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Old 04-08-2012, 03:16 AM
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Originally Posted by ijusluvit View Post
This is one of The Developer's darkest secrets. The TV surveys and other sources of info for years, tell him EXACTLY the number of full-timers/part-timers. I've never seen any reliable info on the relative percentages. That sends me a loud, clear message: that full-timers are still outnumbered.

I believe this situation is not seen as an asset by The Developer. Until the day comes that he can brag about most of us making s lifetime commitment here, I don't think we will get any accurate data. No Freedom of Information Act in effect here, but I've already traded that stuff for the koolaid.
Obviously, the Developer has the information available as to the breakdown of full time/part time as it is one of the questions asked yearly in the Survey. Yet I've never seen that information published and people are obviously curious about it. The "party line" as espoused by the Sales Reps is that it is around 60% full time and 40% part time.

I find the opinion from ijusluvit to be very interesting, as to why the information isn't released. I would speculate further that if the true number of absentee owners were known, it might highlight the fact that there are a heck of a lot of rentals going on. And a high rate of rental properties isn't necessarily a selling feature for a retirement community.
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