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Old 09-15-2011, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by njbchbum View Post
coach ed offered you good info. you can check these two websites to see the rents that the manufactured homes typically bring in and out of season: http://thevillagesforrentbyowner.com/ and http://villages4rent.com/.

we own on the historic side and we love it there! i feel that the homes and neighborhoods are not as cookie-cutter as others and the mature landscaping adds so much to each homesite. and the maturity and productivity of the fruit trees lead many homeowners to offer their abundant crops gratis!

the paradise rec center is a beehive of activity, the golf courses are ultra-convenient and the adult pools are lovely - one even has a hot tub - an envy of many in the villages! the lack of hills in the area makes walking and bike riding a cinch. and the lack of traffic makes riding in the golf cart less of an adventure than is morse blvd, odell circle, canal street, etc!

since this area is the original villages, the 'children' of many original residents are now taking ownership of the homes...so while other neighborhoods will enjoy an aging population - we are growing younger" i have found that chatting with the original owners gives me a whole different perspective of living under the bubble!

i think the best kept secret of the historic side is the street named kelsea circle - and i will say no more except that it is lovely and we have friends who bought there! but we have lots with the golf course view, too; and there are lots of homes with rear privacy without having to look at a fence and some lots with a water view, too! as far as i am concerned, the historic side offers it all in three neat little villages!

We live on the historic side too, on the golf course with a cul-de-sac and park in front of our home. We just closed on a house we bought for my father-in-law on Hillcrest on the OB golf course. We looked for many, many months for a houise on Kelsea Circle. Besides my street, Kelsea Circle is one of my favorite places in TV. We actually were standing in a driveway at one house with a realtor on Kelsea Circle, made an offer, and when the realtor called to check on something with the listing agent, we were told an offer was accepted the day before! I wonder if that is where your friend lives?