Have someone do it on your behalf. No idea if this has EVER happened in the Villages, or to anyone that anyone on this forum has ever met, or known about. But it did happen to my cousin-in-law:
He closed on a house across the street from where he was already living; the new property was more suitable for his disabled son, easier parking, and better view of the beach half a block away. He closed without a final walk-through.
They went that evening to change the locks, and the previous owners had gutted it. Completely. No toilets, no sinks, the carpeting had been ripped up, the counter torn apart, the pipes sawed out of the walls. It took them over $50,000 and a month to fix it. They had already sold their old house and had to pay for a rental for a month while their new house was being repaired.
Caveat emptor, always. Always, always do a final walk-through on the day of sale. If you can't do it personally, arrange (or hire) for someone else to do it on YOUR behalf.
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