[LynnDeb]

Why are people selling in TV?

[jblum315]

Originally Posted by LynnDeb

Why are people selling in TV?

Same reason as anywhere else - sometimes they are choosing a different size or style of house, or they are moving to be near family.

[LynnDeb]

Why are people selling in TV? Is it expensive to live in TV?

[LynnDeb]

Originally Posted by jblum315

Same reason as anywhere else - sometimes they are choosing a different size or style of house, or they are moving to be near family.

My hubby and I are coming up and staying Mon and Tues at the comfort Inn Suites to look and see homes??? Being on fixed incomes, how expensive is it to live in TV?

All info is welcome

[Cantwaittoarrive]

Originally Posted by LynnDeb

My hubby and I are coming up and staying Mon and Tues at the comfort Inn Suites to look and see homes??? Being on fixed incomes, how expensive is it to live in TV?

All info is welcome

Not sure what you're after?? People sell for the same reasons they sell elsewhere. To move to a bigger house, to move to a smaller house, to move to a different part of the country, because life changes and they need to move closer to families or health care providers. It's as expensive to live in TV as it is to live anywhere and expense is relative. Will you have a mortgage? You have to pay utilities, insurance, groceries, ameneities fees, taxes and maybe a bond. I think you will find that many people in TV live on a fixed income but again what does that mean? everyones fixed income is different

[sueandskip]

Originally Posted by LynnDeb

My hubby and I are coming up and staying Mon and Tues at the comfort Inn Suites to look and see homes??? Being on fixed incomes, how expensive is it to live in TV?

All info is welcome

If you go to TV web sight there is an average break down on expense ....It really depends on the size of home and lot....I can tell you I have a patio villa south of 466 ....My monthly expenses there is average of 440.00 per month for everything including property taxes...I have no mortgage and this helps alot...I also still work and only use it for vacations ,,,My wife is retired and she goes there a couple months a year, so we rent it in the winter and we get enough to pay for all insidentals for the years...

[2BNTV]

I find this link to be accurate:

Moving to the Villages - Part 1

I think very few people move because they cannot aford living in TV.
If they do, they did not exercise careful control of their expenditures or they didn't plan carefully.

Some move because they want to upgrade their homes or decided they preferred a different neighborhood within TV. Some may be due to ill health or death in the family. Some people may go back to their hometowns.


Best wishes for a great visit.

[delima2000]

I found out living here is cheaper than when we lived in Michigan. We have been here just over a year and still have money left over at the end of the month and we are on a fixed income. You have to do your homework as to where you want to go and that kind of house you want. We bought a resale in the lady lake section of the villages and have no bond and we had to get a mortgage since we took a big loss when we sold our house in Michigan but it was well worth it to move to the villages.

[Cedwards38]

A lot of people sell in The Villages, because they are buying or building another home.............in The Villages. :-)

[Sunshine Mary]

people are BUYING here in the villages .Selling 300 houses a month.
Someone told me at there closing was 60 people that day .
Who selling ? maybe people who wants to build and selling there place .I was told you move 3 times here in The Villages

Originally Posted by LynnDeb

Why are people selling in TV?

[rubicon]

Ditto to all of the above. However some folks move from TV because its newness wears off and they come to believe that the amenities hold no value for thm and hence the amenitity fees are an unnecessary expense.

So you need to assess your lifestyle and see if it is a good fit here.

[ugotme]

To add my two cents worth - Define expensive?

Depends where you are coming from, what housing you currently have, what income level you are at.

To some, as an example, $50K per year is a good salary - to others this would not cover their expenses where they currently live.

Read the section that 2BNTV suggested. Look on the website for homes.

Good Luck!

[LvmyPug2]

As others have said...it depends on where you are moving from, what you like to do and your spending habits. There are many many things you can do here at little or no expense but there are also things you can spend your money on every day. It is also very common for folks to spend more money the first few months they are here. There are many one time expenses getting settled in and then there is the feeling like you are on vacation. We found that while we were in "vacation mode" we tended to go for drinks and/or dinner more often than we had in our previous community. Once we settled in and realized this was our "regular" life and not a vacation, our spending dropped.

[eweissenbach]

As many have stated a lot of the resales are due to people moving within the Villages. I have gone to dozens of pre-owned open houses and have heard many say they are buying a larger home in TV, a smaller home in TV, a villa rather than their current house, a home with room for a pool............

I have also heard quite a few people, or their realtor, say that they decided to move closer to family. Also have heard of many who move because of failing health to be closer to family or healthcare facilities they have confidence in.

Another reason is that in a community where most residents are 65 and older, there is a fairly high mortality rate compared with normal communities. One or both people die and the survivor or their estate decide to sell.

As far as cost of living, I don't live in TV yet, but my research indicates that the living costs are quite reasonable in comparison with the midwest where I have spent all my life. If you are coming from one of the coasts you would probably find it very reasonable. If you don't have to carry a mortgage I would think you could buy an inexpensive home and live very nicely on a very modest income. You simply have to do the research and be very realistic about your wants and needs. Good luck!

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