We didn't do a lifestyle visit (no room at the inn when we were going to be here). We had been to TV a couple of times to visit an old friend of my wife and were going to visit him and take a look at Freedom Pointe. After looking at Freedom Pointe, decided we should look at some houses. Looked at houses for several hours each day for 3 days and found one we really liked. After a minor delay in deciding (we had actually left and driven down to Disney World before we decided that we should buy a house), we bought what we thought was the perfect house for us.
Having said of that, I had done research on the Villages over the course of 3 years before that trip. Lurked here on TOTV and read everything that I could find (pro and con) about TV. As the result, I didn't have any major questions to resolve before committing.
You're doing the right thing in reading up on TOTV. Most issues have been raised/hashed out/(sometimes) beaten to death here.
Most of us love it here. A few folks don't. From what I have seen, the ones that don't like it generally leave.
You will realize that there is a great variety in the houses here. Most folks find one that they really like. Look until one really grabs you. Trust me, you'll know when that happens.
Good luck and hope to see you around TV!
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