We recently bought here right next to Orange Blossom at Country Club Hills and just absolutely love it. We are on the golf course at Orange Blossom . Here is my take...If you can find one, buy a stick built newer home even though they cost more than we paid for our manufactured home 168,500. The reason I am saying that is because of the very high insurance on manufactured homes here, we pay over 2400 dollars a year to insure our home. Here are all the pluses Very little traffic, the best country club in the villages with the water falls, hot tub, etc. plus a nice restaurant that is not over crowded, with a pool bar to boot. Our perception is that the people are more friendly in our neighborhood than we have heard about in the more upscale neighborhoods, where people complain and call the office about their neighbors, mostly due to their entitlement. I would strongly recommend buying a golf cart first after purchasing your home. You can go over the bridge to the nearest town square in your golf cart to Spanish Springs where they have entertainment and music 365 days a year. Also within the next 2 years you will be able to drive your golf cart over 20 miles on the golf cart paths to go anywhere you please in the whole village network. We also take our golf cart to the grocery stores and shopping centers for quite a ways now. In fact our neighbors go out to eat 2 maybe 3 times a week, and he said they have only took their car out twice in 15 years when doing so, the rest of the time they go in their golf cart.( If you are planning on having company after you move here, I would buy a 4 seater golf cart. The gas you will save will pay for it in no time or at least justify your purchase. If you buy here in The Villages i would suggest to see if there is some mature trees around to help shade the area from the sun to help with energy costs. And oh yes bring lots of suntan lotion with you. Good Luck to you in your decision. Private message me if you want to talk by phone sometime.
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