[J1ceasar]

First I understand your frustration with pricing currently. Please note The villages does have advantages like free golf and golf cart accessibility. That said however there were at least half a dozen Senior communities within 10 miles of The villages. We live in Pennbrooke Fairways on route 44 -- 5 minutes from The villages . There are 1,200 homes from manufactured, villas townhomes, and block single-family homes anywhere from $100 to 300,000 and 27 Holes of golf with two pools. The homes here are at least 100 to 200,000 less than villages and there are about 6 to 12 available for sale currently where there are normally 60 or more. I can recommend Joe hamblin and wife as a realtor to show you around. There are also one or two other great communities nearby like the plantation ( lived there too) with 3,000 homes much closer to the turnpike where I lived for a while with three or four pools slightly more expensive. Arlington ridge also on route 27, mission inn which is more than these two but less than villages and at least six or eight communities with manufactured homes. You really need to Google Senior communities in lake and Sumter. There is also summercrest . ( Spelling) . . Feel free to email me or phone 352 459 1464 . I am not a real estate agent!