TV MAN:
Point of reference - I built my own home (something you can't do any more >
, closed late Jan'05, moved in late Feb'05.
Most of what villages07 and mrgumwood have posted agree with what follows.
1) Closing like clockwork - less than 2 hours.
2) Builder's rep and I walked thru on the fifth day after closing. I had fewer than a dozen "issues" with him. All but one of them were addressed within 2-3 hours (he got on his "walkie-talkie" and contacted the appropriate individuals who appeared almost immediately). The one exception was the plumber who didn't happen to have the shower extra in his truck - he appeared before the day was over!
3) I ordered quite a few things from Southern Lifestyles (as well as other places) about a month before closing, specifying delivery for the day after closing. All of these places were here before 10am on the specified day, S.L. at 8am sharp!
4) Trash is essentially automatic. Pay on your North Sumter Utility Co. bill, along with water charges. $15.45/month, at this writing.
5) Comcast and the telephone were pre-arranged just like furniture, etc. They came early on the specified day and were both gone within an hour!
6) I know that some villages have their own sites, some (probably most) don't. My own village (Sunset Pointe) does not, so far as I know.
Whatever happens, you will love it here!