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Originally Posted by eweissenbach

The couple we bought our villa from ate out ALL the time as snowbirds for four years. The oven and dishwasher had NEVER been used. The first time I tried to use the dishwasher it would not work - I called the previous owner and he said he had never used it but the water supply may have been in closed position - sure enough! FWIW we eat Sunday brunch out, and usually about five dinners per week at Mallory, Demshars, Blue Fin, Havana, Bonifay, Cane, Evans Prairie, Lighthouse, Jonny Rockets, Oakwood,and Miz Kathie's Cottilian. We are four to five monthers.

My neighbors have lived here full time for 21 years and have gone out to dinner almost every day they have lived here.. They do have ingredients for light breakfasts and light lunches in their house. I doubt their appliances have seen much use.

We also bought our house from a 2 month per year snowbird and everything was like new in the kitchen.