[rubicon]

Originally Posted by CathyandSteveG

after baby boomers, the next generation will not have the resources to retire. For the most part, pensions are gone for most companies. Social security is threatened. They are not saving as much....soooooooo

Who is going to buy your home in the future in TV??????

Your right and also statistics show that boomers required 118 million homes but the following generations will only require 41 million homes. Add to that the lack of savings by many Americans .

As to the additional 2500 homes going along the Polo Field and behind it well I already feel like a sardine. The Villages of Lake-Sumter Inc (TVLSI) getting richer and villages residents quality of life gets poorer

OK now the TVLSI groupies can chime in

[RickeyD]

Originally Posted by CathyandSteveG

after baby boomers, the next generation will not have the resources to retire. For the most part, pensions are gone for most companies. Social security is threatened. They are not saving as much....soooooooo

Who is going to buy your home in the future in TV??????

Don't really care who's gonna buy my home in TV because I ain't movin. As far as decreased equity, unless you intend to tap into a reverse mortgage it doesn't really matter. A house is a home and no matter it's market value it's simply a place to live. As long as it still has walls and a roof I don't give a rats ass.

[rubicon]

I view any asset purchase as an investment. In this case an investment for my kids. Its clear they do not want to live here and will sale my home. However by TVLSI widens it s expansion it reduces the very market asset it claims to attract people "villages Lifestyle" because as it increases in size it reduces that quality. so from an investment standpoint it may well add to TVLSI's coffers but it will reduce my return

[CathyandSteveG]

well....I don't live in TV.....yet. Reading this thread and others does make one stop and think about the decision to move here....I will tell you that.

No place is perfect....and i am coming with my eyes wide open...at least as much as i can. I don't like negativity...but it is good to weigh both sides of an issue.

I would like to ask very specifically....say they build these speculated 2500 homes in the present polo fields....i hope not by the way simply because i happen to love the polo fields... TELL me...why this is a bad thing.

[RickeyD]

Originally Posted by CathyandSteveG

well....I don't live in TV.....yet. Reading this thread and others does make one stop and think about the decision to move here....I will tell you that.

No place is perfect....and i am coming with my eyes wide open...at least as much as i can. I don't like negativity...but it is good to weigh both sides of an issue.

I would like to ask very specifically....say they build these speculated 2500 homes in the present polo fields....i hope not by the way simply because i happen to love the polo fields... TELL me...why this is a bad thing.

2,500 homes represents 5% of the existing stock . 5% of anything isn't gonna change a thing. Don't let the naysayers swoon you either way. Make your own decision based on your own observations, not any self appointed experts opinions.

[Polar Bear]

Originally Posted by rubicon

...as it increases in size it reduces that quality...

Not a given at all. You don't have to be a groupie to know that.

[Polar Bear]

Originally Posted by CathyandSteveG

...I don't like negativity...

Some negativity is ubiquitous in any Internet forum. Take it with a grain of salt. Sort out the truth. Make your own decision.

[buzzy]

I don't see the point of all this complaining. Who would really want to give up 15-20 years of this retirement lifestyle so their kids could inherit a higher value home?

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by Polar Bear

Some negativity is ubiquitous in any Internet forum. Take it with a grain of salt. Sort out the truth. Make your own decision.

The only constructive criticism I have about TV is that I wish the developer had requested our own time zone, along with our own zip codes. I prefer CST vs EST. What do you think Polar?

[justjim]

[QUOTE=dbussone;1075757]The only constructive criticism I have about TV is that I wish the developer had requested our own time zone, along with our own zip codes. I prefer CST vs EST. What do you think Polar?[/

Funny you should mention Time preference. Just had a discussion about this a few weeks ago with a group of friends. It was unaminious everybody wished we were on CST instead of EST. Because of EST we don't get enough sleep staying up to watch certain "sports" or late night shows on television.

Sorry, this has little to do with the topic!

[Bavarian]

Most retired people in the Country do not want debt, they want to say "I'm debt free" Even those with no heirs do not want to leave debt to their surving spouse. And will want to make bequests to charities at the end. They don't want to lose money. Building more houses keeps the prices of existing houses low.

I am very surprised reading on these various threads that people do not care about their investments they need to live on.

The Polo grounds are also used for softball, RC aircraft, etc. track walking. People use it. Not everyone golfs.

[Indydealmaker]

Originally Posted by TNLAKEPANDA

They should make that 200 ac a nice park. When do you have enough money~

Businesses that stop growing begin dying.

[champion6]

Originally Posted by CathyandSteveG

after baby boomers, the next generation will not have the resources to retire. For the most part, pensions are gone for most companies. Social security is threatened. They are not saving as much....soooooooo

Who is going to buy your home in the future in TV??????

Originally Posted by rubicon

Your right and also statistics show that boomers required 118 million homes but the following generations will only require 41 million homes. Add to that the lack of savings by many Americans. <snip>

IF your thoughts are correct, you are describing a national problem and I will face it no matter where my home is. I prefer the lifestyle I am enjoying in TV until that time.

[justjim]

There are some of us who believe that when The Developer quits building new homes that prices will level off but actually in the longer term the price of your house will fall. This is what history shows in other retirement communities and that is because the "marketing" stops and many of the younger Retirees move on to where they can purchase a new house.

I say KEEP ON BUILDING and new Retirees keep coming.

[Skybo]

Originally Posted by Bavarian

Building more houses keeps the prices of existing houses low.

Continued building may keep the resale prices from skyrocketing, but I hardly think current home values are kept "low" by new home sales. The value of my home has appreciated very nicely in the 5 years I've lived here and there has been continuous building going the whole time I've lived here. It has appreciated much more than a house "back home" or most other areas of the country would have during same time period.