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Originally Posted by George Bieniaszek

WE own a 2 br CYV, a Beauregard which now is called a Cambridge. Love it!! We love the design because each bedroom has a private full bathroom and can award total privacy for us and our guests after a full day of activities.

The privacy that the CYV's offer is what sold us. We are part-timers and spend 7-8 months here in The Villages. The neighbors are the best. Nosey neighbors or bad neighbors can be found on any street without regard what sytle of homes are there.

I can agree with some of the posters that there is a greater chance of snowbirds owning CYV's rather than designers because of the non-maintenance of the outside, which was a plus for us when we bought and the neighborhood can become quiet and empty for part of the year. In our villa complex, approx. 85-90 homes, maybe 60 are full-timers and 25-30 are part-timers. A big turn-off of non CYV's are the placement of lanai's back-to-back. You want to just go on your lanai with a cup of coffee and the paper and not be engaged in a conversation with your neighbor sometimes.

Some posters like the larger CYV's because certian designs have the washer and dryer in the house and not in the garage. Ours have them in the garage and we have never had an issue with temps being too hot or too cold. The 1.5 car garage is the only downside. A golf cart and the Ford Escape in there and it is tight.

Hope my comments help you to decide one way or another. Nice part of The Villages is that there are really no bad decisions.

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