Reading this thread was a mirror of our experience.
We had heard from friends who lived there and others that this was Disneyland for seniors etc.
When we came down in mid August to look ( I did not know my wife was coming to buy) the life style hooked us. This is our fifth house and all but the first were new. Needless to say we never got to the preowned homes even though in hind sight they look like the better value.
On the third day we purchased a home in Pennecamp and were on an emotional high when we came in the sales office to sign the contract.
When they said that we would close on Sept 17th and could do it by mail we
almost fell off our chairs. Never had we closed in 30 days and by mail.
I told them we had a cruise in mid Sept and there was no way that the documents would be signed on a ship.
They said don't worry that they would get the documents to us several days before the ship left.
In the end they gave us an extension till 9/22 and the paper work did not get to our house till 9/20 a day after returned.
They are a well oiled machine when it comes to closing.
In the end it was good because my wife tells me I need a push once in awhile,
but not a tornado.
Fortunately we have sold our house and close 12/17. We hope to be in Pennecamp a few days before Christmas.
In retrospect, if you had told me 6 months ago that would buy a new house, sell my own and be in Florida before Christmas I would have said you are nuts.
Thanks for reading if you got this far.
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