[DruannB]

You represent the vast majority of us "renters" quite well. Thank you.

Originally Posted by Schaumburger

I have rented several times in The Villages since 2011, each time in a different village to get a taste of what living in that part of The Villages is like as I would like make The Villages my home at some point in the future. My rentals have all been in the "slower" season for a week or two at a time, because I still work full-time. I would love to rent in TV for 3 months at a time, but I don't get that much vacation time. I don't know too many people who work full time who do get three months of vacation time, except perhaps teachers if they are not teaching summer school or working on a graduate degree in the summer.

All of the landlords I have rented from in TV (with the exception of one), were frogs who owned the rental home as investment income. The owners of the home I rented this past July are Canadians, so they only occupy their home in TV for 6 months of the year, and they try to find renters for their home in the "slower" season.

During the times I have rented in TV I have never driven while intoxicated, gotten intoxicated at a restaurant, bar or at one of the squares, bought or sold illegal drugs, destroyed anyone's property, gotten into a car or golf cart accident, thrown a wild party, or committed any crime. During the day/early evening I enjoy the beauty and activities of The Villages, and then I come back to the rental home at night, have a glass of wine, watch a little television, then go to bed. Gosh, I am one wild woman!

Just two cents from a wannabee who hopes to rent again in TV next summer, but it will be for a week or two unless I win the lottery. Maybe someday I will be your full-time neighbor in TV.