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Originally Posted by Bill14564
Works for you but wouldn’t for me. As a retiree, I don’t know why I would buy next to a community with amenities rather than in that community - there are other places to live in Florida. I use the amenities a bit, my wife more, and others use them quite a lot. Middleton wasn’t an option when I moved here but I still would have paid the premium to be in the Villages.
Which isn’t to say no one would buy in Middleton. Someone with ties to the area (such as a job in the Villages) might like the close proximity, access to the schools, a planned community, and some nice amenities more oriented towards those who are busy during the day would find Middleton a great place to live.
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I hear ya, I see your point. Part of it is my not loving it here. Don't get me wrong. I love The Villages and the perceived lifestyle driving up the price of my Middleton home. Trust me, I'm going to be smiling all the way to the bank when I sell.
You are right. There are other places in FL. Places that are very rural and you don't have close neighbors. That is where I'm hoping to move to, if not out of FL all together. I just have to wait a few years for my boys to graduate. Them being able to ride bikes to school sure is one of the few perks I see to living this type of lifestyle in Middleton. And the school itself being so good. I can't in good conscience put my boys back in public school.