Third house I’ve purchased without seeing it. Each were great for where I was in life.
For retirement/aging, the Villages is perfect.
I only viewed a few self-made videos by homeowners here, checked reviews, looked up property taxes, values, crime stats, governance (HOAs and insurance issues (hurricanes & sinkholes) & all were in ‘normal’ expected parameters.
I never saw the house before purchase, but did get a very thorough inspection.
Took me 6 months to get here after purchase, and I love it!
I felt I needed to do ‘due diligence’ on information regarding the important stuff, and the ‘lifestyle’ visits would only distract me from knowing the hard and possibly negative information.
I wish you success & happiness in your search and purchase.
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