St Petersburg VS Tampa - the battle of two cities

[Eric Delcol]

Hi All, We are new to the FL market and have decided to invest in the Tampa area. I've read some interesting posts regarding the debate of which city is better - St Petersburg or Tampa. The posts I read were more focused on which city is better to live in - I'd like to pose the same comparison as to which city is better to invest in for buy, rent, hold. The main arguments appear to be that Saint Pete has a livelier downtown a better waterfront more traffic more crime Tampa is a well-rounded city livelier night life less outdoor activities bland waterfront A general agreement I've seen about the two cities is regardless of which one you think is better – live where you work. With that said what side of the bay are renters more likely to work in? Which city do you think is better?