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Originally Posted by merrymini
I sold a house through the Villages. The buyer gave a $15,000 deposit and then decided they could not go through with it and pulled out. The Villages kept half of the deposit. We read the contract thoroughly and saw nothing in it but, after all, it is written by their lawyers and it was buried in there. Would never list with them. Relisted with Remax and Tammy Freilich and her son took the most beautiful pictures of any house and it sold In about three weeks. I think the developer is more interested in selling the new stuff. That is where their money is.
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In today's world one of the best things a seller can do is get great professional photos taken of their home, inside, outside and any views. People shop for homes on the internet and that particularly applies to a community such as The Villages where people are moving in from distant locations.
My daughter moved from CA to MD and bought her house sight unseen from photos of it she saw on the Internet. She did make her purchase contract subject to her local Realtor going through the home which she did while videoing it with her iPhone so my daughter could virtually go through it with her. My daughter of course put the usual subject tos into her contract for inspections and so on.
The last two sentences of the quoted post are so true. Village agents are motivated to move the developer's new product over resales in my experience. After all, that is how the developer, who does a fantastic job of building, stays in business.