Contact Mark at Black Tie Realty. Great guy, very knowledgable.

Please bring toilet paper!!!

Use one with the villages and one outside since a new house cannot be sold with anyone other than a villages sales rep. The outside realtor will give you a better view of what is available with resales. I believe, but have no proof, that the villages sales want to sell new more than resales. Just my opinion. Look at every place and everything you can. You may have a preconceived notion about what you may want to do but change your mind after shopping around. Many times you come full circle but you owe it to yourself to examine everything.

You should hook up with a Realtor and work with both sides, there are currently more than 300+ Homes a Villages Salesperson cannot show or sell. am a realtor and would be glad to help or at least be available to answer questions. Keep in mind as to the New section it is really far from the nearest Town Square and there is limited shopping, Restaurant and Grocery options.

We had two realtors and ended up buying with the MLS realtor. I have friends who want to move here and they quickly decided they wanted location between 466 and 466a. Obviously if you want new you need to be south. We like being closer to Lake Sumter Landing which is our favorite square. The choice of the options of nearby recreation centers and golf courses work for us.

I agree. I had both. Let the best home win. One caution: the MLS realtor kept feeding me listings that were not actually within the boundaries of TV. But I wanted “the keys to the Kingdom” so I could join clubs, play sports, access cart paths and feel like I really belong. Location and pre-loved or new is personal taste and might vary a lot based on inventory of homes in your price range at the time. A friend advised me to first choose an area since there are great homes everywhere. If I looked at that area & didn’t find anything, then I’d change to another area. It seemed overwhelming and confusing to look all over because the lifestyles were as different As the homes were. Come on in! The lifestyle is even better than it looks.

Green fees and where to buy
 

Green fees are rising and will rise more. Simple supply and demand. As expansion continues to the south fewer championship courses have been added. So if you are a golfer you need to locate close to the championship courses. I live in Santo Domingo and am within 20 minutes by golf cart from seven championship courses. Look at the map, there are no courses south of 44.

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When I was going through the purchase process, I had both a VLS and an MLS agent. I did not hide that from either one. They understand. I looked at both, but ended up purchasing new.

It's all good in the Villages !
 

Wait till the stock market and the real estate market crashes. Then come here and get a smoking hot deal.:welcome:

Stay north of 44 to avoid feral hogs, Zika deaths, skeeters, lack of restaurants, contaminated food trucks, long commute for services, tiny lots, nearby penitentiary, Turnpike hum and fumes, quarry blasting, loudspeaker announcements from Coleman, constant construction and commotion and disillusioned neighbors hoping to resell their homes to move north of 44 where all the action is. Recommend between 466 and 466A. Avoid houses with large oak trees and defoliating magnolia trees. Avoid the drunkards too.

Regardless of the Agent you use, you must do your own due diligence on matters such as:

Is the house near a busy street or cart path, noise can be a factor

Is the house near one of the sewage processing plants, obvious concern

Which County is the house located within, different taxes & ordinances

Neighborhood & neighbors, knock on some doors

North, south, east & west facing rooms, can be a very annoying sunrise or sunset

Privacy, yours & the neighbors, sight & sound

Landscaping & trees, both can take a lot of work you may not want to do but you will come to appreciate shade

Age of the HVAC, roof, plumbing, hot water tank, etc, things don’t last as long in Florida as in some other areas

Agents can’t, or more often won’t, tell you about these things.

Although all the village square's are great, if you are looking for a resale, Brownwood is becoming the center.
Great location!
Good Luck...

Good points. I am always suspicious about noise when I attend an open house and the agent has music playing. Also, a pool pump located near the master bedroom will be noisy. Also, they are now building a lot of new houses that are very close to the Florida Turnpike.

Some houses are located in Fruitland Park (Lake County) or in Wildwood (Sumter County). If so, your taxes will be higher.

Most people consider a west facing lanai to be a bad thing.

Some buyers seem to think that the agent is working for them, so they ask for opinions and advice. But, the agent is working for the seller, not the buyer. Almost anything they tell you is designed to sell the house.

Home purchase
 

I would stay north of 44. Nice homes south of 44 but close to prison , not very close to lots of amenities and also close to blasting area. Just my opinion . Might worth just what it cost you to get it.