Question about Village of DeLuna
 

Researching TV and its villages - I have had a realtor sending me listings for a while and I could kick myself because I loved one back in 2022 and lost it. Properties were then going over asking.

Anyway, I just viewed one in the Village of DeLuna - 1400 SF - 3/2 - which is fine built in 2022. Contemporary which I like. It is block which we like better. The home is around $370K but there are homes in the 700 - 800K range also.

The home backs to another house and it's not on a main road.

Wondering why the price difference? The 749K home is only 800 SF bigger. No pool.

Is this village in not such a good location? It is Sumter so it's not Marion County.

What is a cottage home? I don't think this is one of them.

This sounds like a 'kissing lanai', make sure you investigate if this is the case. Depending on the design of the neighborhood, you could be less than 20 feet away from your neighbor when sitting in your lanai.

The price difference maybe a jump to a designer home.

You can view cottage homes on TV websites, to compare floor plans. We have owned cottages, (used to called ranches) compare the difference is the product inside at build. Cottages are only frame, like PVs.

Designer can be block or frame. Block at new build used to have a $10,000 up charge. Now that walls are poured, I haven’t compared cost difference.
You really need to walk the models. Kissing lanai most of the time isn’t your best choice, therefore less cost. Our cottage the neighbors behind was not only little off, but would just walk into the lanai for multiple visits every single day. It’s hard to be polite sometimes

I saw another listing that used "kissing lanai" and I wondered what they meant - thank you!
On this listing, it says it is a Basswood Designer Home 3/2. Built in 2022 so not old.
It looks a good distance from the home behind it.

Most homes I see in the 300s have vinyl siding and we do not want that.

I'd also love to add a pool but that's a dream right now. I would swim laps.

Some parts of DeLuna are very near to the turnpike and route 301. There is going to be a lot of commercial development on 301 just across from DeLuna, traffic will be bad as will the noise. The southeast section of DeLuna is your best bet. Don't buy blind.

Thank you! That makes so much sense and I was reading some threads about the turnpike noise which would be concerning.

We have hurricane impact windows in our current home in South Florida. Several benefits are the wind protection, security and the noise. You cannot hear much from outside. Are hurricane impact windows allowed in TV?

DeLuna...T.Pike or "Kissing" Lanai...
 

I feel your pain...I chose the T.Pike over the "Kissing" Lanai for the same reason....Wikolia@Village of DeLuna...

Don’t trust pictures when it comes to “looks like lot of space between homes” camera angle and camera lens can make 10 ft look like 30 ft. See it in person. Might be something else out of camera range that is adding to lower price.

I live in Deluna and are a lot of great sections with no road or turnpike noise, but definitely do your due diligence. The proximity to the turnpike and 301 as well as the direction your lanai faces all have an impact. That being said, we did stay in a rental in a more northern neighborhood and the road noise from the main Villages arteries (Morse, Meggison) were a factor as well.

The best advice I can give is to not buy a home that backs to any non-Villages property. What today may be a farm or just an open field could be a development or a 7-11 tomorrow.

Due your due diligence on kissing lanais as well. In my little section of Deluna there are three streets of homes with kissing lanais. One street is maybe 20 feet between lanais where the other is easily 60+ feet. There is no "standard" separation. You need to see in person or get someone without an agenda to send you realistic pictures.

The Marion vs Sumter county is a non-issue...and when talking about the Villages you also have to consider Lake county since TV spans all three. From a county tax perspective, Sumter is the cheapest but parts of TV are in the city of Wildwood so there is an additional tax. I personally wouldn't let taxes be a driving part of your consideration.

Feel free to DM me if you have specific questions about a home section, need pictures, etc. Deluna is one of the largest villages, so comments about turnpike noise, pylons (electric towers) are isolated to small sections of the village.

There are also Pylons in DeLuna. We saw a beautiful designer house, huge corner lot, but pylons under a 100’ and in clear view - BIG no for us. Other lots had wonderful views - of the pylons!

We ended up in Chitty Chatty which is ideal for us, close (walking distance) to shops and rec centre. 2 miles to Sawgrass, 4 to Brownwood or Eastport and 6 to Lake Sumter. Centre of everything really. The big plus though the preserve and the abundance of nature we see, plus over 15 miles of walking paths, something unique to this are. Have a look at Bradford, & St Catherine’s as well if you like walking… or Marsh Bend which also has nice walking paths and is central

A second thought, everyone says about noise from traffic, but no-one mentions noise from wildlife! Insects and birds can be very loud at night, my neighbour used to watch TV in his lania but gave up and now watches indoors as he had to have the volume high to it over the sounds of nature ������
I love the sounds of nature - but then I live in London so am used to traffic - it’s nice to hear something different.

The two homes you mention are very different. You’re comparing a 3/2 1400 sq ft no golf car garage home with a 4/3 2200 sq ft veranda with golf car garage. The verandas are very popular because of the privacy walls. I live in a block designer about 0.35 miles from the turnpike and the noise doesn’t bother me or my wife but your sensitivity may be different. The noise varies significantly in different weather conditions (temp and wind direction). The home you are referencing is a little further away.

There are some large power lines in that area, might want to check if home is close. Also, not a great location for golfing. Close to Marshbend is a plus and close to 301 and the turn pike are good.

Lot of price cutting going on, market is relatively soft and this is the right time of season to buy

All new homes here are built to current code. That means built to withstand 150mph winds. We are so far inland that by the time hurricanes reach us their winds are knocked down. We are located where coastal people come when there is a hurricane. We are also the place where Duke Energy does all the staging for the state when a hurricane is approaching. There is usually over 800 electric lineman trucks staged on the south side of The Villages.

Price difference is the square footage. The homes in the 2000 sf up start in the $650K to $750K range. Add a pool and you are in the $900 to $1.2M range. Pool construction costs running today at $150-$200K range.

If you like maturing landscape that will need replacing, houses and commercial buildings that will soon need paint, lots of traffic and big-box stores, and older houses, and older... well, everyone and everything, then yes! Absolutely! The north is ideal for you!