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Many buyers like the mix of holiday home and investment, using their overseas purchase for vacations, and renting it out the rest of the time to cover running costs. The quality of life is hard to beat.ДЇlorida attracted a record 105 million tourists in 2015 meaning there are great opportunities to rent the property out to holiday-makers, whether New Yorkers, Canadian snowbirds or northern Europeans. ItвЂ™s not just about Disney or theme parks, or even golf, but also boating, fabulous beach towns, cultural cities (yes, really) and great sporting facilities. Permanent emigration can be expensive, but there are visa schemes, or just do what many northern North Americans do, just stay here for the winter like migrating snowbirds.ДЇor many, buying a holiday home in Florida is a no-brainer given itвЂ™s only eight hours away, with a blissfully warm Caribbean climate, first-world economy and infrastructure. The most obvious is hurricanes: ensure your property meets building regulations. There arenвЂ™t many downsides to Florida, and even they can be taken out of the equation with planning.

Estate agents have to be highly trained and licensed before they can call themselves вЂњRealtorsвЂќ and they work for you, the house hunter. Buying processes are simple, relatively safe and cheap вЂ“ budget for around three per cent extra in buying costs. The USA has the worldвЂ™s most advanced systems for choosing the right property, from drone footage to interactive virtual-reality videos where you can вЂњwalk throughвЂќ a property without ever leaving the UK. Florida is known for its horse ranches, its fast cars at Daytona, вЂњSpace CoastвЂќ where the shuttles once flew from.ДЇlorida has some specific advantages over other winter sun destinations. For children, the warm weather and wide open spaces mean itвЂ™s not just about theme parks. A new feature in Florida is villas of up to 12 bedrooms so several families can vacation together вЂ“ Americans just think bigger than most of us.ДЇlorida will be heaven if you like golf, yachting, sea fishing, kayaking, or those great American pastimes: shopping and eating. There are arty and bohemian towns like Sarasota, cool and wealthy enclaves like Naples, historic cities like St Augustine, or cool party towns/cities like Miami, where Latin America comes to spend its money on condominiums and having fun.

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The вЂњSunshine StateвЂќ is the size of England plus Wales and a fair chunk of Scotland, and there is a wide variety of housing styles, cultures and prices. Helping pay for the property with rentals is possible, but ensure youвЂ™re in an area where thatвЂ™s legal.ДonвЂ™t limit yourself to property hunting in central Florida, however. You can get that from ВЈ125,000, or apartments on a holiday complex from half that much.

The classic property choice for British buyers is the spacious, modern villa in central Florida, with a pool and within 15 minutesвЂ™ drive of the gates of Disneyworld and Universal Studios. All with nicely sized homes and villas that are inexpensive by international standards. Warm weather all year, the best childrenвЂ™s entertainment on the planet, competitive year-round flights, an exciting, English-speaking culture: what a wonderful option is Florida for your holiday home, retirement or permanent emigration.

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