Florida Real Estate –  Follow the demographics and focus on seniors

• When he grew tired of his work and thought about starting a business, he looked at population and housing trends and found that retirees were moving into the Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, area.
• In a survey of Florida owners by TD Bank, nearly 30 percent in the central part of the state and a quarter of those in the southern part cited the growing retiree population as a business opportunity.
• Businesses like home health care providers, restaurants, cleaning services and lawn maintenance companies are those most likely to be needed by retirees, says Jay Desmarteau, a business banking executive at TD Bank.
• Jeff Tremblay relocated to Florida to open a senior care business after living for 25 years in northern New Jersey.
• Bailey decided that buying a Tikiz Shaved Ice & Ice Cream truck would be a good business – not only would the growing number of residents want ice cream, retirees would also want to treat their grandchildren.
• Warm-weather states are forecast to have tremendous growth: Florida officials estimate that by 2030, the number of people 65 and over will have increased about 80 percent from 2010 census figures, reaching about 6 million.

Source: Florida Realtors