[784caroline]

Hardest part of the move would be the transition from previous home to TV. Is it better to buy in TV before or after I sell up north!! Alot really depends upon your individual financial situation so the answer is different for most people. There is of course safety to wait but there are also advantages to buy in TV before you sell...especially if one person is retired and the other still has one or 2 years to go. During that time you can prepare your PA home for sale, prepare for the move (ie weed the junk out), visit TV for vacations and longer periods when allowed by your schedule, get to meet the neighbors, and start setting up your new home while its vacant...this could include anything from painting the rooms, staining the garage floor, installing crown moulding, whatever your desire and best done (or easier)while a house is vacant. BTW: although we planned a 10 month transition, it took us 21 months to sell up north before we could permanently move to TV.

Previous suggestion in using a MLS RE agent in addition to a TV agent is a good one..it will take additional time to do this but it sounds like you have time on your side. Remember you can pick your house but you cant pick your neighbors.....so focus on the house and location where you would like to be. WE had no idea being close to a Town Square would be so important to us but we can walk to LSL if need be from where we are now located and love the location. Although most locations in TV are not that far from a Town Square, you definintely appreciate location in the winter months. Location is also important for your golf outings if you are located near 466a and have a course to play near Lopez or Orange Blossom. Others like being near a Rec Center, close to the pools and pickle ball courts....Find the house style/model you like then pick your priority as far as location. If you wait and are looking for something new, do you want to be south of 466A and how will that location fit your priorities?

I personally would stay away from being on any Executive Golf Course especially if you are not a golfer and understand where balls can go and land from the tee....You pay a high premium for these lots because no one is behind you but if you have the wrong loaction you will forever be sorry with balls landing on your property or hitting your house or golfers comming in your yard looking for balls.


Sure there is a Bond to pay for most Village properties but I would Not limit myself to Lake county because they have NO bond???? That would not be the primary reason to buy any house.