Four days is a very short time to make such an important decision. We did several months of research so that we had a good handle on the market and felt comfortable understanding home values. Before our home search we retained both a Villages realtor as well as a multiple listing service realtor and made them both aware of our home search criteria (maximum price (including bond balance), desire for some privacy, room to build a pool, etc... We then rented for a month and began our search. We alternated daily showings between the two agents and focused exclusively on homes that fit our criteria. After two and a half weeks of extensive showings (about 40 homes) we saw everything on the market that fit our criteria. In the end, we ended up buying the very first home we visited. When we first visited our home, we liked it but were not ready to buy without knowing it was the best option available at the time. After seeing many other homes, we went back for a couple of second showings and bought our home. Four years later, after adding a pool/birdcage, we have no regrets.
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