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Originally Posted by ghenley
...We want to pay cash for a new or pre-owned CYV; but of course we need the cash from the sale of our home (hopefully closes Nov. 30th). So once the check clears we would be ready to pay cash for CYV. I am trying to figure out how we could manage to say close on the CYV first week in Dec. We had planned on coming down by the end of this month to look at something to buy;' but if a cash deal closes as fast as I am hearing maybe we should come down first of Dec. find someplace to stay and purchase the home then.
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That's exactly what we did. We came in April for seven days and looked at models, no particular home. When we listed our home the first week of May we sold it in one day. Closing was set for May 29th. Then I went on this site
http://www.thevillages.com/homes/search/ and looked for the exact home I wanted to buy. We had planned to come down for four days but we found the home we wanted and put a deposit down. Had our buyer backed out of the deal, I could of lost my $15,000 deposit. I guess we have to take chances, then again I could of sued the buyer and would of gotten into a long drawn out situation.
That didn't happen. The only negative was we were actually here and ready to buy but TV put us off for five days and we had to stay in a motel. When you start scanning the homes for sale site, they can sell at anytime. That's why it's good to come down and do your homework and then be ready or at least put a $2500 deposit down with a credit card. I know of two instances that other customers have done that and then changed their mind and bought a different home, they allowed it. I think they will work with you to make you happy.