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Originally Posted by Michael 61
It’s possible to get the impression from certain posts on TOTV that some people are less than happy and content to be living in TV. Though no community is “perfect”, The Villages is a one-of-a-kind community beyond compare in my opinion. I feel so fortunate and blessed first of all to been able to have retired early in life, and secondly to be able to reside in such a beautiful and vibrant community, with mostly highly positive residents and neighbors. For me, it only take one trip outside “the bubble” to realize how special TV is.
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I am 58 and not retired (remote worker). I moved here August 2023. I initially wasn't going to buy here, just staying in an Airbnb. After one week my mind was changed and I bought a place.
I don't go to the town Squares for the entertainment or anything like that, it's not my thing. What I like best about the villages are the sports pools for swimming laps, the endless multimodal paths for riding bike, and the beautifully manicured and well maintained grounds. Most of the people I've met here are nice, although quite a bit older than me. I don't really "hang around" people here but I do have coffee with a couple neighbors once a week. I don't participate in any of the clubs yet because I work full-time and most of them are during the day. I really like that the options are there though.
Summers are my favorite because there is less traffic and less people (thank you snowbirds!)
It's not for everyone though. My brother wasn't big on it, but he is the kind of person that wants acreage and a lot more privacy.
My biggest hurdle is storage, lol. The garages in the price range I was looking at are really small here.
All-in-all, for me The villages is awesome and I am very glad I purchased here. I just hope that the future costs involved in maintaining all this infrastructure doesn't get too expensive.