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Old 05-06-2015, 07:38 AM
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The Villages builds and sells all the new homes and they sell resale ones also, and MLS realtors can sell only resale ones.

Not sure if you have been here and stayed at least a week to learn about TV, but in any case it's good to do the Lifestyle Preview Stay offered by TV. In that, they assign a sales rep to you (staying at a home or villa near Lake Sumter Landing), and the reps do not "sell". Living it for a week is what sells it. The sales reps are there as your concierge and if you ask to see properties, they'll show you some so you learn about the various pricing levels and floor plans. They tend to show new ones and not used ones because home sellers expect serious lookers for the showings. Most people here in their first days are mind boggled at the beauty and size of the place, and so the guidance of a TV sales rep is seriously needed.

Learn with TV reps, then go to Find Real Estate, Homes for Sale, Apartments & Houses for Rent - realtor.comŽ . All MLS listings can be seen on realtor.com There are MLS realtors on here who are good.

One thing to know: when TV prices a resale home for sale, it is the right price. Many sellers have learned the hard way, after 6 months on the market and their home got stale, that they should have listed with TV in the first place. My guess is that TV has about 60% of resale listings and they intend to hold their market share. They compete.