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Originally Posted by gmcneill
Angie: what's your and husband's story?
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Hubby and I have friends who told us about TV. We knew we were going to move to Florida as the cost of living is too high here. Of course we didn't want to live in the middle of the state! We want to be on the beach!
We spent about eight years going down to Florida up and down the coast trying to find "that" perfect place to retire. While we found a lot of lovely homes, we couldn't find a neighborhood that we felt was what we were looking for.
One year we decided to stay in our timeshare in Orlando and check out the middle of the state, but NOT TV because their homes are a little more expensive. You know you can buy homes for almost NOTHING in other parts of the state!!!
So..... (to make a short story long) I told hubby... We really should go and see this place. Dan and Bonnie keep raving about it. At lease go see what it's about! So... we go down there! Well... we passed it and had to turn around and while we are diving by, all I could see were people walking, running, and playing pickle ball (I mean... What is that?).
We drive into the town square (there was only one then) and the people are walking hand in hand sitting in the outdoor cafes with their friends and driving around in there golf carts. Does anyone remember the movie with Chevy Chase where the neighbors were all paid to act like the town was a postcard town? Well, that's what I saw!!! We drove straight to the sales office and asked where we sign up to live there!!!!!
Do you know what they told us???? We had to take a bus tour to be sure if we would like it... Are you kidding??? I thought I died and went to heaven!!! Like it???? I LOVED it!
That was eight years ago. I wouldn't come back for the eight years because I knew if I did, I would buy before I was ready to retire. We secured our lot in June and will start building in December.
So... That's my story! *smile*