[Madelaine Amee]

Originally Posted by John_W

I guess who haven't been here. You should try a Lifestyle Visit. The info on the The Villages website, it's $99 a night and you'll stay in a courtyard villa with a golf cart near Brownwood Square. You could fill a book between the differences.

I live in a nine year old CYV that I bought new, so it's fairly established. We are 3-1/2 miles from LSL (Lake Sumter Landing) and 4 miles from Brownwood and 20 minutes from SS (Spanish Springs). If you like live entertainment at the squares, the movie theaters, restaurants, MVP at Brownwood or at SS (Spanish Springs), then right now those areas are not near the new areas and and cannot reached by your own golf cart until the bridges are finished.

The 12 championship golf courses, 10 of which are 27 hole layouts are in the established areas only, I can reach 8 of them in my own golf cart with my clubs on the back in 25 minutes or less.

The landscaping, the homeowners individual landscaping has all grown in and the homes appear like an established neighborhood.

As mentioned earlier, resales will have a lower bond or a paid in full bond. In fact the bond started at a much lower rate, my CYV bond was $14,000 when it started. I pay $1100 a year or there is a payoff of about $12,000 if I desired to do so.

Shopping and restaurant areas on the southside are Colony and Trailwinds. In the center part the entire 466 highway, which is only 20 minutes from my area. The SS area is 441/27 which is only 20 minutes from my area, and the north end is Mulberry Plaza. Plus these areas are all accessible by golf cart if I desired.

Essentially the new areas lack the shopping, championship golf and the nearness to the squares, and the connection via golf cart trails.

Brownwood Square



Lake Sumter Landing

Great photos John W. Hoping it will look like that again before too long.