[njbchbum]

I have followed real estate offerings in TV for four years and found that this was the time for us to buy. I feel that the large number of houses for sale has helped to drive down the actual sales price vs what has been asked for the property. My husband and I purchased a pre-owned manufactured 2br/2ba [960 sq ft, not furnished, no golf cart] home in the historic village of silver lake for less than $6x,xxx.

With the advent of the snowbirds having flown north for the summer/fall, this is typically when you will see the asking/selling prices for the homes dip a bit - not as many people to sell to. But I would venture a bet that when the selling season returns this winter, the prices will be higher than they were this past season. It is because we noticed those prices creeping back up that we got serious about finding our house this year.

There is a considerable number of homes for sale by owner throughout all of the individual villages. We decided to buy in the historic villages of silver lake, orange blossom gardens and country club hills because of the quieter nature of the original villages development. There is no traffic hassle to reach our house and we do not find being separated from the shopping and town centers by a major highway to be a significant inconvenience.

My favorite FSBO website for TV is: http://www.thevillagesfsbo.com/index.htm

But I would always get lost in and drool over the homes on TV real estate site: http://www.thevillages.com/Homes/poh.asp

Hope this helps.