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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
In my opinion, property tax is not a valid reason to decide on where to live in The Villages.
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Originally Posted by LuvtheVillages
You are very fortunate that you don't have to be concerned about an extra $1000 or $2000 per year, every year. Good for you.
Perhaps other people are in a different situation.
I believe that property tax is one of several considerations when selecting a home.
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I agree with you 100% but not referring to @RETIREDGUY123's post specifically and "knowing" him (only) from here on TOTV I doubt it was meant as a generalization applicable to everyone but a lot of that does goes on around here. Especially from the "if you don't like it, move" crowd when someone complains that restaurants are too expensive.
I think people simply assume we are all in the same situation. There are posters here who in virtually every post make sure they mention they have 3 homes here.
There definitely is a lot of money around here but sadly it's not equally allocated!
I know for US it absolutely mattered when we bought here. When we bought our 1st home 55 years ago in NJ we had to pass up on 2 homes because the taxes were so much higher even though the home cost was much lower. Here it all depended on exactly what we got for our NJ home when we sold it. I'd love to have lived in South FL in civilization but simply couldn't afford it and couldn't afford to stay in NJ after my wife retired with the NJ taxes well over $10,000/yr vs $3000 (inc bond) here. Some of us live month to month and some can afford 3 homes. Sure wish I was in the latter group.