Moving from Michigan to South Florida: Why Detroit Metro and West Michigan Buyers Are Making the Move

The case against Michigan is not that it lacks good things. The Great Lakes, the fall color, the summers up north are genuinely wonderful. The case against Michigan is the other seven months. Here is what South Florida offers Michigan buyers who are finally ready to stop negotiating with winter.

Michigan buyers arrive at the South Florida conversation from a specific starting point. They have lived in a state with genuine natural beauty, the Great Lakes are a real asset, the fall color is remarkable, the summers in Traverse City or along the Lake Michigan shore are legitimately wonderful. The case against Michigan is not that it lacks good things. The case against Michigan is the other seven months. Detroit Metro winters are long, grey, and cold. The combination of lake-effect weather patterns, cloud cover from November through March, and temperatures that routinely drop below freezing for extended periods produces a winter experience that, after 20 or 30 years of it, becomes the primary driver of a relocation conversation. The Tax Argument Michigan has a flat state income tax...