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I realize this is subjective and everyone's experiences will be different.....
We rented a place in The Villages for the month of September and of course really liked the whole concept. We have a house in rural southwest Virginia, which we put on the market mid October. So far have only had two couples look at it. Not a lot of draw here except the proximity to the Blue Ridge Parkway, and it is a wonderful place for a summer home. Very small town, safe and quiet.

We looked at dozens of properties while on our visit, around my husband's work schedule (he works entirely on the internet, so we can be anywhere!) Found a few we wouldn't mind making an offer on. Got prequalified and of course our credit rating is high and debt to income ratio very good, so we could "afford" a much bigger loan than we are even interested in.

BUT, for us, it will be MORE expensive to live in TV. Particularly in insurance for both home and vehicles, and property tax. We can swing buying a place before selling this one but it would be less comfortable.

I am interested in hearing of your experiences....did you buy in TV before selling your current home? Did you regret doing so? Was being in The Villages worth the agony of waiting for your home to sell?

And another option....if we bought something in January, would we be able to rent it out for Feb. March with no problem? That could make the decision easier as well.

Thanks you for your advice...I've already learned so much from reading these forums! Cindi