10 Reason To NOT Move To St Pete Beach, Florida

[@FranciscaAVior]

I love that it is not an HOA community!

[@ES-bl1wy]

Sounds like this video was made for the people that never touched dirt. Don't come to Florida if you can't handle your toes in the sand and some really wonderful welcoming people. If you are friendly and respectful and easy flowing come to Florida, if the stick or corn cob to far up your but just stay where you are and save us all the headache that you will never find a place suitable. Every place is what you make it. 🌞🌞🌞🌞 Florida Rocks, Floridians are the bomb. 💣🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲💯

[@tyroneshoelaces9742]

You are way off. Sounds like you have experience with that stick up your ass!

[@prophet409]

Your video convinced me to consider moving there. St. Pete is like the old Florida, which has been destroyed in South Florida with all it high rises.

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

Let me know how I can help!

[@jellyfishrising]

Agreed. Had the opposite effect.

[@brittanyg1273]

If you move here more high rises will keep popping up. FYI to move to St Pete; costs are getting out of control; also in Tampa and Clearwater. Friend's 1BR apartment in St Pete is going from $2500/month to $3400/month. Want something cheaper? You are probably going to live close to the hood or hillbilly area. Lots of gentrification. I agree it's beautiful here but after 3 years of their long summers you start to realize it's too hot and humid. Teachers will just get up and quit during lunch (friend is a principal so I hear the horror stories) traffic is crazy and dangerous, lots of wrong way drivers. We are surrounded by water so that means we can only build so much before having to build up which creates more aggravation trying to find parking and not being late to events.

[@nostalgicnow6001]

Cheaper than Denver 😂

[@heatherpage1445]

Trust that St Pete Beach is currently being changed drastically by all the newcomers. Very crowded now. Used to be a really nice quiet place, not anymore.

[@mightyoneish1]

Tracy, you forgot the #1 reason not to move to St. Pete Beach. The traffic!!

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

I don't think St Pete Beach traffic is bad at all! Tampa, Clearwater, Riverview, etc., now THAT's where you find real traffic.

[@lorilanglois8135]

I agree. the traffic is my only pet-peeve about living here.

[@retiredmom2947]

I bought in Treasure Island back in 2012 and SO glad I did. Just retired and heading down now. I LOVE St Pete Beach. I enjoyed your vid!

[@gle5463]

Another important thing you left out is: it’s only 6 feet above sea level! Which means flooding and high flood insurance rates.

[@dgg400e]

Dogs are absolutely NOT permitted on St Pete Beach. The Pass-A-Grille dog beach is little and removed from the main beach. Fort De Soto is a 15-20 minute drive in good traffic from St Pete Beach.

[@piotrmajchrzak3861]

Not permitted does not mean that there are not there. People don't care. Entitled dog owners don't see anything wrong with pets pooping and pissing on the beach. This same situation in Lake Tahoe ....and nobody enforce anything....

[@padge8265]

She didn’t say they were on SPB she specifically mentioned the dog beaches

[@_mr_cat]

Fuck dogs

[@tonyatinnell1512]

I have been coming to St. Pete beach since I was little (I'm 52 now) and I want to move there and have wanted to for years.Im a single woman on Disability but I want to spend whatever time I have left in my happy place and that's there! I have never owned my own house yet and I know there's programs that can help me get a loan but need help doing so.I just hope I can achieve my dream and spend the rest of my life there😊😊❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

Live with no regrets, Tonya! Let's get you in touch with a lender! Contact me for some options.:-) 813-317-0968

[@chrisgentry9255]

Snakes are venemous. Not poisonous. Great video! Love florida and all of the wildlife!! Snakes keep rodents away!

[@puchy5389]

😂🤣

[@santiniism]

My father had a house on Terra Verde,I find the things that you discussed about St Pete to be true all of them have a nice day😮 and stay safe Robert Pardi

[@stevewalther2293]

Too hot...too expensive...too crowded...too flat...

[@micheleleonello4867]

I work 3 jobs to live, so i never get to the beach. Living and visiting so different....

[@chop3625]

When FLA. was on the cheap it happened to be a wise choice, today way overpriced. I’ll stay up here in CT. which happens to be the best location, especially Fairfield County.

[@marknewton6984]

Enjoy the snow

[@evanholmes5998]

Ive lived on pasadena for 30 years and have smoked fish at ted peters for 13... Its the best place to live

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

Yes! Love that place. When I drive by, it seems I always start getting hungry. Thanks for commenting, Evan!

[@ranger2316]

Live in Palm Harbor and drive down to St Pete beach! Watch where you're walking, and be careful reaching in to pull weeds. Haven't seen any venomous snakes, but we do have Fred the Black Snake that lives in the back yard. Ugh. Did I mention I love living in Florida and Pinellas county!

[@vela-6]

Thank you for having an HONEST video about reasons to not move to St. Pete. All other videos of this type are like "Don't move to ___ if you hate being happy! If you don't enjoy living, you won't enjoy this city!". Very refreshing to see some truth. St. Pete looks awesome and I want to move, but it's so far from my family up in the cold, miserable north :D

[@mixdmusic2898]

My fiance is laughing because we love it there, but you said everything I have been telling her as to why I wouldnt want to move there! Thank you.

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

Too funny! Glad you enjoyed:-)

[@bryankrauss6393]

Can I park a 12x36 RV near downtown st Petersburg can drive

[@edennard1]

It’s a nice place but don’t come if you’re looking for above average pay wages because it’s a Right to Work State.. Property Insurance is very expensive and also car insurance because Florida is a No fault State. It’s real hot and sticky ( even at night) in late May all the way up to middle September and early October.. The beaches are ok but not great IMO. However if you decide that you want to go into the water make sure you shuffle feet as you’re walking because there’s plenty of Sting Rays that bury themselves in the sand along the shoreline and occasional school of small jellyfish that travel through but other than that like most places it’s what you make it.

[@joanpellillo2981]

My sister loves it there.....

[@BlueGoat682]

Thanks much for the excellent video. I don't live in St. Pete Beach per se but I am just a short trip to the beach so I'm happy. I wholeheartedly agree with you when it comes to living here in Tampa Bay. I've been a resident for 30+ years now and at this point it would take a crow bar to pry me away from this paradise called Florida!

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

YES! So glad to hear the positive feedback from a fellow beach area resident. Keep it coming, Lodestone3! 😄

[@eddie3064]

Same top 10 list as any other beach town in Florida... Terrific.

[@paulrumbold2436]

Hi Tracey , you are so good at what you do , amazing . Paul here from across the pond ., in Blighty . What a super fantastic country you move in ? . Here it’s always fecking raining . We absolutely love our American cousins . Your video shows me no negativity whatsoever . As a carpenter /joiner it’s my paradise in sooooooo many ways . Look forward to rock8ng up real soon . Greetings from a very sad England . My kindest regards paul

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

Hello Paul! So fun to read your comments. And THANK YOU for the positive feedback! I've only ever been to England in transit from one country to the next, but hope to visit some day soon! Send some rain our way - it's been quite dry here this spring. Do reach out and come visit us here in St Pete Beach! :-)

[@paulrumbold2436]

@@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving hi , I will defo come this year & try to meet up ? Went to pass a grille in 2015 , special pizza place there . St Pete’s is the most spectacular heavenly place on the planet . I just want to live there ? It seems impossible ? Yet we have dinghy s at Dover with immigrants ? What’s that all about ? If I have a address for st Pete’s beach living I will come and say hi with my family . Great channel kind regards paul

[@itsajoeybeat]

@@paulrumbold2436 you’re weird lol

[@johnwayne6501]

I grew up in southern calif and at 26 yrs old moved to Oregon. Now I'm 58 and we're moving to florida but not sure where. My classmate for years lived in St. Pete and I found out she moved to UT. I asked why she moved...she said it was too hot. Wow...that bad? I have cabin fever in the winter months and I haven't surf in years unless a make an occasional trip to Southern Calif. Am looking at Tampa/Braden area but also south of JAX area. Good video...love the dog part and hoa....both I can live with. Not a big fan of HOA.

[@gregoryjames6051]

Not much surf over here on the gulf side. You'll find better surfing conditions on the Atlantic side but even that may seem mild if you're looking for anything like Cali, from what I hear.

[@johnwayne6501]

@@gregoryjames6051 mild is good. I only surfed like 5 times in 20 years.

[@jackgamble304]

Just don’t bring ca politics

[@johnwayne6501]

@@jackgamble304 I left Calif in 1988...and now i"m leaving oregon ..democrats destroys everything. in this state.

[@elizabethdombi4838]

Sarasota is very beautiful. Siesta Key with the white sand. Lots do there.

[@paulrumbold2436]

Could not think of one reason ? I know I’m weird ? Thanks for your lovely kind comments .

[@nostalgicnow6001]

Nice video thanks for the video definitely might move there or close

[@gle5463]

Encouraging more people to move to St Pete Beach is ruining it, but you have a vested interest in more buyers moving here for commissions.

[@5canwalk]

Great upload!🎉

[@SarasotaFloridaLiving]

Great Information. Thank you Tracy

[@comeconcon569]

Weigh up the pros and cons before moving to anywhere in the Sunshine State. like anywhere you move to, you will have to deal with the pros and cons. the cons outweigh the pros, in my opinion about living in Florida. Florida is mostly flat with a lot of swamps and bugs. traffic is a nightmare in large metro areas like Tampa Bay due to a high population that makes Florida the 3rd most populous state in the nation behind CA and TX. crime rate is high in large metro areas and wages are low. the biggest employer is the hospitality industry because Florida is tourist destination. sinkholes are very common because Florida is below sea levels. Florida also has a very high percentage of smokers, so you will notice that anywhere you go in the state.

[@brandysexton0323]

Red Tide 2021 has put 2018 Red Tide to shame....so sad to watch helplessly.

[@TiltedGames]

As a local I have to add #11: we’re full, stop coming here!!

[@magamaga1827]

we're moving there cause floridians and others have crowded up my nyc

[@StrGzr101]

Thanks, Tracy. I live here, too and love our little island.

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

Yes! I pinch myself every morning watching that gorgeous sunrise. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment, Philip! 😁

[@Evancoolart]

Moved to St Pete been here 13 years last 3 been snow birding from Roanoke VA lol

[@edennard1]

Rust and mold .. no matter what you do Hurricane season stays quite until late September and early October.. Welcome to The Gulf of Mexico Speedway Speed limit 130- 155 for Cat4 and Cat5 Storms.. nonetheless we still will have Hurricane parties with plenty of food, spirits ( Bourbon ) and Cigars.

[@usa5046]

It's nice here just traffic sucks lol

[@mtache12]

Agreed. Live in st Pete and you have great access to all the beaches.. take her advice…it’s getting way too touristy and lost it’s charm. Still a great place to visit.

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

My family often waxes over where we might live if we didn't live here in St Pete Beach.... generally followed by the sound of crickets! Nowhere I'd rather live.

[@emilymirandaluz]

It looks lovely there!

[@scottydubs]

I'm moving there this May. Hopefully st Pete will be the lot place I ever move.

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

Wonderful! Call or text me when you’re ready to find home😁 813-317-0968

[@rim127]

I am still waiting for a good reason to not live in St Pete Beach :)

[@jadeheart911]

Help me look for a condo !!!!!!!! Im sick of scanning ads !

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

Deb, feel free to contact me any time. There's a waterview condo with your name on it! 813-317-0968

[@AndrewZapotosky]

Love this!

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

Thanks, Andrew!

[@joerandazzo9869]

How is job market ?

[@Andrembramwell]

im in houston and planning to move there this year i love st pete beach

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

Wonderful! Drop me a line when you’re ready to shop for homes. 813-317-0968. You can also search on my website at www.FancyLadySellsFlorida.com

[@kontikinomads6750]

Its like bolivar but on meth

[@MrandMrsLivingLife]

Snakes? 😳 maybe the black harmless ones those are the only ones we’ve seen.

[@gregoryjames6051]

Maybe she should have mentioned the anoles. If you're afraid of lizards, you're gonna have a hard time in St. Pete. And don't forget our "Falling iguana advisory" in the wintertime haha.

[@shawnhinton6075]

I was driving by the resorts and saw an ancient looking vampire leaving in his Bently.

[@azryder2919]

Good thing we are just visiting. Coming next month.

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

I hope you enjoy your stay!

[@harryhoesch3793]

Can handle all, but for the price, red tides and dog poop picker uppers are two good reasons to be elsewhere.

[@sfbnnncmv]

you forgot to bring me

[@jasonhoffman218]

Yeah,don't come here it's haunted,locals don't want you here

[@colleenpaglen8429]

Great job, "Fancy Lady"!

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

Thank you, Colleen!

[@88babys]

i grew up in flordia

[@rockinroy]

great video.

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@PaulHummerman]

You show number 11 right at the beginning: beach driving is allowed so you can't escape the invading hordes.

[@ft6972]

What the fuck are you talking about

[@emilywalker9237]

I’m lost. Why are you trashing your town? It looks like a nice place. Did I miss something?

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

Watch the video... I’m not trashing St Pete Beach at all. Rather, sharing pros and cons.

[@DoctorOreos]

I haven't heard anything negative. You make it seem like you are in Newark. This video is more of an attraction.

[@DixieShirley]

If your super rich go for it

[@rarepurposereadingsllc2723]

Is it smarter to rent or buy in st petes?

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

Great question! When you're renting, you're paying someone else's mortgage. Buying allows you to build equity. In this market, the rate of appreciation here in St Pete/St Pete Beach, buying is definitely the way to go. And mortgage rates are still hovering around just 3%. Give me a shout any time with questions! 813-317-0968

[@FitLifeTravel]

No.. Don't tell folks to move to Sarasota or Lakewood Ranch... We have too many coming already!! Lol JK! Great Vid!!

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

Hahaha, thanks!

[@tangents6299]

You're adorable! Love your video

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

Thank you!😊

[@itsajoeybeat]

You didn’t tell everyone about post card inn. 😂😂😂

[@tyroneshoelaces9742]

Cool how you have a lisp and your mouth moves to the side when you talk.

[@chocloditelensman]

Great video. Where is a good place to sing karaoke ? 😂

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

I haven't done karaoke in ages! I'm told Nikko's dog bar does it on Saturdays. Let me know how it goes!

[@josealejandro01]

😍

[@johnk3197]

job market in st.pete is very bad.

[@rugger104]

This seems more like a pro list lol

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

Well... it is pretty awesome. Pros and cons for everything in life! :-) Thanks for watching and commenting, Rugger104!

[@safromnc8616]

I don't see many negatives there...hmmm

[@howardlloyd9183]

Welcome to Florida. Now go home.

[@shleebeez]

thank you for sharing. regarding the heat, have you noticed it getting hotter there at all? i live in CO and this past summer was as high as 110 which is absurd. also we haven't had snow and it's christmas. it seems like global warming is making it a lot hotter here so i wonder if the same is happening there?

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

Hi Ashley! Love Colorado😊. Personally, I haven’t noticed it getting hotter, though occasionally we hear there are new highs for a particular timeframe. More, I noticed we didn’t get our usual spring rain… it came later in the summer. I believe the winter temps used to be colder as well.

[@itsajoeybeat]

Global warming isn’t even real. And it’s usually just 88-95 degrees everyday from May to end of September. Near the beach. It gets hotter in tampa as you aren’t as close to the ocean.

[@user-cc4fx9nt3m]

i grew up there, i left, its over crowded, no respect for locals, and way too diverse for me now.

[@rmr3528]

Too diverse, huh?

[@floridaboy7273]

@@rmr3528 exactly ?? u caught that to smh..

[@juliancasablancas220]

SMH

[@jayandres7968]

that’s what america is ding dong, it’s called UNITED states of america

[@pantherplatform]

Corey avenue. Yikes.

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

Yikes?

[@pantherplatform]

@@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving yes. I've had the privilege of living in some of St Pete Beach's finest apartments on Corey Ave on the west side of Gulf Blvd. Also worked at slavewinds for several years. Not the glamorous side of the beach.

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

@@pantherplatform I'd love to hear more about what it was like living on Corey Avenue! Are you still in the area?

[@pantherplatform]

@@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving not any longer. I moved back to the mainland, Gulfport, before moving out of the state entirely and I'm so glad I did now that things are the way they are.

[@itsajoeybeat]

You better be rich if you wanna live in Lakewood ranch lol

[@patrick-rb3ul]

yeah but Politics defines who you are.

[@Samantha-iw3kg]

If you think FL is hot; you have never been to India or middle east

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

That’s true! I have not been, but I have certainly heard the stories!

[@memenejdudufyd]

Lots of drugs down there.

[@ESL-O.G.]

Let me guess, it's 🔥 hot?

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

Lol, exactly Andrew! Thanks for the comment:-)

[@lauramk520]

Damn! That is 1 SEXAY realtor! 🤫😘

[@mocha1886]

Hi, how are the schools in St. Pete? We’re trying to leave NYC (don’t worry we’re conservatives 😂) and we’re looking at that area along with Sarasota.

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

Hello Mocha18! Love NY - lots of your neighbors are coming to FL so you'll be in good company! Are you familiar with Niche.com? The site is great for providing neighborhood and school overviews. Contact me and I'm happy to help further. 813-317-0968/[e-mail]

[@melgomez7812]

Don’t bother me

[@ELVER_GALARGA__]

YES PLEASE DONT MOVE HERE 😂

[@jasonhoffman218]

Lot of gangs,,Vina Gs

[@heatherpage1445]

Lol in 25years I have yet to see a poisonous snake around. They don't hunt humans.

[@robosxmuria]

Yes...St Petes will be COMPLETELY UNDERWATER by 2030!!! You will have to navigate through poisonous snakes waiting to spring at you as you leave your house every morning! Warm/hot weather is BAD for you! Shoveling snow is a great cardio workout. AVOID ST PETES AT ALL COSTS!

[@magamaga1827]

New Yorker here. You're a fool. 5ft of snow drifts in January is good cardio? No parking on streets. Stuck inside for days on end. Wind chills below zero in which you can't even start your car or open the damn door. Black ice. This sounds good do you? Oh, and the chance you'll get stabbed when it warms up. Great place to be.

[@_mr_cat]

Go home

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

Contact Me, Tracy Forth, with your St Pete Beach Florida Living Questions & Real Estate Needs! 813-317-0968 / [e-mail]

[@starringkamara6067]

Don’t bash my city... if you don’t like it your more than welcome to move!🧘🏾‍♀️ #teamthat

[@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving]

Don't misunderstand... I LOVE St Pete Beach! No where else I'd rather live. I highly recommend it, and I absolutely love sharing all that it has to offer with others. The pros of this paradise far outweigh any cons, as you well know if you also live here:-)

[@starringkamara6067]

@@StPeteBeachFloridaLiving if u love saint Pete beach so much, why would u turn around and make a video on why NOT to live here. That’s really coincidental😐.

[@Countdracula6]

@@starringkamara6067 as someone considering relocating it’s nice to hear about pros AND cons of a city. I appreciate this video and it doesn’t mean that St Pete is bad, but provides another perspective to consider

[@starringkamara6067]

@@Countdracula6 I’m just saying because some of the things she said in that video were not true, because we don’t have red tide, neither do we have lots of big and wild animals, so as someone who has lived here for their whole life, I take it offensive. That’s all

[@Countdracula6]

@@starringkamara6067 good to know. I’m glad you care about St Pete and I’m excited to visit

[@ladesigner8764]

Sorry, once you have traveled some, Florida doesn’t even rank in the top ten.

[@starter0951]

?? Example.