New on TOTV
 

Hi....like this site...lots of good info....hope to contribute somewhat...

Thanks!

Gary

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wELCOME:clap2:

Welcome Gary...Lots of great help,info and people here!:welcome:

Welcome to TOTV, Gary! Great place to share info and insights.

Bill :)

Hello there Gary. Welcome, welcome. I hope you find some friends and make yourself at home here.

Hi Gary:

:welcome: to TOTV. Lots of great info and smart members.

Entertaining and addictive. :)

Keep on posting.

Welcome Gary! There are very helpful, friendly, and spirited people on this site. Kind of like sitting around a big dinner table together.:welcome:

Welcome to TOTV! I agree -- lots of good info. whether you are a TV wannabee like me, a new TV resident or a long time TV resident. :welcome:

:welcome: GaryV412,

You already have. Thanks for joining us, and keep on posting.

Welcome Gary! Sit back and enjoy all TOTV and TV itself have to offer.

Suzanne

Welcome to TOTV. You will love this awesome site.

Coming for a week's visit in December
 

Hello Everyone,

I have been gathering information up as my husband and I are thinking of moving to The Villages. We live in NJ. Our friends are in the process of getting their house built in the Village of Tamarine Grove. We are arriving on Dec 7 and staying for a week. We have a sales agent taking us around for two days to look at certain models that I already picked out. Could you please tell me is it better to buy a re-sale or have a house built? I found some re-sales that caught my interest that we want to look at. Reading some of the posts I don't quite understand about the bond issue? Can someone explain that to me? Is there anything else that we should be made aware of? I understand there are not too many lots left in The Villages? I am not sure if that is the case. Thanks Patti

Patty.

There are THOUSANDS of lots left in The Villages and will be next year and the year after. My advice is take your time, enjoy this visit and go back and think about it some more. There isn't a rush. There will be many resales because frankly people do grow older and some move on to the village of Heavenly.

The bond is like an expense for the roads and networks laid down before the home is built. It is about 22K for a designer that is new costing about 250K.

Some resales have their bonds paid off and some have them paid down a little and older ones have their bonds paid down more.

There are numerous threads that have discussed the new vs. resale question. Here are the most relevant points IMHO.

New:
Get more or less exactly what you want, lot, finish, style, etc.
Entire neighborhood moves in at approx. same time and develop bonds (friendships)
Everything is new and shiny and under warrenty

Pre-Owned:
In many cases low or no bond which MAY reduce the overall price.
Opportunity to get upgrades (enclosed lanai, pavers, attic stairs, skylights, landscaping etc. etc.) at little or no extra cost
Ability to chose the part of TV where you want to live: eg; near 466, near Spanish Springs or Market Square, near hospital, dog parks, shopping, pool, rec center etc. etc.
Mature landscaping in many areas
Ability to negotiate sales price

There is no right or wrong answer - it depends on what you are looking to acheive.