[JohnN]

In 2007, my wife and I took a long time touring central Florida. Plantation, Legacy of Leesburg, Arlington Ridge, King's Ridge, Royal Highlands and others south of the turnpike on highway 27.

We visited Del Webb and OTOW in Ocala and thought both were nice communities. I asked the sales rep "who is your biggest competitor?" and he said "without a doubt, The Villages, and people either love it or don't." So, we visited here, loved it, and bought, now on our second home, moving from seasonal to full-time in 2012.

OTOW. What was the deciding factor for us wasn't the housing, which we thought was comparable. It was the community. Highway 200 is always congested, it seems to me, and I don't want to drive it every time I leave the community. Also, OTOW is substantially smaller than TV, and I prefer driving around and feeling like I'm in a resort, not just in a small community. But that's just me.

I don't much care for some of the changes in TV (ie: apartments), then again I don't care for coronavirus. The world is a tough place. TV is home now. It's safe, affordable, clean, (mostly) friendly. I don't really see much to be gained by a move.

However, sometimes you get an itch to move on, and life is short, go for it. I wish you the best.