After our LSV in April we returned to Baltimore and called a realtor to list our home in May. After the appointment the listing agent went back to her office at about 8pm and put our home in MLS. The first viewing the next morning at 10am bought our home, it was sold in less than 18 hours. We had listed for $289,900 and we received a cash offer of $275,000 with a letter guaranteeing the money. Needless to say we didn't have a lot of time before our June 29th closing.
During our April visit we toured all the cottages, courtyard villas and patio villas and drove through the newest building sites. After returning to Maryland I scanned the resale homes everyday online. We had decided we wanted to buy either a new Cabot Cove patio villa with white cabinets in Buttonwood for $140k or a 5 year old furnished rancher in Tall Trees for $159K.
While scanning The Villages new homes website one last time before our next visit I noticed all the CYV's in Southern Star were marked down about $6000. While on the phone with my salesman Tony Trussler he explained they were being closed out, then I noticed one of the Woodlawns (2br masonary) was suddenly marked down another $6000 making the final price $156,900. After a few questions I gave Tony my credit card and we bought the home off the internet sight-unseen. We then cancelled our visit to TV and just waited for closing in Maryland.
We didn't see our new home until we arrived June 30th. We were pleasantly surprised that the natural maple cabinets and neutral countertops, flooring and carpet all looked great. Also, we have the lowest priced home in the entire 80 unit Southern Star complex, which isn't a bad thing.
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