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Originally Posted by badkarma318
I would highly suggest that you contact Ira Miller at IM Realty. He has more than 20 years experience selling homes in The Villages (9 of those years working for the developer), as well as his own YouTube channel. He has helped many people in your exact situation. He will input your preferences into his system, then you will receive timely email alerts if a home that meets your criteria becomes available (you can obviously continue to look at listings yourself as well, and just let him know if you find something you're interested in). He can also do live video walkthroughs of homes, including drone footage. He has numerous videos on his channel related to people buying homes from out-of-state. To my knowledge, they were all very happy with the entire process, working with Ira, and their new homes.
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Don’t do what I did. I came down and looked at 14 homes in one day. I thought I wanted a courtyard villa. I looked at 12 of them. Luckily my real estate agent was Ira Miller and between him figuring out what would be best suited for me and dumb luck, I have been a resident for just over a year. I don’t intend to move 3 times, which allegedly is the average. He helped me pick a great home for me. One very important factor, is your neighbors. You may not have much control there. My neighborhood has been wonderful and made a huge difference in your my situation. For instance, whether there is an Airbnb near you or renters etc. As mentioned in previous posts there are many factors to consider. But I would recommend looking around a little as opposed to doing what I did.