Originally Posted by BMill (Post 2440578)

Thank you! That makes so much sense and I was reading some threads about the turnpike noise which would be concerning.

We have hurricane impact windows in our current home in South Florida. Several benefits are the wind protection, security and the noise. You cannot hear much from outside. Are hurricane impact windows allowed in TV?

Originally Posted by ResQme (Post 2440995)

South FL houses are built to withstand hurricanes to CAT3, or even CAT5. I moved from a house in Naples to a TV Designer house... no comparison. I'm not sure replacing your windows with hurricane windows will be good enough to lessen outside noise. The walls don't even compare. Doors open in instead of out. Garage doors are flimsier. I can go on and on.

Originally Posted by coffeebean (Post 2441025)

Every home we have owned, the front entry doors opened in. I've never seen a front entry door open out. Think about this........visitors ring your door bell and you come to the door to let them in the house. You open the door in so you don't hit anyone standing in front of your door waiting to come in. Even the home I grew up in on Long Island, the front door opened in.

Originally Posted by coffeebean (Post 2441025)

Every home we have owned, the front entry doors opened in. I've never seen a front entry door open out. Think about this........visitors ring your door bell and you come to the door to let them in the house. You open the door in so you don't hit anyone standing in front of your door waiting to come in. Even the home I grew up in on Long Island, the front door opened in.

Originally Posted by Aces4 (Post 2440754)

Well, that's interesting. So there isn't a prison, Coleman, south of 44, the bonds aren't higher, taxes aren't higher and there is no traffic in the new areas and the landscaping south of 44 will never need replacing or the buildings need painting? Huh.

Originally Posted by BlueStarAirlines (Post 2440627)

I live in Deluna and are a lot of great sections with no road or turnpike noise, but definitely do your due diligence. The proximity to the turnpike and 301 as well as the direction your lanai faces all have an impact. That being said, we did stay in a rental in a more northern neighborhood and the road noise from the main Villages arteries (Morse, Meggison) were a factor as well.

The best advice I can give is to not buy a home that backs to any non-Villages property. What today may be a farm or just an open field could be a development or a 7-11 tomorrow.

Due your due diligence on kissing lanais as well. In my little section of Deluna there are three streets of homes with kissing lanais. One street is maybe 20 feet between lanais where the other is easily 60+ feet. There is no "standard" separation. You need to see in person or get someone without an agenda to send you realistic pictures.

The Marion vs Sumter county is a non-issue...and when talking about the Villages you also have to consider Lake county since TV spans all three. From a county tax perspective, Sumter is the cheapest but parts of TV are in the city of Wildwood so there is an additional tax. I personally wouldn't let taxes be a driving part of your consideration.

Feel free to DM me if you have specific questions about a home section, need pictures, etc. Deluna is one of the largest villages, so comments about turnpike noise, pylons (electric towers) are isolated to small sections of the village.

Originally Posted by Aces4 (Post 2440754)

Well, that's interesting. So there isn't a prison, Coleman, south of 44, the bonds aren't higher, taxes aren't higher and there is no traffic in the new areas and the landscaping south of 44 will never need replacing or the buildings need painting? Huh.

The poster was simply pointing out everything to take into consideration, I didn't see her telling the OP to only buy north of 44, just providing content for thought.

BTW, those south of 44 spend a lot of their precious time trying to get to the "big box stores" and those older floor plans and lot sizes may be desirable to some. But to make their choices, they should have all the details so they can decide what to choose. Neither location is a bad choice, just different elements to consider.

Originally Posted by MrChip72 (Post 2441031)

DeLuna is pretty far from the prison, over 10 miles away.

The bonds in DeLuna are higher than homes built 10 years ago, but quite a bit lower than anything built in the past couple of years. My bond in DeLuna was $30k, most places newer than DeLuna including some Villages built 2 years ago are closer to $50k or higher.

Originally Posted by asianthree (Post 2441027)

ResQme is describing homes built to withstand Cat 3-5. Yes is correct about how doors open for those built to withstand extreme winds.
South Florida doesn’t care about their door opening for company. They want the door Not to Blow Open during event. Only way to do that is open to outside. Guessing you haven’t spent much time in south Fl.

Our doors open out in Miami, and Marathon, (both stilts) with no second thoughts on what’s outside the door except the wind trying to blow it in. Family condo in Madeira Beach 100ft from shore on Tampa Bay doors open out. The house on Barrier island in NC not only do doors open out, it’s concrete stilted pylons, with walls that tilt open allowing surge water to empty into rear retention pond.

Originally Posted by Nana2Teddy (Post 2441173)

Not once in 2.5 yrs south of 44 have we driven far to shopping areas except outside of the villages down south to Orlando area. We buy almost everything online at Amazon or other sites. We hate shopping in crowded stores so we’re happy to not be near any of that. To each their own.

Originally Posted by CFrance (Post 2441214)

Wow, I've never been in a crowded store in TV compared to Pittsburgh and NJ. I enjoy being so close to shopping just north of 466A. I remember waiting a half hour to check out in grocery stores up north. It has never happened down here. To me the close access to shopping is a big plus, and no overcrowding issues. I really enjoy being so close to shopping.

Originally Posted by coffeebean (Post 2441192)

We lived in South Florida for twenty four years. Our front doors opened in. I'm finding out from this thread that doors opening in are not hurricane resistant.