A few comments from our observations on living here 6 month of our 1st yr (Dec to April and 6 weeks in July and August)
1. House prices > can't comment too much on since they seem to have a wide range for even the same model. It seems like they went down a bit from 2007 not much and I think location plays a large role in the price. A nice or larger lot can add $ to your home. You need to determine if its worth the extra $. If you see two new and similar 3 bedroom Ranches in the newspaper > one at $165 and one at $190 for example, I think you will find the difference when you walk through them and around the outside. Again different thinks please different people and each has their own priorities.
2.Summer > we spend 6 weeks here in the summer to test the water and we loved it. We did different things, like a lot more water things and were able to get on golf course almost when ever we wanted. Restaurants had specials and weren't crowded but The Villages was far from a ghost town. There was a lot of things going on and all the activity you could handle. We also found you needed to play pickleball earlier since by 8:30 you would be soaked.
3.Close to Town Squares > I really think its an advantage to be close to the Town Sq. Granted once you live here you might not go as frequent but it sure is nice to be able to hop into you golf cart and be at a Sq for a quick dance, a movie, some shopping, food or just killing time.
4.Pressure Washing. We washed ours (vinyl)after about 1 yr and I think thats a good schedule for us. I know the concert/block ones also need to be washed. Six months seems a little too quick and a few post on this board suggest doing it yourself with a hose and brush.
5.I would GUESS electric is more expensive then gas based on what I know from up north. But you you certainly don't use the heat as much here and AC is always electric. I do know my gas bills aren't much.
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