[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by vintageogauge

why don't you quote and actual resident rather than an unnamed fake news source. Until they built homes south of fenney way we were as close to the prison and quarry as anyone down here. I have never heard a siren, day or night, and i have heard or felt the blast only 4 times in 10 months, not a big deal. We don't hear trains down here, we don't smell garbage or sewage down here, we don't hear fire station alarms, have never seen a snake, rat, or mouse down here, we dried out rapidly after irma, have never heard of a sink hole down here, etc. If the biggest complaint someone has is the blasting, they should feel fortunate and be glad they don't live near the sewage treatment plants or railroad crossings. The positives down here far outweigh any negative, the glass is more than half filled. Time to get back to enjoying it.

yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[eweissenbach]

Originally Posted by EPutnam1863

I amy be wrong but I thought on some of the resales, the bond has already been paid and needs not to be paid again.

Absolutely! We bought a CYV on a FSBO with the bond paid. Took that into consideration in what we were willing to pay.

[Abby10]

Originally Posted by kstew43

anyone else remember the line...you must be ready by 5:01 to buy, I can only hold the house for you for 2 hours, then, my fellow sales agent is going to sell it to his client. I need your decision NOW, what are you going to do.....?

That was high pressure...... and we fell for it....

I wish we would have fallen for it because we would have been $250,000+ richer if we had. The first time we were going to buy was exactly this situation. We decided not to go for it and it went down the line to the next person. That house has since resold for close to double the price we would have paid. At the time, I believe all of those properties sold within a week or two. When an area is "hot", or the demand is more than the supply in TV, this becomes a real situation not one made up by the agents. Too many of us have experienced this first hand to know sometimes this is how it goes down.

The property we ended up purchasing went on the market at 5pm and we made contact with our agent and put a deposit on it by 5:05pm. That entire neighborhood also sold very quickly.

[kstew43]

Originally Posted by manaboutown

I agree with the above post.

One needs to add the amount of the bond to its price to arrive at the actual cost of a home. That is simple arithmetic. As an aside the fact that the interest on the bond is not tax deductible and is higher than normally available mortgage interest adds even more to the cost of the home. I would factor that in as well.

Also factor in the neighborhood maintenance fee that you pay on your taxes as well as the bond payment. That can be from $200 to $900 a year on top of your regular taxes. non-advolerums...

[kcrazorbackfan]

We came for our LSV in Aug. of 2014; looked at many houses that week and was interested in a home but the home backed up to big acreage; no one could tell us what was that land was going to be used for, so we crossed that house off the list. Turns out, the land turned into Trailwinds Development; our hesitation and intuition paid off and we're so glad we didn't have to put up with all that noise and dust.

Bottom line, trust your gut and if it doesn't feel right, don't do it.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by eweissenbach

Absolutely! We bought a CYV on a FSBO with the bond paid. Took that into consideration in what we were willing to pay.

We bought a CYV through MLS with the bond paid. We also took that into consideration in what we were willing to pay.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by kcrazorbackfan

We came for our LSV in Aug. of 2014; looked at many houses that week and was interested in a home but the home backed up to big acreage; no one could tell us what was that land was going to be used for, so we crossed that house off the list. Turns out, the land turned into Trailwinds Development; our hesitation and intuition paid off and we're so glad we didn't have to put up with all that noise and dust.

Bottom line, trust your gut and if it doesn't feel right, don't do it.

You must have been on the same street we were on in 2011, same deal. It was a lovely view, but that land is now Trailwinds. Our sales agent was honest enough to say he didn't know what would happen to that land. We didn't buy there either.

[FenneyGuy]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Everyone who lives in our 53 home village likes to tell the rest of us at every gathering that....

THE VIEW LOTS SOLD in four hours as they live in their homes and enjoy the golf course or the swamp.

Makes me jealous, if I didn't like the folks so much who are enjoying the view.

Our sales agent called us last October about a lot he had found in Fenney which met our requirements perfectly - deep enough for both a forward extended garage and a rear extended lanai, with a water view and greenspace behind it. No view of neighbors' lanais!

He needed a deposit immediately. I trusted him and put a deposit down immediately.

Look at hos quickly Fenney is selling and tell me that I did not make the right decision.

Thanks, Gracie!

[FenneyGuy]

I checked the availability of homesites in Fenney on TheVillages.com. There are no lots listed for sale. Interesting, isn't it? There are lots available in Desoto, ranging in price from 29K to 99K. There is no lot that is as deep with a water view offered at the price we paid. The lowest price water view lot os 3K more than we paid last October.

If your sales rep finds something that meets your requirements, buy it immediately is my advice.

You snooze, you lose.

[skip0358]

Before moving to TV in 2009 we did research of the area and asked questions on TOTV before moving. Graciegirl was one of our early contacts and gave us a lot of info. Our first visit we stayed off property and checked out SEVERAL other locations in and around the ares.Even purchased a piece of property in another development. Then we came to TV and everything changed we couldn't find anyplace else with what was available in and around here. We researched the area both online & looking. WE knew we'd be somewhere in Sumter County so we checked that out online. We met a lovely couple in Spanish Springs Square and boy did they fill us in about taxes, utilities, rules, expenses etc. They should have been sales agents. We had studied the floor plans etc. before we came for our purchase trip. Our sales agent PJ Martin listened took us to 4 areas in Bonita where they were building at the time and picked our lot, met with the design team made a few changes went home and sold our existing home in 9 days. Closed on our home here and everything we had researched online prior to our move was spot on. My taxes which we also researched were spot on. I look at all the resales in new areas already and say didn't do their homework. Didn't know about City Taxes or this expense etc. DO YOUR HOMEWORK there's a ton of information online and ask people who have been here for a while. Sorry for the long rant.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by skip0358

Before moving to TV in 2009 we did research of the area and asked questions on TOTV before moving. Graciegirl was one of our early contacts and gave us a lot of info. Our first visit we stayed off property and checked out SEVERAL other locations in and around the ares.Even purchased a piece of property in another development. Then we came to TV and everything changed we couldn't find anyplace else with what was available in and around here. We researched the area both online & looking. WE knew we'd be somewhere in Sumter County so we checked that out online. We met a lovely couple in Spanish Springs Square and boy did they fill us in about taxes, utilities, rules, expenses etc. They should have been sales agents. We had studied the floor plans etc. before we came for our purchase trip. Our sales agent PJ Martin listened took us to 4 areas in Bonita where they were building at the time and picked our lot, met with the design team made a few changes went home and sold our existing home in 9 days. Closed on our home here and everything we had researched online prior to our move was spot on. My taxes which we also researched were spot on. I look at all the resales in new areas already and say didn't do their homework. Didn't know about City Taxes or this expense etc. DO YOUR HOMEWORK there's a ton of information online and ask people who have been here for a while. Sorry for the long rant.

Skip. You have continued to give good, factual information on this forum. You avoid rumors and have a positive take on most things. You are calm and helpful like the firefighter you were.

Thank you for your service, sir. I am glad you two are Villagers!

[wisbad1]

I love my house,noise is never a problem. Our sales person was honest and up front about everything. Thank you Cindy Coffee your are the BEST!!!

[kcrazorbackfan]

Originally Posted by CFrance

You must have been on the same street we were on in 2011, same deal. It was a lovely view, but that land is now Trailwinds. Our sales agent was honest enough to say he didn't know what would happen to that land. We didn't buy there either.

We found the same house, a Seabreeze Cottage, a couple of weeks later across the street from Southern Star. It had been stretched 4' and also had a golf cart garage; found it online, asked our LSV realtor to look at it and bought it (with a high recommendation from her) and the furniture without ever setting foot in it.

[kaseydog]

i went on life style visit on 2013. much talk about buildout, the villages learning college & the villages health centers. -buildout???
-villages learning college -closed
-the villages health centers -if on medicare you must have medicare advantage. my supplimental insurance does not accept medicare advantage.
-if i only knew then what i know now

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by kaseydog

i went on life style visit on 2013. much talk about buildout, the villages learning college & the villages health centers. -buildout???
-villages learning college -closed
-the villages health centers -if on medicare you must have medicare advantage. my supplimental insurance does not accept medicare advantage.
-if i only knew then what i know now

The Learning College was closed because of a nuisance law suit, in my opinion. The Morses must have really considered ceasing building, because they sold Southern Lifestyles and told their own staff they were going to stop. The Villages Health Centers did not/does not take a lot of insurance that many people have, but it is still an excellent try to give us good health care.

If you feel duped and wish to live somewhere else, most everyone I know has sold their homes at a decent profit after a couple of years. Paying for moving in Florida is far cheaper than it is in Northern States.