Also, don’t forget to check Zillow.com and FSBO. com for homes that are not listed with either Villages or MLS. We bought our villa from the owner and saved several thousand dollars.

I would suggest that you work with an MLS agent and a villages agent. This way you are able to view all houses that are listed. A great MLS agent is Katy Kelly with RE/MAX Premier Realty 352-355-7982.

MLS realtor that knows the villages..be educated.. villages aren't always honest. Watch the bonds.. welcome

the main focus of a V agent is to sell NEW homes

Hello We just bought a pre existing home and used a Village representative. We met with the representative on two different visits. It is important to lay out your most important desires. In our case it was location (near town centers). We were not interested in the newer section. I was very happy with our representative. Once it was that he figured out exactly what we were looking for he was excellent. We lived up north and prior to our purchase did a tremendous amount internet searches. We had a good experience with our village agent.

We met our Villages Agent when we went down for our Lifestyle visit 3 years ago and have kept in touch with her. When we were ready to start looking we contracted her and also went to many open houses on our own. We did have a Remax agent show us a few houses, but TV had many more listing at the time. We just closed on our house yesterday and our Villages Agent Jenny did EVERYTHING for us- we are in Illinois and it was such an easy closing. I would be happy to share her info if you would like. Good luck on your house hunt!!

It's always buyer beware and whether you deal with a salesman or a realtor even with a code of ethics there have been lots of cases of potential conflicts, please note you should never say anything in front of a realtor or a salesperson that you would not say in front of the person selling the house.
I am repeating the following from the above comment because the absolute truth,All Realtors unless designated a buyers agent, work for the seller whether they took the listing or another MLS agent took the listing. TV sales people generally operate the same, but don't have the same code of conduct

Very Satisfied, Using The Villages Sales office for purchasing a Resale.
 

I am from Long Island N.Y. I have purchased 7 homes / real estate properties in my life time. I must say I am very satisfied using The Villages Sales Representative when I purchased my Villages home this past October 2020. My Sales Representative answered every email, phone call, and text message quickly and professionally. My Sales Rep answered every question I had about the Villages. Think about it, who would know more about The Villages then a Villages Sales Rep? My Sales Rep made sure everything was completed according to the purchase agreement contract and I feel he went above and beyond to make certain the purchase was a smooth transaction. Thank You Villages Sales Rep Chris Mullen for a job well done.

We went with one particular Villages sales agent recommended by a friend. She was frequently in touch. We narrowed down our search to about 5 models and a location that would be suitable. Our house up north sold very quickly and we had to move quickly. We followed the market online like crazy. Ended up buying sight unseen because we couldn’t get down here! WE found the house...she didn’t. No regrets!

Be cautious. The Village realtors do BIT show you any homes that meet your criterion, if listed by an agent not affiliated with The Villages. We lost out on homes that would have been of interest to us.

MLS vs VLS agent
 

We have purchased both of our properties from VLS agents. When we purchased our current home we worked with both. The MLS agent had limited properties to work with compared to the VLS agent. We had some specific had to haves that made locating a property much more difficult for the MLS agent. We have had great experiences with the VLS agents. All of the new construction gives them a broader market to work from. It has been our experience that our VLS agent was absolutely working on our behalf. They will tell you openly when buying a preowned home they are essentially working for the seller. (this was described as don’t tell me you will pay a higher amount when making an offer, if the seller asks I am obligated to share that info)...This being said the agent was open about this fact. But we still felt they took great care of us. We have purchased preowned and new. If you desire a new home VLS is the only option.

All you have to do is tell them that you are not interested in looking at new construction. That is what we did, and the subject never came up again. They make money when you buy a house. They don't make money by showing you houses that you will never buy. They know that.

Don't forget to mention all the propaganda.
I have heard " quick buy now we will stop Building Soon" Also you will never have to worry about your property value either, NO Apartments! what a Joke, Stop drinking the cool-aid, LOL
Ps. and don't forget the 25% property tax increase in one year to pay there infrastructure, Please what a joke!

MLS and Villages
 

I am a licensed Realtor in Florida. To purchase a home in The Villages you will need both.

MLS homes cannot be shown by a Villages Sales Associate
Villages listings and New homes cannot be shown by MLS Realtors.

You would limit yourself to what you can purchase. There is a decent amount of inventory but why limit your ability to choose.

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I work for Exit Realty if you need assistance. Also, visit my YouTube channel I post about living in TV and what you need to know about buying here.

If you want to see every home, get a villages agent and an outside agent