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Originally Posted by JLS33
When home closes, I will be in Dunedin and may be interested in becoming a representative someday also. The above review is great, thanks. Even when I was looking for homes I met someone who said they loving this area.
Question: In District 10, what is the snowbird population? Ballpark of course, and opinions of course. I ask because I see a lot of homes for sale in Dunedin being advertised as a perfect rental.
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What is the Snowbird population of District 10---good question. I can give you an opinion. BTY, we have lived in 4 different Villages in the last 10-11 years and they have all been new homes. The Snowbird population about the same in 3 Villages of mostly designer homes but our Villa neighborhood had more Snowbirds.
First, there are at least two labels put on part-time Village residents. Snowbirds and Snowflakes. A Snowbird is one who rents (usually winter months) and does not own a home in The Villages. A Snowflake is one who owns and "comes and goes" in The Villages but they do not rent their homes. A Snowflake may let friends or relatives occasionally use their home while they are gone. That "loosely" describes the two. Sometimes the two groups get mixed up and it's easy to see why.
As far as Snowbirds in my neighborhood of LaBelle. They are few. Villas perhaps, as a general rule, have the most Snowbirds and we only have one group of Courtyard Villas in LaBelle.
There are more Snowflakes than Snowbirds in my neighborhood. Again, not many. On my street and back street there are 4 Snowflakes (including us) and only 1 Snowbird home. I know there are Snowbirds and Snowflakes in Harlow Villas but I don't have a good idea how many.
Okay, you can see that when you take in the entire District 10 you have only a guess as to Snowbirds and, as one poster put it, a "mystery". Overall a Ballpark figure might be 8-12%.