of weeks and will definitely have everyone over soon I hope :drink:

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What are the property taxes like on a $1m home in Jax?

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Wimps. Go another 250 miles south where it's warm :)

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About 15,000.00

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So your taxes are about $100,000 :D :p

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It's more like 350.

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If your in Jax this weekend, you should head south for an hour and check out Bike Week in Daytona. :evilb:

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:eek: :drool:

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We're looking down by Black Creek' trying to find water. Large lot with some low area but deep water. Looks like a real Gator area. This Gamecock better watch out. I know Cat did'nt think about them. :D I don't think she's into critters. Looking for dry lot for under 500. Guess that's why we got lizards. :rolleyes:

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Wow, that's more than where I am in Jersey :eek:

We've been thinking about heading south, not sure where yet. Maybe Merritt Island.

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Chomp ..... :D

I guess you can be "Cocky" SC has the Gators # lately ...

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i live on black creek its great!!! pure fresh water and deep no worries about hitting anything except a gator or two :D i read that you were looking on the northside, oceanway.. i would stay south like orange park, Flemming island or mandarin... good luck its a great place for boaters!!!

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Black Creek Is Great...both Orange Park And Middleburg High School Are Good Schools...great Area For Kids.

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mrs wigginout as dock man 3737 said nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooo you cant leaves us . robbie :D :D :D :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:

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Seems to be the same answer everyone's giving us! We'll be there Friday looking at the Black Creek and the Flemming Island area.

It sounds like this will be a great place to live and boat...I can't wait! :evilb: :drink:

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Glad to hear that since we have a 13 yr old that will be going into 8th grade. Are there any skate parks nearby for him to go to?

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Most Kids On Black Creek Are Into Wakeboarding And Barefoot Water Sking.. Get Ready To Buy Another Boat...mastercraft...

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true!! im on my 4th nautique!!

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yup what Billy said, you belong down here with us :drink: :drink: :drink: you know how we do :drink: :drink:

jr mike

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We already have the wakeboard! We have the jet ski (I know...save the comments! :D ) and we're looking at a center console. :D

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Mike~

I know how you do...that's why I have to stay a little North of you boys before you get me in trouble! I'll be in detox after partying with you guys for a few weeks. :drink:

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Try:

http://www.realtor.com/Default.asp?poe=realtor

Also, the Miliage rate for property taxes is high
in Orange Park & Duval County, I have heard.

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we wouldn't get you in trouble your man can trust you with us :D . We are good Christian boys that go to church every sunday before going boating

jr mike

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Oh, he trusts you guys...it's me he worries about! hehehe! ;)

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good luck with your search and if you need anything let me know :drink:
and we'll keep you in touch with the racing


jr mike

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ummmm .... no more than anywhere else .... about 20mils