upscale TV in Ga or TN
 

Don't get me wrong. I love TV. However I have a family member that prefers a place that is not as large as TV, has lots of golf and activities like TV but in a more 3 season temperate type of climate.
Looking for a bit more upscale.
A few places mentioned were The Landings near Savannah, Ga or Reynolds Plantation near Atlanta or Tellico Village near Loudon Tn.
There is no perfect place to live and I am very happy in TV....just trying to help a friend find his beautiful vista with 3 seasons ...in the Southeast
Other than Florida. If money was not an object, where would one find life like The Villages in a 3 season climate
Thanks in advance

I would start by Googling some places.

Try St James Plantation. Right on the NC/SC border in NC. Also on the coast so close to the ocean. 3 golf courses and ocean beach and marina.

Then call them and have them send your friend all their literature, describing what amenities/activitities are included.

As far as I know, TV is unique in the amount of activities available, not to mention the numerous golf course. A three season climate sounds devine, as it does get hot in TV, during the summer.

It depends how much activity is enough for your friend to be happy.

Good luck!

Thanks so much. I know where that is and will pass it on. From what i know, he is not that interested in ocean or marinas but rather mountain vistas but you are on the right track....perhaps farther west NC or SC or somewhere in Ga.
The number of golf courses sounded very good

This is a good place to start for people who are researching - you can click on a state and it will give you a list and a summary. You can drill down from there.
Ideal Active Adult Communities | 55 Places

I would avoid the Atlanta area. I went to college in Athens, GA, and student taught in Atlanta. They definitely have a winter there. It might not be as snowy as farther north, but it is definitely not warm. We had ice storms and some snow. And with the crazy weather patterns recently, there was snow there as recently as last winter.

There is a place in NC called Lake Lure. It is supposed to have a micro climate of year-round decent weather.

Check out Fairfield Glade near Crossville TN. Beautiful country and a nice retirement community.

I'm confused. We have 3 seasons. Spring, Holy crap it's hot, and snowbird season.

We looked at Fairfield Glade several years ago. It seemed very dated to us in terms of facilities and it gets COLD in the winter ... as well as wet.

My second choice of locations would be the north western part of South Carolina. Don't think it will meet the golf requirement.

Check out Peachtree City, Georgia. It is a golf cart friendly town with lots of golf courses. I'm pretty sure there is a Del Webb community there.

Might be hard to believe but there are some folks that enjoy cold weather more than Holy crap it's hot!:cold::cold::cold:

Count me in on that one - moving to Blue Ridge Ga the end of the month!

Soleil Laurel Canyon is in Canton, GA about 50 miles north of Atlanta. A beautiful community in the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains. We have several friends living there.

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Peach Tree City in Georgia, near Atlanta comes to mind. They offer golf and are a golf cart community similar to The Villages, just not as large.

I forgot to mention that Georgia is very tax friendly to seniors. Soleil is in Cherokee county and they do not charge seniors school tax. Georgia does not tax retirement income. Makes for VERY low taxes

I looked at Fairfield Glade and Tellico Village in Tennessee. They were nice but...

I also looked at Winding River and St. James Plantation in South Carolina. Traffic on their highways was terrible, you had to drive quite a ways for anything, and EXPENSIVE lots and homes.

I live in Georgia and have a place in TV. You'll be bored to tears in Blue Ridge. Yes, the state allows $35,000 per senior of earning to not be taxed. Property taxes in most counties do not give tax breaks to seniors. Be careful and check out what they offer. A few exempt school taxes, but most don't. Do your homework.

Not going for a tax break - going for the mountains, forests, off-roading in our jacked up Jeep, hiking with our dogs, enjoying nature and the solitude that offers. Lived in an even more remote location in the desert and those were some of the best years of my life. To each his own - that's what makes the world go round!

Yes, but OP is looking for a place similar to TV but smaller for his friend. he said lots of golf and similar activities to TV. That precludes hiking and off-roading.

Although what you describe sounds cool! But I don't think that's what he wants.

Solution
 

I think the solution is to live in TV from October till June and then go to the mountains.

Spent last Summer at Snowshoe Mountain, WV playing golf and the high temp never got over 75 degrees.

Snowshoe Mountain Ski Resort - Official Website - Snowshoe, West Virginia

:1rotfl:

All of these places sound great for golfers. My question is - do they have what else TV has to offer - such as hospital, doctors, groceries, restaurants, Wal Mart, drug stores, etc. - all accessible by golf cart? For someone who drives their golf cart everywhere this would be a minus if these facilities weren't available.

I'm sure that's true so to each his/her own. But I lived up north, dealt with cold weather, snow etc for many years. I'll take hot over wet/cold any day. As long as the A/C works, I'm good. :) Plus the evenings are usually nice and cool ... as long as it's not a downpour like this week.

Almost everything in Fairfield Glade has been updated. New eye center, new grocery store, new medical clinic, new rec center ...

There is a "villages wanna-be" in PERRY, GA. Considered it five years ago but I don't know what their status is now since the market has soured. We were impressed, but the villages had a larger magnet. I'm not sure of the name, but it has Houston in the name I think since they are in Houston County.

How about North Carolina?
 

NORTH CAROLINA FOR BOOMERS??? Four season state.....

North Carolina did have frequent snow this past winter, but that was unusual........ Still worth a gander.

http://carolinasforboomers.com/asheville-retirement-guide/

Please keep scrolling all the way down to bottom of the page.

Numerous hyperlinks to click on, with regard to active adult retirement communities near Asheville North Carolina.

The neat thing about North Carolina is that it has the mountains as well as the seacoast.

When one gets tired of communing with nature up in the beautiful mountains, the outer banks has quite a history of it's own.......so head to the ocean for a quick getaway. Check out the Outer Banks shipwrecks....(great books to read on the subject, as well).
http://www.outerbankschamber.com/main/directions-to-visible-shipwrecks-obx/

Chapel Hill, North Carolina has also become a very popular retirement destination.

Years ago, while at university in Vermont, our son did a summer internship in Chapel Hill. A born and bred Vermonter, he was very impressed with this town and the surrounding mountains further north near Asheville, etc. Our niece, her hubby and children live near Duke Univ. now; her inlaws are employed at Duke. A "Jersey girl" , North Carolina has become "home".

""What Chapel Hill is like for active adults....... Chapel Hill is a particularly beautiful (population just over 53,000) college town in the gentle hills of central North Carolina. ""

""The University of North Carolina (24,000 students) is the centerpiece of this charming small town with a cosmopolitan flair that makes it appealing as a retirement community. ""

""This entire area is highly educated, with Duke University nearby in Durham and NC State just 30 miles away in Raleigh. "

""The three towns are sometimes referred to as the Research Triangle in reference to the research park, Research Triangle Park, formed in 1959. The area has grown so explosively that surrounding towns like Carrboro and Durham have in effect merged into Chapel Hill. ""

""The university and the downtown are intertwined to create a classic college town atmosphere that will appeal to many active adults 55+. The downtown is widely used by students and residents for dining ""

http://www.topretirements.com/reviews/North_Carolina/Chapel_Hill.html\

Also , Blue Ridge Parkway for stupendously beautiful scenery........from around Lynchburg, Virginia, etc.
North Carolina is a beautiful state if you get off the beaten path and take the road less traveled.......or Blue Ridge Parkway.

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Very nice website.

The Del Webb community north of Albuquerque looks very nice and only 375 homes.

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Who would have thought it? Three of the best places to retire?
 

Who would have thought it ???????????

Three of the best places to retire?

**Burlington, Vermont; Eufaula, Alabama; Chattanooga Tennessee????

Plus many more suggestions on the left side of page (click on links).

http://www.ideal-places-to-retire.com/best-retirement-places-to-live.html
Best Retirement Places to Live for Every Budget and Lifestyle


**Burlington is our northern university town , situated on Lake Champlain.

Hmmm, I wonder if they have message boards.

I don't think so
 

I don't think so........but we're already planning our winter escape to T.V.
What street do you reside on? You have nothing against snowbirds, do you?

Snowbirds? They're pretty much okay but if not prepared properly taste a bit gamey.

This is a nice small 55 and over community situated in a very scenic area. I have visited it and looked around a few times. It lies only a couple of miles from the Hyatt resort of Tamaya and a casino on the Santa Ana Pueblo. One can take the train up to Santa Fe, $7.00 pp for a round day trip. I am in NM right now and took the train up from Albuquerque yesterday to visit friends in Santa Fe. It was a pleasant ride.

http://www.delwebb.com/communities/n...-the-area.aspx

Is it anywhere near Taos, New Mexico? I looked at your map, but couldn't tell. My husband always says he'd like to visit Taos; he had an artist friend who lived there awhile back. Thanks.....

p.s. I notice there are direct flights to Denver, etc.

I think they fly away eventually
 

Not to worry. I think they fly away eventually.

(Cornish hens stuffed with sweet or hot Italian sausage/artisan bread stuffing are delicious......and not gamey at all).

As far as being a snowbird........it's a good solution for some.

A friend just sent these statistics to me.....very interesting, as we've moved to Florida twice before, in the early '70s and again in '94. We always loved Florida as a vacation destination; going there once or twice a year.......but only stayed a year the first time and about 4 months or so the second time.......expensive lesson.

''How many people move to the state of Florida each year and how many move out of Florida each year:"

"The saying by promoters of Florida is that over a 1000 people a day move there. That is true. Florida is the most traveled to vacation destination in the world! Many who vacation in Florida end up moving there based on their impression from their visit."

"The fact you won't hear repeated is that over a 1000 people a day also pack up and move out of the state every day. In 2009, just under a half million people moved to the Sunshine State and almost a half million people moved out. It is a very transient state. From a distance or short visits, many people view it as paradise. Once you move there you begin to notice things you didn't while on vacation."

"Many move to Florida to escape the cold winters up north. What many don't realize until after they spend a fortune to move to Florida is that they traded 7-9 months of humid weather in Florida to get away from 3-4 months of cold. "

"For some, that is a fair trade. For many it isn't. "

Of course there are many other reasons people leave. There are people who move to Florida and live there long term and love it. Everybody loves it at first but there are millions who have moved there, regretted it and moved back. How will your move work out? "
Above fits the old saying........."act in haste, repent at leisure".

Some can't afford to move back and feel stuck. The older we ourselves get , we realize that as great as it is for an "escape", where we are is "home". We can get a direct flight anytime we want and head to TV or any other place in Florida as there are a zillion empty rentals all over the state.

Taos is a two hour drive (quite scenic in parts) from Bernalillo, north and over 2,000 feet higher. Both Santa Fe and Taos have been artist colonies for many, many years.