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Originally Posted by MNViking
Good morning, I am seeking information from those who are more seasoned and experienced than myself in this area. Allow me to paint the scenario, and if interested I would value input, and thoughts or considerations I may have not looked into or even thought of.
Situation: Age 55, with a wife of 42. Looking to purchase in the Villages and do not want to spend more than $300k for a home down there. This would be a second home, and used as such, not sure of renting it out yet as the distance of caring for and who to watch over it may/may not be an issue. That being said, it will eventually be our retirement home, and visits until that time, or we are allowed to work from our current jobs and office down there. That is neither here nor there for the conversation. (Unless something is valuable I should know.)
I owe less than $105k on current home.
I have roughly $150K sitting fairly liquid to use on a purchase of the home down there to minimize the mortgage loan.
Questions and thoughts I am seeking are:
Should I pay off the current home, and not have the mortgage, and take out the full mortgage on the future retirement home and put at least 20% down to avoid PMI on that home?
Do I not pay off the current home, and then put $100k+ on the down payment on the future retirement home? Keeping roughly $40k+ in a money market for any boo-boos that may occur for a rainy day fund?
I am trying to ascertain the info to help make a better education decision for the finances, and since I am not in that industry, I don't know what I don't know. Therefore the questions may not be right?
Feel free to ask questions and I will check back and respond. What decisions did you all make, or what are the thoughts on what is best?
I appreciate the information?
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Patience is key and sounds like you and the wife have time! Start researching and create a budget spreadsheet. There are multiple Youtube video host that do an excellent job of reviewing real life expenses in The Villages. It's amazing what information can be obtained listening to the videos and reading TOTV
We are all lucky enough to have many options and some are not apparent until later in the research. We recently moved to TV and in the end decided to rent for a year while getting a better idea of actual expenses. We hear many people move multiple times due to drinking the Kool Aid and not taking Vitamin P (patience). Good luck in your new adventure and enjoy!