The Villages building it's own rentals?
I heard a report yesterday that the Villages is planning (or has already begun) to build a slew of short term rental properties. I guess these would be for people who want to come for a month or two, or perhaps their house up north sells too soon and they need a place to stay.
While this makes good business sense for The Villages, it might not good news for those hundreds, if not thousands of private owners who have rentals available. I would guess that 95% of the people looking for rentals, will now go directly to The Villages, rather than looking for private rentals.
Depending on the number of properties that they build, this could also cast a distinctly different atmosphere to the The Villages. It will take on more of a vacation tenor with more pressure on the golf courses, restaurants and events and lots more people who do not have a true stake in the culture of our community. But, I don't know too much more about it. Like everything else, they didn't ask me my opinion.
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