Originally Posted by Laker14 (Post 2103056)

How about if I read YOUR post, to which I was responding, "Ace".

"THE MONTH OF MAY"....that's one month, ACE.
And why do you care?
Those 4 years he did his renting he was not in TV 44 months. That's 44 months not paying taxes, amenity fees, etc etc etc.

Originally Posted by Bilyclub (Post 2102882)

How does somebody hit into you on an all par 3 course? Did he not have his glasses on or were your tee shots way wide ?

Originally Posted by Laker14 (Post 2103030)

My wife and I were lucky enough to be exposed to TV around 2007 when friends of ours from Upstate NY bought in Largo, and had us visit several times. Wife wasn't sure it was THE PLACE for her, so we rented for 3 winter seasons before we actually bought. Renting is not a bad deal. By the time you pay for maintenance, taxes, amenities, furniture, insurance etc etc you can rent for 3 or 4 months and be well under the monthly drain of a second home in TV.
However you miss out on any property value increase (which isn't guaranteed, of course), but what we found even more troubling was the difficulty of finding rentals in the high season, which is when we really wanted to be here.
We are now in TV 7+months of the year. We love it. Glad we did it. But we are also very glad we rented those years to be sure it's what we wanted, and we learned a lot about what Villages and locations were best for us.

I'm glad you enjoyed your month here. We've spent 4 full winters here now, and we feel we are still learning about new opportunities for activities. I came for golf, then found pickleball, and last winter discovered I love the lap swimming in the sports pools. There is definitely more to do than there is time available.

Good luck with your dream.

Originally Posted by Laker14 (Post 2103030)

My wife and I were lucky enough to be exposed to TV around 2007 when friends of ours from Upstate NY bought in Largo, and had us visit several times. Wife wasn't sure it was THE PLACE for her, so we rented for 3 winter seasons before we actually bought. Renting is not a bad deal. By the time you pay for maintenance, taxes, amenities, furniture, insurance etc etc you can rent for 3 or 4 months and be well under the monthly drain of a second home in TV.
However you miss out on any property value increase (which isn't guaranteed, of course), but what we found even more troubling was the difficulty of finding rentals in the high season, which is when we really wanted to be here.
We are now in TV 7+months of the year. We love it. Glad we did it. But we are also very glad we rented those years to be sure it's what we wanted, and we learned a lot about what Villages and locations were best for us.

I'm glad you enjoyed your month here. We've spent 4 full winters here now, and we feel we are still learning about new opportunities for activities. I came for golf, then found pickleball, and last winter discovered I love the lap swimming in the sports pools. There is definitely more to do than there is time available.

Good luck with your dream.

Originally Posted by DAVES (Post 2104088)

People are people. One of my friends has said as they get older they do not get better they get worse. Weak self esteem people seem to have the need to inform others how bright they are and how stupid others are. Hearing? What did they say? Of any value.

Far as SHOPPING, Belles-the Men's section sit in the corner and shut up while your wife shops.

Originally Posted by Laker14 (Post 2103027)

Gee, no. Somehow I got to be 70 years old and never understood the idea of a down payment. Thanks for explaining it to me.
I wasn't counting eating out and golf and "wife shopping" since that is immaterial to the process of buying a home. However, even if you count those things, 5K is 20% of 25K. Nice houses here abound for 25K, for sure.
Or, maybe he pays a few extra points and gets a 5% down mortgage, he can now buy a 100K home. Lots of those available in TV now as well.

Next time I need a life coach, I'll be sure to PM you.

Originally Posted by npwalters (Post 2104090)

I might need his number too. Feeling like I need some advice. lol