[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by Frenzi

We will be visiting the Villages through a LSV before the end of the year. Is a salesperson assigned, or do you know if one can be requested? It would be nice if we could request one with whom someone had a good experience.

Yes, it is perfectly OK to request a salesperson by name.

[createquilts]

although assigned a realtor, we switched after we ran into someone we really liked at an open house. We had to initiate the contact and TV called to make sure there wasn't a problem. We had no problem with the original realtor and told them so, but like everything in life sometimes you like someone's personality or particular expertise. Everyone from TV was outstanding in their service and information.

Back to the original post many pages ago, there are pros and cons of buying new or a resale. We are all different, all have different budgets and wants which makes the world a much more interesting place than if we all had the same opinion.

[JohnN]

you also get the older roof, the older HVAC and appliances, and the lack of sidewalks and infrastructure that's found on the south end. We looked at both, and for the CBS place we got (and we do prefer CBS over frame), we're very happy with a new villa.

IMHO

[jimbo2012]

Just saw a designer list built in '09, asking I think 220K, the extras listed were worth perhaps 5K, a new one built to today's building code with the new home one year warrentee and you can get full sinkhole is 185K.

Makes no sense to me, they paid less in '09 on the base cost too, I'll just guess 10K.

Where's the value.

[eweissenbach]

Originally Posted by jimbo2012

Just saw a designer list built in '09, asking I think 220K, the extras listed were worth perhaps 5K, a new one built to today's building code with the new home one year warrentee and you can get full sinkhole is 185K.

Makes no sense to me, they paid less in '09 on the base cost too, I'll just guess 10K.

Where's the value.

The price difference could easily be in the lot premium. Anyone can cherry pick listings and find some that are apparently overpriced. Those that are will either sell for much less than listed.....or won't sell. My experience is that you can GENERALLY find homes that are better values in resales than new, though new may still be anyone's preference for good reasons.

[gomoho]

Good point Oldcoach Ed.

[jimbo2012]

It was not a premium lot, I checked that point before hand.

[LynnDeb]

I agree with Trish, I'm also looking to buy in TV...We live in Kissimmee, Fl and we arent fond of our surrounding area but, I keep my thoughts btw hubby and I...Now lets get back on positive track....after all we are growing older and lets start to live whatever time we have!!! Just saying

[LynnDeb]

Originally Posted by rubicon

bonny: so you are telling me that if "after the fact" a resident, a cell phone user, a Comcast internet user, etc realizes that he/she does not have a need for that use ...well then tough. I don't think anyone should be locked into anything. So since they are here well then they are forced to subsize.

I have reconciled that mistake for me. My previous post was to offer people who have not purchased a home here yet an opportunity to be more circumspect about this choice. I wish someone had offered me that opportunity. Please allow me my right of "free expression".


Personal Best Regards:

What is your point?? Are you expressing unhappiness, discontent with your choice of living in TV? My hubby and I are actually thinking of maybe buying in presale home due to cash flow, stability of home, established area,etc...basically I want to call my home a home if we need to change out we'll do it on our terms but, I like the concept TV living has.....where we live currently in Kissimmee, Fl doesnt offer TV lifestyle

[LynnDeb]

Originally Posted by justjim

When you buy a home in TV, you are buying a lifestyle----Resale or new depends on your preference.

Agree different strokes for different strokes.....If we all think alot we'd have a boring world and not learn new things

[LynnDeb]

Originally Posted by gerryann

There are certainly a few unhappy folks who post here and evidently take pleasure in making other folks as miserable as they are.....you know who you are, and I feel sorry for you that you are just not happy. Unfortunately, you'll continue to find negatives in most everything.

AGREE how sad isnt life becoming shorter???? hmmm

[LynnDeb]

Originally Posted by CarGuys

I agree also. Been here knee deep in boxes for a week. Happy as a can be and I haven't even begun to enjoy the place. Well Breakfast today at Bonafay was a nice start.

Looked over at the Wife she was smiling- Were Good!

Glad to see LIFE IS GOOD on your end....this thread is so depressing for a want to be soon to TV...Lynn

[Mack184]

I had an old boss & mentor who used to say.."There's a rump for every chair". Although he didn't use the word rump! There are certainly many, many choices out there for people when they are looking for a retirement community. My father's mother & dad lived out the last years of their lives at the lifecare community called Shell Point Village outside of Fort Myers.

We came this way to be closer to my wife's parents who live at TV in Belvedere. My wife's aunt & uncle also live at TV although I cannot remember which village they are in. I can find it, but I don't remember it's name. My in-laws built their Designer in 2006. My wife's aunt & uncle bought a new one back in 2011. IMHO the "build" of the '06 home was richer than the one built in '11.

When we looked at new homes in TV my wife thought that all of the new homes that we looked at seemed cheap. I didn't entirely agree with her, but hey..there's that happy wife-happy life thing, so I wasn't about rock the boat. So we confined ourselves to looking mostly at the older builds.

One item mentioned in this thread several times was that the new homes qualify for full sinkhole insurance. Our rep at Villages Insurance says that that is only the case "for now". It could all go away in the wink of an eye due to things that they cannot control happening at the state level.

I would think that if what you want in retirement is to be busy throughout your days and you like the hot weather, then buying in TV is a no-brainer. If it's not what you want, then it's probably not for you.

Ultimately we bought in Stonecrest. Why? First, we're not retired and won't be for some time. Second, at this point in our lives we have no interest in "the lifestyle". So there's no point in spending money for things that you are never going to use. And Third, we were less than 10 minutes from my wife's mom & dad. So that worked out well for us. But as I mentioned earlier if you are going to find a place to retire where you don't mind the heat and will find plenty to do there's not much better place to pick than TV.

[mickey100]

Originally Posted by eweissenbach;551***

The price difference could easily be in the lot premium. Anyone can cherry pick listings and find some that are apparently overpriced. Those that are will either sell for much less than listed.....or won't sell. My experience is that you can GENERALLY find homes that are better values in resales than new, though new may still be anyone's preference for good reasons.

I agree completely. As many have said, we each have our own needs and desires. But I'm convinced that there are many resales out there, and probably quite a few south of 466 that are better buys than new, and they may be more central as well. I know a number of people that have gotten fantastic deals on re-sales. We live near Lake Sumter south of 466 and the designer next to us sold for about $40,000 less than what they paid for it 6 years ago, and they had about $20,000 in improvements to boot. And you know the bond is about $10,000 less than what new would be. If I was in the market for rental property I would have bought it myself for a rental. And I think that was the aim of the original poster - to point out that if you look around, and don't get caught up in the "fever" of buying new, you can save a lot of money if you look at resales. I also think there are a couple of people on this board that consistently back the Developer, always seem to have the latest information, etc, and I suspect are connected with the Developer in some way. If you're a newbie or wannabe, take everything you read with a grain of salt.

[keithwand]

We love our new home and did not consider a resale.
Nothing will/ should need replacing for years vs. a used house.
We picked out all the details we wanted inc. the paint color.
We wanted to be S of 466A to meet new people to TV and it has exceeded our expectations.
No relation to the Morse family (we are from MI) but will gladly accept a check for this endorsement.
Kidding of course; or am I?