Re: We need honest answers.
As others have said, overall the quality of construction is excellent. We had a few minor things we picked up on during the first year, that the Home Warranty dept. immediately came out and fixed. You can probably find cheaper homes elsewhere if you look, but again, you're buying here for the lifestyle. Friends of ours bought a nice villa directly on the golf course at Spruce Creek South for around $125,000. Here at the Villages the same villa would have been $200,000 plus. But they have none of the amenities that we have - they can't drive in their golf cart to go get groceries, or go to the movies by golf cart, or golf on a zillion different golf courses, free executive golf, all the clubs and opportunities for socializng, etc. I guess it depends on what you're looking for in retirement. If its just a place to live in a warm climate, you will find cheaper places outside the Villages. If its the "lifestyle", we are pretty happy in The villages, much more so than other places we've tried. There's something here for everyone.
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