[tekcormn]

I am in Minnesota thinking of retiring there.
Can someone tell me about the Humidity down there ? is it that bad ?
Also, how can I find properties for sale with the BOND PAID ?
Thanks !!!!

[redwitch]

I come from Northern California. We think 20 percent humidity during the summer is high. So, yes, the humidity here is high. Is it bearable? More or less. I rarely sweat in California, even when I was packing to move here in temps over 100. Here, I sweat when it's 75. And, yes, I know ladies don't sweat but I never claimed to be a lady. Regardless, I can tolerate it. I figure if I can tolerate it, anyone can.

Easiest way to find a home with the bond paid is talk to your agent for TV sales and your realtor for MLS sales. They'll find them for you. If you go the FSBO route, they'll tell you if the bond is paid in ads and in person.

Happy hunting!

[JGVillages]

We are originally from Wisconsin. Humidity in Wisconsin summers can be just as bad but because it is Florida the summers are warmer longer. We have been in FL full time for 13 years (Villages for 8 1/2) and honestly the summer days can get a bit humid but the evenings are usually in the mid 70's and beautiful. Wisconsin had a awful mosquito problem but because Florida sprays mosquitos are not a problem. Also remember the trade-off for the rest of the year. You don't have to shovel humidity!

[kittygilchrist]

The humidity is great except when it's really hot. I get nosebleeds when it's too dry. The point is, nobody can tell you whether it's too humid for you or not.

As for the bond, get yourself a real estate agent who works for the villages and one who does not, and tell them that is what you are looking for.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by kittygilchrist

The humidity is great except when it's really hot. I get nosebleeds when it's too dry. The point is, nobody can tell you whether it's too humid for you or not.
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As for the bond, get yourself a real estate agent who works for the villages and one who does not, and tell them that is what you are looking for.

Me too!!! I got nosebleeds all last winter, and we lived in MI the last 20-some years. The only difference I can think of is that we had a humidifier on our gas furnace in MI. I have never gotten nosebleeds like this since I was a kid. I was actually glad when the summer humidity hit. yes, we stay inside more, but my nosebleeds are gone.

[Aandjmassage]

We moved from Illinois 10 years ago. At first we only went out before noon or after 5:00pm if we could help it. But even then it was only 3 month of the year most of the time it great.

[Happinow]

When I was researching The Villages before we moved here many people said the humidity was awful. I spite of that we took our chances and moved here anyway! The first year I felt the heat and humidity quite a bit but now after almost 2 1/2 years I don't mind it at all. Yes it gets humid but you plan your day accordingly. It wonderful to go swimming to beat the heat 8 months out of the year. Up north we had to get use to the cold and down here we have to get use to the heat. I'll take the heat any day......as for the bond, like others have said your realtor should be able to guide you. Happy house hunting!

[Colts Fan]

For a list of the pre-owned homes for sale through The Villages, go to The Villages web site. Choose search homes. In the keyword search type in Bond Paid. You should get a listing of properties with the bond paid. You can check this by scrolling down near the bottom of the list of Features on each property's page.

[Bonanza]

Once the weather cools down, the hummidity is low and the weather is beautiful.

However . . . from May through October you can count on high humidity.
BUT -- it doesn't really matter.
You go from your air conditioned house, to your air conditioned rec center,
to the air conditioned movie, to a air conditioned restaurant,
and all of it from your air conditioned car.

If you have curly hair, it will frizz, but so what. You'll look just like everyone else!

[Steph]

Like Redwitch, I'm a transplant from Northern California, just 2 months ago. The humidity is usually not an issue for me, which is not to say there aren't days here and there where it is a bit much. A bigger issue for me is that the sun feels more intense than it did in California. That could be my imagination but that's my impression. But overall, this is a great place to live. Why not rent for the summer months before buying to see if it is tolerable to you?

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

It's hot and humid in the summer. Lived in Sarasota back in the eighties, but I was a snowbird. People who lived here year round told me that you wouldn't believe how bad the humidity is in the summertime. Now I've been living here for 2-1/2 years and find that it's not all that bad. It really depends on you.

I just had a friend from the Boston area come down. Before she came I told her she should move down here since she is retired. Her first words were, "I could never tolerate the humidity". She got down here and she asked, "When does the bad humidity come in?" I said. this is it. And she said that she didn't understand why people make such a big deal about it. It didn't seem much different from Massachusetts.

Some people talk about it all the time, some of us just don't notice it after a while and go on enjoying our lives.

I have a neighbor who is a great guy, but every time I see him, he says something about how hot and humid it is. I always have the same response. "Well, it's August and this is Florida." He's been living here for about 15 years and he still goes on about it. I wonder if he thinks that it's going to change one of these summers.

I personally, would much rather have hot humid weather for a few months than freezing cold and snow. I'd rather not have to put on a sweater. So I don't complain about the humidity. If you are the type of person that loves the winter and goes skiing and doesn't like hot humid weather, you probably should retire to Maine or someplace like that.

But having said that, I think that for a lot of people, once they are down here for a while, they get used to it.

[blueash]

Not to be contrary, but I would suggest you look at the dew point as a measure of your likely discomfort. The difference between dew point and relative humidity is explained here:
Wx Savvy | Science

You can compare your discomfort with differing dew points by noting how you feel in your home town when the dew point is 50 vs 60 vs 70. Much of the summer months the dew point is over 70 here. As others have said, it is sweat season. You learn to tolerate it, or stay inside. Come down for a visit in August to you can judge it at its worst. Like any other place you consider, there are pluses and minuses. The dew point here is a minus, but is far outweighed by the positives.

[bluedog103]

As a kid growing up in Alabama I was used to intense heat. I had 3 uncles who lived a few miles from what is now The Villages. When my parents said we were going to Florida to visit relatives in the summer I really, really didn't want to go. The combined heat and humidity were, to me, near unbearable. I hated it, even though my uncles had kids my age to play with. That was in the days when everything wasn't air conditioned, but even then, as a kid, there was no way I was staying indoors all day.
Now I'm a snowbird. For us, that's the best of all worlds. It gets me out of the northeast and all the snow in the winter and gets me out of the intense heat in the summer. Someday I'll have to pick a place to live out my days and I honestly don't know if that will be the north or the south.

[asianthree]

Before you think of coming in retiring full-time maybe you should come and visit during the high humidity season. I think you will find either you love the summer is here or not. The rent will be less during low season. So you can enjoy the amenities with less crowds.

[NoMoSno]

It really takes a couple summers to adjust.
If you want to speed up the adjusting, do your own yard work at 9am.
90 deg., heat index 110 deg.
Drink lots of Gatoraid.
Lose 3lbs. each mowing