We just bought a 12 year old house this week in TV. Roof was in very good shape. Architectural shingles. No way I was paying for a new roof. Here in Indiana there's no way a roof that nice would be replaced yet. Through our real estate agent I found a good insurance agency that insures roofs older than 10 years. They go more by condtion. Good price as well.

It was an mls listing so we had our own agent working for us. She was awesome. Even pointed out a few things we should ask to be fixed that I missed. Helped us in more ways than one. We had a Villages agent as well. She was very good, but I did wonder who she was actually working for.

the real estate agents work for themselves and could care less about anything but their commission.. I have never seen agents not care about the condition, issues or price but see the lifestyle.. i already have a lifestyle and do not need their speech.. If you pay more than 275 to 300 dollars a square for re roofing you are being taken advantage of just like everything else in here.. they love the retired, rich old people,,

The post directly preceding yours contradicts what you just wrote...

Your generalization of a group is so...? Not nice....

not nice, but true.. the contractors are just waiting for someone from the villages.. they feel they can tell them anything.. the village real estate agents are only out for their commission. go to a few open houses it won't take long to figure it out.

So, in your very few months in TV, exactly how many contractors have you dealt with to make such a sweeping generalization?

You really should change your screen name to "Mr. Happypants"...all of your posts are so positive and cheerful, you just pick up everyone's spirits by participating. When you finally do sell your place in TV and move back to Naples, you will certainly be missed.

about 25 fortunately I can still do most of own repairs.

i never lived in naples, just wintered there. nice place, great people but I needed full time residence.. heard this place was great, don't believe everything you hear.

You've dealt with 25 contractors (even though you do most of your own repairs), in 6-7 short months, on a new house, that you've been talking about selling for the last 5 months?

Someone once told me that all of life's lessons come with a price. While it's too bad TV hasn't satisfied all of your expectations, you should probably concentrate on what your next step will be, and when it will be, and spend less of your precious time and energy trying to convince others why they should be as miserable as you have chosen to be.

Due to warranty issues with Tamco underlayment, we had to replace our roof 2 years ago. Our house is 2300 sq. ft. and the estimates came in from 14K to 19K for architectural shingles . We went with Sacks who were in the middle of the price range and they did an excellent job. You might call the warranty office and ask who the roofing subcontractors for the houses built in The Villages. Avoid the companies who come up to your house and offer to replace your roof. Good luck.

that is correct.. these houses need so much repaired and since i travel a lot , time is very special to me.

So tell us, what needed repair on your home? A list will suffice...

Ours is over 6 years old. We haven't found a single problem...

slab cracked, ceiling in sun room cracked, a/c failed, hot water heater elements, outside spigots leak, toilet flush valves leak, kitchen faucet leaking, insulation not adequate above ceilings, sheetrock cracks in various locations, solar fan in attic doesn't work, drier vent flap missing, should I go on... this is not a new house it was built 2013.