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Old 02-27-2023, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Lisanp@aol.com View Post
I was convinced we were buying in Lakewood Ranch during my pre-purchase analysis phase. Then we visited, and I hated it! Each community is very separated from the next. You cant even really walk or bike between them easily, so your social life ends up being just your gated community. The main golf course/country club is nice but an additional membership and had many families (not an issue for us). The traffic around the mall area was unbearable and their “town square” is very small with only a few restaurants and shops. Nicer homes, closer to the beach but it ended there with the pros for us.
Absolutely agree with your comments. We went on a sales tour and except for some nicer houses and closer to the beach it was way more expensive and we had the feeling of being isolated and no activity - traffic was horrible