[2newyorkers]

I have a friend who is interested in living in Lakeside Landings. I do not know anything about this community other than the location and that they are currently building new homes. Can anyone tell me any pros or cons to living there?

[jbdlfan]

We lived there for over five years and loved it. We had a villa in the back. Nice home and the best pool in the area. I highly recommend living there. We had all that The Villages had to offer at less price. We lived there as a convenience for our lives at the time. We drove a street legal golf cart so we could hit the squares and golf courses when we wanted. But I can't say enough about the pool, huge, pretty and family friendly.

[Bonny]

Originally Posted by jbdlfan

We lived there for over five years and loved it. We had a villa in the back. Nice home and the best pool in the area. I highly recommend living there. We had all that The Villages had to offer at less price. We lived there as a convenience for our lives at the time. We drove a street legal golf cart so we could hit the squares and golf courses when we wanted. But I can't say enough about the pool, huge, pretty and family friendly.

You say you "lived" there. Where do you live now ?
I didn't know people living in Lakeside Landings could get a pass to golf on our courses.

[Indydealmaker]

Originally Posted by Bonny

You say you "lived" there. Where do you live now ?
I didn't know people living in Lakeside Landings could get a pass to golf on our courses.

You're right, Bonnie. They do not have a free pass to the golf courses and cannot even get a guest pass to the execs.

The only "amenities" they have access to are the same ones available to the general public: the squares and the multi-modal trails if they have a street legal cart so that they can reach from their community (via 35 mph or less streets) to the trails.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by jbdlfan

We lived there for over five years and loved it. We had a villa in the back. Nice home and the best pool in the area. I highly recommend living there. We had all that The Villages had to offer at less price. We lived there as a convenience for our lives at the time. We drove a street legal golf cart so we could hit the squares and golf courses when we wanted. But I can't say enough about the pool, huge, pretty and family friendly.

Could you explain what this means??

[NotGolfer]

I have a friend who lived there for several years but moved to The Villages in order to take advantage of "ALL" it has to offer. The one response just doesn't make sense unless it's "just" the restaurants, shops and squares! NOTHING else is offered "IF" you live at Lakeside Landings.

[Walter123]

Don't take the bait!

[obxgal]

Just curious as to what their monthly HOA fee is at Lakeside.

[manaboutown]

Originally Posted by obxgal

Just curious as to what their monthly HOA fee is at Lakeside.

$260/mo. according to this listing. https://www.redfin.com/FL/Oxford/503.../home/48459938

From the listing: All the grounds in this community are well manicured and maintained through the HOAs. Also included is Complete Lawn Service, Mulching, Irrigation, Pest Control, Power Washing, Exterior Painting, and roof repairs.

[jbdlfan]

Originally Posted by Bonny

You say you "lived" there. Where do you live now ?
I didn't know people living in Lakeside Landings could get a pass to golf on our courses.

We had an in-area guest pass at the time. This enabled us to play any of the courses as a guest. They were pretty lenient with us at the Country Clubs and would allow us to play without my in-laws. If one of their friends put us in, they would accept it.

[jbdlfan]

Originally Posted by Indydealmaker

You're right, Bonnie. They do not have a free pass to the golf courses and cannot even get a guest pass to the execs.

The only "amenities" they have access to are the same ones available to the general public: the squares and the multi-modal trails if they have a street legal cart so that they can reach from their community (via 35 mph or less streets) to the trails.

No, as I mentioned earlier, we had and in-area pass that allowed us to get into the pools and golf courses. We seldom used the pools because LL's pool was much nicer. But I golfed often. I will say that there are a few people that have figured out how to get by the local restrictions on the golf. I know some folks kept their original drivers licenses from up north so they appeared to be out of the area. Not condoning it, just stating a fact.

[jbdlfan]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Could you explain what this means??

I could have put that better. All that The Villages has to offer that WE were interested in. We both work so the clubs have no interest to us. We golf and enjoy the entertainment while also had golf cart access.

[jbdlfan]

By the way, we had 4 neighbors that moved out of TV to live there. They didn't have any interest in the clubs or other activities like that but wanted more home for their buck. They are minutes from the squares and shopping it felt better living there. Their words, not mine.

[jbdlfan]

Originally Posted by NotGolfer

I have a friend who lived there for several years but moved to The Villages in order to take advantage of "ALL" it has to offer. The one response just doesn't make sense unless it's "just" the restaurants, shops and squares! NOTHING else is offered "IF" you live at Lakeside Landings.

IF??? Pretty sure I said I lived there over 5 years.
You people crack me up. Why would someone make that up???

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by jbdlfan

IF??? Pretty sure I said I lived there over 5 years.
You people crack me up. Why would someone make that up???

Ok. But are you really sure you lived there? A lot of us Villagers have fading memories.