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Originally Posted by Gulfcoast
I assure you it's an innocent question and one that could be asked on any neighborhood forum. We are interested in possibly moving to TV. I am starting to think about the logistics of what size house we'll need, the amount of storage we'll need, etc. In order to make the most of our visit there, I need to think about what type of house we would like to buy because we obviously can not look at every possible possibility while we're there.
It's nice to get a general sense of what to expect once we get there. Another question that I might post is: What is your routine now that you live in TV? I would ask that just to get an idea as to how many activities people actually engage in day to day.
I have no idea where any of these people live and TV is a huge community so this all very general, getting a ballpark feel for what to expect as a Villager.
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You are really putting some thought into this!!! I bought the house that met my first two priority needs and looked great! Once we moved in, I realized there were other advantages I should have looked at - thus, I assume, the reason "many Villagers move an average of three times (within the Villages)"!!
We are going on seven years living here, year round. During the first two years, it seemed we were more on the go with multiple activities and socializing. These last few - albeit we have been grounded by the virus - we have not been on-the-go as much out of the house as before. We've now figured out our favorite routine physical activities and what meetings/table games etc. we prefer. For us, location-location-location seems to be the biggest advantage. We have one car and one golf cart, so deciding where we would need to conduct our physical activity choices and hobbies was the deciding factor in what area we bought in. We settled on a home within a 15 minute golf cart ride to five rec centers, pools, one grocery store, and a town square. As for groceries and eating out - we may only eat out once or twice each month. Maybe a bit more in the slower season (May-November). We belong to Sam's Club, and make that run once every 3-4 weeks for things we like to buy in bulk - paper and cleaning supplies, and some of their higher end meats. Like others said, we make it a habit to visit Fresh Market on Tuesdays, probably every three weeks or so, for the chicken breast and ground beef sale. Many weeks I head to the Farmers' Market on Saturdays in Brownwood for vegetables. The rest of the shopping is done once a week at Winn-Dixie/Publix/Walmart after I have planned dinner menus for the week . Since we tend to put all of our purchases on a rewards credit card, it is easy to see what our spending habits are like, and it does seem we spend more here than before retirement, but I cook every day and we always have breakfast and light lunch food available as well. Good luck with your home search, and hopefully you will love it here as much as we do!!