When I was looking for a house down here, I went to The Villages website and saw hundreds of homes. I selected several that I might be interested in and contacted The Villages. I got hooked up with a great agent who took me around to all the homes I had listed plus a few more.
It seems to me that Properties of The Villages has this huge advantage. If I were selling I can't imagine why I would go anywhere else. Maybe the fees are a bit higher, I don't honestly know. I was told that POTV gets 5%. I don't know what other's get, but it doesn't seem to me to be worth and extras one or two percent to go with someone that is local.
A woman on my street had he home listed with a local agent for months and it didn't sell. She switched companies to another local agent and a few months later when it didn't sell, she switched to POTV and the house sold within days.
I realize that this is just one case and it might have been coincidental, but it affirmed my point to me.
Just my opinion. And no, I don't work for POTV.
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