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Originally Posted by Normal
You are correct. Patio villas are cheaper and wouldn't necessarily require the amount of maintenance a designer home would have. Yards are smaller in many cases and the homes are just more utilitarian and minimal landscaping cost. In most cases it’s cheaper and easier to furnish less square footage for the turn key look. Also don’t have the overhead costs for view etc that some designer homes have. The smaller tighter option is better for those who want to run an AirBnB business and turn profits through renting. A designer is generally more spacious and favorable for those wanting to relocate permanently so in probability, less likely to be rentals.
When all is said and done though, some designer homes are still rented out. Owners can still be and often are snowbirds but desire the privacy of not renting their homes out.
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Not my experience at all in renting houses when my kids visit. I can always find designer homes - harder to find patio villas! But I live near Sumter landing, and I have hear that in the new construction in some areas well more than half the patio villas immediately become rentals
I’ve only lived here full time for two years now, but we owned for two before that (didn’t rent out - visited every month). Our courtyard villa neighborhood was built in 2006. When we bought, the majority of the residents were original purchasers and had become full time residents. But many started as snow birds. Now we are losing the oldest and a few of those homes have been sold and are being rented. And some of us “youngsters” have become full time.
While the type of house might have some impact, I think the age of the buyers does as well. Therefore you might also want to visit areas other than new construction. Keep in mind there are a lot of “true snowbirds”. Live here in the winter - but home empty in the summer and NEVER rented out. Good luck