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OMG Chuck, you are definitely right, its a wonder I know my left hand from my right ! ::)

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My wife is a California blonde

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but Im a brunette, born & bred! Theres no excuse for me! ;)

By the way, What is a California blonde?? :dontknow:

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A Beach Boys reference

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We bought our manufactured house that was built in 1988 three years ago. We had no trouble with finacing or insurance. Our house is much roomier that most ranch style homes and it is extremely comfortable.
The neighborhood is quite nice with a variety of ages living there. I am sure some people will be moving shortly due to health issues and deaths in the family. That means more new people moving in everyday.
The southside pool with the hottub is wonderful. We go there sometimes late at night as they are open until 10:00 pm.
Our taxes are lower there and we are just a few minutes to the bridge. Our house fit our budget and the prices (as all over) have dropped some. But we are very satisfied with our choice.
I think the most beautiful view in the villages is overlooking Hilltop golf course and the pond in front of OBC.

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Much, if not most, of the Historic side is lovely. However, you don't have to go very far to find front lawns filled with lawn ornaments, etc. Also, I did hear there can be a problem with insurance coverage but that it is available for the manufactured homes.

The prices for the manufactured homes are still amazingly low and you have to see some to believe it. They are lovely inside. We have several friends who live on that side and have been in their homes. They are beautiful.

Folks over there have known each other for many years. Our friends have all lived there for ten to 20 years. These are very nice people who care a great deal about their neighborhood.

When we had the tornado, folks on the historic side who had orange trees gathered their oranges together and brought them down to the tent on 441/27 that was feeding the volunteers.

You just have to check out all the homes available and then buy what it is your price range. You can find some lovely manufactured/Village homes for a good price.

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The historic side (meaning the side of 441 away from Spanish Springs) is lovely; we enjoy every ride we take through there. We bought in Belvedere because we wanted to be near the Lifetime Learning College and the library--and also because we got an incredible buy privately through close friends of nearly a half century who live two houses away from us on the same street!

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I am in the process of buying a home on the "historic side". Not all the homes are manufactured homes though, I one I am buying is a site built older (1993) designer home. It is absolutely beautiful- pillars inside, a foyer you walk into, larger kitchen and volume ceilings. I was surprised to find this lovely home at a very good price- my villages salesperson explained that "many people don't want to live in the older areas". I love the character of the neighborhood and look forward to spending vacations there (for now and full time in the future) :)

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Colleen,


I agree with you, there are some really beautiful site built homes on the historic side, obviously people who loved that side of TV enough to rebuild on that site. We are on the "Historic" side also but in a manufactured home which we are very comfortable and happy with for now. When the time comes to go larger(and it will) I will be looking on the same side of TV for a sitebuilt home like yours. You were so fortunate to find one that was for sale.

I do love the hominess(for lack of a better word) and charm of the "historic" side of TV. It reminds me of the quaint neighborhood I lived in as a kid, mabe that why I love it so much and mabe thats also why I feel like I have come home every time I visit TV.

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Help me understand why the time will come to go larger. I went from a 19 acre farm with 1890 era house to a 2 acre 1700 sq ft ranch home and my choice for the next move is a 1100 sq ft villa, ranch or manufactured.

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Dutchman,

I don't think I'd ever want to go larger either. We spent Jan. and Feb. of this year in a small two-bedroom, one bath cottage and it was plenty big enough for us. The bigger the house, the more taking care of it needs. I do want two bathrooms in our TV house :) :) :)

We like the historic side too but want a house on the lake -- is the $250 insurance fee monthly? I could manage with an older home if I could sit and look at that beautiful view all day!

I like the 'historic' side, but it seems difficult to get to the rest of The Villages. That one overpass bridge seems dangerous.

oh, come, come, now! it's like anything - ya get used to it! you know - like using the golf cart lanes over lake sumter or navigating the traffic into/out of colony plaza! in fact, the bridge has less traffic than either of those other locations! ;)