My buying experience with TV
 

Just returned home to Hawaii after several days visiting TV. This was our fourth visit (had 3 previous LSVs). We rented a home through TVPM. All went well. Home was nice and clean with a beautiful view of a large pond and golf course (street name was Inner Circle). After looking at homes for several years we finally decided on an Ivy model. Needed an extra large lot on a golf course because of the GC garage, bump outs, stretches through the middle, lanai and room for a 22' deep bird cage. Our sales agent found the lot we needed so we placed the deposit on it. First available design appointment is in late December. Earliest construction start is sometime in March 2013. I found none of the limitations on construction that have been mentioned on previous post. We ask to delete one of the four bedrooms to make a super large MBR closet and enlarge the remaining two bedrooms, no problem. We asked to move the washer, dryer, and deep sink into the garage, no problem. Our sales agent even provided a plot drawing of how the house would fit on the lot and a drawing of the altered floor plan we requested, all in one day. Finding the extra large lot allows us to get a designer instead of a premier and save on the bond cost. The lot is on Amherst Way on the Bonifay GC. So far, everything we have asked to change has been approved. I can only hope that continues through the design appointment. Our sales agent is Jeannie Ulmer. Since I have only dealt with her, I cannot evaluate how other agents compare but I do believe your sales agent, and their working relationship with management, has a lot to do with how many changes you are allowed to make. Every facet of our dealings with TV has been professional, competent and customer friendly. Nothing negative to report to this point. I will continue to post as we progress through the system.

Batman,

Congrats on your purchase! Sounds like everything went very well. The only thing that surprised me were the dates for earliest design and earliest construction. If someone wants a new house and to customize it, sounds like they will have to be prepared to wait. Used to be from signing contract to completion was about 60-75 days.

Which lot is it?

209-21

That really is a big lot - larger than many of the premier lots in Pinellas. Lower bond to boot. Congrats.

Hello batman. I am 4 lots down (up) from you on 25. My meeting is in Sept. And I am also stretching, bumping, changing, etc., with a Lantana! Will not have a firm start date until after my design meeting, though I do not believe it is quite as long a time as yours. I also have experienced no problems and have a wonderful agent (Kathy Ward). All thumbs up so far! I look forward to making your acquaintance!

We will be back in TV in December for our design consult. Hope to meet some of our new neighbors then. We may be one of the last built in our area. I saw SOLD signs on all the lots around us.

Also on Amherst
 

Batman: we are also on Amherst on the golf course...we are lot 32. We also bought an Ivy! Our design meeting is mid-September!

Congrats on you purchase. Maybe we can get some pointers from you after your design consult. Lots of decisions to be made in our future.

so much done in short amount of time good job

Kathy Ward is great!

moving in
 

Congrats Batman, I think it speaks volumes that Hawaiian inhabitants are moving to Florida. TV has big appeal as we all know!
We'll be designing end of November and was expecting that the build would start just about immediately thereafter. We'll find out.

Out lot is in 208 and think your neighborhood pool is closer to us than the Fernandina one. Beware Gilchristians!

Good luck!!

Welcome all new Gilchristers!!! Looks like we have two homes completed right across from tus but unoccupied. The footers for the home directly behind us have been excavated and we met friends of the owners tonight. I have a feeling that this neighborhood is going to be a great one! Anyone coming down for a design meeting, please contact us! Can't wait to meet everyone. Also, continuing pics of our home construction is under a different thread. You're going to be amazed how fast these homes go up!

Rusty & Janice

batman, Sounds like your plan is coming together very well. Congratulations.

Congrats Batman
 

Congrats on your purchase.

It will be good to have someone from Honolulu nearby. We lived there for 12 years, and I graduated from Chaminade University in Honolulu .

Although we will be in Sanibel, I'm sure we could easily join you for Pupu's and Happy Hour at Bonifay.

Aloha

Jack