As I have said many times, look at buying a re-sale house - from an outside realtor. The prices are more negotiable than with a Villages realtor (new houses are not negotiable) and the bond is much, much less than on a new house.
My bond on the re-sale I bought is only $2,300 as compared to friends who bought new at the same time with a $20,000 bond. My annual payment this year was $435 as compared to their $1,700. By the way, my house is much larger than theirs, too, and on a premium lot.
There is an annual "maintenance fee" that is added on separately to your bond payment and everyone pays that - even if your bond is completely paid off. It is a couple of hundred dollars. Also, everyone pays an "ammenity fee" of around $135 per month for all the ammenities of The Villages. Well worth it.
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