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Old 07-15-2011, 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter View Post
......Your site visits will be worth far more than any web sites, brochures or opinions of posters here......
Ditto!

Sandy and I made numerous "scouting" trips to FL over the past 2-3 years. We looked at all types of 55+ communities - TOTW, Stone Creek, Summer Glen up in Ocala, Lake Ashton further south in Lake Wales, etc., including a number of manufactured housing communities as well. All were very nice. We pretty much scoured greater central FL. We chose TV based on the infrastructure and the number of things there are to do and get involved in. Frankly, several of the other communities were more desirable to us based strictly on what kind of (and how much) house you can get for the money. But for us, the draw to TV was how active the environment is. Nothing else came even close. Not a sales pitch, just our perspective.

And if the house you're renting is within TV, you CAN get to the squares via golf cart.

Bill