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Originally Posted by SookeyJo

It seems like property in The Villages is selling as soon, if not before, it even hits the market. I've been told many people are buying sight unseen. What are your experiences regarding this? Have you been happy with your home/villa purchase? We just put a contract on a villa sight unseen and are scared to death we could be making a big mistake. We will be having an inspection done before the final papers are signed. The villa we have put a contract on is a 2002 Colony.

This is an exciting time for us but just as scary!!! Need everyone's input ASAP!! Thank you so much!!

SookeyJo (Sue)

If your big concern was sight unseen, the contract should have had a clause, that lets you back out if for some reason, if you don't like it.

A lot of us, had some anxiety when moving to TV as I know I did. I researched, researched, researched this site for several years and still bought a villa in an area, that was different from what I had envisioned, where I wanted to be.

I would say that a 2002 Colony is fairly new, so that it will be stucturely sound. An inspection will show, if the home has problems, (I doubt that will happen), and the sellers will ahve to fix those before closing. You will find that you want to make only cosmetic changes, to your home. You just want to decorate to your taste and comfort.

I pretty much jumped into buying a house as I developed the "paralysis of analysis" mode of thinking. A great friend of mine suggested that I buy this house, as she loved the house. I bought it, as I was almost in the panic mode, as the inventory was low and prices were starting to rise. I couldn't be happier. It is near shopping, doctors, and rec centers, that have the types of activities, I throughly enjoy.

I think a lot of people's first reaction is, "what the He** am I doing" type of thinking. In time, you'll see real estate prices increase and will be glad you bought, when you did. If you don't like your home, you can always move at your leisure, as your home will be more valuable.

Take deep breaths, and don't lose sleep over it. Everything works out for the best.

Don't forget, you will have a great support system with the TOTV members.