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You are right Bare. The lots on Lake Sumter are way more. In 2006, many of these on the water and golf course were 450-500K for just the lots. I think in time they will go for far more than that.

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I'm not suprised at the cost of lots on Lake Sumter. That has to be the nicest view in all of The Villages!

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Thanks for all the replies! We are looking at re-sales and knowing what the lot is worth helps to justify the cost.

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barefoot at last, The villa you purchased sounds like something we would love!

Right now, we are flipping back and forth between a house and a villa, but one thing is for certain-it must be golf front. My husband did tell me today that if I really wanted the house I have been watching for a week, to make an offer. But, it is not my #1 floor plan choice, so will have to pass. But, at least he forced me to stop obsessing about it. :) Now, about that villa I have been watching.......

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samhass, I'm not clear what you mean by 'golf view.' Would that include a house, say, across a road or down the street from a golf course from which you can still see the golf course?

We bought a resale with houses behind us, meaning no view other than what my wife refers to as our 'citrus grove' plus the other screening plants that the previous owners had a landscaper put in. However, our little street of six houses has a bend exactly in the middle of the block, and with us being house #3, right on the bend, although we are the smallest Designer on the street, we along with #4 next door have the largest lots because of the pie shape. We didn't plan it this way; it's just how it happened to work out.

Now I wonder if on this small street we and the house next door are considered to be on, comparatively speaking, premium lots compared with houses #1, 2, 5, and 6. Interesting....

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Beware of "Golf View". I have seen for sale signs including a "Golf View" tag and the only way to view the golf course is from outside the house and looking across a street. One such house is on a corner lot and one side, windowless, Golf View side, is on a heavily travelled street. I have seen others where you would have to look across a street between other houses to get a glimpse of the golf course.
There is one big advantage, chances of getting hit by an errant golf ball are slim.

DC

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I've actually seen The Villages advertise those kinds of houses as Golf Peek. The Sales Department can be quite inventive.

I think if you want a view from your back lanai, you have to buy "golf front". In my opinion, the premium is worth it. At night it is quiet and private, and just beautiful. One morning we woke up to sandhill cranes stutting their stuff. Magic.

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Golf view can mean many different things and you have to decide if the premium is worth the view you get. I have a golf view that I paid for. It is where a street makes a curve away from the course and the street behind me curves away from the course as well. So the home to my right facing the course is golf front and the one to my left on the next street over is golf front. I am golf view as my pie shaped lot misses the course by 21 feet. So for me, I have the best of everything. I am far enough away from the cart path to not hear the early AM golfers, close enough to see them, have several live oaks between me and the course, have a great view of the lake across the Heron course and not subjected to errant golf balls. I can see the course from the living room, master bedroom, and guest bedroom. Best views of course and lake are from the lanai and pool. And yes this lot was a significant premium. However for me it was perfect. Someone else may feel that being directly on the course is required. Or has to be a championship course. Or some other criteria that means a lot to you the buyer.

Golf view can also mean its on the other side of a busy road and traffic noise and carts are an issue. Personally I would not pay a premium for this, but someone else will. The lots are the most significant variable in the price of homes. Yes enhancements also add cost, but the lot difference can be as little as 10K or as much as 200K and probably more. It's view, location,size and they all impact the lot price which in turn impacts the home price.

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If you lived on a lot of acreage or in a very private setting before, you may find you need to purchase a home that is golf front or has nothing behind it. If you lived in a condo, you may not care a fig about having that space. I need the illusion of wide open spaces. I think otherwise I'd have to head back to the hills of Pa or buy a big farm outside TV.