I have a 2B/2B courtyard villa in the best location in the Villages, near Mallory CC that I will sign with sales rep next week. I am moving to 3B/2B. If interested call me at 740-503-0086.
Bill

I have a 2B/2B courtyard villa in the best location in the Villages, near Mallory CC that I will sign with sales rep next week. I am moving to 3B/2B. If interested call me at 740-503-0086.

I think it depends where the villa is. When we lived in the village of Charlotte someone we meant was moving from their villa to a villa located in a different area because they had so many renters it was a big problem with parking, property upkeep and no one around after snowbird time.

We bought a new 2/2 patio villa and it was fine except it was a 1.5 stall garage and our car, golf cart and motorcycle wouldn't fit. So we sold it and built a 3/2 cottage. We are very happy with this home.

Our neighborhood is all single-family homes mostly on a golf course. Probably 1/3rd of the residents are gone in the summer, so neighbors are not assured anywhere.

We would greatly suggest you look in the manufactured home area, as we did to downsize. We are in COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, across from SPANISH SPRINGS ln ORANGE BLOSSOM HILLS GOLF COURSE & absolutely love it! mgtorgy2@gmail.com

We have lived in a CYV for 9 years and have 80% of the same neighbors. We have a Villa Golf Group, have driveway parties, Holiday Street parties, take day strips together. We have a great neighborhood and don’t care to move anywhere else.

Love our villa

There is a single woman on both sides and across the street. Villa is furnished.

But to be fair, I owned a designer home with exactly the same problems. Our lanai viewed four other neighboring lanais. We saw them, heard them, knew what was going on in their lives. Even landscaping only somewhat minimized the problems.
So go with the home design that appeals to you.
Just remember to work with two realtors, if you are considering a pre-owned home.
Villagers Agents will want to sell you a new property in the new section. They will not show you any properties listed by MLS.
MLS Realtors cannot show you any properties listed by The Villages.
The two systems are totally independent of each other.
Good luck! Lots of decisions, it’s worth it

I live in a Villa 3/2/2 and all my neighbors are “owners” no renters a few are snowbirds but the best place to live in ever! How much are you willing to pay? I have a Bungalow Villa with water views for sale! Go on realtor.com and look at 3752 E Torch Lake Dr, The Villages

Get a new Realtor!

I’m alone and rented various models over 5 winters. When it came time to seriously look snd purchase I decided to look strictly for a villa for same reasons much you stated. After Ayers of looking I stumbled on a 2b/2b ranch I knew was the right size for me. Be opened minded abt all options. Btw I don’t agree that most villas are purchased for rental investments. Good luck

Courtyard villas
 

I live in a large courtyard villa- over 2200 sq ft. If you want one that size purchase a corner lot. Many are smaller. I purchased mine 4 years ago and the neighborhood remained stable until COVID. There were 5 rentals out of 50. The homeowners were about 60% snowbirds and came down winters. A few of those would rent theirs out for a month or two. The renters were older and only 1 house was a problem house. That was so because they had many people staying there and a lot of cars, so they were parking in the overflow parking lot taking spaces away from visitors. When they left, another owner had 2 golf carts and 2 trucks. They put their carts in the garage and put their trucks in the visitors lot. This seems to be the only problem we have had here in the 4 years I have been here. One or 2 people will park their cars in the street but that is rare. We have a very cohesive villa area where just about everyone knows everyone else. We get together monthly and include the renters so many of the renters come back yearly so we feel like they are just snowbirds. A good percentage of villas are snowbirds so the area is quiet in the summer but that happens even in designers. I can tell you there is much more privacy in the villas. You can sit in your backyard and not see anyone at all. Yes, there are dogs and once in a while you will hear them but most people are respectful of their neighbors. I only had one neighbor who wasn’t in 4 years. With COVID , we had a big turnover. Families in about 10 homes moved out. Most went to move closer to their families. One moved out of the villages so their family could move in with them. 1 or 2 wanted a bigger home because they had someone move in with them. 1 or 2 were a renter and bought their own home. The people that bought did so as a permanent home. So the renter population actually went down. I suggest you rent for a month at different times during the year and in different areas. Rent a villa and a designer. I found when I rented a designer, I felt like the people were in my backyard and there was absolutely no privacy. You literally could talk out of your screen to your neighbor and when you had company you felt like they could listen in on your conversation. I don’t feel that happening in my villa strictly because the walls block your neighbors . I suggest you stay away from the patio villas because they have no walls and you have the same problem. The other thing is check with neighbors in the area you plan to move into. Every neighborhood was different as to welcoming new people. Established neighborhoods were harder to break into where the newer neighborhoods wanted to make friends. Good luck in your search

We live in a courtyard villa and love it. Private and secure. There are maybe 5 villas in our neighborhood that are rentals but I feel like we all know each other more since we live so close to each other and feel more like a private community.....lots of neighborhood driveway parties and get togethers. Courtyard villas are usually a little larger than cottage. Any questions feel free to message me.