[CFrance]

Originally Posted by John_W

Most of Tamarind Grove was built during the year of 2011. So it's been two years and things are starting to shake out. We've had 3 CYV's on my street "Nautilus Lane" go on the resale market since March.

Next door was a 2 BR and they decided to move up to a 3 BR in Sanibel. They don't retire for another 7 years, they would just travel here every 3 months to make improvements and I guess since they have such a long wait, they wanted to get the right home before they spent anymore money. They paid $161K new for their CYV in 2011 and listed their 2BR masonry CYV furnished for $199K and sold it two days later for $191K.

Three doors past that home was an elderly couple that I only saw once in two years. The man passed away and the wife went into a home for alzheimer's. The home was purchased new in 2011 for $169K and in April it was listed for $209K furnished. It has since sold but I don't know the sale price.

Two doors the other way is a corner home that was purchased new in 2011 for $212,400. The wife moved into the home in March of 2012 but the husband stayed in New York and did not retire until last October, then he joined his wife. They own a large Nissan SUV and since the husband arrived they have purchased two golf carts. CYV's garages just aren't big enough for 3 vehicles of any kind so they purchased a designer home in Sanibel and listed their CYV for sale in April for $249K, not furnished but does have a $10,000 Mansfield landscaping job. They have accepted an offer from another villager who is getting divorced with a contingency of selling his present home.

So as you can see what I mean that things shake out after a couple of years. We've had one person on our softball team pass away of cancer in April, he was playing right up until a month before he died. His wife is remaining in Tamarind Grove because she has made so many friends since moving here from New York. I knew of another couple who purchased a new CYV in Southern Star one block over in 2011, and then changed their mind 3 weeks later and sold the home and moved back to St. Louis, only to return to Montbrook CYV's in Tamarind Grove two months after that.



/

John W, you have good insight backed up with facts. I nominate you for mayor of TG, even though you are a Ravens fan!