Talk of The Villages Florida - View Single Post - Purchasing The Villages bonds
View Single Post
 
Old 08-16-2014, 02:25 PM
bike42's Avatar
bike42 bike42 is offline
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 464
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by retiredwineladys View Post
The interest rate on my bond is almost 7%. I am wondering how I can purchase the bonds when they become available since that is a very high interest rate for something that has no risk whatsoever. Has anyone looked into this?
Yes, you can buy them IF your broker knows what to look for and lets you know as soon as they are available. I understand that they usually sell out to institutional investors within hours after an offering is made. You don't buy the individual homeowners' bonds, but the bonds that are sold when a whole section or district is being developed. I bought some a couple of years ago with 6% interest and I agree with you, it's about as close to no risk as investments go these days. I believe that $10,000 is the minimum purchase.

Last edited by bike42; 08-16-2014 at 02:31 PM. Reason: additional information