[Angelhug52]

Originally Posted by fflmaster

I need a 😂 button. This did make me laugh. But, I actually like looking at the alligators.

If there is water there are gators. Including open invite to them to your pool, should you build one.

[elle123]

Originally Posted by fflmaster

I am sure this is discussed in Nauseam, but can’t seem to find much on a search with recent opinions.

I expect my wife and I will want to design our house vs purchase an already made and ready new home if we go in the new home direction.

However, looking at locations TV releases to build lots on the price can go from 5k to 200k.

I get the idea of pick what you can afford and want, but I am still the kind of person that needs to confirm value. Say, we decide to move to a new location in 10 years. I don’t want to loose 200k in value. Up North, the area and size of house would all be similar in price. View would not mean anything to valuation of sale.

So, do the golf course views really sell for 200k more than a same style home without the view? Or do you understand and accept a loss if you purchase the view?

The word is "ad nauseam" and it's getting nauseating thinking about how overpriced some properties are. As a golfer, I wouldn't want to live directly on a golf course unless my view was separated by a good size lake. You lack privacy and it's dangerous as balls are regularly misdirected onto your lanai. Wearing a bike helmet while resting on a lounge chair could be stressful. A man-made lake can easily be transformed into a retention pond.

Nonetheless, your home is worth what someone is willing to pay for it.

[Worldseries27]

Originally Posted by angelhug52

if there is water there are gators. Including open invite to them to your pool, should you build one.

aye, aye ,

[lpkruege1]

Originally Posted by Pondboy

Yes, golf course views command the extra coin on the front end and they are more likely to sell quickly on the back end. If you get your money back, well, that depends on a lot of things. No one can really tell you what’s going to happen in 10 years. But, it will more than likely sell quicker than a home that backs up to another or one that is on the turnpike or near a busy street.

Look at it this way, what view would you rather have for the next 10 years in that house that you are custom building? The back of someone else’s house or that golf course / pond.

Also, when you pick your lot, choose wisely! You don’t want golf balls hitting your lanai…or those irresponsible golfers trespassing on your property because they can’t hit a ball straight.

As a golfer, is any lot truly safe? Just asking.

[La lamy]

A view will always attract more people, hence a higher price IMO. At our age, why not go for what you love and not worry so much about what the resale value might be! Good luck with getting what you want.

[Bodrum]

Originally Posted by fflmaster

I am sure this is discussed in Nauseam, but can’t seem to find much on a search with recent opinions.

I expect my wife and I will want to design our house vs purchase an already made and ready new home if we go in the new home direction.

However, looking at locations TV releases to build lots on the price can go from 5k to 200k.

I get the idea of pick what you can afford and want, but I am still the kind of person that needs to confirm value. Say, we decide to move to a new location in 10 years. I don’t want to loose 200k in value. Up North, the area and size of house would all be similar in price. View would not mean anything to valuation of sale.

So, do the golf course views really sell for 200k more than a same style home without the view? Or do you understand and accept a loss if you purchase the view?

I live on a small lake at my house is selling for 60 $70,000 more than one across the street. Both phones are similar.

[Villagesgal]

We bought a lot on a championship golf course with a water view 20 years ago. Best thing we ever did and worth every penny. Never have seen a gator, only 2x had a ball land in our backyard, mowing is in the late mornings or early afternoons on the course on days the course is closed, it's closed 2 days a week. Love the privacy, still love the view and are amazed it's ours, even after 20 plus years, the view still takes our breath away. Homes on the course seldom go for sale and when they do they sell within a few days for $300,000 and much more than interior lots and even the lots across the street who have a view of the course between the houses.
I don't know about executive courses, but championship course homes have a lot of privacy and we would buy it again in a heartbeat, it was well worth the upcharge.

[Bwanajim]

Do you really want golf carts and people going by your backyard every 15 minutes every day? No privacy. I would suggest finding a lot that backed up to the wooded preserve areas. Those are beautiful.

[Nell57]

Originally Posted by lpkruege1

As a golfer, is any lot truly safe? Just asking.

My house is on the green. Since they are putting I’ve only had 2 balls in my yard ever.
When I’m inside it’s very entertaining to watch my golfers.
I have reflective film on my window so I can see out but they can’t see in.
If I’m outside the golfers wave or we joke around.
It wouldn’t be everyone’s cup of tea, but I love it.

[opinionist]

If you don't mind living in a house that looks out at someone else's backyard, then it is not worth it. I enjoy having a spot where I can sit and connect with nature, even if the house next door is just 15 feet away. It is a matter of out of sight, out of mind. I don't know what the premium is to the house value in dollars, but to me, it is a home to live in and not an investment.

[sowilts]

Originally Posted by fflmaster

I am sure this is discussed in Nauseam, but can’t seem to find much on a search with recent opinions.

I expect my wife and I will want to design our house vs purchase an already made and ready new home if we go in the new home direction.

However, looking at locations TV releases to build lots on the price can go from 5k to 200k.

I get the idea of pick what you can afford and want, but I am still the kind of person that needs to confirm value. Say, we decide to move to a new location in 10 years. I don’t want to loose 200k in value. Up North, the area and size of house would all be similar in price. View would not mean anything to valuation of sale.

So, do the golf course views really sell for 200k more than a same style home without the view? Or do you understand and accept a loss if you purchase the view?

Have our Home on a retention pond. Linden. Was well worth the price of the lot. Fantastic Sunset views. Would not want a Golf Course lot. Too much cart noise.

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by Villagesgal

We bought a lot on a championship golf course with a water view 20 years ago. Best thing we ever did and worth every penny. Never have seen a gator, only 2x had a ball land in our backyard, mowing is in the late mornings or early afternoons on the course on days the course is closed, it's closed 2 days a week.

The are no "championship golf courses" in The Villages, that are closed 2 days a week, nor is there a Championship Golf Course in the USA, that mows the grass in the "late mornings or early afternoons".

[Sledneck]

i was told 3 hours to decide

Originally Posted by thelegges

Posters will tell you what lot you should or shouldn’t choose. However my bet is they haven’t tried for a build lot with a view for at least 4 years.

First if you want to build, choose the $$$$ you need for your budget. Then try for every available lot.

There will be around 30-50+ names for each lot. You will be very lucky to be #1. You have 48 hours to say Yes or No.

So think if you and hundreds are trying for lot release available, those lots will also be highly sought after if you build a desirable model.

That $200,000 lot does sell well if you can only afford a $200,000 model.

[lawgolfer]

Originally Posted by fflmaster

I am sure this is discussed in Nauseam, but can’t seem to find much on a search with recent opinions.

I expect my wife and I will want to design our house vs purchase an already made and ready new home if we go in the new home direction.

However, looking at locations TV releases to build lots on the price can go from 5k to 200k.

I get the idea of pick what you can afford and want, but I am still the kind of person that needs to confirm value. Say, we decide to move to a new location in 10 years. I don’t want to loose 200k in value. Up North, the area and size of house would all be similar in price. View would not mean anything to valuation of sale.

So, do the golf course views really sell for 200k more than a same style home without the view? Or do you understand and accept a loss if you purchase the view?

The additional expense of a golf course view will be recovered when you or your heirs sell the house. However, living with a view of a golf course may not be all you hoped for. You will have the noise from mowers and golf carts; the occasional
cursing by players; and, the occasional golf ball hitting your lanai or landing in your yard (more than occasional if you chose a poor location).

The larger problem involves a very poor decision by The Villages in the placement of the cart paths on the golf courses. For some reason known only to the designers, the cart paths have been laid on the side of the fairways closest to the houses. I swear there are houses that I feel I could reach out and touch as I pass by them in my cart. Several times I have said "hello" to people having breakfast in their lanai as I pass by or, even worse, when I am out of the cart and looking for a golf ball. You will find this exists on every course in The Villages. In the older areas, I have noticed that many, if not most, of the lanais have been enclosed and the screening replaced. While this may reduce the noise of the passing carts, it still means that you will have golfers looking into your living quarters from a distance as short as 15'.

If you are spending the extra money for a "view" lot, I recommend you look at those with a view of water or a preserve and not a bunch of old men with beer bellies, dressed in funny looking clothes, and poking in your plants looking for a little white ball.

[PilotAlan]

Originally Posted by lpkruege1

As a golfer, is any lot truly safe? Just asking.

Only past the green and before the next tee box.

I live on a course now. In front of the forwarded tee box. Still get balls in the yard (but not a lot). The dog has an infinite supply of balls to play with.