[Pharmer]

Finally, after lurking and reading for a couple of months, I'm ready to jump in with a question (or two).

My wife and I are making our Preview visit in three weeks to decide whether we will buy or rent at that time or wait until we return for seven weeks in December and January. We are positive that The Villages is where we want to spend two to four months in the winter (and get outa Maine) for the coming years.

So the questions:

Is buying at the present time with somewhat depressed prices in TV be considered a good investment? (It can't be any worse for us than the stock market has been over the last 24 months or so. Presumably prices will continue to fall slightly for at least the next six months.)

Is there a reason to buy in one county vs another?

Is there a reason to buy in a particular village? Does each village and their residents have its own personality?

New or pre owned?

Larry the pharmer

(I'm the cute one on the right.)