To state the obvious, we had to limit our search to homes within our budget (including the bond, if any). Our other criteria was location, we prefer the Northern section of the Villages (two town squares, mature landscaping, lots of golf available, and no or small bond balances). Our other two criteria were either a pool, or a house with room to add a pool, and a private back yard. We looked at about 35 homes, mostly north of 466. We saw every listing that appeared to fit our criteria, both VLS and MLS? Only one home with a pool was within our budget, but it did not have the privacy we required. Many homes had room for a pool, but very little privacy. Finally we found a home almost equal distance between LSL and SS, it abutted a wildlife preserve in the back yard, had room to add a pool/bird cage, had no bond, and fell within our budget including the cost of adding a bird cage and 12X24 foot pool. We had T&D Pool build our pool to complete our dream home and couldn't be happier.
My advise would be to know exactly what you want, be patient, and don't settle for anything less. We didn't want to have any regrets and find our selfs looking for a different home in a couple of years.
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