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Originally Posted by EdV
So include the bond balance in the mortgaged amount and pay the bond off at the next closing period. Problem solved and it’s tax deductible too.
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One problem solved, perhaps, but another problem; if you decide or need to sell your home after paying off the bond, many people, including some with The Villages Realty have said you cannot expect to recoup the bond payoff in your selling price. In other words new $200K home with $20K bond - pay off the bond and value of the home in the resale market is approx. $200K (depending on the market of course). That is a downside to the bond being seperate from the price of the home. For example, if someone looks up the price I paid for my home in Missouri, it will have the improvements made by the developer included. In TV the price would show as $200K in the example above.