The pros you have seen. It is absolutely beautiful down there. If you like executive golf, there are 4 wonderful courses. The prices are very reasonable now.
The biggest con is you can’t take your golf cart everywhere. Though the Villages will have connectivity in the next 18 months, it will be awhile before the commercial infrastructure matures. After all, you don’t want to put restaurants, hardware stores, kitchenware shops and clothing stores places where there aren’t enough people to sustain it. So you will be driving a car places. For a lot of people that is not a big deal.
However, if you want to rent your home out, the newer area is not as popular as those near existing restaurants and squares. A few renters don’t even bring cars, so for them the southern section is not an option. Since it is a newer area, there are lots of folks that aren’t quite retired yet, so there are more homes in the short term rental market there.
For someone who is in their 50s, you have plenty of time to watch the community build around you. For your parents you may want them where they don’t have to drive a car to tennis and softball. My parents are about that age and they moved here a year ago. They found a home in an area close to Lake Sumter, where many of the neighbors are their age. They have made a ton of friends, and yes, they don’t feel old any more. It makes me feel better that they can get to doctor’s appointments, activities, and church in a 20mph golf cart. Right now they still are good drivers, but I’m not counting on that forever.
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