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Originally Posted by CarlR33
Make it easy on yourself and don’t bring the old wrong looking furniture. So often, I see a house for sale and it’s obvious they brought the northern stuff.
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Nonsense. I don't LIKE wicker, rattan, or cane. I LIKE solid hardwoods. I don't LIKE beige/cream/tan combined with the obligatory sea-blue and coral. I LIKE cherry and maple with turquoise and purple.
Do yourself a favor, OP. Get what you like, and bring your favorite pieces, if that's what makes you feel happy and at home in your new surroundings.
At age 78, you might consider a location that has sidewalks or an MMP nearby. Especially once hubby gets his hip replaced. The older you are when you get that done, the longer the recovery period. Normally he'd be up and walking around the same day, but with pain and not very balanced yet. Within a few months he'd be better than he was before the doctors told him he'd need it. At age 60.
At almost 80, it might take a couple more months. A sidewalk or MMP would be much safer, and help the recovery time much more efficiently, than having to walk on uneven road surfaces where the gutter is a very pronounced dip in the edge of the street.
The Villages hospital (Spanish Plaines now) has a low rating primarily because of its emergency services. The inpatient services are pretty good and they have some top-notch orthopedic surgeons who work out of it.
The Villages is an active senior community. If you travel and bowl, you probably are still pretty active! There are even clubs dedicated to travel. Cruises and European trips and such. The bowling lanes are in the northern half of the Villages in Spanish Springs Town Square. If you plan on bowling weekly, you might consider looking at homes between Sumter Landing and Spanish Springs, off Buena Vista.
Downsides to the suggested location: they're all homes that were built years ago, you don't get to customize the layout. They might need upgrades - new appliances, new air conditioner, new water heater, new roof.
Upsides to that: you don't have to wait for a new build AND there will likely be no bond balance to pay. If the home was built and maintained in a "sweet spot" window of time, it already has a new roof, new appliances, new HVAC. Landscaping is mature. Fewer vacancies and no "new home construction" going on.