Hi Kitty: You are making a great move coming to The Villages. We purchased 9 years ago. At first we thought we were interested in a designer home and we viewed several in our quest for a home. Our realtor asked us if we would consider a courtyard villa but we did not know what they were like so he brought us to one. That was all it took. We looked at several villas and bought that same day. We purchased a large villa (1685 sq ft) on a large corner piece of property in a villa section that has 85 homes. NO GRASS in the whole villa development. It was the best move we could make. Our neighbors are wonderful and we do lots of things together. We have a monthly calendar for just our villa section showing dates for Shuffleboard, Bocce, Outdoor movie nights, our monthly social, ladies lunch, Bunco nights and game nights in different homes monthly and many more activities throughout the year. The privacy is the biggest plus. We have a hot tub out back under a pergola and really enjoy going in that day and night without having to be "peered at" by neighbors. The houses back to back thing was just not our style. Yes we have some snow birds. Typically mid November to April all 85 houses are full but between mid April and November about 30% of our Snowbirds go home. Several rent during the off time and we get to meet new people. To us Villa Sections grow tighter knit friendships than outside the villas. I will ALWAYS live in a Villa! Hope that helps.
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