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Buying in the Villages,please advise
Hi,
We are planning on purchasing a home this spring or summer. The villages will be our fulltime residence and are looking forward to it. We are buying a pre-owned looking at 3brs. Problem is we are not sure which village to buy in as we want our neighbors to also be fulltime residents. We are moving from Osceola Co. Fl which is in the tourist area of Disney and have had it with short term rentals ect. Any advice on what areas to concentrate on? Our price range is up to low 200's. Thanks and hope to see you in the Villages soon. Julie57 and husband. |
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I would guess that some of the neighborhoods which have been established within the past 5 years or so would have a larger number of full time residents. If you're looking south of Route 466, Mallory, Winifred, Sunset Point, Liberty Park, Lynnehaven, Ashland, to name a few. Some of the older sections north of Route 466 tend to have older residents, although newer retirees are moving in every day. So depending on your age, you may want to consider that as well. I personally prefer south of Route 466 because the golf cart paths are wider, and the facilities are newer. Good luck with your search! |
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Julie,
I sent you a private message. |
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Recently I met a nice person, who felt she had made a mistake three years ago by buying in an older village north of 466 where the residents were already "settled". She related that she'd hosted a party at which 50 neighbors showed up and had a good time but she never heard from one of them again! Maybe putting up with a new, transient, neighborhood for a few years is better than being excluded entirely as a newcomer.
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"being excluded entirely as a newcomer"? I really find that a bit excessive. We bought in one of the older neighborhoods north of 466 with lots of permanent residents. Do they have their own lives? Of course. But that is no different than most places outside of TV. I have found my neighbors, in fact everyone in TV, to be open and welcoming. We are not here full time yet, but when we are I expect to make my own life too. Some of my activities will be with my neighbors, old and new, and some will be with others throughout TV. That is the beauty of this place.
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Hi there,
You question makes me think a bit of one of the criteria we had when college shopping for my daughter. She wanted a school in the South to have the opportunity to see and meet people from a different part of the country. Of course that meant she could not get home for weekends. Even if there are a lot of clubs etc, you want there to be people to enjoy them with. I'm not sure that you can decide on a village - you almost need a neighborhood within a village. I think it is good that you are planning to look late Spring or Summer. We tried to hit the schools we thought might be locally focused by visiting on the weekend in the spring. It was a real eye opener. Good luck - and I think you can meet a great group of neighbors anywhere in TV. Kate PS - living on the Conn shore for 20 years - I know what it is like after the tourists go home. |
Julie,
I"m in the business of real estate and I have found that many villas are purchased by snowbirds. Now that is not true in all cases. Those areas of home, designer type will find a larger percentage of fulltime residents. Hope this helps. |
Thank you to everyone
Thank you so much for all of your replies and advice. We will have fun looking and deciding upon the right home, we plan on this being our last home purchase, but, you never know. I look forward to meeting the folks in the Villages and hope to make many life long friends. Julie57
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Julie:
I understand what you're asking and why. We moved here 3 years ago when there was really no choice of which Village to buy in...you GRABBED what they told you was available because if you didn't...someone else would in the next 15 minutes!!! You're lucky that you have a choice of where to buy and what to buy. I would like to say that we are in the the village of Liberty Park and we couldn't be happier with our neighbors. They are all the greatest bunch of people we've ever had the pleasure of knowing. I feel like we're all a real "family"...and we've only known them for 3 years!!! How lucky are we????? My only advice to you is to buy the MOST house you can for the money this time around. Otherwise...you'll be moving up in a year!! I golfed with a lady last week who has lived here 4 years and just bought their 3rd house!!! OUCH !! I agree with someone else who posted here...you need to stay south of 466. People are "younger more active" retirees (for the most part) and tend to be more fulltime. Send me a Private Msg. if you have any more questions. |
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:agree: Linda,
I also am North of 466 , Way North, and I have a ton of life left in me, ask anyone that knows me! LOL |
Hey, Nonie! I know you do girl! Your lanai will always be the home of the belly dancers. But we never did get our "no spandex" bikers group together. Sigh.
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Although we just bought in Hemingway we also looked North. For many years we lived in an apartment building in NY which was similar to a village. We we thirtysomething and some of our best friends ranged in age from twenty through eighty, and believe me you never lacked for a good time. |
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