[CarGuys]

Originally Posted by Trish Crocker

Herv...don't think of it as losing 33K...think of it as a price to pay to get rid of them...and cheaper than a hitman! (not that I've ever priced one...didn't know where to look when I needed one...just kidding, everyone..honest)

I Love you Woman! OMG - a happy hour with Trish AngieFox SwimDawg Gracie Ruth- Run Guys! Just kidding all-

[EdV]

If you really want to learn about The Villages both past and present, I would suggest you visit the Villages Property Owners Association (POA) website and monthly bulletins. There are two homeowners associations it TV. One is The Villages Homeowners Association (HOA) which is supported by the Developer and is therefore biased towards the Developer’s viewpoint. The other association is The POA mentioned above which is an independent organization that tends to be fairly vocal about any shortcomings they see in TV.

As luck would have it, the March (Page 13) and April editions of the POA Bulletin contain a two part series on the history of The Villages and some of the more important development along the way. I highly recommend it.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by EdVinMass

If you really want to learn about The Villages both past and present, I would suggest you visit the Villages Property Owners Association (POA) website and monthly bulletins. There are two homeowners associations it TV. One is The Villages Homeowners Association (HOA) which is supported by the Developer and is therefore biased towards the Developer’s viewpoint. The other association is The POA mentioned above which is an independent organization that tends to be fairly vocal about any shortcomings they see in TV.

As luck would have it, the March (Page 13) and April editions of the POA Bulletin contain a two part series on the history of The Villages and some of the more important development along the way. I highly recommend it.

I have given up on trying to get you to consider a move from Stonecrest to here Edvin. You would just love it here across the street. You know more about this place than people who live here, but you are a smart fellow overall.

I know, you really like a really GATED community. Oh well.

[Bogie Shooter]

Why buy the cow if you are getting the milk free?

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

What happens here is that the direct Florida sun is hard on paint and it quickly fades. Some owners repaint every five years and some don't. Everything is maintained the same as far as public areas.

Each new development does NOT decrease the value of the prior one. Some people like resales and some people like new and the same model, situated on the same kind of lot varies very little in price if not at all whether new or resale. New people sometimes do not put in the variable of the lot which is the reason for difference in price in many cases.

There is much misinformation on this forum which was the subject of a recent thread and a lot of it comes from folks who do not live here yet.

People waiting and those who have put a deposit on the lot sometimes suffer from anxiety about their choice. You can see the apprehension in their posts. That is normal, I did the same....and I was quick to panic at certain posts.

That is the reason that I try so hard to quell rumors and correct misinformation. I hurt for those who worry.

Deep breaths. It is gonna be nice for our life spans I would guess.

I agree with Gracie about the new housing not bringing down the price of pre-owned homes. We looked extensively at both and found very little difference in price between new and old for the same size house.

[EdV]

Aww Gracie, you’re too kind. But hey, you never know, maybe someday I’ll make it onto the top 20 TV next door neighbors list.

And Bogie, I wish the milk was free. In fact it’s quite the opposite. You see, I pay an association fee here in Stonecrest which is used to maintain our private roads and then I pay real estate taxes which are used to maintain the public TV roads that are in Marion County. I’m not complaining, just reminding you in case you forgot. And I do very much enjoy driving around TV on ‘our’ roads and patronizing many of the fine restaurants in TV who are more than happy to take my American dollars, especially in the summertime when many folks abandon TV and escape to the north.

[rubicon]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Why buy the cow if you are getting the milk free?

There is a lot of that going around and its adding to the congestion