You didn't say what percentage your disability is or if it's service related. I have 40% service related, so in Sumter County my home's appraised value is reduced by 40%, if you're 100% disabled service related you wouldn't pay any taxes. If it's not service related, then you would just get the $5,000 deduction off the appraised value. You would still have the bond and yearly maintenance on your tax bill. On our CYV the bond was $14,000 so we pay $1100 a year and maintenance is $450.
In your price range, the only stick built or masonry homes you would find for about $150K would be a 1 BR 1 BA or 2 Br 1 BA Patio Villa in one of the northern villages, that's north of 466. In the mobile homes you could find a couple of dozen in your price range. The Villages is in the higher range of prices, had you come here in 2011 like we did, we paid only $157K for a brand new Durham masonry CYV 2 BR 2 BA. Now to find an identical place you would pay about $200K in the very far north area of Mulberry where they are building some new CYV's or about $220K for a resale.
If you're not interested in a mobile home or a small patio villa, I would suggesting looking a couple of miles north on 441/27 at Stonecrest or about 5 miles north of that in Del Webb Spruce Creek. Otherwise I would look in Hernando or Pasco County. That's on the Gulf coast about an hour southwest of here. Either in Timber Pines on US 19 in Spring Hill or at Heritage Pines on County Line Road in Pasco Co just south of Spring Hill.
Stonecrest in Summerfield
Del Webb Spruce Creek Golf & Country Club
Timber Pines Community Association - Timber Pines Community Association Home
Heritage Pines - Home Page