Everyone is different. I agree with the suggestion that it is best to buy where you are somewhere near a square and shopping. We live near Sumter, and its about a 4 minute ride in my golf cart to Sweetbay. I go there 2 or 3 times a week for shopping so it is very handy. I could just as easily go by car, but that really doesn't save me much time. And in the high season there is a tremendous amount of traffic both on the roads and on the recreational trails. Sometimes its just "easier" to go by golf cart. The Sumter area also has lots of doctors offices, and of course, all the restuaurants, shops, movie theater, etc at the square. I find it easier to get golf cart parking rather than car parking, especially if we're going to see a movie. I personally would not buy a house that is so far away from things that you have to take a car everywhere. I prefer to have options. The golf cart can be much more convenient to go certain places at certain times of the year, and additionally I think a centralized location has better resale value.
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