Winter is surprisingly mild and perfect here. It’s just summer that’s hot. Winter is like money.My wife wants us to retire to the Fort Myers/Cape Coral area. I'm about 5 years out now max. We've been going there every March for several days and love it but I'm not sure I'd be able to deal with the constant heat all the time. I like being out in the garage. Hate when it's 80+ here and I'm in there. We half ass look at homes for sale every once in a while. Crazy how hot that market is.
And Ft myers was decimated by Ian. Not sure you will want to move there. I’d rather be more up the gulf coast like Venice, Sarasota and Bradenton. South of Tampa.