We did what probably a large percentage of people do, came down to TV to visit friends that already live here. My friends knew people that bought a place here and came down for a visit. On a rainy day, decided to go out and take a look at some open houses. Bought a CYV in Springdale to see if they liked it. Decided that this was the place to be, sold the CYV and built a Designer in 2005.
We would take a vacation in February every year to go on a cruise, Daytona 500, Disney, etc etc etc. and stop over to visit our friends. After a couple of visits, we decided to do the Lifestyles Preview in 2007 and spend more than just a quick 1 day visit. We knew this was the place but we were still working fulltime. We still came down every February to vacation and visit friends and in July 2009 I retired. My wife retired in January 2010. February vacation was coming, did our usual Florida activities, met with a salesperson to look at CYV's. Bought in Pennecamp in February, closed in March 2010, came down with a trailer full of furniture in May and have been loving it eversince.
We are still part-timers spending 6-7 months here and 5 months in Connecticut. Fixing our home in CT to get it ready to sell and make The Villages our perminant residence soon.
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