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Originally Posted by MX rider
Tomorrow isn't guaranteed, and I've known too many people who never even made it to retirement.
We could care less what our house is worth. We're too busy having fun, staying active and enjoying life here. Which is exactly how we planned to spend our retirement.
We're not well off, but financially we're fine. So we'll just continue on living the dream in this great community.
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I concur for your situation. I certainly feel for your friends’ loss. But every situation is complicated and different.
What the OP and all potential buyers should know is it isn’t a cheap free windfall blissful move to just pick up and live here. Taxes on property can be fairly high. The cost of living in Florida rivals more than half the states in the US (ranked 21). Insurance and utilities are higher than most. The old fallacy of (No income tax) is certainly countered by many other expenses.
For you and I it is affordable, but some I know have to work just to stay here. They moved into the Villages retired, but now work to make ends meet. Magical fairy dust didn’t fall from the sky and bless them with gold paved roads. You can thank the economy for that.
We should all want everyone happy and satisfied when they move here just like we are. The reality is many can’t afford it and this is no financial promised land for those contemplating a financial decision without money to burn. If someone buys that can’t afford it later on, it weighs on all of us.
I hope the best for those still dreaming and hope their lives are filled with happiness wherever they move. Risking finances shouldn’t be anyone’s thought. If it is, please don’t buy here.