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Originally Posted by Michael 61
So today is a red letter day for me. Exactly one year ago today, I closed on my patio villa in the Village of Richmond, moving from Colorado.
I felt so lucky securing a villa home in the Richmond lottery last year, after seven previous unsuccessful attempts in this extremely competitive and fast-selling village. I remember my sales agent calling me in Colorado the morning of November 7, 2022, saying I was #1 out of 22, and that I had only two hours to decide to buy our not - sight unseen. I remember walking into my house for the first time, only after I had already closed and wrote the largest check in my life.
So question , would I do it all again? — without a hesitation - yes!! This has been the best year of my life, and this community has exceeded my expectations on every level. I have more friends than I can count. Every day is a new adventure, and I’m on a vacation that never ends. This place is beautiful and the people here are the best. My enthusiasm for TV is even greater now than when I moved here - (so much for the naysayers who wrote me off a year ago, saying I was just a “newbie” who drank the cool-aid and that my feet would eventually touch the ground). Would there be a few things I would have done differently in retrospect, sure, but I don’t regret any of the major decisions I have made.
Life just keeps getting better every day here, and I never want to forget how truly blessed I am to be able to enjoy my active retirement years in such a great place.
If anyone is interested, I am the featured guest today on Jerry and Linda’s Newcomers you tube show.
Thank you to the many great people here on TOTV who have been invaluable by answering my “rookie” questions this past year, and being so patient and kind with me - your advice on living the lifestyle here, home improvements, and other questions have been so helpful and encouraging to me.
Looking forward to meeting many more Villagers while out and about.
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I am 58 and not retired. I came here July 9th of this year. I wasn't planning on buying in here, just staying in an Airbnb while I looked for a place in the Ocala area. I liked it so much I ended up buying a house in Woodbury, the north part of the villages. One of the main selling points for me were the amount of swimming pools, I love to swim. I also love how well-maintained everything is.
Within the first week or two here I met eight neighbors. I got invited to do coffee in the morning with people from my neighborhood. And to top it all off, I got invited to Thanksgiving at one of the neighbors. We had a great time.
In the 11 years I lived in my development in Minnesota I met exactly four people, only one of whom I hung out with once in a while. He was my next-door neighbor.
I love it here. It's not perfect and it's not for everyone but I have no regrets.