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Naples, FL area?

Hey Guys-

My wife and I are considering a relocation to the Naples, FL area. We like it down there, having visited a few times, but have never lived there. Anybody local have any "real world" observations or comments on the general business climate/state of the economy in that area? My wife is an RN, and I'm in Sales.

Thanks in advance for any comments, advice, etc.

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Old 09-08-2011, 06:14 AM
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a nice little village totally destroyed by urban sprawl
only plus to the place is the collier collection
unless you like never end strip malls and housing developments

no real jobs only service type stuff
wife as a RN should be high demand as lots of old farts
sales not to much happening
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My father-in-law has lived there for decades. If I remember correctly, it's the wealthiest city per capita in the US? Depending on what sort of sales you do, I'd think you'd be OK. My wife and I just relocated from Colorado to Tampa a little over a month ago, and there seem to be plenty of jobs (then why am I typing this from my apartment at noon???).
I like Naples; nice beaches, plenty of good food and shopping, relatively close to the Keys and Miami, couple hours to Tampa if you need a bigger city for something. We considered it but for reasons that aren't important Tampa won our vote. Good luck!
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Thanks for the replies, guys-
So... double- Broncos or Bucs?

Anyone else out care to opine? Locals? What do you like about Naples, and what don't you like?
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I lived in Ft Myers for 3 years ('80-'82) and it was unbearably hot and humid in the summer. I would rather stay in northern FL, like St Augustine or Pensacola, but that's just me. Have you spent a summer down there yet?
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I think you will find a huge cultural difference....no? Dinner hour is about 4PM there....
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I think every former upper management GM/FORD/CHRY exec. has retired to SW Florida. The area has gone nuts in the last 15 years. Hope you like golf.
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Almost every neighborhood is gated. Too hot in the summer months, so the place empties out. It gets pretty swampy pretty quickly as you move inland, so the "nice" parts are mostly only the 5 mile strip next to the water. Having said all that, having a drink at the little tiki bar on the beach behind the Ritz watching the sunset is not so bad. The collier collection is phenomenal.
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My business partner lives there, plus we have a few retail stores there... Business is very seasonal, mainly snow birds for the winter, gone by Easter, and you can really see it on the roads, when they leave, it is like a ghost town.. The real back bone to the econmy in Naples has always been the medical, taking care of the older people, but many now are buying homes in NC, and others are dying off, meaning not as much work to go around. People in Naples stop SPENDING anytime there is talk of a TAX increase, we have seen this happen EVERY time DC has talked about it and the numbers back that up when there is talk of tax cuts, sales are up.... We've talked with other business owners and all see the same thing, the Lambo dealership has seen a large drop in sales, and like us, they have seen regular clients who come in every year and buy XY&Z, but the last few years, they haven't been replacing the cars or other high end products that they would buy like clock work... What kind of sales are you in??

Course, when I'm down there, we eat almost every day at Jimmy P's Butcher Shop & Deli, http://jimmypsbutchershop.com/
This place ROCKS!!!! As for night life, you pretty much have to go to St. Pete...
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Thanks, Guys-

I did live in Tampa for year way back in the day, so I'm familiar with the heat. Honestly, though, having been in central VA for most of my life, the humidity here is as bad as any I've seen in FLA.

Right now I'm a Branch Manager for a privately held Konica Minolta/Ricoh/ HP VAR. There are some larger imdependents in this industry down there, but it looks like most of the industry is further north in the Ft. Myers area..., or in teh Ft. Lauderdale/Miami area which we also considered.

I tell you what though- you can buy a nice house down there for very little. That's attractive.

And yes, I do play golf.

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