Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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That is true of most places and most activities in Florida.
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Brockton, MA 1946-49 * Fort Lauderdale 1950-66 * Northern Virginia (Army) 1967-69 * North Lauderdale 1970-72 * Coconut Creek 1973-87 * St. Louis 1988-89 # Northern Virginia (again) 1990-2000 * Destin, FL 2001-08 * The Villages - Amelia/Hadley
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If you are comparing the physical house and associated fees, yes TV is not a great bargain. But TV is FAR more than the physical house. I’m not a golfer but I believe the golfers in TV are pretty happy. As for me it’s about the 2000+ clubs that allows one to keep busy 7 days a week. Also, the cleanliness is superior to most communities. Our, or my, existence in retirement involves more than where I put my head to pillow.
However, I do thank you for making the comparison. Information is always a good thing. |
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I went to the tee time system to see what/how many tee times were available for tomorrow Tuesday Feb 12. I stopped counting at 75 for the championship and 75 for the executive courses. If you want to play golf in TV you can, without waiting. Unfortunately you must have "read where" right here on TOTV somebody's complaining no tee times. Digging deeper they most likely were complaining they could not get a tee time between 9:00 and 9:30 on one course. The whole post included many generalizations and opinions not backed up with facts.
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You got that right! We pay $45.00 a month!
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Actually, I am not speaking of courtyard villas. Those start in the high $190's +. I was speaking of the more affordable homes in the historic section - below $150,000. Every one of those have lawns. My whole comparison deals with comparing resale homes in the $80,000 to $130,000 price range in retirement communities with lots of amenities.
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My experience has also been to arrive at least 45 minutes early to get a seat for many events. Dance lessons were particular noteworthy, with one or two instructors trying to teach a hundred people. It doesn't work, at least not well.
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Brockton, MA 1946-49 * Fort Lauderdale 1950-66 * Northern Virginia (Army) 1967-69 * North Lauderdale 1970-72 * Coconut Creek 1973-87 * St. Louis 1988-89 # Northern Virginia (again) 1990-2000 * Destin, FL 2001-08 * The Villages - Amelia/Hadley
Last edited by gfmucci; 02-11-2019 at 08:39 PM. |
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I live I CYV with stone lawn. Actually IMO grass is easier to maintain due to the shrubs and bushes dropping leaves and twigs. Trying to get the rocks clean much harder that just mowing grass
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I agree. We also had a CYV without grass. We had several trees and lots of shrubs. To keep a tidy look it took an hour or two a week to keep things trimmed and cleaned up. Thing is, if you do it yourself without a lawn, at least you don't need a mower and edger and chinch bug and mole cricket spray.
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Having looked at OTOTW several times before deciding on The Villages it appeared to us that OTOTW was appealing to person shopping for the best price, while The Villages was targeting the person looking for the best value.
The price you pay for the house here in The Villages is higher than most other places, but few offer anything close to the overall lifestyle value here. I guess it boils down to what you are looking to get out of your retirement years and how active you want to be.
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It's warmer here!!
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