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Originally Posted by T-325
Hello everyone
I have been a long time lurker from Boston MA and just want to take a moment to say Hi and thank everyone for all the Q&A that goes on here.
In anticipation of our eventual move (I like to plan and be prepared)..we just accepted an offer on our house. My wife and I will down size into an apartment for the next couple of years.
We have visited The Villages a few times while vacationing in Orlando and plan to do a LSV this fall.
Thanks again
T-325
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I've also been lurking around here for a while; also from the Boston area; and we are also 3 to 5 years from retirement.
I heard about TV probably 15 years ago from commercials on The Golf Channel. I loved the concept but never seriously considered it because, well, it's in Florida and I have long said I would "never" move to Florida. I also said I would "never" move to the northeast and live around all those funny-talking, heathen, yankees. Turns out I've been here 14 years and love it. I'm not sure why I have had this thing about moving to FL. We visit often and we've always had a wonderful time.
We take golf vacations pretty much every year and always check out potential retirement communities wherever we go. We have visited places in Palm Springs, Arizona, Hilton Head, Texas. This past December, while spending some time in Orlando, we drove up to TV for a day visit. That was all it took. We hooked up with a Villages sales agent (Pat White) who drove us around and showed us many homes in a completely low pressure way.
We came home and got motivated to start cleaning out closets and cabinets - all in preparation for retirement (me at the end of 2017 and my partner a year earlier). I started reading everything on TOTV and frequently look at homes for sale (both on The Villages web site and Realtor.com) to get an idea of pricing for the type of home we want with the features we are looking for.
We will probably do a LSV in the next year or so but I can honestly say I have TV fever!