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Old 12-06-2015, 05:10 PM
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I had to laugh when I saw your post. Mom and I were at our condo on St. Augustine Beach over the holidays in 2011 and decided to visit TV for three days. I contacted a realtor a friend had used and he showed us The Villages. On that visit, I put a deposit on a lot and went back to St. Augustine and put our condo on the market! I had a Design Team Meeting in February and they started building our home in March. Mom, my aunt and I had our Lifestyle Visit in April and we closed on our home in May! Talk about doing things backwards! I've never regretted that decsision. Unfortunately, I am still waiting to move to TV as Mom likes The Villages but prefers the four seasons in Michigan.
I don’t blame ya. I wish I were in a position to commit now, but I’m still working full time. A few years ago congress raised our mandatory retirement age from 60 to 65. Technically I can still work another 11 years, but I don’t want to. I’ve “sort of” decided to retire in 2016. Still looking at places in AZ but I will say The Villages is the most active of what I’ve seen so far.
I may stay one more day to drive around Brownwood. Curious how far it is to Spanish Springs. Also, I might look at a resale or two.

Today I visited the Eisenhower Rec Center, it’s beautiful – looks more like a museum.