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Originally Posted by Ruger2506 (Post 2437373)

That's good though, right? Investors sell their holdings and get out of The Villages. Prices drop. All those discounted properties sell. Inventory drops. Prices come back up.

Unless I'm mistaken, The Villages has a little of everything for everyone. New areas to the south. Older better built homes and established neighborhoods with mature trees that don't look like nuclear wastelands to the north. So there should be a buyer for any home anywhere in The Villages according to want and taste.

Most investors in TV have been buying and selling home longer than our 15 years of experience. You will meet some who buy new sell every two years, adding to their retirement portfolio. Those who bought in 2021 with that super mortgage % are waiting. Our last buy was 2022, sitting for awhile, however our model choice, village and view doesn’t sit on market long.

One warning those mature trees will totally destroy your house, when they fall, even large branches are destructive. Once you have a tree fall on your house, you find those mature trees frightening. Especially when you watch as that tree falls on your house.

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Originally Posted by asianthree (Post 2437440)

One warning those mature trees will totally destroy your house, when they fall, even large branches are destructive. Once you have a tree fall on your house, you find those mature trees frightening. Especially when you watch as that tree falls on your house.

That must be a city person thing. Been a deep woods country boy my whole life. Had multiple massive trees all around all my homes, including my current Canadian Border property. Never an issue other than some branches once in a while. I recall listening to a radio podcast once and this city chick was talking about how trees scare her due to lightening and falling. I was thinking, "WTF?"

Had a big oak take out the lanai and fence at my parent's place on the north end. Nobody was scared. The only "ah, $hit" and sadness was the loss of the tree. Not the lanai or fence. That's what insurance is for.

I miss it, the south villages is ugly if you ask me.

I even brought my chainsaw with me. You never know.

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Originally Posted by pilotalan (Post 2413895)

i have been looking at 466a, as there's a very high concentration of golf courses, easy access to sumpter and brownwood, and not bad to get to eastport.

But again, i'm seeing some really pretty neighborhoods with bigger lots, no bond, etc. Up around nancy lopez. Seems like there's good local amenities, but a long way to squares and such.

I see disadvantages, but just want perspective from folks that live up there. There are probably advantages that aren't apparent if you don't live there.

sumter.

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Originally Posted by coffeebean (Post 2437378)

The Lake Sumter area has a walking path with a bouncy pavement (great for the joints) that starts at Lake Miona rec center. No pets, allowed. This path is for pedestrians only.

The Historic Side also has pedestrian-only bouncy pavement sidewalky paths, at Paradise Park. It starts at the postal station, goes around the bocci/shuffleboard court, then crosses the street at the Wales gate to the exercise park with the track and outdoor equipment, then crosses again near the archery range and around the dog park and under the golf cart bridge, then across the other side of that bridge at the edge of the lake, and connects back to the MMP that runs parallel to 441.

Pro: If you like to snow ski, up north is the place to be.
Con: If you hate the ice and snow, Florida is the place to be.

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Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2437369)

SWMBO would rather take the car, lest the wind in the golf cart "mess up her hair"...;)

Ahh, understood! The two most important words after “I do” are “Yes dear”.

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Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2437369)

Yes, it's an easy shot. I've done it many, many times. But SWMBO would rather take the car, lest the wind in the golf cart "mess up her hair"...;)

Nice being a guy, not much hair left to worry about, and when the little remaining hair gets unruly we have that “who gives a crap” kind of attitude anyways.