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Old 01-03-2010, 10:15 AM
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We closed on our home in Duval in April, 2009. We are totally thrilled and can't wait to become full-timers in 2015. The only thing we would have done differently is looked more closely at the options when building our home; we rushed through the process. We did not realize until after the fact a couple of modifications that could have been done to our home: expand the bedrooms by two feet (this makes a difference because you cannot fit a king bed easily), the front of the house could have also been bumped out two feet, and if you get beveled edged counter tops they look like solid surface counter tops. These are small things but they would have been nice upgrades. The things we did do and we are very please we did included: bumped out the garage four feet on the side and two feet out front (we would have preferred a golf cart garage but this was not an option due to our lot size), a roman shower - no cleaning showers doors (yea!), rounded corners throughout the house - looks very nice, a sink in a nice cabinet in the laundryroom (a lot of storage) and we purchased the blinds and appliances with the house. It was nice to have all blings hung. The appliances are lower end but they are o.k. for now - I do anticipate us upgrading these one day. The dishwasher takes over an hour to finish and it is very low.
We bought a less expensive home (Wisteria II) so we could purchase a lot on the lake/pond, and we are so glad we did! We could not be happier with our home and The Villages - the only negative is the fact that we have to wait for a few years until we retire!
Good luck!
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