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Old 12-01-2024, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by BrianL99 View Post
In my entire life, I don't know a single person who found it necessary to "rent in a neighborhood", before buying a home.

... except in The Villages.

Which leads me to believe, 1 of 2 things must be true.

Folk who buy in The Villages are overly picky.

Or specific locations become more important when you get older.
Nobody is saying it's necessary, but some are saying it's a good idea. Before I rented I had the mistaken notion that all of the neighborhoods and locations would be pretty much the same. By renting I learned that if lived bordering a street like Canal St., I would not be able to hear my television with the windows open. I learned that a villa was not for me. I learned that I wanted to be between the 6s, and not too far from the Odell loop.

Not "necessary" but good information to have.