The BEST Mandarin Pros and Cons | Top JAX Neighborhood | Jacksonville Florida Real Estate

So you're thinking about moving to Mandarin the neighborhood in Jacksonville Florida that I actually did a vlog video on and a map video on but you're kind of curious about what could be the pros and cons and living in Mandarin Florida in the Jacksonville neighborhood well you're going to want to stick around because I'm going to go over those pros and cons right now if this is your first time on this channel and you want to know everything about living in the Jacksonville Florida area then please like subscribe and tap the bell for notifications so you can be the first to learn about the current real estate market here in Jacksonville Florida my name is Jay White and I get calls texts and emails all the time from people just like you that are looking for help relocating to the Jacksonville Florida area and I absolutely love it so whether you're moving in a month or moving in a year give me a call shoot me a text send me an email I'm happy to help you make a smooth move to okay here we go with the pros and cons of Mandarin number one is Serene natural beauty Mandarin both Serene beautiful gorgeous River views and Majestic oak trees as you can see wonderful Pro for Mandarin okay here's Pro number two historic charm Mandarin is rich in historic and cultural history there's lots of places like this amazing Park that I'm in Walter Jones Historic Park there's a home from Harriet Beach or Stowe here and also I don't know if this historical fact Mandarin is of course named after an orange at one time they grew a lot of oranges here and unfortunately back in history we had a really bad Frost and they decided to actually go after the land values in the area versus growing citrus okay number three is going to be Mandarin's convenient location Mandarin is conveniently located by State Road 13 US-1 I-95 and I-295 you can very easily jump on any of those highways or roadways and get anywhere you want in Jacksonville more than likely in 30 minutes or less including out to the beaches it's in the southwest corner of Duval County and you can just jump across that bridge right there the Buckman bridge and you're in Clay County just that fast okay here's another Pro which is going to be Mandarin's quality schools you can check niche.com or greatschools.org and you'll see the public schools here are all rated either A or B and that's quality education for your tax dollars right here in Duval County okay here's another Pro which is going to be convenient amenities Mandarin residents have access to convenient amenities like shopping dining all types of entertainment we're minutes away from Pro Sports in Downtown Jacksonville and it's all very convenient as a matter of fact I know that for a fact there's a lot of folks that actually drop across the county from St John's and come to Mandarin like myself for some of those very reasons okay here's con number one which can be some traffic congestion during peak hours in the mornings and in the evenings Mandarin is a very popular location here in Jacksonville so there are a lot of people that commute to and from Mandarin so you're going to have quite a lot of people that are commuting across that bridge right there the Buckman bridge to and from Orange Park to and from I-95 as well as State Road 13 and US-1 it is pretty much limited to Peak traffic hours though I drive in the evenings after eight o'clock seven o'clock eight o'clock nine o'clock and it's pretty normal that's in the evenings of course in the mornings you have the school zone so be careful with those okay so here's going to be another con which is going to be limited nighttime entertainment so if you're looking for after hours entertainment and nightlife Mandarin is pretty much a sleepy town after dark you're going to want to head out to the beaches or possibly to possibly a location up towards downtown or Fernandina or even Saint Augustine if you were looking for that type of entertainment but you're not going to find too much of that after nine o'clock here in Mandarin okay here's another con which is potential flooding being located on the St John's river and all also on Julington Creek if you're a person that owns property directly off of those bodies of water there is potential for flooding it's a you're probably more than likely in a rated flood zone I would recommend that if you need flood insurance that you get flood insurance but other than that there's a lot of flood zone X properties which is like the lowest rated flood zone in all of Florida throughout Mandarin there's plenty of places that we can find you that are high and dry but if you want to live the life right off the river or right off a creek that's certainly you're right I love the water myself and flood insurance is available okay so here's another con which is going to be lack of new construction as a real estate agent I have people that are looking for new construction and I'll type people that want a nice well-established resale homes I'll have to say that there's a beautiful community that I just covered here called Old Mandarin Estates mattamy homes Community wonderful new construction that is available but you're going to find a lot of homes here that are going to be resale homes a lot of neighborhoods that have no homeowners associations if that's something that you're looking for a lot of homes that have some larger lots and very nice mature trees so if it doesn't have new construction that much it's still a great place to live okay the last con is going to be limited public transportation we do have a very nice city-wide public bus system here but I can't guarantee you that the bus routes will run exactly where you want to go within Mandarin which again is pretty thickly settled with businesses and Residences you would probably want to to become at least partially reliant on some private transportation motorcycle car scooter that kind of thing or even a so I hope you receive some benefit from those pros and cons of Mandarin if you live in Mandarin and you have anything that you want to add or if you have any questions about Mandarin please leave a comment below in the remarks if you have anything you want to say I'd be happy to respond to any questions directly myself of course I rely on the community also to add some insight and that is always appreciated let me say so if you have any questions you can also reach out to me directly my contact information is in the description below and like I always say whether you're moving in a month or moving in a year reach out to me I'm happy to help you make a smooth move to Jacksonville and the surrounding areas until next time see you around town thank you