[Taltarzac725]

What do you think about restrictions of For Sale signs on Villagers' lawns. Should they be allowed?

Does it detract from the overall aesthetic affect of the lawns in the Villages or not? I kind of believe that the Developers were going for the affect of houses on golf courses where you see a sea of green in many neighborhoods.

[jaj111]

Does The Village Real Estate Company put for-sale signs in yards?

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by jaj111

Does The Village Real Estate Company put for-sale signs in yards?

I have only seen these during Open Houses. They are up for a few hours and then removed.

[lovesports]

Again, not on anything south of 466 where there have never been any signs.

Yes north of 466 and historic side- the Villages planted the BIGGEST wooden post signs. They were far bigger than any other realtor and in many cases would leave them up UNTIL the realtor who sold the house took them down. I think some liked the SOLD sign splashed kitty corner across the sign because their names were on it and they wanted people to sign up with them. Much competition within the Village realtors when I bought.

[Schaumburger]

Since I'm just a wannabee I don't have a vested interest one way or the other. In this age of the internet it is so easy to see what is for sale -- I check realtor.com and TV's web site on a regular basis to see what is on the market in TV. I have signed up on realtor.com to get all listings in a certain price range in TV e-mailed to me.

I can see TV residents' point of view about not wanting signs cluttering up the yard. When I bought my townhouse 14 years ago here in suburban Chicago, the "for sale" sign stayed up in the yard next to my townhouse in the 8 weeks between the time the house went under contract and it was in the yard until the day before the closing. I asked my agent about this, and she said it is a marketing tool for agents to get their name out there.

[ilovetv]

Originally Posted by schaumburger

since i'm just a wannabee i don't have a vested interest one way or the other. In this age of the internet it is so easy to see what is for sale -- i check realtor.com and tv's web site on a regular basis to see what is on the market in tv. I have signed up on realtor.com to get all listings in a certain price range in tv e-mailed to me.

I can see tv residents' point of view about not wanting signs cluttering up the yard. When i bought my townhouse 14 years ago here in suburban chicago, the "for sale" sign stayed up in the yard next to my townhouse in the 8 weeks between the time the house went under contract and it was in the yard until the day before the closing. i asked my agent about this, and she said it is a marketing tool for agents to get their name out there.

bingo!

[cathyw]

My neighbor owns 2 cars, 2 golf carts, 1 motorcycle, 1 canoe, 2 bicycles plus other toys...most of this is left in the driveway......believe me, my small For Sale By Owner sign will NOT be considered as cluttering up the lawn. It will be one small sign and hopefully for a week or two. Unfortunately, the realtors do leave their signs up way too long (advertising)

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by cathyw

My neighbor owns 2 cars, 2 golf carts, 1 motorcycle, 1 canoe, 2 bicycles plus other toys...most of this is left in the driveway......believe me, my small For Sale By Owner sign will NOT be considered as cluttering up the lawn. It will be one small sign and hopefully for a week or two. Unfortunately, the realtors do leave their signs up way too long (advertising)

i hope they just moved in and are downsizing, i would not be happy either

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by ilovetv

bingo!

[lovesports]

Good Grief!!! This poll is so misleading. There is NO ISSUE of opening the Villages up to signs!!! No one can have signs right now but that was a right taken away from a FEW Villages which use to be able to have For Sale signs. They are the only ones who should be polled. Those that had a right taken away. I have yet to hear ONE compliant from those few Villagers about for sale signs. They are the ONLY ones affected.

They still can put dalmatians at their fire hydrants. (They dress them up for holidays) Can't do this anyplace south of 466 or 466a. By the way before that turns into a topic, that was my attempt at humor.

The ONLY people who should be concerned are those very few who have been affected!!

There are NO and Never will be any for sale signs in most of the Villages. It isn't even a consideration.
The developer has all the power and I'm sure it will be no signs anywhere. This isn't about signs, its about a right that was taken away.

I still love you TAL... but this will not affect most villagers or most wannabes or people moving here builing new homes etc.. I realize you can't screen who votes.

[ilovetv]

Originally Posted by lovesports

Good Grief!!! This poll is so misleading. There is NO ISSUE of opening the Villages up to signs!!! No one can have signs right now but that was a right taken away from a few Villages which use to be able to have For Sale signs. They are the only ones who should be polled. Those that had a right taken away. I have yet to hear ONE compliant from those few Villagers about for sale signs. They are the only ones affected.

They still can put dalmatians at their fire hydrants. (They dress them up for holidays) Can't do this anyplace south of 466 or 466a

The only people who should be voting are those very few who have been affected!!

There are NO and Never will be any For Sale signs in most of the Villages. It isn't even a consideration. So let the people who signed on for this right to speak. The developer has all the power and I'm sure it will be no signs anywhere. This isn't about signs, its about a right that was taken away.

I disagree with the statement in bold above. ALL Villages residents are affected, regardless of being north or south of 466, because it is ALL "The Villages".

But it only takes one visit or one longer stay in one particular neighborhood for buyers/visitors to get the impression that this huge 90,000+ community is all like the street they stayed in or visited....."old".

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by lovesports

Good Grief!!! This poll is so misleading. There is NO ISSUE of opening the Villages up to signs!!! No one can have signs right now but that was a right taken away from a few Villages which use to be able to have For Sale signs. They are the only ones who should be polled. Those that had a right taken away. I have yet to hear ONE compliant from those few Villagers about for sale signs. They are the only ones affected.

They still can put dalmatians at their fire hydrants. (They dress them up for holidays) Can't do this anyplace south of 466 or 466a

The only people who should be voting are those very few who have been affected!!

There are NO and Never will be any For Sale signs in most of the Villages. It isn't even a consideration. So let the people who signed on for this right speak. The developer has all the power and I'm sure it will be no signs anywhere. This isn't about signs, its about a right that was taken away.

I still love you TAL... but this will not affect villagers or most wannabes or people moving here or new builds etc. I realize you can't screen who votes.

It is just a poll. I am aware that the right to put For Sale signs was recently taken away from the people on the north side of CR466 who could put a sign up on their lawns.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by lovesports

Good Grief!!! This poll is so misleading. There is NO ISSUE of opening the Villages up to signs!!! No one can have signs right now but that was a right taken away from a FEW Villages which use to be able to have For Sale signs. They are the only ones who should be polled. Those that had a right taken away. I have yet to hear ONE compliant from those few Villagers about for sale signs. They are the ONLY ones affected.

They still can put dalmatians at their fire hydrants. (They dress them up for holidays) Can't do this anyplace south of 466 or 466a. By the way before that turns into a topic, that was my attempt at humor.

The ONLY people who should be concerned are those very few who have been affected!!

There are NO and Never will be any for sale signs in most of the Villages. It isn't even a consideration.
The developer has all the power and I'm sure it will be no signs anywhere. This isn't about signs, its about a right that was taken away.

I still love you TAL... but this will not affect most villagers or most wannabes or people moving here builing new homes etc.. I realize you can't screen who votes.

Or the fact that 53 have voted out of 22500 members...........real accurate poll.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

If I were trying to sell my house, I would certainly want a sign on my front lawn. I have no problem with other homeowners with signs and I really don;t see where it detracts from the beauty of the neighborhood.

[lovesports]

ilovetv,
Sorry Tal, I was responding to ilovetv and thought it was your post instead of ilovetv. He's never going to agree to anything I say.
Look at our growth, highest in the nation and miles and miles of no sign restrictions in most villages.
The proof is in, this place is so BIG that those few for sale signs didn't impact the growth of this development. I think you would have a very hard time saying every Village isn't beautiful. I think you would also have to look far and wide to find somebody who didn't buy here because of a sign in a few villages. It might make you notwant to buy in that village but there are literally a ton of other no sign villages to pick from.

I have yet to see one person complain about signs and I've lived here 7 years. I think it is a NON ISSUE for The Villages as a Whole. Now Lawn decorations is a whole different matter on looks. I've read complaints on lawn decorations and I know it is a reason people pick other villages. But the lawn decorations are still legal.
I don't see much substance to your argument. I don't think you could prove that argument. I think you can prove that most people have bought in the no sign villages. I think you can prove most people don't want signs or lawn decorations. About 2003-2004 to now- all villages have had no lawn ornaments or yard signs. On this forum I see many complaints about dogs,traffic, landscaping, lawn decorations etc. but have never seen a complaint about a for sale sign from one of those few villages who used to have them.

Going to the gym so no response for a while. I respectfully disagree with you and you can respectfully disagree with me and we're good.