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Originally Posted by Hifred
Wow what a coincidence. We are renting in TV for 3 months from July - September as well. We are retiring the end of June and will be looking for a home. We are renting from Jon and Vanessa in Pinellas while we search for a home. My husband and I both see specialists at home at Northwestern in Chicago. Our doctors gave us recommendations of specialists to see at UF Shands Hospital in Gainseville. We have Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO and we contacted the Villages because we will also want a local doctor. They accepted our insurance. We are not on Medicare yet as we are 60 and 61. Will you be looking for a home as well? Over the last few years we have scoured the State of Florida looking at 55+ communities. We have decided on TV because other developers do no put in the recreation before they build the houses. Look at the mess at Margaritaville. Minto promised a beach club which has not started. They said they would build one after 500 homes were built. Then they decided not to put in phase 2 because of a disagreement in the cost of the infrastructure. So many amenities promised to those that built early will not happen. I know so many people who were disappointed by developer promises that never panned out. At GL Homes and at Del Webb there are no separate pool or activity areas for grand kids and we saw many 3 to 7 year olds climbing on fences around the pool and toddler crying and in the water wearing diapers. When we were at Del Webb Lakewood Ranch the changing rooms for the pool was full of grandchildren (boys and girls in the women's changing rooms) and there was no quiet area by the pool. Plus the bond fees for Lakewood ranch were much higher than the Villages. At Del Webb Tide Water there were hardly any activities and when they had yoga or meditation class you had to pay extra. When I looked at there schedule there was no line dancing at Tide Water. TV really seems to have it together with activities for both young and old by offering Camp Villages and pools where adults can enjoy themselves and kids can be kids.
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Yes I will be looking to buy while i am Renting. I took my LSV in early May and loved it. My rental is in the Village of Caroline. My Daughters came with me and gave me the green light to move hahahaha. I'm hoping to find a pre-owned because the new builds do not have all the items i am looking for yet. I.e. town Center, shopping etc. Thanks for your feedback.