When we first came down here on our Villages Lifestyle visit they put us in their newest section at the time, Alden Bungalows near Brownwood. We were surrounded by construction. The nearby infrastructure was lacking, and I just could not see myself here, and couldn’t imagine what it would be in a few years. My dear hubby then rented someone’s home near Sumter for a week and voila, he had a convert. Before we left we bought our first villages home.
Now that we are on our second home, I couldn’t give up the first. It’s in a great location with a great view and is perfect for one car and golf cart, but not two. We ended up getting a bigger house, but I know someday we will need to downsize, and I want to downsize to there. So in the meantime I rent it out. I keep in mind that some folks are coming to check out the Villages, and want to make it a positive experience for them. I leave them information and little villages gifts. People have given us very positive feed back, we are encouraging people to consider here for their long term retirement.
I see short term rentals as another option to get folks to experience our friendly town.
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