New Chassidish Community Being Planned in Tampa

[Dawie]

If I understand the flood maps correctly, it's not a flood zone.

seeing as the just got hit by Hurricane Eta a few hours ago this should be easy to ascertain

[Lurker]

If I understand the flood maps correctly, it's not a flood zone.

Probably not, and I didn't check. I just saw that county has been under a flood watch for the last couple of day because of TS Eta. That has nothing to do with flood zones, just triggered the thought.

[Lurker]

seeing as the just got hit by Hurricane Eta a few hours ago this should be easy to ascertain

Not really. I was under Flood Watch for 4-5 days over the weekend and this week because of Eta, and I'm not in a flood zone. Still plenty of water damage all around. Flood zones have more to do with elevation and proximity to water sources which may rise, causing floods. If hurricanes were a factor, the whole FL would be a flood zone.

[Lurker]

@mendyt Find out if the houses are in a flood zone. That will change your annual insurance expense somewhat significantly.

If I understand the flood maps correctly, it's not a flood zone.

Looks like it's just outside the flood zone.

https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=e7a7dc3ebd7f4ad39bb8e485bb64ce44

[BP16]

Once you leave a company that is building 10's of thousands of the same houses every year, and go to a private contractor the cost of the house will sky rocket.

it would sky rocket? yes would probably be more expensive because you are getting a better house, but I dont think it would sky rocket.

[erlich]

Open houses going strong , people flying down constantly to view the houses

[Mimo]

Open houses going strong , people flying down constantly to view the houses

How many construction site manager jobs are there? They're advertising it like they have tons of these jobs

[Joel]

How construction site manager jobs are there? They're advertising it like they have tons of these jobs

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No one will be paying 3k a week without prior experience

[erlich]

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No one will be paying 3k a week without prior experience

Did your mother ever said if you don't have anything to say better be quite

Not sure what your agenda is , i am sure you have some sort of agenda,
because I don't just believe that you are so negative and just a misrable human being...

I remember when such people with agendas or negative people said all this on every new yishev, bh we got 10 new yeshiveim where chasidish people can move now days and iy"h Florida is next, with such attitude of yours people would have stayed living in 4 rooms with 12 kids on 4th floor walk ups ...but there is plenty of options out there because positive thinking people moved on and didn't listen to the pessimists..

[Lurker]

Did your mother ever said if you don't have anything to say better be quite

Not sure what your agenda is , i am sure you have some sort of agenda,
because I don't just believe that you are so negative and just a misrable human being...

I remember when such people with agendas or negative people said all this on every new yishev, bh we got 10 new yeshiveim where chasidish people can move now days and iy"h Florida is next, with such attitude of yours people would have stayed living in 4 rooms with 12 kids on 4th floor walk ups ...but there is plenty of options out there because positive thinking people moved on and didn't listen to the pessimists..

There's a difference between pessimism and legitimate questions. If you think his point is nonsense and can show him how, go for it. But if it's a legit question that you're just brushing off, how is overly enthusiastic and undeserved optimism better than pessimism?

The purpose of this thread is for people to be able to gather as much info as possible so that they can make informed and responsible decisions. Questions are a good thing, especially here.

[Joel]

Did your mother ever said if you don't have anything to say better be quite

Not sure what your agenda is , i am sure you have some sort of agenda,
because I don't just believe that you are so negative and just a misrable human being...

I remember when such people with agendas or negative people said all this on every new yishev, bh we got 10 new yeshiveim where chasidish people can move now days and iy"h Florida is next, with such attitude of yours people would have stayed living in 4 rooms with 12 kids on 4th floor walk ups ...but there is plenty of options out there because positive thinking people moved on and didn't listen to the pessimists..

How can you advertise 150k after taxes when its not true?

In NY/NJ construction managers aren't paid that well. Unless they have years upon years experience.  And still not $3000/week

We are asking the right questions and so far getting the wrong answers. 

[RewardsAddict]

I'm just wondering, truck driving and construction are the only two jobs currently there (besides school employees) or are those the only ones they can guarantee?

[Mimo]

i'm not sure this is the right thread for this, i'd like to know why florida is better than cleveland when it comes to opening a new chassidishe yishuv outside the tristate area? i know florida is warmer in the winter but it's also hotter and tampa is also very humid in the summer, so weather aside why is florida better?

[Lurker]

i'm not sure this is the right thread for this, i'd like to know why florida is better than cleveland when it comes to opening a new chassidishe yishuv outside the tristate area? i know florida is warmer in the winter but it's also hotter and tampa is also very humid in the summer, so weather aside why is florida better?

No state income tax, no snow, no Browns.

[Euclid]

No state income tax, no snow, no Browns.

No Eleffants, yes alligators.

[Lurker]

No Eleffants, yes alligators.

We have 1000s in FL. Part of the draw.

[Euclid]

We have 1000s in FL. Part of the draw.

I'm wrong either way - forgot about @jj1000

[Mimo]

No state income tax, no snow, no Browns.

weather excluded because its a personal feeling some people enjoy the southern climate others dont, in an area like cleveland i dont think there's lethal wild life roaming around like in florida.

[avromie7]

weather excluded because its a personal feeling some people enjoy the southern climate others dont, in an area like cleveland i dont think there's lethal wild life roaming around like in florida.

You have bears roaming Monsey, yet there is still a huge frum population there.

[Mimo]

You have bears roaming Monsey, yet there is still a huge frum population there.

they don't roam around monsey like the gators in florida and in the winter they hibernate.