2BN, I hope the snow problem is better now. We just had our first freeze in N. Central FL. It has been a great warm winter.
I looked for over a year at preowned and ended up choosing a lot that has a view and orientation (east to the rear) which suited me. It is such a personal decision that it really depends on what is important to you. I live close enuf to go to TV if I saw something interesting in either the TV listings or outside real estate listing, but in your case, I would consider the convenience of turnkey or at least furnished. I found several turnkeys that were lovely and well-priced, as properties turnkeys are often sold by someone not nitpicking the price.
If you can rent for a month while you examine properties available, it will give you time to get a context for making a decision. The good news about TV is you probably can't go wrong. LMK if you want the name of a good agent and a good outside TV realtor and sites to preview what has come on the market.
Kitty
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