Take a deep dive inside yourself and determine what’s important to you.
When we came down for our Lifestyle Preview (almost 3 years ago) we stayed in a CYV across from Brownwood and really enjoyed it. If one wanted new, Fenney was basically your only option within the Villages, and it was being pushed hard by the tours and guides.
I mentioned to the tour guide that Fenney seemed like it was in the middle of nowhere, and she said it would all be built out with stores, restaurants, medical offices, other amenities, and golf cart connectivity within a year or two. Well, that didn’t happen. Now there’s talk of a 4th square coming in Coleman, and I’m sure that whole area will be spectacular in another 10-15 years, but we were not willing to be pioneers and wait that long.
We like the Villages, but even as beautiful as the nature areas are down there, in addition to new construction, we wanted more restaurant choices than the Fenney Grille and a couple food trucks in Marsh Bend. We also didn’t like that it’s a 15-20 minute drive for basic needs like groceries, and even longer drives for any entertainment.
We resumed our search of the area and ended up between 466 and 466A about a mile west of Buena Vista on Rainey Trail in Lakeside Landings. We are not in the villages proper, but we got a beautiful new construction home with no bond or CDD. We don’t golf (btw, golf is supposedly losing its popularity big time.....will golf be as important to buyers in 10 or even 5 more years?). The money we saved on the bond and cdd was put into a street legal golf cart, and we connect to the trails about 2 blocks away.
What works for us may not work for you, so, back to my opening line, take a deep dive inside yourself and determine what’s important to you and yours. Good luck.
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