[Lovey2]

What does anyone know about these surrounding cities? Nice places to live?? We have friends that are looking in the area and feel TV is too expensive for them, so have asked me about these cities. Any thoughts??

[jhrc4]

Wow , That is a very broad request, The Villages has many homes that are available at most Individuals budget. What are they looking for, surely they have some thought. The Villages TOTV can help but really you need to be more specific than your request for help for your friends. Budget, and in particular " lifestyle " we can help ...But ? Need More Specifics..

[KathieI]

Stonecrest and Del Webb developments are both north of TV and they are very nice places to live. Belleview and Lake Weir are rural areas, some horse properties but I don't know of any communities like TV that are in those areas. Living on Lake Weir is very nice, beautiful scenery but as I said, very rural.

[Cajulian]

Check out StoneCrest Community in Summerfield. Three miles from Spnish Springs and not much further to Lake Sumter Landing in the Villages.

Lots of home for the money and still very close proximity to the Villages Town Squares for entertainment and fun.

[Lovey2]

Originally Posted by KathieI

Stonecrest and Del Webb developments are both north of TV and they are very nice places to live. Belleview and Lake Weir are rural areas, some horse properties but I don't know of any communities like TV that are in those areas. Living on Lake Weir is very nice, beautiful scenery but as I said, very rural.

Thanks. That's what I was looking for as far as an answer goes. They aren't necessarily looking for something like TV, just curious as to what those cities were like in general. Very rural, is what I needed to know. Guess I'll have to take a ride over there for them.

[Lovey2]

Originally Posted by Cajulian

Check out StoneCrest Community in Summerfield. Three miles from Spnish Springs and not much further to Lake Sumter Landing in the Villages.

Lots of home for the money and still very close proximity to the Villages Town Squares for entertainment and fun.

Thank you. Like I said, guess I'll just have to get around looking, and get them down here. Naturally, I want them in TV, but she seems reticent (until I get them here, probably) and I was just looking for some general info.

[gomoho]

The best thing you could do for your friends is find a good REALTOR that will work with them to determine their wants and needs and hopefully be knowledgeable about the surrounding areas to guide them to what would best suit their need.

[Happinow]

Don't you have extra room in your house?

[hema54]

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[KathieI]

Originally Posted by Lovey2

Thanks. That's what I was looking for as far as an answer goes. They aren't necessarily looking for something like TV, just curious as to what those cities were like in general. Very rural, is what I needed to know. Guess I'll have to take a ride over there for them.

I have friends that live in Belleview and she has a beautiful house, no one lives very close to her and she's on a large lake. There are many lake front houses in Belleview and Lake Weir, you should go onto realtor websites and see if you find something they might like and then go view them. They are rural but there are some very nice houses with lots of land and if they like boating, they probably can get their own dock.

[Lovey2]

Originally Posted by Happinow

Don't you have extra room in your house?

Yeah, just can't have their 2 puplets...hahaha. Funny the answers you get to the simplest of questions. I just wanted to know what the cities were like, nobody needs to know their budget, wants or needs. Funny thing is, she IS a Florida realtor, just wanted a local take on those cities, she's not familiar with. Sounds like Belleville is nice with the lake property and all. Maybe we can get boats again, that'd be fun!! I'll have to take a ride over and just snoop around. Maybe some day we can go on a recognizance trip....hahaha!!! Of course, I'm hoping once she gets here and I drag her around, she'll prefer this.

[ROCKETMAN]

We have friends who built a house in lake weir just off hy 25. The developer has 1000 lots but only about 25 houses so far. Many have harleys or motor homes. Compared to the villages, our friends have a 1200 sq ft. house with a very large pool and lania for $155,000. includes granite and tile, private wooded lot. This is the start of the ocala national forest so they have seen bears and other critters. Only a 10 minute drive to mulberry plaza.

[gomoho]

Originally Posted by ROCKETMAN

We have friends who built a house in lake weir just off hy 25. The developer has 1000 lots but only about 25 houses so far. Many have harleys or motor homes. Compared to the villages, our friends have a 1200 sq ft. house with a very large pool and lania for $155,000. includes granite and tile, private wooded lot. This is the start of the ocala national forest so they have seen bears and other critters. Only a 10 minute drive to mulberry plaza.

WOW - does this development have a name?

[JB in TV]

The issue I see buying outside of TV is resale values. If one is certain they want to live there for the long haul, then perhaps it is an option worth considering. If one is not sure they will like central Florida, or the rural aspects of the areas surrounding TV, then it would seem the prudent decision is to find a home within one's budget within TV. Having regrets after a year or so, it will be much easier to deal with reselling a Villages home vs a home in a 1000 lot development where there are only 25 lots sold. Granted, nothing is a sure thing, but the history and price movement in TV is certainly a positive.

[JB in TV]

Originally Posted by gomoho

WOW - does this development have a name?

Don't remember the name, but wife and I drove around there last week, there was an ad in the Daily Sun, inside front page IIRC... Sat or Sunday perhaps 3/1 or 3/2??. It was definitely rural... and we noticed at least 2 foreclosures and/or neglected homes.

Driving N on 25, there is a big sign and some flags directing you in...The roads names all had the word "Bay" in them.