I'll make one recommendation. If I didn't live in TV, why would I bother with Leesburg, Clermont or Ocala, they're just clones but with less to do and not as nice, and not near the beaches. If you go Stonecrest 5 miles north of TV in Summerfield, the salesman biggest pitch is, "it's close to The Villages".
If you don't buy in TV, then you must be looking for a bargain. The best are in Hernando and Pasco Counties. My parents retired in 1984 in Spring Hill Florida, 75 minutes southwest of here. The town is a mix of retirees and working people. It's on the coast and there is Weeki Wachee Springs in Spring Hill which has the world famous mermaid show and has a man made white sandy beach and you can swim in the crystal clear spring water. In Spring Hill there is boat launches and you can take your boat out to the Gulf quickly. There is also Pine Island at the end of Route 50, which is a county park and beach on an island and very nice, just doesn't have much commercial development.
The community of Timber Pines was finished around 2000 and is 2.3 square miles, 3,200 homes and 5,800 people. When the community was finished, the developers moved 3 miles south and built Heritage Pines in Hudson Florida. Also a great community but is also built out. The nice part is neither Timber Pines or Heritage Pines won't be getting any bigger, no more influx of people. Both communities are gated with security and a wall around the entire perimeter.
Timber Pines is the larger, with 3 golf courses and the location is right on US Hwy 19. Anything you can find in Orlando is on Hwy 19, it's stretches south to St. Petersburg which 60 miles of shopping, malls, big box stores and restaurants. It also goes north to Tallahassee and gives you quick access to Homosassa Springs and Crystal River. Besides the 3 golf courses inside the community and you can drive your golf cart anywhere inside, there are many courses in Spring Hill and the world famous Innisbrook Resort where the Valspar Golf Tournament is held is in Palm Harbor about 30 miles south on Hwy 19. Tampa is about a 45 minute drive via the new Suncoast Parkway.
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In Timber Pines of course all the homes are resales, some were built in the 80's and some in the 90's. This home is $260K, had you asked this question two years ago, this home was probably $200K, they were very reasonable but have gone up in recent years. This is example of what you can get in either community.
Timber Pines Community Association Home - Timber Pines Community Association
Home - Heritage Pines Country Club - Hudson, FL
Here's a villa in Timber Pines for $219K, in 2015 it was $145K, prices are still a great value.
Island green at one of Timber Pines golf courses
Heritage Pines club house