Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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I would add: 1. Visit Eisenhower Rec Center. 2. Trolley ride. Don't be disappointed when you visit ends because the first visits, seems to go by in the blink of an eye. TV is kept in immaculate condition. Be prepared to be amazed at it's beauty.
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Where can I purchase a map?
Someone said they were available at the Mercantile Store, but I can't seem to find a good phone number. Thanks, |
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Go to any of the country clubs pro shops, I believe we have 12 now, or to any of the sales offices, which are located at each square. Tell them you want the $5 map, if you have a salesman, they will usually give you one for free if you ask.
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Lifestyle program is nice however if you are using it as a vacation then you really are screwing over the realtor. It isn't here as vacation homes and the person is trying to make a living. Also, if you use the lifestyle program and you later decide you want to come back to look for a home, then you will not be allowed to do the lifestyle program again. It you are only staying for a few days to a week, get a hotel at LSL. Rent a cart, and go to the town square at night. Since you will be walking distance to the hotel, it will be fine if you partake in a few (many) adult beverages. If you are just about vacationing in The Villages and you use the lifestyle program, remember you will be taking food out of a family's mouth. I couldn't live with that but looks like others can. |
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I had three (3) LifeStyle stays prior to purchasing.
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Then I was told wrong. I stand corrected, good sir.
IMHO: I still wouldn't use it as a vacation though. |
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The Lifestyle Preview Program is a marketing program by the developer. They encourage people to use it as a way to showcase the development and offer perks designed to get people to experience the best the place has to offer. The developer makes it financially attractive so that people will take advantage of it because (he/she) thinks correctly, that many of the attendees will ultimately buy a home in TV. Most people, including my spouse and I, come to an LSP to see what all the hubbub is about and to see if this is a place that might be a logical place for their retirement years. No one is being taken advantage of if someone takes the LSP and does not buy, any more than someone who goes to an open house and doesn't buy the house was taking advantage of the realtor at the open house. In conclusion; IT'S A MARKETING PROGRAM!!
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A rep for the Villages called us and offered us a 2nd LSP over a year after the first visit, if we were still interested. By that time, we had already made the decision to move to TV and had secured a long term lease on a property.
As far as "screwing" a realtor, on our first LSP, we saw the realtor/rep for TV for a total of about two hours. Mostly to see three homes. Outside of that, we saw him for maybe 30 minutes when we first arrived. I don't feel like we "screwed" him because we didn't buy. |
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We were on the LSP this past week, and our sales agent spent several hours with us throughout the visit, including over 3 hours in a sit-down to answer questions from me, hubby, and my parents who came for 2 days out of the 5-day trip.
I feel that his time was well-spent with us because even though we didn't buy, we plan to (assuming we can afford it when the time comes, next year). And we plan on this specific sales agent to help us make that deal, at that time. Whether it's one of his own listings, or some other agent's VLS, he will be our "buying agent." So he'll either get the full commission (if he's the one representing the seller) or he'll get a piece of another selling agent's commission. He also convinced me that sticking with the VLS agents as opposed to MLS agents is definitely the way to go. |
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Don't try to mix a winter vacation with a real chance to see if you want to move here. They are two different things.
If you want a vacation, then come down Jan to March. If you really want time to see if the place is for you, then come down any other month of the year when you will have time to see what the place is really like. Much more time for you and the realtor and the places to eat and everything else to show you what TV has to offer if you come in December or May or something like that. I would also not do the Lifestyle Visit, but simply rent a place for 2 to 4 weeks when it is cheap and get a real feel for the place. |
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If you go at least once when the Snowbirds are there, and at least once during the summer when the hot climate is even hotter, you'll have a more well-rounded perception of what it's "like" to live in this enormous, primarily fun but occasionally congested community. |
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