Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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One & done for us. Searched for 5 years, picked lot when Richmond opened, one mile south of Brownwood. Built designer model on pond, no one behind. Love our forever home ❤️🏡
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Unless..
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Moved once (so far) in order to get a house with a pool. |
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We think the most important thing is neighbors/ friends. We bought 2/2 patio villa and love the area & people. Added gc garage & small room, then bought another home across the street to host family & friend visitors!
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Many move to different homes for a myriad of reasons post their first home in TV. Some start with something too big on the first go-round and then downsize. Some are the opposite. Some what a change or scenery or a different floor plan/area of TV. Others might lose a spouse and no longer need the home/memories of their loved one. I would say that when you see "average" might just be a way to take in all the options into consideration as there are so many residents here.
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Hot Sellers Market
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We are not interested in moving. I think if you've moved a lot in your life, you continue to do so once you get here... Also, I think there's a bit of a social contagion, if all your friends are moving, you're more likely to..
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3 times is a charm
We bought in 2014 after we helped move our friends down here. First house was a patio villa in Fernandina. We panicked at costs and sold in 2016. Bought a manufactured home in the historic section in 2017 thinking it would be less costly and it was a mistake. The insurance on it was ridiculous and it needed so many repairs. Sold it in 2018. In 2021 bought another patio villa in a south of 44 neighborhood and love it! We would love a courtyard villa some day, but unfortunately we have been priced out at this point. Maybe they could start building some patio villas with fences.
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Bought manufactured home in the historic side - 2 years sold
Bought 2/2 courtyard villa in Rio Grande 3.5 years sold Bought 3/2 courtyard villa in Bonnybrook - still own since 2018 I am a seasonal resident - done and done - no more buying ! |
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I'm on my 3rd and last
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Average is the mean, not mode
An average of 3 times is just that, an average. If your concerns are an average number dictating what will happen to you, don’t count on the number being yours.
Mean= average or the addition of all moves divided by the total of all families Mode= the number most often occurring (such as 1 and done or we moved ….times) I would wager the mode of 1 (buying and not moving) occurs a whole lot more than those that move and move again multiple times. Seven or even 8 couples on a block may never move, there will always that other indecisive handful that drive your average number up.
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It’s ice cold for resales 500k and up. Rates Should not matter for cash buyers
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Bought a Villa to try out the "Lifestyle" knowing it was too small for us long term but a cost effective option for seeing if we liked The Villages (I didn't want to rent). Decided we liked it and wanted a larger home where we could have a pool. Sold it a year and a day later for a significant profit after commission and expenses. Rolled that profit into a larger home with zero additional cash out of pocket. Would do it again in a heartbeat if they ever bring back truly custom site built homes.
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Not happening. Those days are gone. Semi custom is best you can expect and that term is used loosely. It’s about production speed and cash flow.
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