I agree with the tour bus as an excellent place to start after you read the books. I have been on the tour bus a couple of times after I moved here and learned something new every time. If I had to do it over I would go on the bus the first thing every morning. I remember trying to get a feeling for the Villages using maps and getting lost on cart paths for hours.
Go to Google maps and practice getting to places down here from your hotel especially the north end the town. The bus is for sales so it takes you to where the new houses are and talks about the Villages along the way. The north end of town has much more to offer; softball fields, bowling, archery, lawn bowling, croquet, air guns, woodshop, Polo fields, hospital and the learning center.
I wanted to be a mile from a square. I'm not so sure why, resale value, a short walk? I don't go to Brownwood very often. It does have a Disney like theme look about it just like the other squares.
I like new and new neighborhoods. It's like an easy, fun right of passage being in a neighborhood with other newbies figuring things out. Older neighborhoods may be more practical and maybe a better buy, but for me, I didn't want to be so practical this time.
I’m still not sure I picked the best part of town but that’s me. I have trouble picking out sneakers.
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