There are 3 counties in The Villages, Lake County has NO bond...And several homes have had their bond paid in full....So come to Paradise and never look back, although New Orleans neighbors tell me that restaurants in New Orleans are hard to beat!
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Originally Posted by Villageshooter
Just a reminder the people that work for the villages are not realtors they are salesman only, they only have their personal code of ethics they are not allowed to show you preowned MLS listings the villages is not a member of the MLS. to look at preowned homes you must be careful because with the villages they want nothing to do with the MLS system which is direct competition for them. there are two schools of thought on this my personal opinion is I would NEVER buy anything from the villages but if you want a new home you must do that. just be very leery and don't let the Disney dust gett in your eyes people come here and don't get in entire total picture there are many additional costs that you must incur. one of the biggest things that is misrepresented or not represented at all when you deal with the villages is the bond there can be huge bond some of them upwards over hundred thousand dollars on some of the new huge homes in the new sections some of the older ones are are lower but just be sure to ask what the bond is , there are required monthly payments it doesnt matter if you are here or not. to get the real honest scoop find yourself a good MLS realtor and you will need two realtors if you want to see all of the homes one would be your agent for the villages and the other would be your MLS agent. good luck there's no other place like this on earth yes there are times when you get bored and you feel that you must do something each day to just make a difference in life than just doing nothing or having fun. 99% of the people here are wonderful people however you will run into some real bullies I just don't worry about them but enjoy your visit if they are putting you up in a house they think it's your highroller or have the wherewithal to buy a larger home the Courtyard villas in Creekside are for the ones that they're accommodating and you roll with the punch I have seen them put people in the wrong ones and it's almost humorous to see what they and up renting or buying
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