Same here. I wouldn't take a golf course lot if you gave it to me because I simply do not want to sit on my lanai and have to see and smell the gas carts zipping around. Water view, all day.

My neighbor had the same question and a specific lot (in the area of the green and tee) in mind. She went out to the lot several times during the day for a few hours and concluded there was too much golf traffic by the lot for her to enjoy her patio. I would avoid ponds because they can develop a leak and that could lead to a sink hole.

I think these is a large of variety of golf course view lots. There was a spectacular image a few posts back of a view of a peninsula green and bunker. Almost everyone would want that and would pay a lot for it.

But there are a lot of golf courses here and a lot of golf course view lots and not all of them are so great. I don't really like the ones that are right along the fairways where the lanai and the pool are just a few meters from the O.B. markers. Seems like they are on display. I am also not a big fan of the golf course views on the pitch and putts. I would prefer any view lot to an interior lot, but view lots are definitely not all equal.

And speaking of not equal, I'd like to speak in favor of the red-headed step child of view lots......the retention pond view. Those lots provide good privacy to the rear since the nearest house to the rear is far away on the other side of the pond. To my eye they have a nice view. Importantly, the homesite premium for those lots is far less than the $150-$200K mentioned on this thread.

I have a home on a retention pond in Water's Edge. The lot, by Villages standards, is oversized at 0.27 acres. My homesite premium was $69,000. I would have paid more for a still better view, but those are hard to get.

I have lived on a championship course for 10 years. Great view and lovely sunsets, they will have to carry me out foot first. That being said, if you think people playing on championship courses are much better, you are mistaken. Most people are very good but there is always the idiot coming onto your property and yes I find golf balls frequently. The good outnumber the bad, fortunately, but the bad makes me hate golfers. There is early mowing, like before 6 am. Because I usually have my windows closed, it isn't a big problem. If I moved, I would probably choose a prairie, but no ponds, roads, edge of property lots and no where near a rec center. I would not like to hear pickleballs all day long!

Our pups have always loved our view as much as we do.

So the left side of the fairway is safer? Thinking about it, I guess that makes sense. Good golfers tend to draw the ball, and the hackers typically are slicers. Although the pull hooks can be real low trajectory bullets.

Don’t live there, but it’s in my neck of the woods and am well aware of the situation. It’s not supported by the general resident ammenity fees, it’s an assessment for the residents in the particular neighborhood that has access to the park/pool.

Then the next question would be if the original build of the pool was supported by the bond for that CDD and not just that "neighborhood"

personal opinion: I would trade the incremental cost of water view lot for a bigger house, or a house with more outdoor living features.

unfortunately the water view is not natural, has gators which can eat grandchildren, and the golf course is a nemesis, a foe to be wrestled with regularly, and therefore we don't need the constant reminder of the struggle....

It’s not just the view one is paying for, it’s the privacy that comes along with it, which is priceless. A big part of the reason we spend so much time outside in our pool/birdcage is the privacy. If we were looking out an other homes instead of a wildlife preserve there is no way we would get the same level of enjoyment out of our property. I suppose using the premium cost for more house would be worth it for folks who spend all of their time at home inside the house?

In the history of The Villages, do you know how many grandchildren have been eaten by alligators?
ZERO. Not one. Put the pearls down.

One TV Buffalo munched on a child’s fingers while grandpa held the kid over the fence to pet the buffalo. Which quickly cause the developer to move buffalo to an undisclosed location.

Thanks Grandpa for decision that caused harm, and made him $$$

Ditto! We’d still be in SoCal with the perfect low humidity weather and very few bugs. I’m a Disney parks fan, but would never have moved here just for Disney World. We’re here only because of The Villages lifestyle.

Our lifestyle visit in 2022 was at Alden Bungalows near Brownwood, which is a CYV neighborhood. The pool was in that neighborhood and was always very quiet with very few people, or just us, using it. At that time it was maybe just one street with Lifestyle villas, the rest were privately owned. We also have a village near us now that has their only pool in the CYV neighborhood. We checked it out once and it was empty, so with it being just a 7 minute cart ride from us we’ll be using it occasionally.

With snowbirds gone, you will probably have the pool to yourself. Enjoy!