[Villages Kahuna]

As fa as I'm concerned, backyard privacy--or rather closeness to neighbors behind you--is the single disadvantage to TV. It is somewhat avoidable though it'll probably cost you a bit more for privacy. There are a few options.

A house or villa with a wall behind you provides pretty good privacy, even though there may be a street on the other side of the wall. Traffic is not what it's like "up north" and almost totally non-existent after about 8 PM.

Of course, there are the golf course or "view" lots. They tend to be pretty pricey.

We lived on 1-1/2 acres in the woods in north suburban Chicago, so we couldn't "get our arms around" the closeness of some of the houses we looked at. When our very cooperative and knowledgeable Villages sales rep showed us a newly-released house on a cul de sac with the back overlooking a tree farm, we jumped at it. Our lot is unique and could possibly be built on sometime in the future, but by then the several trees we've planted along the back of our lot line will be mature.

The key to your desire is to tell the sales rep up front that privacy is important to you. Then "steer" the sales rep into the price range you're willing to pay. Your choices will be fewer for sure, but if you shop long and hard enough you can find some privacy in The Villages.