We had a group of new people to The Villages over to our home in November.
One of our guests had a large home in the midwest with a full basement and all of the things people like in houses, granite, stainless steel, big bathrooms on acres of land. It certainly wasn't the kind of house that you could duplicate here in TV.
If you are looking for a dramatic, personalized large home, I think you will be disappointed here. Even the million plus homes aren't HUGE by midwest standards.
The Designer homes biggest models are right around 2000 square feet and the Premiers have models that are 3000 plus.
That said, it may be the time in your life that taking care of a large home is getting to be less fun. Maybe you are ready to concentrate on having fun doing a lot of things you enjoy and not spending so much time IN your house.
No one here has a lot of property, even if it is the biggest house built. I was delighted to see that even in very similar models people have made these homes very much their own and very welcoming and absolutely beautiful with all of the current upgrades that people like.
I have to say that our postage stamp size yard here is very easy to weed and to plant a few flowers . I don't feel at all deprived not mowing and weeding a big yard.
What this place has to offer is one heck of a good time with opportunities to try new skills and spend time with interesting people and that often leaves very little time to maintain a big house.
It may be a different lifestyle, but I find it appeals to almost everyone of a certain age and willingness to fully enjoy more time now that they are no longer working.
Come and see. I bet you will agree.
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