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Old 12-05-2018, 07:14 PM
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I find the Courtyard Villas to be a bit too close, the layout is just way too much like a sardine can. It's claustrophobic, IMO. Some of them have bigger back yard areas and more decorative walls than the new ones I've seen though.

I personally like the Patio Villa and even the old trailer park section layout the best. There's enough land that you aren't smelling the garlic on your neighbor's breath while you have your morning cup of coffee, but if you need a clove for your sauce she'll hear you when you raise your voice to ask her (as long as she remembered to change the battery on her hearing aid).

I'm not fond of the larger properties, mostly because I'm not fond of the "planned landscaping" stuff that you're required to maintain. I do like my privacy and would likely plant high shrubs along the lanai walls if the property didn't already come with them.