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Originally Posted by cats12470
We just returned from looking at homes in the Villages... we looked with a Village rep (did not like her) and a CB rep.... very nice person... but here is our problem...
They seem to have the same floor plan 1392 sq. ft. in all areas... and yet the price is so different..... how can they charge so much for one over another??? Don't they use sq. ft. price when pricing a home?????
We looked at for sale by owner... WOW...they want as much as the ones listed and they are not paying realtor fees.... pricing just seems strange to us...
We want a 3 bedroom, 2 bath 2 car garage with golf cart garage... newer...not more than 5 yrs old.... we have found a couple under $160,000 and that is where we want to stay.... anyone know of any GOOD buys in this range?
Is it easy to get a job in the Villages? My husband wants to work on golf carts as a PART time job... 15-20 hrs. a week.... I would like to work in an office or as a host or something like that same amount of hours... do they just pay min wage?
We have not talked to anyone who does not love it.... so we are soooo looking forward to the move....just need the right house... if you know someone selling you can pass on our email address... cats12470@aol.com.. looking forward to our May visit.... |
We also are looking (well we're going to buy actually) and have been astounded at the cost of lots...some carry a premium of +!50M! Yikes! It's all in LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. Definitely affects price of homes.
We also spent some time at Top of The World and though you can get more property and privacy for less money, it cannot compare to The Villages. Our agent is Jim McLaughlin and he's the best! (Of course that's our personal opinion and by following TOTV, there are many more who are excellent.)
You just have to get used to the fact the pricing can take wild swings with location.
Good Luck with your search. I know we can't wait to move.
