[virtue51]

I would suggest you visit The Villages and explore the various areas. Also, only you can decide what size home and what features are important to you.

[MollyJo]

Originally Posted by Ashley from UK

There are also Pylons in DeLuna. We saw a beautiful designer house, huge corner lot, but pylons under a 100’ and in clear view - BIG no for us. Other lots had wonderful views - of the pylons!

We ended up in Chitty Chatty which is ideal for us, close (walking distance) to shops and rec centre. 2 miles to Sawgrass, 4 to Brownwood or Eastport and 6 to Lake Sumter. Centre of everything really. The big plus though the preserve and the abundance of nature we see, plus over 15 miles of walking paths, something unique to this are. Have a look at Bradford, & St Catherine’s as well if you like walking… or Marsh Bend which also has nice walking paths and is central

I’m almost willing to view pylons, to have no neighbors behind & knowing nothing can be built there. Plus it the grass is maintained.

[kingofbeer]

Originally Posted by Ashley from UK

There are also Pylons in DeLuna. We saw a beautiful designer house, huge corner lot, but pylons under a 100’ and in clear view - BIG no for us. Other lots had wonderful views - of the pylons!

We ended up in Chitty Chatty which is ideal for us, close (walking distance) to shops and rec centre. 2 miles to Sawgrass, 4 to Brownwood or Eastport and 6 to Lake Sumter. Centre of everything really. The big plus though the preserve and the abundance of nature we see, plus over 15 miles of walking paths, something unique to this are. Have a look at Bradford, & St Catherine’s as well if you like walking… or Marsh Bend which also has nice walking paths and is central

I do not want to see a pylon near my house. We call them Iron Giants. Chitty Chatty houses are not selling fast now because they are located near the new Walmart. One thing that I do not like about Chitty Chatty is that there is only entrance into this village by car.

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by ElDiabloJoe

Oh great, another reply from someone trumpeting the old areas that are sliding into irrelevancy in order to pump up demand and thus their home value.

If you like maturing landscape that will need replacing, houses and commercial buildings that will soon need paint, lots of traffic and big-box stores, and older houses, and older... well, everyone and everything, then yes! Absolutely! The north is ideal for you!

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.

[ElDiabloJoe]

Originally Posted by Aces4

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.

^ absolutely agree with this, but that is not the posting history of many, including the one to whom I was responding. You are correct - there is a reason that Henry Ford's choice of car colors is no longer. Different people have different wants, needs, abilities, preferences, etc.

[JCDukes]

Originally Posted by virtue51

I would suggest you visit The Villages and explore the various areas. Also, only you can decide what size home and what features are important to you.

I second this recommendation. We came down two winters from Michigan and rented for a few months. We rented in different places and discovered where we wanted to be. Highly recommended.

[VApeople]

Originally Posted by kingofbeer

One thing that I do not like about Chitty Chatty is that there is only entrance into this village by car.

And at that one entrance, it is dangerous to turn left.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by VApeople

And at that one entrance, it is dangerous to turn left.

There are plans for a roundabout at that entrance. Don’t recall the timetable.

[vintageogauge]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

There are plans for a roundabout at that entrance. Don’t recall the timetable.

That will make for a nice long detour during construction.

[Marathon Man]

Originally Posted by Aces4

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.

Not even close to true.

[Marathon Man]

Originally Posted by VApeople

And at that one entrance, it is dangerous to turn left.

I visit friends Chitty Chatty regularly. It is not a dangerous left turn - unless your driving skills are lacking in which case many left turns are dangerous.

[Bwanajim]

Originally Posted by vintageogauge

Some parts of DeLuna are very near to the turnpike and route 301. There is going to be a lot of commercial development on 301 just across from DeLuna, traffic will be bad as will the noise. The southeast section of DeLuna is your best bet. Don't buy blind.

I have a home in Deluna that backs up to the turnpike also bought a huge backyard, about 60 feet to the wall. I'll take Turnpike noise over a neighbor 15 feet away in my backyard any day.!!!
It's a veranda model so the yard is fenced in and it's huge, probably unusually large. I put in a big pool and waterfall. The turnpike noise is something you can get over, more of a background noise except during the winter months when the leaders are off the trees. And I'm hard or hearing anyway.lol
Yeah 301 will be a mess for a long time and who knows what's going on the other side. They're actually supposed to put a roundabout in at March Bend & 301 which is lunacy

[thevillages2013]

Originally Posted by Ashley from UK

There are also Pylons in DeLuna. We saw a beautiful designer house, huge corner lot, but pylons under a 100’ and in clear view - BIG no for us. Other lots had wonderful views - of the pylons!

We ended up in Chitty Chatty which is ideal for us, close (walking distance) to shops and rec centre. 2 miles to Sawgrass, 4 to Brownwood or Eastport and 6 to Lake Sumter. Centre of everything really. The big plus though the preserve and the abundance of nature we see, plus over 15 miles of walking paths, something unique to this are. Have a look at Bradford, & St Catherine’s as well if you like walking… or Marsh Bend which also has nice walking paths and is central

Might want to check your odometer, I think it’s broken!

[VApeople]

Originally Posted by Marathon Man

I visit friends Chitty Chatty regularly. It is not a dangerous left turn - unless your driving skills are lacking in which case many left turns are dangerous.

Yeah, I do not like to turn left without the aid of a traffic light or a roundabout, but I would never turn left onto a 4-lane road like Morse.

When we moved here 9 years ago, we chose to buy a house in Osceola Hills so we would never have to turn left to leave our neighborhood.

[kingofbeer]

Originally Posted by Marathon Man

I visit friends Chitty Chatty regularly. It is not a dangerous left turn - unless your driving skills are lacking in which case many left turns are dangerous.

I used to live there. It is very dangerous. The cars driving on Morse Blvd are driving very fast. No reason to gaslight the poster.