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Ndomines 03-20-2021 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted by kcwhel (Post 1918170)
We are a 74yrs healthy married couple wondering whether it is too late to move to TV.
Our friends have passed or moved and we need a new circle of friends. Is it too late at 74 to find a new group of friends. Are most of TV residents going to be much younger?
Advice please---
I have a 3 br, 2bath Wisteria Designer home with 2 car garage.1 year old and available for long term lease beginning may 1 This would be a perfect fit.

WesMan 03-20-2021 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by kcwhel (Post 1918170)
We are a 74yrs healthy married couple wondering whether it is too late to move to TV.
Our friends have passed or moved and we need a new circle of friends. Is it too late at 74 to find a new group of friends. Are most of TV residents going to be much younger?
Advice please---
Never tooooooo late!!!! This is a great place for your age group!!!

La lamy 03-20-2021 06:46 AM
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Originally Posted by mike1946 (Post 1918276)
Some posters are dead wrong - one said the south is the ONLY place you can buy a new home - WRONG. When Swartz first built the Villages the now 'Historic Section' on the east side of 441 connected to TV by the golf cart bridge to SS was all trailers and manufactured homes - early on lots of single wides but mainly double wides ...all built on full size 90 x 60 lots ...lots of these are 30 to 40 years old and unless they were meticulously maintained are well past their best. The developer (and others) have been buying up the older ones as they come available and tearing them out and building new homes ...in the last couple of years 200-300 have been built - they will often times tear out the old one and allow you to visit the lot and give you a selection of homes that could be built ... advantages are - no bond or impact fees, mature landscaping - lots of trees and bushes , no traffic ..it's an island it's not a thru route there also quiet and peaceful ...no turnpike and Coleman Prison. lots of recreation without crossing the bridge. access to Lowes/Aldi Wal Mart/ Bealls the yet to be built BJ's etc. all via the gate off Paradise.
Agreed. And I find people are so friendly up in Orange Blossom. Waving at people is normal here, I find a little less so further south. And BTW age is just a number, one of my best friends is 95 and is 'younger' than I am.

Dantes 03-20-2021 06:48 AM
I truly agree

Villagesgal 03-20-2021 06:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Dgizzi (Post 1918191)
Oh my you are soooo wrong.. you people need to visit this area. We have many elder people. You have the wrong idea and attitudes! We have the newer homes, newer buildings, stores, newer bridges and roads. Everyone on my street is 70 and above. I’m tired of people knocking down our area. It’s nicer then the “old” neighborhoods by the squares. Many realtors have said how our areas have the best golf cart tunnels.
Your area is not "nicer" than the older neighborhoods, both are "nice". We have much larger lots and mature landscaping, you have more pools and walking trails. All of the Villages is beautiful, let's all stop trying to put other areas of the Villages down. Oh, and all areas have all ages of residents.
Look around and find a Village that feels like home and then make it home.

jakers 03-20-2021 06:53 AM
It’s never too late to enjoy the Villages Lifestyle!
After 9 years living north of 466a, I moved south of 44. Beautiful parks and walking paths - lots of green and safe to ride a bike as you don’t have to ride with cars on the street or carts on the paths.
Don’t let the sour grapers discourage you - lots of fun folks 70+ down here!
Check out the older, middle and newer areas and decide what’s right for you! Welcome!

jbrown132 03-20-2021 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by kcwhel (Post 1918170)
We are a 74yrs healthy married couple wondering whether it is too late to move to TV.
Our friends have passed or moved and we need a new circle of friends. Is it too late at 74 to find a new group of friends. Are most of TV residents going to be much younger?
Advice please---
In another year you will be seventy five. You will be seventy five regardless of whether you move to The Villages or not. So you might as come if you are looking for an active and social life style. Age has nothing to do with it.

mlmarr1 03-20-2021 07:09 AM
Never too late..your just getting started..come and rent for a month to decide which area of TV you want to be..best move ever.

Ruggiero56 03-20-2021 07:13 AM
Yes, definitely come down for a Lifestyle Visit. The Villages is a great place to make new friends and be very active; tons of things to do here. Don’t get hung up on the whole “south of 44” issue - there are many places throughout all of The Villages and after you come for a visit you’ll have a better idea of where YOU want to live. Don’t be steered by anyone. And ... as for making friends; remember, when you move here take the the initiative to host a lanai or driveway part and invite your neighbors; that’s the best way to make friends. And join some clubs or groups and you’ll make even more friends. But yes, come to The Villages - it’s a great place and it’s definitely NOT too late!

vintageogauge 03-20-2021 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Rwirish (Post 1918268)
Avoid the southern section and you will be fine.
The southern sections have all the newest amenities, newest style homes, no crowded streets, lots of family pools for when the grandkids come to visit, miles and miles of walking trails surrounded by mother nature, it's a great area to live in and meet new friends. Only those who do not live south of 44 are critical of it, those thousands of new home buyers down here are as happy as can be.

thelegges 03-20-2021 07:16 AM
OP try not to read post that are anti north, south, east, west. Sadly it is an on going war with some, it gets old especially when someone like you is asking for advice.

Pack essential items, pick a furnished home to rent for a month. Then find a different area, rent for a month. Repeat. You have no commitment and can leave at any time, there are many home to rent by the month, you don’t need a long term commitment to any home.

You will understand how TV works, you will find things to do, places to shop, and people to meet, some younger than you some older.

You will also realize no one on this site is correct on where to live. Only you and your spouse can find a neighborhood right for you.

By renting for awhile you have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

NoMo50 03-20-2021 07:17 AM
You have received some good advice, and some bad advice here. The only reason realtors "steer" folks to homes south of SR44 is because that is the only area where you can buy a newly constructed home. Realtors are in the business of selling homes. If you tell them you are interested in both new and pre-owned homes, they will show you properties all over The Villages. The best advice given is to do the Lifestyle Visit. Come on down, get a feel for the area, enjoy the amenities, meet some people, and you will start to focus in on what is important to YOU. Most of all, talk to people you encounter (yes...folks are friendly here!). Keep in mind, though, that everyone thinks their village is the best village! You simply cannot get a feel for The Villages by reading about it, or asking questions in absentia. You must physically be here to take it all it to savor the experience. Some call it "drinking the Kool Aid."

vintageogauge 03-20-2021 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Ndomines (Post 1918309)
I have a 3 br, 2bath Wisteria Designer home with 2 car garage.1 year old and available for long term lease beginning may 1 This would be a perfect fit.
Why not include location, photos, and cost if you're going to advertise on this non-related topic?

TOMCAT 03-20-2021 07:17 AM
I believe it is never too late to do anything. Go for it! Do not let age get in the way for anything.

merrymini 03-20-2021 07:22 AM
New houses are only south of 44 with the exception of a knock down in the historic section.
Plenty of resales all over.
The developer makes more money when selling a new house versus getting a commiss on a resale.
Must visit and look EVERYWHERE.
No one here knows ALL of the Villages. Don’t believe the horse manure.
New area with new people can be very social at first but then you gravitate to the activities you like the most.
Different pros and cons but this depends on what you prefer.
Only you can decide what is best for you.
Visit and have a good time.

donfey 03-20-2021 07:35 AM
Too old?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by kcwhel (Post 1918170)
We are a 74yrs healthy married couple wondering whether it is too late to move to TV.
Our friends have passed or moved and we need a new circle of friends. Is it too late at 74 to find a new group of friends. Are most of TV residents going to be much younger?
Advice please---
Wife and I moved to TV last July after four winters of looking and wishing. I'm 77 and wife just turned 76. We couldn't be happier. Get a good Villages realtor AND and MLS realtor. We bought through a Villages realtor who had showed us home before. PM me for his name. I recommend him strongly.

So, COME ON DOWN! Folks live longer down here.

sallyg 03-20-2021 07:36 AM
You are definitely not too old! Whoever wrote the nonsense about the southern Villages doesn't know what they are talking about. We have lived in a northern Village and moved about a year ago to Marsh Bend. Each Village has it's own advantages and disadvantages, but age isn't one if them. Visit a few times or rent first to get an idea of what area appeals to you. The place is so huge and offers so much it is hard to take in in one visit.

easydog 03-20-2021 07:37 AM
Living in TV south of 44
 
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Originally Posted by shut the front door (Post 1918180)
Don't buy in the new sections south of 44. The TV sales people are steering all people younger than 60 down there (I know because I have several friends who only used TV and they were specifically told they would be out of place north of 466A (they now wish they'd done their homework). I also have 3 friends who were steered to the new sections (Villages realtors get paid much more for selling new than preowned) and waited the year they were forced not to sell for a profit, then moved more north.
If you are over 70, you won't find many in your age group down there.
Living south of 44 is in my opinion ideal. There are many, many people of various ages that are enjoying this area. I have been here 3 years and I find this area exceptional.
Everyone who lives elsewhere is always biased about living south of 44.... don't listen to those who are steering you elsewhere. Look around and make your own decisions.

jimkerr 03-20-2021 07:38 AM
We just purchased a resale on the south side. We used a great agent with The Villages realty. He listened to what we wanted and gave us lots of options. Also, he didn’t try to steer us to a new home only like some others have mentioned. We did look at the street that had all mode new homes and in the end bought a resale.

Honestly, all the areas of The Villages are nice. Your best bet is to do a lifestyle visit and see for yourself.

Best of luck!

CFrance 03-20-2021 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 1918247)
This is why you come here rent for a month or more and decide if this place is for you and if so where you want to be.

Lifestyle visit is nice but not nearly long enough to decide.
It's also wise to work with two kinds of realtors--TV salespeople and a MLS realtor. TV sales associates will only show you homes listed with TV sales company, and the other can show you both but cannot show new TV homes or get you into model homes.

petiteone 03-20-2021 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by shut the front door (Post 1918180)
Don't buy in the new sections south of 44. The TV sales people are steering all people younger than 60 down there (I know because I have several friends who only used TV and they were specifically told they would be out of place north of 466A (they now wish they'd done their homework). I also have 3 friends who were steered to the new sections (Villages realtors get paid much more for selling new than preowned) and waited the year they were forced not to sell for a profit, then moved more north.
If you are over 70, you won't find many in your age group down there.
I'm 76 (hubby is 80) and have lived both north of 466A and south of 44. We have neighbors of all ages including over 80. You are as young as you keep yourself and it's great being around people of all ages. You will never be excluded from neighborhood events.

Dr Winston O Boogie jr 03-20-2021 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by kcwhel (Post 1918170)
We are a 74yrs healthy married couple wondering whether it is too late to move to TV.
Our friends have passed or moved and we need a new circle of friends. Is it too late at 74 to find a new group of friends. Are most of TV residents going to be much younger?
Advice please---
Why would you think that it's too late? Villages residents are all ages and many of those age groups mix very well. I'm 69 and I have friends that range from 50 to 80.

Don't be afraid. Come one down.

Dot Rheinhardt 03-20-2021 07:58 AM
Just north of 466A and west of Buena Vista is a good area for resales. Homes are less than 10 years old and many residents are 70 or older. The area is quiet, but but 3 pools nearby. You can join many clubs including one from your state. Come down for a visit (we did) and talk to people living here. I think you will like it.

merrymini 03-20-2021 07:59 AM
New houses are only south of 44 with the exception of a knock down in the historic section.
Plenty of resales all over.
The developer makes more money when selling a new house versus getting a commiss on a resale.
Must visit and look EVERYWHERE.
No one here knows ALL of the Villages. Don’t believe the horse manure.
New area with new people can be very social at first but then you gravitate to the activities you like the most.
Different pros and cons but this depends on what you prefer.
Only you can decide what is best for you.
Visit and have a good time.

billethkid 03-20-2021 07:59 AM
You will soon discover that age is just a number on a piece of paper that some folks seem to need.

There are 75+ folks here that put many 50-70 age folks to shame. And there are way too many 50-70 that are much older than the 75++.

Anybody who is using age of neighbors as a guide to where to live in TV will be missing out on very many optimum opportunities.

Dream home first (new or resale).....all else will fall in line.
Age will be a distant second factor (if at all).

Bgsu4me 03-20-2021 08:00 AM
Ignore the age comments about the Southern region. This is absolutely not true!

Darield 03-20-2021 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by kcwhel (Post 1918170)
We are a 74yrs healthy married couple wondering whether it is too late to move to TV.
Our friends have passed or moved and we need a new circle of friends. Is it too late at 74 to find a new group of friends. Are most of TV residents going to be much younger?
Advice please---
We live near the Polo field in the North end of Sumter County. We have many 70+ neighbors. Make sure to use a traditional realtor as well as the Villages. The Villages are not licensed realtors and have a different philosophy on selling homes. We were really happy with our traditional realtor. Bonds are much higher at the south end of the Villages. Something you should research as well as taxes for the different counties. The Villages spans over 3 counties.

If you find a home that you like, you can talk to a few neighbors and get a feel for the block. Many neighborhoods including ours have social gatherings. We are just starting up our women's monthly luncheons again.

Come on down. You'll find something for everyone.

DAVES 03-20-2021 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by kcwhel (Post 1918170)
We are a 74yrs healthy married couple wondering whether it is too late to move to TV.
Our friends have passed or moved and we need a new circle of friends. Is it too late at 74 to find a new group of friends. Are most of TV residents going to be much younger?
Advice please---
Like most things people need to find their own answers. The average age in the villages is 70.
As far as a married couple, the question is does moving to the villages appeal to BOTH of you?
At 74, heck Buffet is 86 and investing long term, Col, Sanders started his Chicken business at over 80, Bush sr was jumping out of airplanes at 80 something.

OhioBuckeye 03-20-2021 08:28 AM
Ohiobuckeye
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by kcwhel (Post 1918170)
We are a 74yrs healthy married couple wondering whether it is too late to move to TV.
Our friends have passed or moved and we need a new circle of friends. Is it too late at 74 to find a new group of friends. Are most of TV residents going to be much younger?
Advice please---
It’s never to late to move to TV, but how active are you? Is it going to be worth 150, 160 or $170. a month Extra to use the amenities that you HAVE to pay? If you aren’t very active or even if you are do you really care that it’s costing you to pay extra. So to weigh spending or not spending, there’s a lot of entertainment to do their, people are very nice. Enjoy the rest of your life, BUY!

Marjorie Hardman 03-20-2021 08:28 AM
Too late
 
Absolutely not too late. I am 72 and moved here 3 1/2 yrs ago. The majority of people were very welcoming, friendly and kind. My opinion is you would be most welcome here.

RoadToad 03-20-2021 08:47 AM
Read, read, read. Lots of info on the area available.
There are Pros and Cons as anywhere else.
Lots of activities and Clubs.
Lots of traffic, especially in Snowbird season.
Download the Villages app and do vertual vists.
Very low crime rate.
Very high satisfaction rate.
Most like it; some don't.

frank1975 03-20-2021 08:52 AM
Never to late!
 
Never to late to move here. All ages from 55+. There's planty to do inside or outside. Very active communuty. People rent a month or two too get a feel. Try that! Good luck!!

frank1975 03-20-2021 09:02 AM
Live anywhere!!!!!!!
 
How dare you tell people where they should buy. Some prefer to be around younger people . Plus tv sales staff tells all buyers what you can expect in older sections and newer sections. You are a very foolish person!!!!

stevekennedy3 03-20-2021 09:08 AM
It is never too late. I am 74 and my wife 73. Look only north of 466A as all the "young" are moving south of 466A We live in Sunset Pointe and our neighbors are our ages.

PamfromNY 03-20-2021 09:13 AM
Take a trip and look all over Florida. You may want to be on a lake, near the beach, walking distance to more of a city downtown area. It depends on what you’re looking to do. And there’s always NC, and SC to retire to. Bottom line go and stay for awhile in all of these areas before making your final decision.

cbmerl 03-20-2021 09:36 AM
[QUOTE=John_W;1918220]I came here at 60 and now I'm 70, just buy a resale where us older people live. The new homes are mostly people in their 50s and 60s, and man they are weird.

That is TOTALLY NOT TRUE!!

PugMom 03-20-2021 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by vintageogauge (Post 1918228)
That is not true
we can't be any more weird than the others!!! :icon_wink:

stebooo 03-20-2021 09:50 AM
I contend, younger the better. You won't have a problem.

jimjamuser 03-20-2021 09:54 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by kcwhel (Post 1918170)
We are a 74yrs healthy married couple wondering whether it is too late to move to TV.
Our friends have passed or moved and we need a new circle of friends. Is it too late at 74 to find a new group of friends. Are most of TV residents going to be much younger?
Advice please---
Most will be younger, but you should still come. There is plenty of friends to meet in that age group and many activities available. People are living longer (many to 100) and if you-2 are healthy, maybe you would go that long - you have to be someplace until then and TV Land is better than most. TV Land is NOT cheap to live in, but it is less costly than many places up north. So, you need to calculate how to make your retirement and savings last long enough. It is very possible to function here without an automobile and just a golf car for transportation - so, that can save some money. Many people believe that it is best to rent here for up to one year before you buy in order to locate yourselves in the best Village and type of house that suits you. ,Hope that helps some.

meme5x 03-20-2021 09:58 AM
I prefer the north end.. close to shopping, restaurants and the square... but would also suggest renting before you decide


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