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Originally Posted by Pamela1130
Oh, that's a great idea. I am interested in a Courtyard Villa pre-owned. I like to be where it's busy so thinking between 466 and 466A. Not interested in new construction down south. (never know if it could end up as famous last words, lol).
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My advice to you is -
The day before you get to the Villages, check The Villages Homefinder webpage. Zone in on the area between 466 and 466A, and filter it for Courtyard Villas.
Pick at least two that are a) still available for sale, which you can tell because there's an actual price on the listing and b) in your budget.
Then call the sales rep assigned to you, and tell him you'd like to see those specific homes, and you'd like to schedule them close together on the same day. So - say - 10am on a Tuesday for one, and then 11:30 for the second one.
This will give you time to roam around the area, see the actual neighborhoods they're in, and even see what's nearby, in golf cart distance that would interest you. It'd give you time to see THOSE rec centers and pools.
You'll be assigned a lifestyle property south of there, and the drive by golf cart could be anywhere between 15 minutes and 40 minutes, depending on where your lifestyle property is in comparison to the neighborhoods you want to check out.
The good news, is it'll be after breakfast, and you can have a late lunch at whatever shopping plaza or town square is nearest the second of those homes you check out.
For vacation, my advice would be completely different. But for an actual lifestyle visit, where you're looking to see if this is a community you'd want to actually live in, you need to look at the neighborhoods and their proximity to the activities you are most interested in. You'll also need to look at the facilities that host those activities, and see if it's a liveable match for those interests.
For instance - if you have a dog, you might prefer to be closer to a dog park, rather than closer to a supermarket. If you have medical needs, you might want to be closer to the hospital instead of prioritizing the proximity to the nearest archery range, even if you like archery.
It will help to actually try and drive these distances with a golf cart because - even though you don't play golf, it is an incredibly convenient mode of transportation. You will very rarely ever have to deal with traffic lights - and each of those lights can take 5 minutes. It takes me less time to take my golf cart to Spanish Springs town square than it does for me to drive my car. And infinitely less frustration. Sometimes the guy ahead of you just doesn't want to move until the light turns orange and when it's your turn, you're stuck behind the red light. Again. So that's 7-10 minutes for just one single traffic light, and the Square is only 1.5 miles away from home.