Creekside Cabanas And Homes For Sale
 

From the latest Villages V-mail.

Located just off Lake Sumter Landing, a select few of the Creekside Cabanas are now available for sale! If you enjoyed these well appointed accommodations during a visit to our community, you can now call one of them home! A limited supply of villas and homes are now on the market and available for sale. It’s hard to get any closer to all the fun and activity of Market Square than this! Call today for more information and to arrange a tour of the particular Cabanas ready and waiting for you.

friend of mine made an offer on one - said they had multiple offers and back-ups. Confirmed only a few released for sale. She is still waiting to hear if her offer was accepted.

I have never heard of TV taking "offers". I thought they called the shots, naming the price - take it or leave it. Someone correct me if I am wrong.

Betty

Are they ever going to get all of those sold? It's taking YEARS.....literally. You'd think they'd be considering offers at this juncture.

Bill

Bill

I think you are thinking of the Lakeside Cottages and not Creekside. The Lakeside Cottages are located to the east of LSL while Creekside is to the west of LSL. I believe the Creekside units just went on the market recently while the Lakeside have been on the market for over a year.

I don't know what a Cabana is....Hawkwind. Can you describe it...or I could just go to the site, which I will. Don't say anything interesting while I am gone.

Please describe a Cabana for the other folks.
BRB

Sorry - I screwed up. My bad. It's actually the Lakeshore Cottages I was thinking of. The ones smack dab beside LSL along Lakeshore Drive. Sorry!!! I must be losin' it............. :loco:

Bill

I've stayed there twice. The first time was in a villa, the Grantham model. The second time was in a designer , the Lily model. They are all either villas or designers, and the cabana part is just a nice name for them.

Gracie

Cabanas (to me at least) are very similar to courtyard villas and they are even shown in the same listing as courtyard villas. One would have to look at the specs to see what exactly the difference is.

As an added note in my looking around this morning I see that 5 Cottage homes have been dropped from the list of new homes that can be built. Dropped are the Paradise Found, About Time, Dream Chaser, Getaway and Morning Glory.

Beeg difference. Lakeside Cottages are mega bucks, especially the ones directly on Lake Sumter. I haven't seen the prices on Creekside, but I'm thinking they're probably $300,000 to $500,000 less than Lakeside Cottages.

This is what I love to watch, their business plan. They put up a model this last spring, a Premier called the Atlanta, it was a supersized Lantana. We loved it, but couldn't move on it. It sold. They haven't built it again. I just love to ponder what makes them do this and that.

Me too, Gracie.

What makes them build Courtyard Villas with tiny garages? They tried a little trial area of ranches with fences .. what happened with that?

And yet, who can dispute that the Developers have the midas touch. I'm just amazed at their conceptual planning. What vision they had .. and what a wonderful paradise they created.

OK - let me get this sraight. A villa is now marketed as a cabana. Guess it is the same principle as the former ranch homes now being marketed as a cottage. Does Webster know this yet? Oops, guess we don't use a paperbound dictionary anymore!!!!!!

I don't think taking an offer necessarily means negotiating a lower price, just that someone has made an offer to buy the property. (When we first bought here we were told we'd better get our "offer" in if we were serious, otherwise someone else might buy the lot. There was NO negotiating, the price was the price, period.)

Bogey Boy is right as always...and when an offer is accepted, that property is removed from the listings. Sometimes it will reappear if the financing doesn't go through. It is so different than real estate sales anywhere I have been..

Just got off the phone with the sales group on another issue so I asked a few other questions while I had them on the line. I was told that in the very short time these homes became available there has been a lot of interest and some have already been sold. Rep would not say how many homes and villas were put on the market.

They are being sold turn-key right down to the silverware and bed sheets. The bikes and golf cart are also included. The golf cart is the first thing that would need to be replaced IMO.

The price stated is the selling price just as in the past. No negotiating a different price.

After the call I went to the new home listing (rep said that they will be listed as new) and they do not show up as yet. Also some of the designer homes on Marryweather Way that back up to Buena Vista Blvd are also for sale. Again no mention of how many and I asked again.

In case you are interested and want to follow up on the homes when they are listed online here are the street names that are in Creekside Landing.

Black Water Dr.
Commodore Dr.
Peninsula St.
Atlas Dr.
Old Dominion Rd.
Tall Pine Ln
Creekside Dr.
Van Patten Pl.
Marryweather Way

I was contacted about a Creekside Cabana. They are fully furnished right down to the golf cart. However, the premium seems high even considering the furniture above a similar model elsewhere. Any ideas why?

Cabana Villas are what is in Creekside Landing, currently used for the Lifestyle Preview Program. I think there is also one street of designer homes (along Buena Vista - you can see the rears from the multi-modal path on Buena Vista.

The only difference (as far as I can tell) from regular Courtyard Villas is that each one has different paint color, trim, etc. There is one Cabana Villa neighborhood in Pennecamp - I met someone who purchased/lives there and she told me they have not sold very well - apparently most people are not willing to pay the extra $10,000 or so just to have a different color from your neighbor. I think they're really cute, and it makes it much less of a "cookie-cutter" neighborhood, IMO.

If you search the New Homes and go to home series on the left of The Villages website, you can click on "Cabana Villas," Keystone Villas, and Savannah Villas. Keystone are the vinyl CYVs, Savannah are the stucco, and Cabana is the varied color - only 2 currently listed, in Pennecamp I believe.

I don't know if the Cabana Villas (only a few) that they are currently selling in Creekside are priced comparably with the ones in Pennecamp or not. Hard to tell, probably, since they are selling them not only furnished, but with dishes, TVs, bikes and golf cart.

And, assuming you can have the golf cart modified to get get up to 20 mph, I don't see what's wrong with the golf carts. The location is certainly great to a lot of people. My friend is trying to buy it for an investment/rental and I would think tenants would love being so close to LSL and all the action.

I don't think they are dickering on the price at all - you pay what they ask, but maybe they are seeing how many cash offers/quick closings they can get before they accept the offers that are pending financing. I'm not sure. She just said she was told there were multiple offers and back-up offers. Only released a few, not sure why, as I and she thought all of Creekside Landing was going to be used for the Lifestyle Preview Program for several years to come.

In the past, TV has used homes in their rental program (individual owners, renting it out thru TV) for their Lifestyle Preview Program, and sometimes just used those for the overflow. They probably have a plan they modify from time to time, and we don't find out about it until it happens. Maybe they have decided they make more money renting thru their rental program, or a combination. I am not sure that Creekside Cabana stayed full year-round - maybe this solves the problem, or is a step toward that direction.

We were lucky enough to get one of the Creekside Cabana's. Basically, they are courtyard (vinyl sided villas). We wanted the Cumberland. Hawkwind is correct on the street names however, all of the Cabana's are not for sale. We were in backup position on the two that we were interested with multiple back up offers behind us. We ended up getting our second choice. The buyer has 3 hours to decide. Can't wait to get to TV.

The only Cabana Villas are the Kingfisher Villas in Pennecamp. Exactly the same models as the stucco/block villas, but using different names. You can see one for sale now in the pre-owned section of TV. Just look under Pennecamp - only 3 homes there for sale (pre-owned) and the newest listing is the cabana villa in Kingfisher Villas. The only difference is the outside constructioin. They are sided with the wide plank boards - not stucco/block (Courtyard Villas) nor vinyl (Key villas)

Betty

:welcome:

Happy to hear you found your little piece of (furnished) Paradise!

Creekside Cabana Villas
 

Anybody know approximately how much they are being sold for?

Thank you! We have been wannabee's for a few years now. We won't be able to use it full time yet but at least we have our retirement home. The prices are averageing around $230k (depending on which model) turnkey.

Welcome, Lisa. Sounds like you got a pretty good deal for a great location. Hope you can make it to a Crisper's get together in the near future.

I thought they (the Kingfisher villa neighborhood cabana villas in Pennecamp) looked like wide plank boards (maybe cement boards) too, but earlier this year (either my spring or summer trip) walked up to one of them because I was curious, tapped on it, and thought they were wide vinyl. - Does anyone live in them and can tell us for sure? I could be wrong. As I recall, was quite surprised when I tapped on them. But I'm no construction expert.

Creekside Cabanas
 

Does anyone know what kind of houses/villas are being built across the street from Creekside Cabanas---on the lot adjacent to Waterfront Inn that I believe overlooks Lake Sumter?

Since those will either be on the lake or with a lake view they
 

will be more like the cottages on Lake Sumpter. Fairly pricy.

The above are pure guesses.

btk

Thank you Redwitch. Hopefully, we can make it to Crisper's..I would love to meet everyone. Ohiogirl, I'm not sure what the exterior is made of. The brochure says structured siding. All I know is when we did the lifestyle preview plan we stayed in this model and loved the floorplan, the location and the exterior detailing. At the time none of the Cabanas at Lake Sumter were for sale. Our marketing person didn't think they would come up for sale. So we kept looking and we kept comparing everything to the Creekside Cabanas (because of the location and details I mentioned above). We are soooo happy!!!

Lisa, I think it's a great location too. Congratulations on your purchase. I've only been in one (friends who were doing a Lifestyle preview) and I thought the decor was striking - theirs was black and white, with red accents. I think each one is different.

Am really glad that a rumor floating around a year or two ago is turning out to be just that - a rumor (someone said Creekside might eventually be sold as timeshares). I for one don't really want to see timeshares in The Villages and it looks like it's turning out that the Morse Family apparently doesn't want timeshares in The Villages either.

Were all the ones they sold on the same street or are they scattered throughout?

To my knowledge the Cabanas being sold are on Merryweather.

This whole thread fascinates me! I've watched the marketing of homes in TV for more than 5 years and am constantly amazed at the weird and wild changes that happen, seemingly without even the slightest forward-thinking!

I'm guessing that, if the bottom line is enhanced, then who gives a d*** whether a strategy makes sense or not?

I stayed in a Lakeside Cottage on a Lifestyle Preview ages and ages ago. It was a nice place, but, to me, not worth anywhere near the exorbitant prices being asked now, even when furnished. The furnishings are "tired" and out-dated, even then (late 2005).

The place I stayed in for a week had three separate lanais/porches, which was fun, but NONE of them was screened, an absolute necessity here, I think.

I am surprised that the Creekside Landing places seem to be on the market. I had assumed (you all know that that's something you should never do!) that those properties would be Lifestyle Preview places forever. The new stuff going in across the street ("Edgewater Bungalows," I think) may replace the buildings in Creekside Landing for previews, but I'm betting will fairly soon also be sold!

No one can ever say that The Villages is dull! :wave:

SWR
:beer3:

Just as the location for TV sales offices has continued to move South
 

along with the progress of building out the surrounding area they are located in....so to have the Lifestyle accomodations....and they will move South as well.

The new models on display follow as well.

Have you seen the new sales center across from the shopping center on 466A?
Ditto TV Commercial properties area....etc....etc.

No mystery the ones adjacent to Lake Sumter are being made available.

btk

Ah Steve, I think there is a whole ton of forward-conceptual thinking that goes on for every facet of expansion. The marketing staff want to sell newbies new homes. So it makes sense to house them in lifestyle preview accomodations close to the new homes.

Following that logic, we can expect to see a bunch of new cottages/cabanas/cabins built somewhere close to Brownwood and to the new Villages under development.

I think the Marketing people learned from building the expensive Lakeside Cottages that they should concentrate on less expensive lifestyle accommodation which will be easy to sell off.

Lisa? Was this your first or second trip to TV? I thought it might be your first. I may not be paying attention. Tell us what you think of it all. Don't you think how they market houses is interesting? What about the general.....ambiance? ( Hope I spelled that right.)


Swrinfla. ( I hope I spelled that right.) You always say it just the way I wish I could. You too BTK.

Gracie, this was our second trip to TV. The first trip we stayed in a hotel and our experience was not that great. Our marketing rep drove us back and forth from one end of TV to the other. My husband who likes to look at the map and know where we are was very confused. We were both car sick by the end of our journey and were thinking TV might not be for us. Looking back, we spent to much time looking at property instead of enjoying the lifestyle. One of our friends had the same experience and suggested we come back for the lifestyle program. They did this and bought. Soooo, we did. We only spent a couple hours looking at property each day and our marketing rep spent the time in either the north or south end of TV (giving us time to play and enjoy the experience). That is when we fell in love with TV and the cabana we were in! Being a realtor myself, the way TV markets their properties and the lifestyle is amazing! They definitely know what they are doing. By experiencing the lifestyle, we could actually envision living in TV. We are originally from Michigan, and felt very comfortable with the people very quickly. It just felt like home the second time around. We love the ambiance, the active lifestyle, how clean everything is and actually how affordable TV is. With the economy the way it is we were concerned if we could live comfortably in TV. Thank you for all of your help and advice on TOTV. This website also influence our decision. My husband and I kept thinking we missed something on our first visit because everyone spoke so highly on this site...and actually we did. I'm so glad I continued to get on this site and talk with all of you! Thanks Again for helping to change our lives!

Lisa. That is so great to hear. :pepper2::beer3:I am so happy for you both. I hope to see you....NEXT WEEK???

I like you for a lot of reasons but most recently because you didn't mind I spelled ambiance wrong. I corrected it when I saw yours.

BE VERRRRY CAREFUL. There are a lot of ENGLISH MAJORS around here. Other than that is is perfect!!

Bare:

You're undoubtedly right! When one really studies what happens here, it is more or less clear that the marketing expertise is something else!

And, I'm of the modest opinion that someone's out there thinking of ways to generate more conversations on TOTV! :1rotfl:

SWR
:beer3:

P.S.: Aren't you about to come south????????????????? :clap2:

Lisa: Are you on Merryweather Way? We are buying there. Woo hoo.

Hey Steve, I don't want to go off topic and chat on this thread or Topicop :police: will be after me. So I'll just quickly say ... YAY YAY YAY ... we'll be there in early November. :pepper2:

Raen-I just sent you a PM.