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Originally Posted by billcolley
Hi everyone,
I have a few questions before my Lifestyle Preview visit this coming Monday.
1. Is this website run by The Villages, meaning you have to watch what you say about The Villages or can people answer honestly questions asked be it good and/or bad about life in The Villages?
2. I have seen mentioned different costs for living in TV.
Some houses have a Bond to be paid off.
The homeowers fees which I believe is $135 a month which includes the golf and I am not sure what else.
I have also seen a Maintenance Fee mentioned on some houses per month which I think is different from the $135. Can somebody explain this to me.
3. Are their any other fees that I should be aware of?
4. How is the local government as far as each county is concerned? Is one county better to live in over the other counties. And how does TV work with the local governments.
5. Do I really need 2 different real estate agents, one for houses listed with TV and one for those that have an out side agent list them?
That is enough for now. I might think of somemore latter or as I see the answers.
WildBill
In Colorado.
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Re Question 5:
Yes, you need two real estate agents if you want to see a whole lot of listings. VLS and MLS.
The Villages Real Estate System does not co-operate with outside realtors.
They have a large portion of listings, I'd guess at 60 to 70%.
There are many listings with MLS (multiple listing service) which is a whole separate entity from VLS.
If you would like agent suggestions, some have been made in previous threads (search button is on blue line above). Or I'd be happy to give you some suggestions if you send me a PM.