Here’s my advice:
- You can make friends easily living anywhere. If you buy in an established area and the neighborhood is not so active, the clubs you join, including some huge singles clubs, will give you ample social opportunities.
- Don’t believe the sales hype in the new area that the commercial development is anytime soon. It’ll take 10 years for shopping and restaurants to be developed to look anything like what it is north of 44.
- Most amenities and entertainment is north. Medical offices, big box stores, theaters (Savanna, The Sharon, movie theaters), most golf courses are all a long drive from the new area. Yes with the bridges open you can drive in your golf cart to many of these but only if you don’t mind daily 40 minute one way rides.
- Rent for several months before you buy. No hurry, they’re not running out of new or pre owned houses.
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