[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Just the facts, please

Just the facts, Please..... The SLOW PROCESS is probably why they don't want to be approved for VA or FHA funding as their own choice in new construction. (Many builders in Florida just do not have the time to wait on VA or FHA inspectors to come and approve what the county building department already approved) The day after a new home closes it will easily qualify for VA or FHA loan because of the quality of the home construction. Many Pre-owned homes all over The Villages have VA or FHA Loans and they were All built by the same builders. Just the facts.........

Welcome to this Forum. Yesterday I was insulted by someone saying I "shilled" for the developer. I had to look it up.

I love this place and I admire the folks who thought it up and built it and their sisters and their cousins and their aunts and their heirs and their assigns.

I love it for a lot of reasons. I feel safe and at home and accepted and understood when it is a little hard to get out of the chair. I feel like a kid with a new set of crayons when I go to Art Class. I sometimes hit a shot so nicely on the course that I look around to see if I am being scouted. I love that people take pride in their homes and are like the dependable people who lived on my street when I was a child. I love the bunch of people who make me laugh and those that move me to tears. This is home. It fits nicely. I am so grateful to live here.

My admiration for The Villages is genuine and heart felt.

[villagerjack]

Originally Posted by manaboutown

Now is this a high pressure situation! Of course it is probably true.

Yes it was TRUE.

[NotGolfer]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Welcome to this Forum. Yesterday I was insulted by someone saying I "shilled" for the developer. I had to look it up.

I love this place and I admire the folks who thought it up and built it and their sisters and their cousins and their aunts and their heirs and their assigns.

I love it for a lot of reasons. I feel safe and at home and accepted and understood when it is a little hard to get out of the chair. I feel like a kid with a new set of crayons when I go to Art Class. I sometimes hit a shot so nicely on the course that I look around to see if I am being scouted. I love that people take pride in their homes and are like the dependable people who lived on my street when I was a child. I love the bunch of people who make me laugh and those that move me to tears. This is home. It fits nicely. I am so grateful to live here.

My admiration for The Villages is genuine and heart felt.

....and I concur!!!!

[Emmakrock@yahoo.com]

We had that happen a couple of years ago. They called us on the golf course and got that! We said just forget it and went to the office and picked up our check

[VApeople]

Originally Posted by kaseydog

my supplimental insurance does not accept medicare advantage.

What does that statement mean?

If you are on Medicare, I thought you were eligible for a number of Medicare Advantage Supplemental Insurance policies.

If you choose the United Healthcare Supplemental Insurance, I thought The Villages Health Care would accept it. Is that not true?

[VillageIdiots]

Originally Posted by Brandy4

Blasting @ nearby limestone quarry 5 times/month?

What I read is their permit allows for blasting "up to 5 times per month". That doesn't mean they will blast 5 times per month. And I've since read here that people aren't feeling it more than once or twice a month if they feel it at all. I suppose there could be a few homes on the right edge of the village that might hear a PA somewhere but doesn't sound like it's most residents.

[Spikearoni]

Originally Posted by kstew43

Sounds logical.....But, when we first came here years ago, having a limited time frame in which to be there, we were introduced to the squares, amazed at the golf cart access to stores and fooderies.....that everything else, including the style of home we purchased went to the back burner.

The sales agent was so exuberant, and excited, and never mentioned anything negative, that even me as a realtor, fell in to the spell.

So people, including myself, with a short window to purchase...thought with there hearts and not there heads.....and there you go.....boom...

Now I know better...... due diligence is everything....


PS.... TV sales agents are Single Agents, they are not required to tell you about, prisons, dumps and lime plants, sexual predators living next door, ect. They only represent the positives and are not required to mention the negatives.

What does "single agent" mean?

[Mrs. Robinson]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I have stopped looking for another house because so many of them have noise from swimming pool pumps. And, even if you find a house without a noisy pump next door, you have no way to prevent your next door neighbor from building a pool or spa and putting the pump near your bedroom. There should be restrictions on these noisy pumps.

And let's not forget to mention how ugly and what an eye sore they are!

[Mrs. Robinson]

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.

I don't believe your sales agent "didn't know what would happen to that land."
I don't believe he was honest; he knew the property was zoned commercial.

Anyone can check with the county to find out how a property is zoned.
If it is zoned commercial, as a for instance, you can pretty much bet your bottom dollar that won't change.

I never feel sorry for people whose house ends up backing up to a commercial piece of land.
They had every opportunity to check out what possibly could be going in there before they made the decision to buy.

[Mrs. Robinson]

Originally Posted by Just the facts, please

kstew43;
Just the facts, please............ All real estate agents working for Properties of The Villages are Florida state licensed real estate agents just like any other real estate professional in the State of Florida. The have the same continuing education requirements through the Dept of Professional Regulation and are governed by The Florida Real Estate Commission. They are required by law to Disclosure any facts that may effect the value of residential real property that are not be readily observable to the buyer or seller. The only difference is they do not need to join the Board of Realtors because they don't need to access MLS.

Well . . . some of your facts are correct but you've missed some.

Yes, all licensed Florida agents and Realtors must renew their license every other year and do the continuing ed. This "continuing education" is at best, minimal (mostly done with an open book exam), and is the only requirement for continued licensure. Most TV agents have never worked in general real estate and have never taken any additional related courses. They do not have to abide by the Code of Ethics that Realtors must abide to.

Only Realtors have the advantage of continuing their education even farther, by taking courses offered by their local board and/or the National Assn. of Realtors. They are able to add additional designations to any existing credentials which indicates their commitment to their profession. TV agents cannot take any of these courses! There is a big difference in the education of TV agents and Realtors.

Disclosures are mostly the responsibility of a seller to a potential buyer. What disclosures must the agent disclose to his client? Off the top of my head, the only one I can think of is that he is a Transaction Broker, Buyers' Agent, Single Agent, etc. He does not have to disclose the adjoining property is commercial, that someone was shot in the house, that the owner had AIDS, blah, blah, blah -- unless asked.

The "only difference between TV agents and Realtors is that they do not need to join their local board" . . . . the ONLY difference? You have to be joking!

[Mrs. Robinson]

Originally Posted by Spikearoni

What does "single agent" mean?

Within The Villages, a Single Agent is working for the developer -- not the seller or buyer.

It is the developer with whom he has a relationship and with whom his allegiance is toward.

[Just the facts, please]

Thanks

[Just the facts, please]

Mrs. Robinson,
Just the facts, please..... The licensed agents For Properties of the Villages when selling the NEW homes are obviously working for the seller, the developer. However, When they are selling PRE-OWNED homes their Single Agent status means they are still representing the seller, the private home owner. They never become transaction brokers.

[Just the facts, please]

Mrs. Robinson,
Just the facts, please...... My understanding is the Licensed Real Estate Agents for Properties of the Villages have a minimum of weekly training, along with special other training throughout a year with Nationally Recognized people like David Knox & Jon Gordon, in person or via video and recently Mark Sanborn in person. I have an active Florida license and was a Realtor in Citrus County before moving to the Villages. The minimal training required to be a Realtor pales in comparison. I was a Realtor, how about you?
Just the Facts

[manaboutown]

Originally Posted by Just the facts, please

Mrs. Robinson,
Just the facts, please...... My understanding is the Licensed Real Estate Agents for Properties of the Villages have a minimum of weekly training, along with special other training throughout a year with Nationally Recognized people like David Knox & Jon Gordon, in person or via video and recently Mark Sanborn in person. I have an active Florida license and was a Realtor in Citrus County before moving to the Villages. The minimal training required to be a Realtor pales in comparison. I was a Realtor, how about you?
Just the Facts

I had never heard of these guys so I looked them up.

David Knox is a real estate sales trainer. He teaches agents how to move the product inspiring licensed agents to become "producers" as they are known in real estate broker jargon.

Online Training - David Knox Productions, Inc.

Jon Gordon appears to be a motivational speaker. Companies may hire him to keep their sales people's mental attitude positive so they continue performing.

Jon Gordon | Bestselling Author and Keynote Speaker

Mark Sanborn is another motivational speaker.

Mark Sanborn - Keynote Leadership Speaker & Best-Selling Author

IMHO the developer is wise to regularly bring in folks like these to keep their sales staff well trained, fired up and positive. Every successful business of which I am aware tries to keep its sales staff incentivized and productive