I am living in my 2nd Colony model patio villa. I have been a long-term renter since 2017. I lived with my mother in a 3 bdrm ranch home. We had to sell it in order to pay for Assisted Living after she had a mild stroke which led to the start of dementia. Two big things I miss are the bathroom closets. Here, I just have the linen closet outside of the guest bath. I am lucky to have an indoor laundry. They should have built a car and a half garage like they do with regular houses. It is extremely hard to fit a golf cart in the garage with my 2008 Mercury Sable. There is absolutely no storage room in front of the car except for a trash can & broom.
Patio villa neighborhoods vary and I have no statistics, but it's probably a 50/50 makeup of permanent (frogs) & Snowbird residents. Mixed in there are the rare Snowflakes (like my neighbor) who only visit several times a year for a few weeks at a time and 4 or 5 short-term & long-term rentals.
The best part is no barking dogs like I imagine a courtyard villa neighborhood MIGHT be like. Love the picket fence. For resale value, try to find one with a vaulted ceiling and an indoor laundry between 466 & 44.