[harby]

Should say waterrear or golfrear! by the way, should say pondrear...we r sickly tired of the words the realtors play around...have a home insurance problem after we bought the house in TV that they never tell about the home ins. issues especially ages of roofing, hvac, etc. Farm State Ins. won t accept our application for our only 19 years old home, ugh.

[chrisinva]

7 pages & 92 comments so far. (Nov 21, 2023 at 1130) Lots of brains sucked out by The Villages bridges!

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

Ahhh ....

Of course. The denuding of 1000's of acres of pasture land to make room for residential development is always big a win-win for the environment.

That land was denuded generations ago.

[vintageogauge]

I heard a MLS real estate agent asking a customer if she would like to see a Peek-A-Boo waterfront lot. I thought that term went away around 2008 when they were selling Peek-A-Boo golf course view lots meaning if you looked between two homes that were actually on the golf course you would get a peek of it and you paid a premium for that little view.

[twoplanekid]

I do love the addon descriptors

heated pool OK
water heater 2018 I would hope
newer roof OK
new roof Good
location ??
bond paid OK
panoramic golf view or
highly desired location or
nature water views or
near entertainment OK
near Walmart even better !

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by chrisinva

7 pages & 92 comments so far. (Nov 21, 2023 at 1130) Lots of brains sucked out by The Villages bridges!

Dunno if that's true or not...but I do happen to have some prime oceanfront property for sale on the Gulf of Nebraska. Anyone interested?

[mrf0151]

18 years on open space behind us with a retention pond and it has ALWAYS been full of water. Levels change but the wildlife it brings in is simply amazing. Another cool thing is we don't have to look at another house, just the beauty.
Our lot premium for this wonderful site was only 15K.
Maybe that is what the poster is crabbing about in that now in the new sections of TV the lot premiums for water view are 10 times that price.

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by mrf0151

18 years on open space behind us with a retention pond and it has ALWAYS been full of water. Levels change but the wildlife it brings in is simply amazing. Another cool thing is we don't have to look at another house, just the beauty.
Our lot premium for this wonderful site was only 15K.
Maybe that is what the poster is crabbing about in that now in the new sections of TV the lot premiums for water view are 10 times that price.

Paying for privacy is a time honored tradition. Paying to view a typical detention or retention basin, that may nor may not have water in is .... well, only in The Villages it seems.

In the real world, having a detention or retention basin abutting your yard, is more likely to get you a discounted price, rather than a premium price.

To each his own.

[vintageogauge]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

Paying for privacy is a time honored tradition. Paying to view a typical detention or retention basin, that may nor may not have water in is .... well, only in The Villages it seems.

In the real world, having a detention or retention basin abutting your yard, is more likely to get you a discounted price, rather than a premium price.

To each his own.

If you lived on one you would realize that every penny paid as a premium is well worth it for the view, the wildlife, peace and quiet as well as the privacy. I lived on a golf course for many years and now on a waterfront pond which I would take over the golf course as that grows old real fast. The pond front view is ever changing with birds, reptiles, mammals, etc., they are very quiet and not one of them throws trash out of their golf cars.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

Paying for privacy is a time honored tradition. Paying to view a typical detention or retention basin, that may nor may not have water in is .... well, only in The Villages it seems.

In the real world, having a detention or retention basin abutting your yard, is more likely to get you a discounted price, rather than a premium price.

To each his own.

Too bad that you are never able to find any good in The Villages.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by ohioshooter

I lived on a chain of lakes in OH. most of my life. I’ve never seen a water ‘front’ home where the back of the house faces the water. I live on a pond now and don’t consider it waterfront. I personally have not seen a “waterfront “ home anywhere in TV. Doesn’t mean they don’t exist.

What about those homes on Lake Sumter that you can see when you go over the bridge on Morse Blvd?

[kkingston57]

Originally Posted by Keefelane66

I agree waterfront property is on lake, ocean or river.

Bet the developer researched statutory and case law before they advertised this as "waterfront property.

[kkingston57]

Originally Posted by Wilharm

I don't know about a crick; but a creek is ok.

Southern phonetic spelling.

[kkingston57]

Originally Posted by txfan

Crick is a variant of creek originating in the U.S., where it reflects a dialectal pronunciation of the word for a small, shallow stream. Crick might be nonstandard, but it is established enough to be considered an alternative form, and it is even listed in some dictionaries.

Good description.

[Tenmoss79]

From Maine we'd call it a puddle view. LOL