Originally Posted by BrianL99 (Post 2178155)

It won't be long, before TV North & TV South, are distinguished by different names ... just as the original trailer park area has been re-named "The Historic District".

Schwartz & Morse deserved accolades for what they did. The bought junk land in the middle of no where and from whole clothe, created a resort/city/community that provided what people wanted at the time. The "Field of Dreams", in a real life application. "Build it and they will come".

The next generation of the family, doesn't appear quite so smart or visionary.

They haven't created anything, other than housing. The sad truth, is the housing they've been creating is no different than subdivisions all over Florida, other than the location ... which is still in the middle of no where, surrounded by nothing.

Originally Posted by geobar (Post 2178066)

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South of CR-44 I believe there they still have only one Publix to serve how many thousands of people. Why don't people realize what actually is going on with new home sales in "The villages"?
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Originally Posted by Robbb (Post 2177642)

Of the rental market that is. I'm staying in Richmond on a small block, in that block 4 of the 12 homes are rentals, 2 of which are rented. Today on one of the rental sites there are 49 homes for rent in March. With new rentals coming on the market every day, Ya gotta wonder if home rentals in the Villages are the soon to be crash that everyone is fearing.

Originally Posted by geobar (Post 2178066)

Totally agree with you as anything South of CR-44 will never be as the original Villages was and created by "Harold Shwartz and Gary Morse". They built a community of Rec Centers, Stores, and Town Squares to attract buyers.

Shamefully now as the "Morse Clan" only wants to make even more money. No consideration at all for the purchasers of their very profitable homes.
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We bought a piece of land in Feb. 2009 in the Village of "Amelia". They offered us a full year to build. This will never happen today. All enmities were up and running before we purchased them there. I went to Publix in Colony on their grand opening morning, there were 2 customers and 6 employees in the store. Havana was being finished awaiting an opening day. Mallory was open months earlier. We were told as well as there would never be any more development south of CR-466A.
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Then we purchased a home under construction in Pine Hills closing in Dec. 2018 and moved from Amelia. Again we were told by the cloned Village Salesperson that they (the Morse clan) have no desire to build South of CR-44.
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South of CR-44 I believe there they still have only one Publix to serve how many thousands of people. Why don't people realize what actually is going on with new home sales in "The villages"?
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When the "Village of Fenny" was opened for sale people bought. A few short months later you see homes go on the market for resale as there were no attractions for these purchasers. They needed to drive up to The Original Villages North of CR-44 for something to do.
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We moved out of The Villages in August of 2020 as it was getting too crowded anywhere we went due to the wanted lack of places for the new purchasers South of CR-44 to do by the "Money Hungry Morse Clan".
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From what I have read on this site I can see we made the right move out of" The Villages" in 2020. Wish all home purchasers South of CR-44 the best of luck awaiting the creation of "Shopping, "Town Square", and enough Recreation Centers for everyone's convenience.

Originally Posted by asianthree (Post 2178866)

So you moved out of TV in 2020, and still complain on a website designed basically for TV? So your reference of anything is over 2 years old, and yet one still spends time logging in, posting, and finding fault with really old information, that is just your opinion, of time gone by. When you post “I Believe” really means you are guessing what May or may not be true.

Did you not move to a active community to keep you busy enough. I would think since you are in the small percentage of the unhappy that chose to move, one would find a website geared to where you live now.

Originally Posted by asianthree (Post 2178866)

So you moved out of TV in 2020, and still complain on a website designed basically for TV? So your reference of anything is over 2 years old, and yet one still spends time logging in, posting, and finding fault with really old information, that is just your opinion, of time gone by. When you post “I Believe” really means you are guessing what May or may not be true.

Did you not move to a active community to keep you busy enough. I would think since you are in the small percentage of the unhappy that chose to move, one would find a website geared to where you live now.

Originally Posted by Packer Fan (Post 2179058)

I have to agree. A few people move out and never stop griping. I have been watching TV for 15 years and owned for almost 10. This is what I see-
The "kids" are no different than Harrold Scwartz of their Dad, they are just even better business people. There is really not much difference between what they are doing than what was done when they built Amelia, or Hillsborough. Yeah, they are tweaking the formula a bit, but anyone who can look at the investment they are making in new schools and say they don't care needs their head examined. They are building as fast as the market will bear, providing huge amounts of area employment, and a wonderful place for all of us to live.

Perhaps you’re right only Villagers should be known as gripers.
Seriously, not a lot has changed. Minor stuff yes, but anyone who thinks Harrold or Gary were saints is participating in revisionist history. They were just as much business people as the current group.

The one thing I do agree with that someone says is I wish they did not do rentals on AirBNB. Not sure monthly minimums make sense, but the weekly rentals promote some of the wrong type of renters.... At least that is what I see.
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Originally Posted by Packer Fan (Post 2179058)

I have to agree. A few people move out and never stop griping. I have been watching TV for 15 years and owned for almost 10. This is what I see-
The "kids" are no different than Harrold Scwartz of their Dad, they are just even better business people. There is really not much difference between what they are doing than what was done when they built Amelia, or Hillsborough. Yeah, they are tweaking the formula a bit, but anyone who can look at the investment they are making in new schools and say they don't care needs their head examined. They are building as fast as the market will bear, providing huge amounts of area employment, and a wonderful place for all of us to live.


Seriously, not a lot has changed. Minor stuff yes, but anyone who thinks Harrold or Gary were saints is participating in revisionist history. They were just as much business people as the current group.

The one thing I do agree with that someone says is I wish they did not do rentals on AirBNB. Not sure monthly minimums make sense, but the weekly rentals promote some of the wrong type of renters.... At least that is what I see.
Ed

Originally Posted by BrianL99 (Post 2177746)

There has always been one truism in the world of real estate. It's always about "location".

Comparing Richmond and points South in The Villages, is an entire different world than the more traditional areas of TV. The South is not the same and never will be.

Originally Posted by mja0mcm (Post 2179428)

I agree the South is much better!!!!

Originally Posted by mja0mcm (Post 2179428)

I agree the South is much better!!!!

Originally Posted by mja0mcm (Post 2179428)

I agree the South is much better!!!!

Originally Posted by Flyers999 (Post 2179526)

The South has the best Chip & Putts, but we have the better Putt Putts, with parking