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Originally Posted by courtyard
We invested our life savings this year in buying a home in a new "single family neighborhood" in TV. Then, later we discovered we were surrounded on all three sides with For Rent signs. This is why we need some new housing regulations. This was sold to us as a retirement community not an investment opportunity. :-(
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Thankfully, that has not happened to us, but I agree with you. I wish there was a minimum time for renters. If people wanted to view the villages as a possible new home, there are the Lifestyle stays. I have heard a lot of people refer to The Villages as almost a timeshare property because of all the renters. If people are only here for a short time, they are not necessarily vested in keeping this place looking as perfect as it looks, and aren't able to keep up with changes, not to mention understanding the traffic circles-a lot of the full timers have trouble with this too. It is easy to think " I don't care about that, I don't live here". And BTW, I am not saying that I dislike the renters or the snowbirds, or even that I love all the full timers. A few of my favorite people are Canadians. But in general, I would rather have full time owners here. Just my opinion...