We're the ones that stayed put. But half of the houses on our street have changed hands.

Its a retirement community and i would guess more than half never move, unless you count the final move. To say an average of three moves is totally unbelievable. Imo

There seems to have been in the past a lot of movement within the villages itself. People I know who are moving and told me they viewed The Villages as a buyers market right now.

I made certain that the home I purchased was one that I intended to stay in for the duration. We worked out all the kinks decorated and furnished it accordingly and immediately paid off the bond. In time we replaced the HVAC with a top of the line as we did appliances garbage disposal. We will replace the hot water heater shortly. We would have made some additions to the home but its clear the kids are not going to relocate here so they can sell it.

In my view as of today we still could not recoup our expenditures and make a profit and to me a home has always been an investment. So we have stayed put for going on 9 years because retirement money is a scarce resource since it is difficult to replenish.

Here's something you might find interesting. Go on to thevillages.com. Click on Homes and click on Model Home Gallery. Click on Cottage Homes. Find the Sunkist and take the model tour. Go back to the Model Home Gallery and Click on Designer Homes and find the Begonia. Take the model tour. Open the floor plan for each of these homes and keep them open on your screen and compare them.

I don't understand your point. While the Sunkist looks the same, it is 600 sq ft. smaller than the Begonia and has no golf cart garage. And the lanai is quite a bit smaller. No laundry room.

There is a Premier with the exact same floor plan as the Begonia/Gardenia, only bigger.

I'm sorry, I meant the Bourganvillea, not the Begonia. The Boruganvillea and Sun Kissed are exactly the same house, but one is a Cottage Home and one is a Designer Home. The only difference is the appointments.

In fact a friend of mine has an Amarillo which was marketed and listed as a Ranch Home and it is also the same as these two.

OK. Now I get it.