Move in Move Out

[NicknRo]

As a wannbe we are looking at other areas and in talking with sales people at Citres Hills when asked about The Villages they replied " for every one that moves in three move out". This doesnt seem to add up. Is this just sour grapes? Any thoughts?

[Barefoot]

As a wannbe we are looking at other areas and in talking with sales people at Citres Hills when asked about The Villages they replied " for every one that moves in three move out". This doesnt seem to add up. Is this just sour grapes? Any thoughts?

No question that is a sales pitch for Citrus Hills. Just look at the statistics and how fast TV is growing. For sure, not everyone is happy in TV, and some do sell up and move on. I'd believe "for every twenty that move in, one moves out".

[JSR22]

If that was true TV population would be decreasing not increasing.

[2BNTV]

It sounds like a sales pitch. I agree with TV population increasing, the statement can't be true.

[Rebel Pirate]

... when asked about The Villages they replied " for every one that moves in three move out". This doesnt seem to add up. Is this just sour grapes? Any thoughts?

This is a marketing pitch that doesn't add up! Pick any past date and corresponding population of TV and apply this rule of thumb...it just doesn't work.

[Bill-n-Brillo]

NicknRo - - - next time you talk with those Citrus Hills sales folks, ask them to substantiate/document their data............then watch their reaction. They won't be able to back up their statement.

Bill :)

[eweissenbach]

No question that is a sales pitch for Citrus Hills. Just look at the statistics and how fast TV is growing. For sure, not everyone is happy in TV, and some do sell up and move on. I'd believe "for every twenty that move in, one moves out".

To call that a sales pitch is being far too kind. That is a slanderous lie and the salesman should be fired. I was a salesman and sales manager and trainer for 30 years and I would never belittle a competitor or allow my salesmen to. As a salesman you sell the features and benefits of your product, and if you have valid substantiated comparisons with others products you make them without judgement. We looked at places in Stonecrest and found them to be nice, but the salesman kept telling us how easy it was to get to the Villages and enjoy the squares and shopping etc. Convinced us! We would never buy in a place where the best feature is ease in getting to another place where we could also buy. Some salespeople are clueless.

[2 Oldcrabs]

TV built 2400 homes in 2011. They are way ahead of that 2012. I think the salesman got it wrong. For every 1 that moves out of TV another 10 move in!:beer3:

[thistrucksforyou]

Go ask a chevy dealer what he thinks of a ford !

[John_W]

If you wanted to win a bet, just show them the federal census records. TV 2000 population 8,000 TV 2010 population 81,000. Facts don't lie. Then you could add, current population about 88,000.

[Count'n the days]

We hadn't really seriously started putting our retirement plans together last year when we decided to add a stop at TV when driving to the Keys. After returning home to Houston, we decided we would also check out the local Del Webb community. The attraction was staying close to our Medical Center. We mentioned to the sales rep that we had visited TV and wanted to compare. He acted as if he had never heard of TV. That wasn't as bad as making up statistics I guess, but I doubt it was true. We really liked their homes and the idea of keeping our medical professionals and facilities, but we've decided we want the LS more. Should be in TV by December!

[raynan]

Only the grumps move out. They wouldn't be happy anywhere.

[Golfer in Sanibel]

You can always tell who is the top dog, the little dogs are barking at it's heels.

[asianthree]

i think TV is :eclipsee_gold_cup:

[ilovetv]

You can always tell who is the top dog, the little dogs are barking at it's heels.

So true!

[k2at]

If u think more people are moving out than in, try scheduling Tee times on the golf courses. It is getting harder and harder each year as the population continues to increase.

[dkrhardy]

I wonder if they are "twisting" something that I have heard. I have no proof, just that I have heard that the average Villager moves 3 times after coming to TV. Buy, sell, move to a bigger or better home ... 3 times. Might be they are using that to make it sound the way they want it to sound. And I bet if they are challenged they will do some fast back pedaling to try to explain what they "really" meant! My $.02
Don

[elevatorman]

If you move to The Villages and don't like it you can sell fairly quickly. If you buy and don't like Citrus Hills good luck on the resale.

[asianthree]

having a hard time finding a resale, so where is everyone moving out

[graciegirl]

If you move to The Villages and don't like it you can sell fairly quickly. If you buy and don't like Citrus Hills good luck on the resale.

Bingo! Right as usual, elevatorman!

[EdV]

....We looked at places in Stonecrest and found them to be nice, but the salesman kept telling us how easy it was to get to the Villages and enjoy the squares and shopping etc. Convinced us! We would never buy in a place where the best feature is ease in getting to another place where we could also buy....

Well I guess it’s a good thing that your TV rep didn’t mention the convenient golf cart access to the Wal-Mart adjacent to Stonecrest, or who knows where you would have ended up.

[Patty55]

I had never heard of TV until a builder in Naples whined "Everyone is moving to The Villages". :oops:

[eweissenbach]

Well I guess it’s a good thing that your TV rep didn’t mention the convenient golf cart access to the Wal-Mart adjacent to Stonecrest, or who knows where you would have ended up.

EdV, I have said before that I like Stonecrest and the houses are slightly nicer for the money than in TV. I don't think it would be a bad place to live at all, but I just prefer the amenities in the Villages. The point I was making is that salesmen often open their mouths and unsell at least as much as they sell.

[pfhannan]

As a wannbe we are looking at other areas and in talking with sales people at Citres Hills when asked about The Villages they replied " for every one that moves in three move out". This doesnt seem to add up. Is this just sour grapes? Any thoughts?
I believe its the people that leave their family for the first time, and miss the children and grandchildren. I have been here for 10 years, and know many people as a result of my job, only know of one person that went back home. I recommend to ones considering moving here, rent a home for a year, then decide.

[Shimpy]

As a wannbe we are looking at other areas and in talking with sales people at Citres Hills when asked about The Villages they replied " for every one that moves in three move out". This doesnt seem to add up. Is this just sour grapes? Any thoughts?

If you can believe this then The Villages would be a ghost town by now. Granted you can get more home for your money in nearby communities but once you move there what will you do? You'll usually have one golf course, one swimming pool and one rec. center.

[justjim]

A good sales person will never bad mouth his/her competitor. If they do, be hard pressed to believe anything else he/she has to say.

[TimeForChange]

In working with a local real estate company I have heard a lot of negative selling against the TV sales team and even some against TV itself. I spent 40 years of my life selling and in sales management. When you have something good or great to sell you are hard to compete against and all the competitors can do is use negative selling against you and it does not work.