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Originally Posted by rubicon
boobear 51751: Obviously if you moved from a high tax state taxes are going to look good to you. However when you take a closer look property/school taxes are not such a bargain;albeit lack of an income tax helps provided your earning a lot of income. Also a consideration is the weather. Again what you lose in June you gain in January although the last few years I was as cold as I had been when living in Minneapolis.
Golf is the main attraction for moving to TV and you will read or hear the marketing department claim free golf for the rest of your life. You can golf free on the executive courses if you don't ride and don't sign up for the computer tee time service. You can either use the free telephone system which is labor intensive and frustrating or walk on the courses to see if someone cancelled or if they have an opening.
The championship courses will cost you and much more in prime season. I have priority and mus play 66 games in order to break even. Most of my neighborhood plays off campus. When you compare rates off campus rates are verey competitive and even more so because they will provide a cat and sometime lunch. Add the cost of a cart to TV rates and you will get a morerealistic look at what you are paying.
Amenities fees are deducted each month per family. Its a waste for a family because if they do not use the rec centers, pools, courts,etc, and certainly TV isn't going to unbundled recreation items included in the amenity fee to reduce this cost.
What this all means is that TV expense factor depends on a person's personal lifestyle. If you like to party hardy then the price imay be worth it. If you are a homebody and golf occasionally it may be better to live elsewhere in Florida because TV "Lifestyle" sharply increase a home prices.
Finally as the built-out progresses TV is getting more and more crowded every year particularly from October through May. Even this past June thru September population was seen to increase. Population size also factors into quality living calculations. As an example the aforementioned free golf for the rest of your life doesn't mean you will be able to play everyday and /or as often as you like because in the name of fairness their are restrictions
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This for sure is not a Chamber of Commerce posting.