Nine month odessy

[JimPete]

Back in April of last year we went to The Villages for a lifestyle visit and loved the place. We decided that this was the place we would like to spend our retirement years. We found the model of house we liked and a lot in the Village of St. James that my wife couldn't live without so we put a deposit on it. We would start contruction a year later and snowbird until we were readyto retire.

The housing market is lousy so we decided to go ahead and list our Va. house. If it sold fine, if not, well we weren't ready anyway. After four months on the market and over fifty showings, not one offer. Then in Oct., our agent said he had a pre-qualified buyer who loved the house and made us an offer we just had to accept. A week later, our Villages sales rep called. She said they were offering a 4% discount for those with a lot if they started contruction before the end of the month (only 200 discounts available). Couldn't pass up the discount, so we sent a check for the 20% down and gave the go ahead.

Now here we sit in a Ga. motel room ready to make the final leg of our trip to The Villages tomorrow to close on our house in St. James. We now join the ranks of snowbirds until we retire. It will be good practice for retirement.

Jim and Evelyn :)

[Bill-n-Brillo]

See how things work out? Good for you and your wife, Jim - congrats!! And enjoy yourselves!

Bill :)

[ceejay]

Safe travels...and get ready for the ride of your life!:coolsmiley:

Congratulations!

[Ebsmom]

Congratulations Jim and Evelyn....We have more to consider before we get that far but our goal is to be in TV once our home sells. Hopefully that Journey will begin soon for us... For now we are going thru our "Stuff" lessening our load for that eventual trip to TV:)
Good Luck on your new "Journey" in The Villages...
Ebsmom

[njbchbum]

congratulations, jim and evelyn! how wonderful that the stars aligned for you! and remember, snowbird is not a dirty word! :icon_wink:

[angiefox10]

It was meant to be!

[Pturner]

Jim,
Thanks for sharing your wonderful story. Ya know, it makes me wanna shout, pick my heals up and shout, throw my hands up and shout...

Yea-a-a-a
Yea-a-a-a

:a040::pepper2::a040:

[Bill-n-Brillo]

Jim,
Thanks for sharing your wonderful story. Ya know, it makes me wanna shout, pick my heals up and shout, throw my hands up and shout...

Yea-a-a-a
Yea-a-a-a

:a040::pepper2::a040:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqXwA5vxTt4


A re-do of the original..........but the movie makes it a winner!

Bill :)

[Yankee Quilter]

Back in April of last year we went to The Villages for a lifestyle visit and loved the place. We decided that this was the place we would like to spend our retirement years. We found the model of house we liked and a lot in the Village of St. James that my wife couldn't live without so we put a deposit on it. We would start contruction a year later and snowbird until we were readyto retire.

The housing market is lousy so we decided to go ahead and list our Va. house. If it sold fine, if not, well we weren't ready anyway. After four months on the market and over fifty showings, not one offer. Then in Oct., our agent said he had a pre-qualified buyer who loved the house and made us an offer we just had to accept. A week later, our Villages sales rep called. She said they were offering a 4% discount for those with a lot if they started contruction before the end of the month (only 200 discounts available). Couldn't pass up the discount, so we sent a check for the 20% down and gave the go ahead.

Now here we sit in a Ga. motel room ready to make the final leg of our trip to The Villages tomorrow to close on our house in St. James. We now join the ranks of snowbirds until we retire. It will be good practice for retirement.

Jim and Evelyn :)

So excited for you,obviously it was meant to be! I sit here in our home for sale in Georgia,we could have met for a drink! We got back from TV yesterday - 6 hours from Atlanta, enjoy the last leg and have a wonderful new adventure. We hope nine months is our limit!

[JimPete]

Thanks guys. It hasn't quite hit me yet, but I'm starting to feel very lucky to be part of all this.

We will be coming down as often as possible at first and hope to meet everyone from TOTV. Then we will work on meeting everyone else.

I hope everyone who is looking for a buyer will have the same kind of good luck we have had. Hang in there, it will happen for you.

Jim

[CarGuys]

Know the feeling! Some times things happen fast and for the better.

Glad it all worked out well for you guys!

Even better you got the 4% I hemmed and hawed thought to long and lost .5%

Welcome to TV safe trip down!

[getdul981]

Jim - Welcome to the pond! Your story sounds a whole lot like ours. We had a very similar experience. We are now living in St James also.

[2BNTV]

JimPete:

I so happy for you that everything fell into place for you.

I hope tour trip is safe and best wishes as you start living the dream. :)

[champion6]

Don't you love it?!?... and the best is yet to come!

[Turning Point]

You will LOVE ST.James. . . . It's a happening place.
Welcome !

[JC and John]

Congrats JimPete! We currently live about 1 1/2 hours north of you in Haymarket, VA. Our journey is a bit shorter than yours. We put our $ down on property in Sanibel in Aug., got the house ready to sell and put her on the market Dec 1. Shock...our house sold in 1 day! We heard the horror stories about selling these days and were expecting a long process thru the winter. Now we will be closing the end of Jan. and will be in TV Feb. 2 to start building a new home and experiencing a new lifestyle. I believe it is all meant to be and I am so happy for you guys. It's a dream come true! Thanks to all those on TOTV for news and input about TV. The info is invaluable.

[2BNTV]

Congrats JimPete! We currently live about 1 1/2 hours north of you in Haymarket, VA. Our journey is a bit shorter than yours. We put our $ down on property in Sanibel in Aug., got the house ready to sell and put her on the market Dec 1. Shock...our house sold in 1 day! We heard the horror stories about selling these days and were expecting a long process thru the winter. Now we will be closing the end of Jan. and will be in TV Feb. 2 to start building a new home and experiencing a new lifestyle. I believe it is all meant to be and I am so happy for you guys. It's a dream come true! Thanks to all those on TOTV for news and input about TV. The info is invaluable.

WOW - A one day sale of your home!!!!!!! Cgrats.

Best Wishes as you start living the dream. :)

[John_W]

zzz

[Schaumburger]

JimPete and JC and John, Congratulations on your good fortune in getting to become TV residents! :wave: