Perfect Village?
 

I am a full time resident living in Buttonwood, and I am curious about your opinion. What Village is in the perfect location and why?

The perfect village is the one you pick...

Ditto!

Bill :)

While I agree that all of the Villages are great, if I had my choice I would live somewhere in the vicinity of Lake Sumter Landing. Only because it is so centrally located.

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I heard once that Duval (hmmm or was it Largo?) is the middle of TV. Is that true? I would guess that it is true the perfect location is the one you pick.

I remember speaking to someone who lived in Chatham who thought hers was the best because it was not as busy on the road etc...she did admit that she was from a rural area before TV....then my Realtor said he first moved to Chatham and hated it cause he loved the busyness of LSL so he moved to Virginia Trace....matter of perspective!!!!

Being close to the squares seems advantages when you don't yet live here. BUT...

after a while your square attendance drops some...at least for a LOT of folks. Simply because if you go to the squares every night, you will miss the parties, get togethers, card games, potlucks, wine tasting, drinking and laughing on someone's lanai...that happens in the evenings about six months after you move here.

So...where you are IS the best place.

I love where we live now, and I loved when we lived in Hadley and don't ask me to choose the best neighbors. BOTH!

We are building in Gilchrist which is south of 466A and I think we're going to love it there. I agree with Billlaur that the perfect one is the one that you pick although nothing in this world is really "perfect".

I agree with the others too.

However, the general area you chose sometimes may be important if you have a special passion for a particular activity. For example: bowling, pick near Spanish Springs; clay court tennis, pick near Glenbrook or Lopez; want more aggressive (and usually younger) sports participants, pick south of 466A; tree'd neighborhoods and golf courses, pick north of 466; don't like train whistles, avoid the north west side; etc. Living nearby sure beats schlepping 15 miles back and forth daily to your favorite specialized activity.

For us personally, we've been in 3 different villages and each was/is the best.:D

Wherever you are is the best village. :smiley:

I prefer halfway between SS and LSL. Just have to take the car to Brownwood.

I may be wrong but to be near shopping, rec centers, doctors or favorite activity is the best village but then what do I know, I am still a wannabee. :(

You are such a nice person, and would be such a great and happy villager. I am about to break all of my rules and plant St. Joseph in my yard, so your house will sell and you can move here.

St. Joseph and his family have been my friends for a good while, AND Sister Mary Michael Timothy Basil Catherine said that kind of stuff was superstitious and that was bad...so I never planted him in any of our moves.

But I am willing to plant a statue in our yard if it would help YOU move here 2B.:highfive:

How about halfway between LSL and Brownwood? Bring on St. James or Tamarind Grove....the best of both worlds! :)

BTW, the airport van driver said Publix and Macy's soon to come around Brownwood....and lots of other new stores. He said there is a bidding war between Wal-Mart and Cosco for land.

:agree: That's the area I've picked for a rental to see if it is the correct place.

How about those of you who have moved at least twice within TV, letting us know WHY you moved to and from the places you've chosen (without offending the neighbors, of course!). Gracie's next after Jim. :laugh:

You have to plant St. Joseph on the lot the house you want to sell sits on. He must face out. I planted my statue that I got in Fourth Grade for selling Holy Child Christmas Seals on a house I inherited from my Mother, but he did not help, when I finally sold the house, I could not find him to dig up. There are small statues just for buring. Will try it here in Maryland.

Thank you for your kind thoughts. :smiley:

I may plant another Saint Joseph just to make sure.

Joe :wave:

I am embarrassed to tell you how many times we have moved. Most were job related moves over many years. Some were just real estate investment moves. Anyway, there is no perfect house and no perfect place. End of story. In TV and in your retirement years, pick out a Village that is near the activities/hobbies you enjoy and plan to do the most. That too will likely change after you get here. Thats the best advise I can give you. Believe me the rest will take care of itself!

I know the correct answer. My Village.

If one studies the geography of The Villages a few things stand out a little. Not to say that all Villages are not great, but some seem to be better positioned for us and our preferences. My priorities were as follows.

1. I personally do not want to be any where near or even be able to see the power lines that traverse through the community.

2. Although I like the sound of a train whistle, I like it from a distance.

3. I want to stay away from any of the sewage treatment plants.

4. I believe there are advantages to being someplace closer to the middle then the edges. It is lovely to look out to a horse farm, but next year it might be a shopping mall.

5. I prefer not to be on or real close to a busy street.

6. I believe being central to all 3 town squares will be an advantage in the future.

So when you consider all the above, I ended up in Sunset Pointe. I also believe Virginia Trace, Sabal Chase, Winifred, Bridgeport at LSL, Lynnhaven, parts of Liberty Park, Poinciana, and probably parts of a few others meet those objectives.

I just got a St Joseph to help sell our house here in Ohio. Not a single offer in six months! The kit I got said I didn't have to bury him. So he is placed in a position of honor in the house and I look at him every day. I'm no expert on this, but I'd feel sorry for poor St Joe buried on his nose underground! So, yesterday was 8/16/12. I'll keep you posted to see if he can help us.

:cryin2: We have moved 3 times in TV. Neighbors have never liked it when we moved. I remember one who was down right upset. We are still friends and keep in touch.

First place in TV was a villa and we decided to upgrade. Second place was 3 bedroom on interior lot and we decided to upgrade. Third place is on Bonifay Championship Course. This one goes to the kids and we are out the door in the pine box! End of story.

double ditto

For us, 2nd move was for a larger home and a friend wanted our 1st home in the worst way (e.g. big profit). Current home was for a wonderful oversize garage with a great home attached, on a course, at the right price. All neighbors and villages were great and we are active with all groups. In fact we recently hosted a 50th anniversary party for friends in our first neighborhood.:thumbup:

Most important to me and many others i know is the close proximity to the golf cart paths. Go everywhere by golf cart and the less we share the road with cars and trucks the better

I hope it becomes reality especially Cosco.

We chose Largo for the central location and after meeting lots of folks here we are glad we did!

:BigApplause:Great diplomatic response to question!

I agree that there is always a reason for where you settle down. We have visited for many years, and (still don't know our way around) but when looking for property, we wanted to be between ss and lsl, We found a place in Mira Mesa, We can get to the Landing, and the Springs without a problem, we can also take the bridge to the Paridise center and not to mention the shopping, fast food and medical vacilities. May not be the perfect place for everyone, but after all the trips to the villages, when we walked into our new home, it just felt like home. We are excited! Got word today that closing is on Aug. 31. We can't wait to join the family of villagers.

Hope you continue to love it here. Welcome and best wishes.

:highfive:

When we fell in love the first time it was with a Camellia because it was roomy and pretty and backed to Odell center with a good backyard view of golf course. Right price, did not yet know it was going to have delightful neighbors. NO one had the option to build anything in June 2008, homes were completed in bunches and put up for sale and they all had different things in them, some came with washer dryer, some came with blinds, some came with granite, NO choices. We loved this house.

We spent four or five months a year in it and Sweetie continued to work by phone and internet and flights back to Ohio. Each time we would leave The Villages was harder than the last but we returned to our spacious home in Cincinnati and Helene had a lot more space in her rooms there. The Camellia has a decent master bedroom but the other two bedrooms are smallish. Since Helene lives with us because of the blessing of her being born with Williams Syndrome, her comfort was very important.

When we really started thinking about making TV our full time home we began to look for a larger home for the three of us. And that is the reason that when we sold our Camellia, we bought our Seabrook. Again we landed in a village with wonderful neighbors and still frequently see our neighbors in Hadley. I play golf with the girls on our old street once a week and they still have us back for the monthy Havana Blast social and we have frequent dine outs with them individually too.

Moving from one home to the other is MUCH cheaper than up north. You can change your mind if you want something different once you are here.

I love reading your messages, your always so up beat and have honest replys, so thank you.

Gracie, thanks for the information. So for you, it was the type of house rather than the location of them? How did the locations of the houses influence you or did they?

They did. We had a choice to build the Seabrook in Pennecamp and at Laurel Valley, Glenkenny at Fernandina opened up a couple of weeks after we made the choice. There were NO view lots at the time. We chose Laurel Valley because it was closer to already built stores, restaurants and doctors and of course LSL although we rarely go there for the evening entertainment anymore, we have so many things to do now with friends.

We have an interior lot with nice spacing so we have a good view between the homes. We would have liked a view lot but we were homeless and there were no view lots to fit the Seabrook.

We are very happy here.

J. Murray, Congratulations on your home purchase in Mira Mesa. I rented in Mira Mesa two months ago, and I really liked that village. Hope your closing and move-in go smoothly. :wave:

You would have been very welcomed in the Village of MacClenny at Fernandina. Lots going on and its just getting started.

Thanks Keith for correcting my incorrect Scottish sounding name for your village. I think Fernandina sounds Portuguese and MacClenny sounds Scottish and I didn't file them correctly in my brain.

And I know we would have loved it there as well. We have driven through several times watching it build and it too is another perfect peice of the puzzle that is The Villages.

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Hope Costco wins!!