Moving to Naples: The Un-Tourist Guide - Couverture souple

This practical and lively guide to making Naples your home provides all the vital information future residents need to settle in comfortably and quickly. Greater Naples has more than 300,000 residents who enjoy great weather, affordable housing, abundant wildlife and natural beauty, and a host of outdoor activities year-round. Naples is both surprisingly sophisticated and wonderfully welcoming. Naples is a wonderful place to live. Our goal is to help you make the most of our town by helping you: • Choose a place to live that suits your lifestyle • Determine the best schools for your kids • Find the best shops for every need • Take advantage of all the leisure-time opportunities in the area • Assimilate quickly within the community You'll find exactly what you need to know about: The climate and the environment Cost of living Utilities Safety Cost and types of housing State of the real-estate market Grocery and gourmet foods Furniture and design Arts, culture, and music Nightlife Enjoying the outdoors Pre-K through high-school choices Associations and community groups Actually making the move Finding a job or starting a business Naples neighborhoods Naples history Property taxes Healthcare resources Choosing where to live Renting vs. buying Shopping centers Dressing for Florida

Former Jersey girl, Alysia Shivers, left the brutal cold and depressing gray skies of the Northeast in February 2000 for the sunshiny world of Naples Florida. She was in her mid-20s at the time and had no real desire to call Florida home. And yet, today, she can never imagine going back up north. Alysia is proof that you can have a professional career in Naples having worked for some of the more prominent employers in the area, including The Registry Resort (now the Waldorf Astoria), Gulfshore Media and John R. Wood Realtors. As a full-time Realtor she devotes her time to marketing this sophisticated, beachside city and helps others who are tired of those cold, gray days find their place in this beautiful Gulfside oasis.