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Originally Posted by MplsPete
Okay, let’s get some of the preliminaries out of the way. I did a Lifestyle visit, about 3-4 days, a year ago, in Newell. I spent July in an Airbnb in the northern village of Alhambra. I don’t want to move until I start my Social Security, so sometime after February. Although my wife was smitten with the idea of a new home, the LONG drive down to Eastport made her less eager, and I don’t want the big bonds of the new houses (I know, many say bonds don’t matter for various reasons, but I don’t want a new house bond.)
Maybe I should clarify my original question now:
How do you go about buying a (preowned) home in a community 1500 miles away from where you live?
Thanks to all who share their experiences.
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Though this post is a bit confusing. I’m not sure about the LONG drive to Eastport from Newell but all the new homes coming out are very close to Eastport. Buying a pre-owned home in the northern section, I doubt you’ll ever go down to Eastport since you’d have Spanish Springs and Lake Sumter Landing much closer. I assume you stayed longer than 3-4 days on your second visit since that’s not nearly long enough to know what’s here and the areas. I live in the southern section and it would take me 1 hour 20 minutes by golf cart to get up north. I never go there. Having said that. If you are insistent on pre-owned, you need to get both a Villages Sales person, and an MLS realtor, as they have different homes available. Most Sales agents here work with MLS realtors for this very reason. If you’re asking how to buy a house because you won’t be able to come look at them? Would you buy a house anywhere else sight unseen? If the answer is yes, go for it. There are bonds on pre-owned houses too so let the realtor know you want something without a bond, which most likely will be in the northern section. If you liked it way up there, again, go for it. The north and south villages are very very different. You need to pick the area you like best.