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Old 07-10-2012, 12:56 PM
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Default Do Your Homework First

I think it has been said several times, maybe not on this thread, but we all should have done our "homework" before deciding to move to TV. We close next Monday, after 9 visits over 7 years, talking to owners and visitors alike, and endless hours looking at homes, reading TOTV threads, and even attended an CDD orientation about 5 years ago.

To move to TV, thinking the crowds, speeders, grandkids will go away is foolish. Will I complain about crowds, speeders, grandkids, etc. after we move? Probably. . . because TV will go from a great place to visit to being MY HOMETOWN!!. I'll want to preserve the things we fell in love with at TV. We chose TV for it's beauty, the friendly and caring people, the activities, the diversity, safety, quick response by the paramedics, closeness to Orlando, etc. etc. Oh yeah, keeping my clubs on MY golf cart!

Regardless of where you live in TV, old section or new section, you will be quickly accepted if you reach out that hand of friendship. I've heard that said about Silver Lakes, Orange Blossom, Santiago, and our soon to be new neighborhood of Rio Grande! Being neighborly, considerate, courteous and friendly has no age. You may have to get out of your "comfort zone" briefly, but wow, you won't have to wait twenty years to establish yourself as a "local", which you will experience most everywhere else.

So, the only downside is - WE AREN'T THERE YET, BUT WILL BE IN ABOUT A MONTH!
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