Hi Kitty,
I think the renting is a great idea - and to rent a patio villa is brilliant! We come from larger homes in our earlier lives and until you live in a smaller space you aren't really sure of what will work.
We lived in a small CYV on our lifestyles, lived in a small condo in MB before we moved here and also stayed with friends in a Lantana - huge difference. It helped us decide more easily.
One factor for us is that our kids are 5-6 hours away - so we decided to go bigger. I loved the villas - the hubs did not. But I prefer we found that out in the looking phase and not after we bought.
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Holyoke, Mass; East Granby, Monroe, Madison and Branford, Conn; Port Clyde, Maine; North Myrtle Beach, SC; The Village of Bonita (April 2009 - )
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