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Originally Posted by BMill (Post 2440541)

I noticed you mentioned "sidewalks rolled up at 6 pm" - which neighborhood in TV have sidewalks? I have a realtor sending me listings and I've never seen sidewalks. (We have a small dog).

We had sidewalks along Odell, between Morse and BV and beyond, between the 6’s. We had sidewalks in Pennacamp, Fernandina, Duval. Major roads have sidewalks, between the 6’s, prior to walking paths south of 44.
There are sidewalks south of 44 along main road in our village to mailboxes then to walking paths that don’t allow carts, bikes.

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Originally Posted by merrymini (Post 2440546)

No one here can answer your question. You have to be honest with yourself and do the numbers. People who brag about constant moves and making a fortune probably do not do the proper math taking into account sales costs, moving fees, etc. There may be many reasons for selling a house, hopefully you can find something that works for you and age in place. I have found that one thing realtors say is always true, location, location, location. You can change the house but not where it is.

You really think people buy/sell to loose money? If one has never bought/sold house, more than one house, there is definitely lack of expertise.
I give residents credit where it’s due. We have many residents that retired from finance, education, Tax accountants, Attorneys and Physicians. Our parents with their own business could calculate profit/loss.
My grandparents knew how to calculate end profit, with little education, but wealth of knowledge running large dairy farms.

Residents today are savvy investors, if not better than those who first bought in the 70’s.

We bought a patio villa as snowbirds to see how we liked The Villages and Florida. We loved it. When the kids graduated college and moved away, we sold our other home and bought a courtyard villa - we like the low maintenance and privacy. It worked out just right for us, but everyone is different.