Sanibel coming soon

[mrsyarbie]

We are Joe and MaryAnn Yarborough and will be closing April 18 and moving to 735 Kent Lane in The Village of Sanibel.:wave:

[Happinow]

We are Joe and MaryAnn Yarborough and will be closing April 18 and moving to 735 Kent Lane in The Village of Sanibel.:wave:

Hi Joe and Mary Ann. We will be on Adrienne Way on the golf course, just a hop, skip and a jump from you. We are currently under construction for a closing of May 9th. Welcome and we look forward to meeting you. We are Bill and Kathy

[jsw14]

Hi Joe and Mary Ann. We will be on Adrienne Way on the golf course, just a hop, skip and a jump from you. We are currently under construction for a closing of May 9th. Welcome and we look forward to meeting you. We are Bill and Kathy

WHooooooHoooooo, :welcome::welcome::welcome: To TV's Joe and Mary Ann:coolsmiley: Remember>> Rule #1> un-pack two box's each day, Then go have FUN :smiley: Rule #2> Repeat Rule #1 :icon_wink:

[jnieman]

This is so true. Unpacking 2 or 3 boxes a day is enough. You'll eventually get it done. Don't rush it. Get out and meet your neighbors, take a swim in the pool and meet a few people there. Go to the square at night early enough for happy hour. Try to hold off the company for a while until you are really settled in. When we moved here we had company who wanted to come right away. That put us in a tail spin trying to get everything ready for them. Try to get recommendations on TOTV on which contractors to hire for various jobs you want done right away. Be weary of companies that knock on your door. Also be careful of paying money up front for work to be done.
Take your time to settle in and it will be a much more enjoyable experience.

[Golfer in Sanibel]

We are Joe and MaryAnn Yarborough and will be closing April 18 and moving to 735 Kent Lane in The Village of Sanibel.:wave:

WELCOME! You must be so excited. Cherie and I will be joining you soon in Sanibel. We are in unit 178 on Avondale, south of Pinellis. Do you recall which unit Kent Lane is in?

[Sanbo]

Joe and MaryAnn you are blessed to be seeing the reality of Sanibel. Bobby and
I, put an option on lot 131 in Unit 175 on Bradford Loop, but our home in North Carolina has not sold. Realtor says townhome shows great and price is right, but few buyers at this time. We are optimistic that we will get to Sanibel this year as residence and not just as visitors.

Enjoy your new life...I am sure it will be wonderful.

Sandie and Bobby

[mrsyarbie]

Hi Joe and Mary Ann. We will be on Adrienne Way on the golf course, just a hop, skip and a jump from you. We are currently under construction for a closing of May 9th. Welcome and we look forward to meeting you. We are Bill and Kathy
I just realized we will be there a little ahead of you. Stay in touch so we can meet and have dinner or something.

[mrsyarbie]

Joe and MaryAnn you are blessed to be seeing the reality of Sanibel. Bobby and
I, put an option on lot 131 in Unit 175 on Bradford Loop, but our home in North Carolina has not sold. Realtor says townhome shows great and price is right, but few buyers at this time. We are optimistic that we will get to Sanibel this year as residence and not just as visitors.

Enjoy your new life...I am sure it will be wonderful.

Sandie and Bobby
Sandy,
We just lucked out and sold our house in 4 months, just keep up the positive thoughts and you guys will get to the Villages before you know it. Bradford Loop is the first right turn when you come into Sanibel and we are on the second right turn.Our street is called Kent Lane off that turn. We have actually been coming to visit for 5 years now so we feel almost at home already. Keep in touch so we can meet when you guys get here. So many nice folks headed this way we are bound to have a great time together!!

[mrsyarbie]

WELCOME! You must be so excited. Cherie and I will be joining you soon in Sanibel. We are in unit 178 on Avondale, south of Pinellis. Do you recall which unit Kent Lane is in?
We are in Unit 176 on Kent Lane. Stay in touch, there are three other couples that replied and I hope we can all get together and meet when everyone gets here.

MaryAnn and Joe

[Golfer in Sanibel]

Stay in touch, there are three other couples that replied and I hope we can all get together and meet when everyone gets here.

MaryAnn and Joe

Great idea. Sounds like a party. Sign us up.

[bonrich]

Welcome to TV. We moved in last week, have unpacked and and finally nailed a few pics on the wall. Still doing Southern Lifestyles, Walmart, Best Buy, Kohls, Bed Bath & Beyond (somewhere), Abscheir trips. Managed to take a ride in the golf cart yesterday afternoon to LSL to, you guessed it, run a couple of errands and enjoy some of the entertainment. Great ride up and back to Sanibel.

One thing learned quickly, don't keep your garage door open, especially if it is full of moving stuff that hasn't found its way into the house. It's like a magnet for businesses to "stop by", pitch, and leave their card. Had the usual nondiscript van with two workers doing driveways, Deans, Massey, Stellar, Superior Services, (he wants to be your new best friend). Pick your priorities, write them down on a list, check them off as you go along.

New build starting behind us. Lots of wind and dust flying around. Gave up on trying to keep the lanai clean to be able to sit outside. Wouldn't work anyway with 15 workers laying up block.

Anyway, we really do love it here!!

[Happinow]

Ah....sounds wonderful. Can't wait until I can say the same!

[Golfer in Sanibel]

One thing learned quickly, don't keep your garage door open, especially if it is full of moving stuff that hasn't found its way into the house.

Great tip. Thanks. Between keeping the garage door closed and opening just 2 boxes a day, I'm starting to form an action plan. We close a week from tomorrow but won't move down until our home in Ohio is sold.

BTW, I shoveled snow yesterday. :rant-rave:

[Carmpat]

Hi, we are Patti and Carmine,

We are from NJ and just put our house on the market March 5 and it sold that night. We begin building our new Designer home on or around May 7 and hope to move in sometime in July. We are so excited jumping out of our skin. It is unheard of selling your home in one day but we did it. We went with our gut and it worked out. We are actually arriving in Fl around July 8/9 renting a 2 bedroom Courtyard and then moving into our home shortly after that. We will be moving unto Raven Croft Terrace.

[mbikowski]

Patti and Carmine welcome to the villages.

[kfeasel54]

Just wondering when you signed contracts to start building in May. I was told that construction starts immediately after signing. We have a spot in Sanibel and would like to sign contracts while the 4% incentive is still on, right now through May, but don't want to close until October. Is it possible to sign and wait for construction to start in a month or 2?

[shcisamax]

I was speaking to my agent today, in fact, on this. I was asking how long after we put the deposit down at the design meeting, do they "break ground". It could be two weeks. The don't do anything until they have ordered all the pieces to do your house completely. In our case, we are building a Lantana with a pool. I was told it would be around 70 days. I don't know if that answered your question but it might put it a little more in perspective.

[kfeasel54]

Thank you, that does give me a better idea as to when we should plan on signing contracts. Can't wait to build our home in Sanibel, have already met a lot of really nice people. It truly is 'Disneyland' for adults.

[Bill-n-Brillo]

Thank you, that does give me a better idea as to when we should plan on signing contracts. .......

You might want to contact your sales rep pronto. I got the latest TV V-mail late last week where it was noted that they've got the 4% discount thing going again.

Bill :)

[mrsyarbie]

We are in Unit 176.

[shcisamax]

If it is a golf course lot, you are required to begin building within 3 months. At least that is what I was told.

[kfeasel54]

Heard the 4% discount is going through the end of May, for now. Thanks!

[Carmpat]

Thank you @MBikowski for welcoming us.

@RFeasel54 you do have your appointment made already?

First we received an email on Sunday regarding the 4% incentive. We called on Monday, March 12 to make our appointment. Wesley, our Agent told us they had April 27,28 and 29 available but the appointments were booking fast. So we thought about it and called the next day on Tuesday, March 13 only to find out those dates were gone. So we were hoping to get April 30 until our Agent, Wesley told us April 30 and May 1 were also booked. He was suppose to call us back about April 30 and May 1, but he didn't. We ended up calling him back. So we selected May 2nd and was told it would take 65 to 70 days to build as they are very busy right now. We even asked if they could start building the house sooner but only if there is a cancellation. Of course no one is going to cancel and lose that 4% incentive because if they do cancel their date, they would lose it for the rest of the year. I am sure there are exceptions to every case.

[Penguin]

Just wondering when you signed contracts to start building in May. I was told that construction starts immediately after signing. We have a spot in Sanibel and would like to sign contracts while the 4% incentive is still on, right now through May, but don't want to close until October. Is it possible to sign and wait for construction to start in a month or 2?

I got in when they offered the 4% last November. To get that deal they have to start building immediately, hence the discount.

[kfeasel54]

To Carmpat, no we do not have an appointment yet. We are planning on early July for that, because we would like to close mid October. Our sales rep said he will call when that time slot comes available. From the sounds of it, if we book early July we will be closing much sooner than Oct. Live in NY and not retired yet, plan on renting home for a year a so before we become permanent Villagers. We were trying to work it so we could go down for 3 weeks at closing to get the house ready for rental in January '13, and enjoy our new home for just a little while first. We may have to make a short trip down for closing and go back in October. Just hoping the 4% hangs in there until July... Thanks everyone for your input, would love to meet you all.