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Originally Posted by mixsonci
As a single woman, new to TV, I am finding it difficult to know what to do and what needs to be done with the house.
I can't be the only one with this problem. What have others done? Please tell me some of the problems you have had and how you dealt with them?
Every time I find something that I should be doing, I don't know where to turn. If I get advice, most times I don't even know what they are talking about or how to go about getting it done. For instance, there are all kinds of gadgets on the outside of my house, I have no clue what some of them are or what I should do with/to them, if anything. I figured out one of them is the dryer vent and was told I should clean it out, how? Another post said something about checking up on the roof, how important is this? I am not about to be climbing up on the roof anytime soon. There is this little camera looking think on the side of the roof, what is it and do I need to check it?
I guess I could call a handyman, but how does that work, every time I have one little issue or question do I just call him to come over for a 15 minute advice job? Big jobs, like hanging pictures, I understand, but not the 100+ questions I have every day about one thing or another.
I'm having second thoughts about buying a house as a single woman, (I have no family in the area). I think I should have gone with a Condo.
Appreciate your advice. cm
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I, too, am a single woman who just bought on 3/19. Deal closed 8 days after my offer, so I was stunned. What I found incredibly helpful was:
1.following the home inspection guy (Ron Roosa) around as he rattled off info about everything in and out of the house.
2.talking to neighbors
3. visiting with the 3 people I knew in The Villages and writing down almost everything they said about how they managed their own homes
4. asking Villages people everywhere I went (e.g. at the swimming pool, in classes, at card games). All you have to do is mention that you are new & people practically fall all over themselves trying to help.
5. Read, reread and print out all the helpful suggestions on this site under the category "Nuts and Bolts of the Villages."
I feel incredibly lucky to have moved someplace where it is easy to get answers to the common questions newcomers have. Thank you!