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Old 12-23-2008, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by TomW View Post
No one has yet mentioned the maintenance fees. In the newer villages these run about $475 per year. Bonds on new ranch homes in the new villages are just under $20K. they are currently amortized over 30 years @ 5.375%. Friends in Bridgeport just bought a new home and their bond was $46K for a designer. To my knowledge there is no bond or maintenance fee for villages located in Lake County. They are outside any CDD and thus beyond the reach of that type of taxing unit.
There are no designer homes in any of the Bridgeport's.