Congrats! We visited 3 times over 3 years and bought on the 3rd visit, so you've got us beat. Like you, we weren't going to buy on that last visit but walked into a new house being displayed and thought, "I want to live in this model of house." We decided on the drive home to buy a house of that model, looked online at several instances of it and ended up buying the very home we'd toured. We bought not quite 2 years before retirement, rented it out unfurnished for a year (to a very nice couple who left the house in immaculate condition) then started moving stuff down from North Carolina over a few visits before landing here permanently this past February.
Your last year will fly by and be agonizingly slow at the same time. Do yourself a favor and start going through everything you own to decide what you want to keep, donate or sell, where the stuff you'll keep will end up in your new home and what you might want to purchase once you're down here. And start thinking about what color you want your golf cart to be!
By the way, we've been here only a couple of months and so far it is exceeding our expectations. We keep finding new things about it to like. Having met and enjoyed a few of our neighbors has helped as well, as has finding a few clubs to join. The place is full of great people.
See y'all in a year!
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