[Cassie325]

But she must be here in TV's to enjoy....otherwise it will go up for auction....LOL

Seriously...I have it sitting here doing nothing...will gladly give it to her...nice big screen and key board....wireless card doesn't work to well anymore but it can hard wired!

[Sidney Lanier]

You never know what you might find in the resale market, especially nowadays with TV lowering prices on new construction that do include full (and higher...) bonds and closing costs. As snowbirds we came looking for--and at--Patio Villas and ended up buying a small Designer home with bond already paid and upgrades (some costly) for barely more than the Patio Villas we had been looking at.

On top of this, with a resale the seller pays virtually all of the closing costs; the buyer pays adjustments (e.g., taxes paid in advance by the seller that will end up covering some portion of time that the buyer owns the house) plus, best as I recall, $25 which was half the cost of registering the new deed. We were fortunate to have been able to buy directly from the sellers (privately, that is), which helped as well.

If time is on your side, keep looking, check the FSBOs that come on the market, look at new listings every day, and eventually you will find something that you love and that is affordable to you. Best of luck!

[9eileen9]

hello again everyone. it has been about a month since i posted last but have read all the helpful information that you sent for me. i was away helping a friend in need and i did not have a computer. i still don't have one but use tkret's. it took me a while to figure out how to use the new format. tkret told me about the nice time he had while visiting a few weeks ago and the wonderful people that he met. i'm not surprised that he met wonderful people because water seeks its own level. isn't that right. i am happy to hear that he found a home to buy but also sad that i am losing a neighbor who has been so kind and helpful. my lose is your gain if you know what i mean. but i will be visiting tkret and looking at the manufactured homes this winter. tkret has gone out this morning but set up his laptop for me to use and i will be able to read all the the threads that i have missed for the last month. thank you to everyone who told me that i can afford to live there on my monthly income. its good that i won't have a mortgage and a manufactured home is a perfect choice. i will get to meet each of you in a few months and that is nice.