[RedFoxRick]

My wife and I just went under contract for our first home in the villages. We found the new homes to be expensive in price, bonds (some were over $40K) and Wildwood taxes (south of 44). Location was important though, so we found a five-year-old home in Dunedin that has most everything we wanted - and we will upgrade the rest (screen room, etc). The location is ideal, as it feels like the new "center" for now anyway. The taxes are much more reasonable than the new areas south of 44 or Pine Hills area in Lake County. We also like the mature landscaping and established, but still "new" neighborhood. I just think that the taxes and bonds south of 44 make new higher priced in the long-run (even the spec houses).