Closing Costs and general.. relocating Weston

[limehousemiller]

Originally Posted by Enigma777

I am also relocating to that area and because I am a paralegal, I looked at working on Brickell and also talked to other people who work there. The problem is when you get near Brickell, the traffic just gridlocks and apparently the longest part of the commute is close to Brickell. One woman told me she leaves her car at a parking lot and takes the metromover to avoid driving to Brickell. Another said she has to get to her Brickell office at 7:30 am or not get there until 10:00. Also parking is limited and can be expensive. Frankly, I decided if I wasn't going to live near Brickell, I could not stand the commute, so I'm looking to work and live further north in Miami Bch or Ft. Lauderdale as I have heard it is a somewhat easier commute.

The problem is there are tons of irresponsible people who choose to live an hour away from their place of employment in Brickell.

[AlexRodriguez]

Forget it. I did that for a few months, not because it was my decision, but because my company was bought out by another one and it was relocated from Miami Lakes to downtown Miami. Luckily I found another job by the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood Airport and now I only take 595 and get to the office in 20 minutes. From Weston to downtown Miami it used to take me from an hour to hour and a half on a good day. From down town to Weston one day it took me four hours to get home -95 was shut down due to an accident and Okeechobee RD was a parking lot. by the time you get home you're irritated and everyone has gone to sleep. Whoever is commuting from Weston to downtown Miami has no life.

[CrystalBond]

Well, I think everyone said most everything. Just to add - closing costs typically run 2 - 5% of the sale price of the home.