[getdul981]

Congratulations!!! Maybbe we'll see before you head back north. We'll be back late on the 21st.

[Maryland Girl]

Originally Posted by Bill-n-Brillo

................."we're done!!" Sandy and I had our closing today, right on schedule, and are now the proud owners of a nice Patio Villa in Duval! Woo-hoo! Closing went smooth as silk - no glitches, no hiccups....everything worked out great. Fortunate for us that we bought the place furnished so we only had to get kitchen "stuff" (pots & pans, utensils, dishes, etc.), towels for the bath, a couple of new televisions, and the other typical minor things you'll need in any house. Been working most of the afternoon and evening getting everything situated then we'll have about a week to play til it's time to head back to OH. Sniffle. We'll still be snowflaking it down here for a good while yet - just coming down whenever we have the chance to get away.

Just so glad to finally have a place to call our own! :-)

Bill

[Bill-n-Brillo]

All - Thanks for your kind thoughts and feedback. And yes, L&L - as redwitch said, we did have a thorough home inspection done (compliments to red for referring the fellow - he did a great job). That and a termite inspection - had them both written into the purchase contract as contingencies. Your point is well taken, though, as some folks decide to bypass some things in a property purchase and wind up aggravated later on. Everything's working out fine for us since the closing as well - no surprises at all.

We look forward to meeting up with more of you folks from TOTV as time goes on. Again, thanks for the well wishes.

Bill

[Pturner]

We did home and termite inspections too, with contingencies in the contract. I would highly recommend this to anyone buying a resale anywhere, not just in TV.

However, we decided to not get a warranty on the appliances. After researching home warranties on the internet, we found quite a bit of homeowner dissatisfaction with them. It seems that people have a hard time getting the warranty companies to respond; and when they do, homeowners are often not satisfied with the repairs. We concluded that we would do just as well to pay for any repairs, if needed and/or to replace old appliances when they need replacing. When we become frogs, we'll eventually want to upgrade some of them anyway.

[iandwk]

Welcome to TV! It's a good feeling to take the plunge. I hope you and Mrs. Wright have nothing but pleasure from your purchase.

Thanks one more time for the sand bottles.

[Bill-n-Brillo]

Originally Posted by Pturner

We did home and termite inspections too, with contingencies in the contract. I would highly recommend this to anyone buying a resale anywhere, not just in TV.

However, we decided to not get a warranty on the appliances. After researching home warranties on the internet, we found quite a bit of homeowner dissatisfaction with them. It seems that people have a hard time getting the warranty companies to respond; and when they do, homeowners are often not satisfied with the repairs. We concluded that we would do just as well to pay for any repairs, if needed and/or to replace old appliances when they need replacing. When we become frogs, we'll eventually want to upgrade some of them anyway.

Ditto on the inspections and the home warranties - my thoughts verbatim. The home warranty stuff seems like a tough row to hoe to me - hassles, etc. as you stated, P. We didn't even bring it up in the discussions with the sellers. The place is 3 years old and the home inspection yielded nearly flawless findings. Not saying that the fridge couldn't just up and puke tomorrow, but if it does, we'll get it fixed or just be out of pocket for a new one - such is life.

Bill

[Pturner]

Originally Posted by Bill-n-Brillo

... Not saying that the fridge couldn't just up and puke tomorrow...

Bill

May I suggest cleaning out the leftovers.

[Bill-n-Brillo]

Originally Posted by iandwk

Welcome to TV! It's a good feeling to take the plunge. I hope you and Mrs. Wright have nothing but pleasure from your purchase.

Thanks one more time for the sand bottles.

Everything's going a-ok so far.........other than we're spending money like drunken sailors! It's amazing how much all the little "Oh, that stuff won't add up to very much money" things really DO add up!

And you're welcome for the sand bottles - no problem-o! Glad it all worked out well. Hope they mount up to your cart in fine order!

Bill

[Bill-n-Brillo]

Originally Posted by Pturner

May I suggest cleaning out the leftovers.

I'm still laughing at that one.....!!!

Bill

[graciegirl]

And now my dears it is YOUR turn to serve the Kool a...I mean drink.

I KNEW you would do it and I am glad you did.

Welcome home to two delightful people.

[natickdan]

A Big Time Congrats, Bill-n-Brillo! We pass on 1/11/11, but we have one big challenge ahead of us and that is buying furniture for every room. Enjoy!

[2BNTV]

If you don't clean the leftovers out, they may walk out.

Another big time congratulations as I know you were looking forward to getting to TV. I am soooooooooo happy for you.

A turn-key sounds great to me as it must be nice to only have to pack your clothes and a toothbrush.

Happy Holidays.

[ceegeo]

Congratulations! And best of times in the Villages.

[Bill McRoberts]

Thought you were already settled in

[whartonjelly]

We also closed today in a refinancing! As soon as we hear from the RR Retirement board we will fix up what we can and sell in the spring! TV will be our new home !