[eweissenbach]

I will attempt to give you a serious reply, and I don't think I qualify as a "loyalist" as you would likely define it, athough Iam very positive about the community and its future. The advertising in our area, Kansas City, Mo., has been almost non-existent for the last three years or so anyway. I originally learned of TV because it was advertised on a few golf tournaments, and it got my interest. I soon signed up for TOTV and subsequently got all the information I needed here. I have noticed that there is little advertising for TV outside of TV itself, no billboards along the interstate for example, unlike On Top of the World, and Del Webb. I am an AARP member and take three golf magazines, and I can't recall seeing an ad for TV in any of them. The only logical explanation for that from this former marketing executive's mind is that word-of-mouth must be providing sufficient exposure, and it has been deemed that other forms of advertising are either unnecessary or cost ineffective. The lifestyle preview program may be disappearing, if it really is, for the same reason, or it just may be that build-out is near enough that it doesn't make sense to continue beyond a
given date. As far as worrying about the possible effect of build-out to existing property owners, I would argue that it will be a net positive. Without new homes to compete against, the market for existing homes should become stronger, if not skyrocket. Given the kind of people that populate TV, fairly affluent, educated, and active, I would expect no real issues with residents taking over most management functions from the developer. This is all SPECULATION on my part but I think it is pretty realistic, and I for one, would not hesitate for one minute investing in the community. Good luck. Ed