Thank you all, I’m taking lots of notes.

I’ve seen “birdcage” come up on these forums. I assume it’s not the kind for our feathery friends, what’s a birdcage?

I’m sure I’ll see this on my visit but is there a centrally located town/entertainment/shopping area, or are the town squares spread out?

A birdcage is a metal frame structure (I assume aluminum) with screening on the roof and all walls. No sun shelter. They come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes and features.

The town squares are spread out. Currently there are three. Some folks are saying a fourth will be needed when Pine Ridge is completed.

HTH!

Is the birdcage for a pool, or sitting area? I’m unfamiliar with Pine Ridge, that is something I’ll have to ask about during my visit. What is the most popular town square?

Thanks.

Rent before you build or buy. We bought & will never live there. Think of Disney when it first started. It was the perfect place to visit & especially for families & children. Look at it today. The Villages was that when we visited & bought in 2004. Today it is overcrowded, overrated & overpriced. Do your research before you make this big step. My most recent resident did rent for a year plus & planned to buy but instead moved out of The Villages last month. He was glad he rented. HL

but first you should read all of the posts by this poster. AND THEN read all MY posts. We don't agree on how we feel about this wonderful place.

Actually, read all the posts by that poster, and then read the OTHER 99%. HL is in the underwhelming minority

May retire to The Villages.
 

As Gracie and GE state, read what people have to say but beware of the few negative commentators. I've been in TV for a relatively short time (3.5 years) but have never heard anyone I know say they regretted moving here. TV is not everyone's cup of tea but it serves most very well. I can't figure out why the naysayers just don't leave if they don't care for TV.

This free book by Parker Sykes, "50 Things to Think About Before Buying a Home in The Villages" is very informative and will answer more questions than most of us even think about asking. https://s3.amazonaws.com/TheVillages...hings-2012.pdf

I'm moving to TV in 2 weeks! Yeah! Tried to have a package sent to my new address and was told the USPS doesn't deliver to this zip code. Is this right? Is UPS the only carrier for packages in TV?

Perhaps you haven't opened your post office account yet, Dee. The USPS does deliver to the zip codes in The Villages. Ours is 32162 right around 466. Your package will be delivered to your mail station which is air conditioned so that any medicines won't be harmed.

Thanks so much. This seems more logical. Have a lot to learn in the weeks ahead!

Since you're looking at homes in the $500K - $700K range, and you don't care about golf, you'll get much more home on a non-golf course lot. You'll be shopping mainly for Premier homes which start at about $475K. The birdcage on a Premier would probably have concrete pillars and probably look like this, but there are a thousand different designs;

http://photos2.zillowstatic.com/p_h/...0000000000.jpg

Pine Ridge is one of the newest Villages that is still being developed along with the Village of Labelle and Dunedin, but Pine Ridge will probably be the largest since it will have close to 2,000 homes. I don't forsee them adding a fourth square just because of that, it's only a 10 or 15 minute cart ride to Brownwood from any of those three villages.

All three town squares are popular. Go to The Villages - Florida - New Home Sales and click on the yellow temperature in the upper right of the page. A popup will open with a live webcam of one of the squares. Click the logo of the other two squares to see their webcam. The square with the better band each night is usually the busiest and also if it's a market night. Mon & Web at SS and Tue & Thur at LSL. Brownwood doesn't have a market night but a Saturday morning fruit & vegetable market instead.

USPS, FEDEX, &UPS all deliver to TV.

happiest 7 yrs of my life since we moved here

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