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Originally Posted by OldDave
Very helpful posts. Thanks so much for the warm welcome back. I must say the more I hear about avoiding the squares and heading more for Walmart starts to make sense to me. Of course being around Spanish Springs kind of gives you both, if you're not too close. I'm looking for more thoughts. Thanks so much to all of you.
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First of all, we rented two different months in 2010 North of 466 and liked it so well that we had decided that was where we would buy when our house in N C sold. Well, when it did sell last year we had to move much quicker than anticipated so we had to move before having a chance to come back to TV to find a house. We knew we wanted a CYV so that narrowed it down a bit. Of course, price was our next consideration and then location. We wound up having to rent for six months which gave us ample time to decide where to buy but it also meant moving twice which is a big chore at our age. We finally chose a CYV in Largo because of the centralized location. The older cvs we saw North
Of 466 in our price range seemed to need a lot of upgrading and it would have meant spending thousands of dollars. We decided we'd rather be in a newer neighborhood that needed less work. We also knew we wanted gas heat, hot water and cooking so we were able to further narrow down the choices. We found two in Largo and liked them both. We are on an inside lot but never hear from our "over the fence" neighbors. The other CYV was a corner lot that backed up to the PO. It probably was a better buy but it had a much bigger lot with 8 palm trees and actually we chose the smaller villa because of the smaller lot as my husband did not want to be tied down to the maintenance of a larger yard. We bought a FSBO but I believe we could have gotten a new unit as cheap or cheaper. This villa does have some additions that we liked but our main reason was the location. We really like Spanish Springs and while we are only about 10 minutes from Lake Sumter we are about equal distance between SS and Brownwood. One thing that kept us from buying N of 466 is the cart paths on the major streets there. I do like that Largo is off Canal Street.
You will find that the older neighborhoods are inhabited by "more seasoned" residents and may not be as active as the newer neighborhoods that are full of "less seasoned" residents who are all new to TV and a lot more active with block parties and get togethers on a regular basis. At our age we are thankful for our settled neighbors even though we may only get together once a month or less!
There are only one set of cyvs in Largo and they are just steps from the post office, family and adult pools and rec center. As others have said, you will be glad to be near shopping. The squares are wonderful to have but you won't go every night after you become a frog (at least we don't)!
I'm sorry this is so lengthy but I want to help. We were walking in your same shoes last year. No matter where you wind up I'm sure you'll be happy you made the move!
BTW, there are two or three villas in Largo for sale at this time! We'd love to have you!