[goingtothevillages]

By far, KATHY COLLINS (with The Villages Realty) is the best there is - I've used many over the years and have found none better. Re: Pricing - for new homes, the price is the price (not 1 penny more - lol - and definitely not 1 penny less) - and I agree, VERY unlike any other real estate transaction I've ever done - but, that's just the way it is here. Yes, they do discount homes - normally when there are only a few left in a particular area and they want to "close-out" that area. My suggestion is to look and if you find what you want, buy it immediately! If price is your primary concern, then only look at the ones shown with price reductions - these homes are equally as good as the ones not discounted, just for some reason they haven't sold yet and The Villages wants to sell them and move on. The Villages will not accept an "offer" - only the asking price, or discounted asking price. Their thinking is "that's fine - there are at least 10-15 others who will buy this house at the asking price" - and guess what, they are right. If if wasn't for Kathy Collin's quick thinking/acting on her feet, we wouldn't have gotten our home (we later found out that 3 other people tried to purchase it during the same hour we wanted to purchase it).

Good luck - and do yourself a favor and give Kathy a call!