[villagetinker]

Originally Posted by stings

We are planning on buying a house in TV this fall after our house here is sold. In looking at homes for sale in TV I noticed that there's often references to upgraded AC, water treatment, tankless water heaters etc. My question to all of you is, what upgrades would you have made to your home knowing what you know now? Are there some that you think are more necessary than others? Thanks for any insight you can give me.

Stings,
IMHO, move in, get a feel for the area, your new home, and your neighbors, etc. Do NOTHING for a few months, talk to everyone, get information, then and only then start to make changes.
We feel the water here is hard, this is a matter of opinion. There will be at least 3 or 4 water quality people stopping by your house, ignore ALL of them. You will save hundreds or thousands going with Sears, Home Depot, or Lowes.
Painting the garage floor is a good idea, BEFORE it gets loaded up. We used a clear coating, but the epoxy with or without flakes is very nice, expect to spent well over a $1000.
I agree with the solar tubes, we installed LED lights, and consider this a much better solution, these work at night and when it is cloudy.
There are lots of other upgrades that you will discover as you live here for a while, each has good points and bad points.

Above all, you are moving to a really nice location, with very nice people. Relax, take it in, and please DO NOT TRY TO DO EVERYTHING AT ONCE, remember you are retired.
Hope this helps.