Remember, The Villages is an anomaly.....different. The replies that I have read are correct. You need two realtors if you want too see the whole universe of what is available for sale in The Villages. This is unique. If you are coming in on the Life Style plan, you might feel a loyalty to the Villages rep that takes you around and that is natural. We just bought in July 2019 and it took us a minute to understand the situation. Your Villages Rep will likely not tell you this. We had to figure it out. We ended up with two realtors; a Village Rep and a non- Village Rep. It was a bit awkward but we did make sure we gave full disclosure as they both were spending valuable time with us. The Village Rep only legally represents the interests of the seller, not the buyer but works with the buyer to facilitate the sale. Ours was very helpful and accommodating but we understood that he was primarily looking out for the buyer. They will only show you Villages new construction and Villages resale listings. Those re-sales where the owner chooses to list with someone other than the Villages, will not be shown to you by the Villages Rep. You can look at Zillow and see those homes listed by non-Villages companies/agents. You can contact the listing agent directly if you choose to see the property. Generally Villages listed homes are only on the Villages website and not Zillow or other such listing apps. It is definitely a challenge if you want to perform an exhaustive search and it is in your best interest to look at all that is available.
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