Good idea to rent before you buy. Living in TT will give you some experience in neighborhoods, etc.
We thought we'd be moving to FL in 2004, started in an Extended Stay the first month, then we signed a 7 mo lease and moved all our furniture and stuff down to apt w/garage. DH got his DL and set up a UPS Store address because the apt complex was gated and the UPS Store could receive pkgs for us when we traveled.
Then decided we'd rather live in an RV than have elephants romping overhead after midnight. So we had to pack everything up and move it back to one of our sons who had storage. Also found FL wasn't all it was cracked up to be, so we were thankful we hadn't bought a house afterall.
