Visited Sun City Center outside of Tampa for two days last year. It is a built out Del Webb Sun City that has had other builders since Del Webb left. WCI was the latest one and was developing villas and premier style homes. They also built a new country club and and were running it along with three or so other clubs. WCI went bankrupt and is trying to finish off selling their inventory of lots and homes. It is also getting out of the management business as far as anything in Sun City Center goes.
What a mess. If this happened in The Villages you would have to join Havana or Glenview or Nancy Lopez, etc. and pay each a steep membership and dues. The neighborhoods have become factionized, half is now an historic section (I don't like that term), everything closes at 8:00, and there are no town squares, only a fairly run down business district.
Could this happen at The Villages? I think not. The infrastructure is much stronger and the clientele is much more in touch and demanding (in a good way). One thing though, an aggressive POA is a necessity during the transition. That should be no problem. I would not have bought in The Villages had I thought otherwise. Boomer, come on down!
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