[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by jim@jedward.com

I would never use a Villages “sales agent” to resell a Villages home. Of course there are exceptions, but overall Villages reps have little to no experience negotiating because they’ve never had to negotiate anything, Second, they know little about creative marketing in a tough market. What they know is VLS and doing open houses.

IMO, get an experienced professional Realtor. When you list on MLS, dozens of other pros are made aware of your house. Your home will likely be marketed using all the internet has to offer not just VLS (Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com, etc).
Also when pricing your home, Realtors have access through MLS to a broad set of real comparables sold in an open market not just those sold on VLS.

Finally, when you get an offer, a Realtor knows to handle the nuances of a real contract (concessions, contingencies, etc). Good luck.

Yes, I know your Villages sales agent was “sooo nice”. So was mine when I bought my Villages new construction house.

The Villages has a lot of agents with extensive experience negotiating and selling resale houses. You really need to evaluate their individual experience before deciding between VLS and MLS. Note that you can hire any VLS or MLS agent you want. I would not hire an agent because they are nice.