[Carmpat]

Hello,

Congratulations on purchasing your new home. We just got done picking out all our upgrades. Everything went well. The only problem I encountered is I couldn't find the right color tile I liked. You go into a room and pick out the style you like. Our designer person was Diane Russell. She took us into several models so that we could see what the tile would look like. My husband selected a particular color of tile which I wasn't crazy about. When we were going into the other models to look at light fixtures, sinks, granite, kitchen cabinets, etc, I took notice of the tiles even though they were not the original one I selected from the beginning. At the last minute I changed the style and found a tile I liked. It saved us $4,000. I happen to buy a tile from last year that still had not been discontinued. If you have the extra room to do any stretch's to your garage, lanai or bedroom with the lot you chosed it is a good idea to do that. Once you sign the contract and want to change something The Villages will charge you $250.00 extra. We bought a standard lot thinking I was going to get the Cedar Model. We thought about it and my husband decided he wanted the golf cart garage so we were limited in the selection of homes we could choose from. In the end we decided to pick the Iris. We will be moving into the Sanibel Village the second week of July. Good luck Patti and Carmine