Jealous? Let it go.....
 

The facts are simple. Commercial properties in TV, as elsewhere, are occupied based upon a contract between the parties, with the terms agreed upon in advance.

If either party doesn't like the terms, they should not sign the contract. It is no time to complain about the terms after the signing.

If the lessor and the lessee are satisfied with the terms it's nobody else's business. Simple as that.

Any griping about the profits made by the Morse family appear to be attributable to jealousy.

:boom: Great post!

Naysayers, move to a place like Juliette Falls - that just went into receivership this week; do you want to be in a place like that or a place like The Villages? Thought so......

I wonder if questioning and inquiring minds are necessarily negative minds or are they cautious minds who do not take matters at face value?

Take for instance any corporation that has vast financial and political control over three counties in a state. Would an inquiring mind probe such an arrangement, such as law enforcement , IRS, prosecutors, consumers, competitors and would such inquiry be only negative or perhaps cognitive in nature to understand the composition of it all.
what makes it tick and why?

Well said! I agree with you.

Inquisitiveness is one thing and is an admirable quality. Disguising inquisitiveness to try to prove a preconceived notion or agenda that may not exist is quite another.

Yeah, what he said!:swear:

I don't really care what is in the business contracts for the Villages commercial leasing. I do care about the number of empty store fronts, especially right on the square at Brownwood and on Canal street at LSL. Was there any discussion of incentives or marketing plans to get businesses into those empty spaces?

Yes.

Play on Words
 

See the highlights below. This is what drives people nuts. It states "Every business in the Villages pays to the Villages Developer.." Then further on it states "it is completely false.." and then it states,"only after it exceeds a certain threshold.." This is a play on words when it states as some do pay. It is directed to the ones who are bringing in the most revenue. It is not completely false and should be accurate. :ho:

What’s the No. 1 myth being perpetuated about commercial leasing in The Villages? That every business in The Villages pays to The Villages Developer a percentage of every dollar they take in. I have heard this from the first day, and it is completely false. Some businesses do pay a percentage of sales only after they exceed a certain threshold that is predetermined and agreed upon. It’s a clause in their lease that kicks in only after sales reach a certain threshold; so it’s pre-negotiated. This is a common practice in retail leases nationwide. Within The Villages, only 7 percent of our businesses met this criteria last year.

Gary. You seem bitter. Of course it is about the money. All successful businesses work on margins. In my whole life of almost eighty years I have not seen a successful business say....I have made enough money, I will continue running this but take no profit.

I suspect at this point that continuing to build is about something else. The Morses are investing a considerable amount of money in acquiring and developing the new areas. I would guess they could have watched that money and been able to maintain a very, VERY good lifestyle for several hundred years for ALL of them and their descendants.

It may be power. It may be risk taking. It may be showing a belief that a private business can do better than a government agency in building and running a small city. It may be building a legacy. It may be their jab at leaving a lasting chapter in history...or it could be about the money.

They know what they are going to pay before they sign the lease so how can they leave because the rent is too high? They knew the amount.

Rents
 

:agree:I agree completely. We have the choice to live here or not. We don't have control over businesses here any more than we do anywhere. Let's just enjoy!

Most people who go into a business of their own may be doing it in part, to satisfy their ego.

But along with their ego trip, the main criteria for doing so is the almighty dollar.
Being successful pads their ego and fills their pockets -- the more, the better.

Yes, the developers have done and are doing and will continue to do -- more developing.
Why not? They have a good product and a captive audience in the form of ongoing retirees.
And you "suspect" it isn't about money??? Surely, you can't believe that!

They most certainly aren't doing it for the betterment of mankind.
It definitely is about the money!

We all know things based on what WE would do. How WE think about folks who have more money than we do. How we feel about capitalism etc. etc. Some people continue to work when they don't have to.

Money is a good way of keeping track. Many people that I know here in The Villages came alone and left their spouse behind for several years because he/she was reluctant to close the practice, the electrical firm, the pharmacy that employed long term employees.

There is not a damned thing wrong with making money if it isn't done illegally or immorally. If it was just about making money I would have encouraged our grandchildren to steal or deal drugs. Money is nice to have. You can feel secure when you have a goodly amount and you can help others too. Some do it so quietly that you would never know they did and some people are on PBS telling folks they funded this or that foundation. Both good.

Lot of jealousy of financially successful folks I have observed in my lifetime.

yea what he said