I want to be clear that I love the Villages and plan to move there in future. I agree with so many that the community is amazing.
But that said when we came across an open house at a retirement community just up the street I was really surprised at how much more house you got for the money. A house with granite counter tops, top notch appliances, hardwood floors, golf course view, pool etc. was going for a LOT less than the smallest house we looked at in the Villages which had a standard view, builder grade appliances, no pool and was much smaller.
So location wise if selecting between those, I would prefer the smaller home in the Villages but with such substantial differences, it made us wonder if the the home prices in the Villages would continue to climb as they had been. It will be interesting to see how things go in future.
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