[billethkid]

I think it was three times for us and buying a lot on the 4th.

The last two times we were able to see 466 conversion to 4 lanes completed and that Buena Vista was starting South of 466. The 4th time there were two or three villages underway, Bonnybrook, Bridgeport at Lake Miona and one other.....no Arnold Palmer yet!

That was October 2003 when we picked out our and put down our deposit. Construction started right after the first of the year and we closed in May 2004 and moved in September 2004.

Never regreted our choice, never looked back thinking what if, enjoyed every minute since then, watched TV grow from 35,000 to now almost 100,000.....and if we had it to do all over.....we would do exactly the same way and choose the same location.

btk

[Schaumburger]

I love this thread! Please keep the posts coming.

[drooney60@hotmail.com]

It took us one visit and we were convinced. We came of Bellevue, Washington and things there are expensive! Living in the Villages, we find that we have a lot more room to do things because of the prices.

[Sleeper]

March 2012 LSV for 5 days, purchased a "one of kind" lot in April, design mtg July and closed October 2012! Living part-time for now.

[DandyGirl]

We came for the first time in May 2004 to the Leesburg motorcycle rally. Hubby was retired but I still wanted to work. Told him this is where we will retire when the time comes. Spent 6 years looking, visiting occasionally for long weekends and did the LSV a couple times. A run in with breast cancer made me decide it was time to retire and get to enjoying life. Closed on our house in GA and was down here the next day and bought the day after that. No regrets!

[havalola]

drooney60 - interested to hear how you adapted to the humidity. We live in Kingston Wa & are looking into TV. Our friends here tell us we will find the weather too muggy. We're getting tired of the gray winters here.

[Snowbirdtobe]

We came for one day to rule out TV since we decided that we needed to be near the ocean. We returned later that week and bought a resale with a pool.

[dotti105]

We were strong! We came, we saw, we played, we met great residents, spent time with a fantastic sales rep but we went home and THEN caved in within 24 hrs!

But we technically got home without buying!!!

We were "sold" but hadn't admitted it!!! Now we wonder why it took us so long! Haha!

[drooney60@hotmail.com]

At first it was real hard to wake up everyday in the morning to sun! Yes, it does get humid, but all you can do about this is stay next to a fan. It's also hard to get used to no mountains and trees. But in the long run, we think that we made the right decision. The villages is like Utopia. I'm sure you will enjoy it if you give it a chance. There is a ton of things to do here! When are you moving in?

[Yorio]

Originally we did the usual thing, Disney World and other stuff. We didn't care much for Florida. We were going to retire to Pinehurst, NC with 8 Championship golf courses, great tennis facilities etc. Our friend who is so meticulous traveled all up and down from NC to Key West trying to find the right retirement area for them. When they decided on The Villages, we visited them for a few years, loved the place on the first visit but was wondering about the summer. Taken two LSV and finally decided to buy in late 2010 and bought in early 2011. Snowbirds for a while but became Froggies a month ago. Total 5 years. So far so good knowing now we can survive the summer here.

[Steve & Deanna]

The posts are quite interesting on how long it took to buy in The Villages. We rented through TV in Bonnybrook in February of 2007 for the entire month and yes...we do remember the first of that month. We looked at a couple of homes in the Historic section first and looked at ranches and took the trolley tour. As we got off the trolley, some people that purchased in 2006 yelled out "I know you." They gave us the real, real tour. We rented for two months in Amelia in 2008 (a newly built ranch), the same place in 2009, and a golf course Designer in Palo Alto in 2010. As fate may have it, we contacted the same woman that we had rented from in Amelia and rented the same place for two weeks in September. Our tunnel vision was little play and strictly business; we were there to buy. We found that The Villages sales staff were low key and no pressure which we really appreciated. The fact is that The Villages sells itself. We looked again in the Historic side, once again, and our property manager told us that we (Deanna and I) liked to be 'where the action is' only because the Historic section is quieter. We found a home in Lynnhaven which allowed us to be six month residents (for right now anyway) and was mid way between Sumter landing and Spanish Springs which is ideal for us. So, after taking the long way around the barn, four trips in four years and absolutely no regrets. We're living the dream !!!