Definitely rent first and while you are here, make a list of priorities:
#bedrooms #baths
new or resale
Bond or no bond
carpet or no carpet
Kissing lanai or golf/water/field view
Walled courtyard or open grass or (there are a few) fenced yard
grass or no grass to maintain (no grass =CYV, as many have stones)
1 and 1/2 car garage or 2 car or 2 car and a golf cart garage
Manufactured home or stick built or block built
Vinyl siding or stucco
renovated kitchen/bath or are you open to renovating yourself
gas or electric appliances (some areas only have one of these options available)
Every home search involves a bit of compromise. Prioritize your choices with numerical values to guide your decisions.
It is my opinion that all villages offer something similar and there are no bad villages in TV! Calumet Grove does make me a bit nervous with recent sink holes, but you can google search sink hole locations (past) and see the map of where they have been. I would avoid a busy road (Morse, Buena Vista, Stillwater trail, etc.) directly behind my home as you will hear the road noise. We do have a prison in the south and a train in the north and that bothers some people and does not matter to others. Once you are renting, you can visit your potential neighborhood at any hour to get a feel for the noise and surroundings in the day to day life.
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