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Old 08-07-2016, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by graciegirl View Post
I will add this to make it interesting. In the $250,000 range. What one honest piece of advice would you give them?

I think mine would be to choose close to groceries and doctors.
I always tell my friends who are looking for a house to buy one of those large Villages maps. Use a yellow highlighter and highlight all of the places they will go to often (inc grocery, golf courses, pharmacy, restaurants, square, etc.). Then circle the neighborhoods that are within 15 minutes of there by golf cart. Do a search on The Villages - Florida's Friendliest Retirement Hometown - New Home Sales, Home Resales, Build Your Dream Home, Brownwood Paddock Square pre-owned homes and search by price and neighborhood. To me the qualities in a home I would like are a 2 car garage (if in the budget a golf cart garage), 1500 sq feet plus, split floorplan, no pool or possibility of a pool behind you, offset home site, laminate floors, ample closet space, pantry in the kitchen, tile in the wet areas.