I was just going to suggest that you come down for a lifestyle visit during the summer months. That way you will have a week in the humidity and be able to spend a few days with a real estate agent who can show you homes with the bond fully paid.

You can also search homes listed on thevillages.com for homes where the bond is fully paid. You'll find that mostly they are in the older sections north of 466 and to the east.

By the way, my wife and I just got back from a seven mile bicycle ride. It's now 11:30am. I feel great.

We moved here from Minnesota 6 years ago and love it. Don't mind the humidity at all. What I really don't miss is all those dark, cloudy, cold, gloomy days we had in Minnesota from November to March.

It's all relative, right? We lived in Singapore and Indonesia for a decade or so and to us, the humidity here seems comparatively low! My wife uses the hair-frizz index, which is about a 50 out of 100. As others have said, it's also much easier on the skin than an arid climate.

Frankly not much different than Central Illinois in the summer---it's just summer is about twice as long. Your body does adjust.

We are currently snowbirds but did live for three summers in Central Florida and really didn't notice much difference---just longer. Most Floridan's take "trips" in the summer.

Oh, I give thanks that I will never, ever again have the corners of my thumbs split at the nail in the winter. Such a tiny cut for so much pain.

I think you have gotten great answers about the humidity. It really varies as to personal opinion. My feeling about the bond being paid, why does it matter? If the price of the home plus the price of the existing bond seems reasonable, go for it. Many homes with bond paid have that figured into the asking price.

I don't mind the heat too much, but I am very undecided about what to do with my long, thick hair in this humidity. I look like a poodle. A sweaty poodle. Do all the ladies give up their long hair and just go short? :undecided:

That is a very interesting question. I have witnessed a lot of long do's become golf cart ready do's in a SHORT time.;)

Hair and Humidity
 

Or you can have it cut for the curl. I have not yet found a place here that does it, but there's a salon in NYC called Devachan for people who love their curls. It needs to be cut right and you need the right products, but it's much less maintenance than trying to keep it straight.

You could wear it up in the summer and down in the winter. I'd give it a try before chop-chop.

I came from the Boston area and used to be bothered by temps in the high 70s. I never thought I would ever be able to golf when the temp was in the 90s with high humidity. Well, I was right I still can't golf (well) at any temp. But I am out there trying. I now go back to Boston and feel that the high 70s is a bit on the cool side.

One of the ways that you know that someone is from Florida, is that they refer to anything under 70 as "chilly".

I remember when I first moved to Sarasota back in the eighties, I saw people wearing jackets in 80 degree temperatures.

I have found that my body after about a year adjusts to a new climate, be it hot, cold, arid or humid.

A few years back some friends moved to Northern New Mexico from Indialantic, Florida. When they came over for Thanksgiving we took a walk together. They were all bundled up in down jackets and wore earmuffs! I wore my indoor clothing outside, just a shirt and jeans and was quite comfortable. After a year they adjusted to their new climate.

My views:
It is no more hot and humid here than it is on a really hot humid summer day in Minnesota. The difference is that it is like that every day in the summer here. You just work around it and plan your activities accordingly.

As to the bond, as long as you know the amount, it's existence or non existence shouldn't affect your house selection. Just remember to add it to the advertised price in making comparisons and keep it in mind when making an offer.

It is surprising that the Developer has gotten away with not disclosing the amount, or even existence, of the bond in his advertising.

My wife and I moved from Northern Illinois a year ago and the humidity is not much different except that it lasts longer here. We went to visit friends in North Wisconsin ( Gull Lake ) last July and the Humidity was higher than TV.

As a previous poster stated "You don't have to shovel humidity". Given a choice of Snow/Cold or Heat/Humidity the later wins every time.