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Originally Posted by MplsPete
1. Many, many times I see advice from people on TOTV, you must rent in TV for a week, a month, 3 months, 6 months, a year, multiple years! to see if it's really what you want. Seriously? I figure another visit for two weeks in July, to see if I can live with the heat. That's it. The rest: you deal with.
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I think that it's obvious to most people that have visited that you can figure out within a week if TV is the right place for them, or not. I wouldn't worry about visiting in the summer. People just spend less time outdoors when it's 100 degrees outside.
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Originally Posted by MplsPete
2. The Village you choose is really important. Seriously?
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I think you're underestimating the importance here. Buying in a new village is great because everyone is moving in around the same time. It's like going away to college where no one knows anyone and everyone is looking for new friends. Driveway parties are much more frequent in the newer areas and I find we meet new people at every single one. New golf buddies, people to borrow a wheelbarrow from or share their expertise with if they're formerly a tradesperson.
Location is also a big consideration. We bought 2 years ago but almost bought in two other areas before deciding on our Village. Almost everyday we think about how lucky we were to check the golf cart distance from existing amenities to where we had planned on buying before deciding. We took a golf cart ride down to Moultrie Creek this afternoon from our village that's just south of Brownwood. It looks to be an outstanding location 2-3 years from now. As for the bond, I would just consider that an addition to the price. Buying a preowned property just to avoid the bond is absurd to me. Especially when the newer home prices are very close to the preowned price. Not to mention, you only live once.