[Ashley from UK]

Great decision.
We did ours in 2019. I spent 4 days talking to as many people as possible to find negative views. I never found anyone who regreted their decision to move/retire here. I only found people who regretted working longer so they had more money to retire, only to find their health deteriorated in those extra years.

After 4 days we placed a deposit on a designer lot, went home thought about it, came back 90 days later to finish up with designers only to conclude we actually hated the lot we’d originally chosen. The Villages is great though and we swapped for a different one that is PERFECT. We have brilliant neighbours which is also a massive plus.

So my tips. Go look at properties at different times of the day and night. We don’t have any noise from traffic, but man does the wildlife make a racket after dark 😂😂😂😂 (we like that - its part if the appeal of being here).

Watch GoldwingNuts videos, not just current but some of the past, then go look at the neighbourhoods from his videos to see how the areas have changed once people move in.

Do your research on future developments, your perfect lot may not be on the market when your here, waiting until its comes available is well worth it.

We love it here and like so many others have said, the only bad thing is leaving !!!!!

One last thing. Some have said don’t just go new. One plus side of a new village is that most people are first timers and are looking for new friends. That said, if your friendly, like a chat, you’ll soon meet your neighbours and will feel at home straight away.

And finally…. Ask if your village has a Facebook page. If not start one. We have around 500 people in ours who are there for you. Our organises lots of socials, puts out birthday wishes, recommends tradesmen, warns of prowlers, always has someone whose available to drive you or accompany you somewhere.