Buying a house in florida question

[Carrie]

If you look around the outskirts of the Melbourne area of Florida, the houses are MUCH cheaper than Ft Lauderdale plus they come with nice bits of land.
I've seen some gorgeous houses out there that sold for less than $100k - no mansions, of course, but nothing to sneeze at, either. 4 bedrooms, beautifully open and airy, inground pools with huge screened patios built around them, and good chunks of land to go with them so you're not right on top of your neighbor.

Of course up there you'd be about 2 hours away from Ft Lauderdale... and Serge's dinner table

TGF I've lived in Lauderdale and I wouldn't live there again. Too damn much traffic, too many "asshats" as you put it, too many punks making a few hundred a week being the doorman for a club thinking they're God. I'd go north at least half an hour's drive... get out of the rat race and still be close enough to go party anytime you want to.