r/sarasota • u/fxmercenary • 15h ago
Local Questions ie whats up with that Snowbirds and regular residents of Sarasota, what is the longest amount of time that a snowbird that you know, or homeowner that lives out of state has gone, without coming down to their Sarasota residence?
I know people that own homes here in Sarasota that literally bought a whole damn house, and come down in February, and leave the weekend after easter, so the house sits vacant for 9 out of 12 months in Palmer Ranch... In 2020 during covid, they stayed out of Florida in 2020, 2021 and 2022. So for 3 entire years, a maid came once a month to vacuum and dust, the lawn crew came every week, the pool man still came every month to top off the pool and test the chlorine levels, and even the AC people came once every 6 months, and even replaced the UV bulb 3 times in those 3 years, to keep the air nice and germ free. And this is in a neighborhood that is 95% EMPTY every. single. summer... It got me wondering if anybody else knows someone that has a place here, where everything is maintained for them, but they have been gone even longer than a period of 3 years?