[njbchbum]

on our 4th visit with snowbird friends in the historic section, and after cruising those neighborhoods and open houses on each of our visits and learning that we did not want to live amongst the hustle and bustle on the other side of the cart bridge...on the day before our planned departure we viewed an unfurnished pre-owned house in a great location [close to webb way adult pool and southside club house] that had just come back on the market after a purchase contract failed to consummate...our friend and retired cost-estimator viewed the property with us and gave it a thumbs-up - so we made an offer.

since it was late in 'the season' and the market was more on the side of the buyer rather than the seller ['tho with prices on the rise from past 'seasons'] it was not an offer that was real close to asking as we really didn't need another house - having a primary residence in nj, a vacation home in maine and a disney vacation club timeshare! we offered what would be a good deal for us - thinking that it was a not-so-good deal for the seller...sure fooled us when the owner took our offer!!!!!

so....3 weeks later having used the assistance from the good folks of totv, and having set up telephone/cable installation and rug/house cleaning appts, we were back in the villages to spend three days shopping for furniture and to close on our new house!

and we have not regretted one thing about our purchase! it didn't have everything that we wanted, so we are tackling the small list of improvements with each snowbird season that we enjoy out of the frozen northeast! it's fun to plan the next reno/addition over the other seasons and gives us something more to look forward to when we arrive at our snowbird nest.