I learned about The Villages from friend who learned
to clog in The Villages. That was about 5 years ago when she gave us a video to watch and I always thought it would be a great place to vacation as we have 2 dogs.
In 2008 we were looking for some place to visit and remembered the video so we sent for a new one and then decided to try it out. I discovered thevillages4rent while googling and found a CY for a month that looked just right for us. We didn't have any idea about location but took a chance.
Well as it turned out the lady whom we rented from, was selling, as she had remarried and it was a turnkey setup so after 2 weeks renting, we decided to take the plunge and become owners.
The real selling features were the neighbours, the location (Poinciana) and the activities. We get down for 2 months in the spring and fall and we rent out the winter to help defray costs.
I figure that we have summer weather for 8 straight months so winter in Canada is something we can handle. And fortunately in Stratford, ON we aren't getting hit as hard as most locations I am reading about.
We really feel blessed to have found our piece of paradise down south and in fact for us it is still even more terrific than anything we could have imagined.
Dreaming of being back down there,
LW888
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