I think the setup here in TV (retirement community, ammenities, golf car life, condensed housing, developmental districts, bonds, etc.) maybe leads to advice covering (or partly based on) a lot of those areas, which we found valuable because they were new to us.
The rest - what kind of house do you want, how old, what upgrades, location, location, etc. to us were pretty much the same as buying anywhere else. In other words, we had our list of wants, did our homework on what was where in TV, shared our list with the sales agent and made our decision accordingly.
We purchased after a lifestyle visit (we covered a lot of ground then) a few years ago and have been very happy as six-month snowbirds. The advice here allowed us to ask better questions, but really did not influence the core values we’d have buying a house anywhere else. Or the process we’d need to get there (i.e., renting for a month, more than one visit, etc.). We typically don’t need a lot of time to make “couples decisions”.
Other folks need a month or more to get comfortable with such a big decision. Decision time could be influenced by whether one is buying their “dream retirement home” or just looking for something great to get out of the snow annually. No right or wrong answers.
We are early 60’s and live near the things in TV that are important to us day-to-day. Same with the home up north. At some point our list of “important things” may change, and we’ll address the situation(s) then.
Good luck!
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