Not true. South of 44 has Lake Okahumpka, which is fishable and has kayaks. It has a rec center too, and will eventually have a restaurant. The Village of St John sits next to it, and Richmond Village is across the street (Meggison Rd).

Same here. I am waterfront, on a named lake.

Waterfront view
 

I agree with VillageTinker. No waterfront view, no golf course view, and we are happy with that.

My pool is bigger than that waterfront hole

Do I really care!!

You are obviously not From or have been in Florida for a long time. This has NOTHING to do with the Villages at all. Any home in Florida that has water of any kind behind it is considered a waterfront home whether that pond is dry or not. That is the way it is. While I might agree with your "suck the brains out" comment, it has NOTHING to do with this at all

by the way Welcome to Florida!

What is a crick?

When we bought our lot that backed to a retention pond, We wanted it mostly to have a little distance from our neighbors in the back. We knew we may or may not have water all the time. After 5 years it has gone up and down a bit but it has not gone dry so far. We are happy with our purchase but we knew up front what we were getting.

Why do you care?
 

People can judge for themselves with how they want to characterize the view. The picture is clear. If the buyer likes it, great. If not, keep searching. I live on a pond. It is a terrific view, with palm trees, rocks, native grasses, and lots of birds for entertainment. I love it. If you prefer kissing lanais, go for it. Should that type of lot be characterized as "great view of your neighbor reading his morning paper"?

Very true, but I rather look at that than a lanai staring me in the face......

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.

Plenty of realtors lie. I have met them. Caveat emptor.

South of 44, the most of the rentention areas tend to cover several acres and be be more linear, winding through the community giving the impression of being along a winding river. They quickly attract all forms of wildlife that was not in the previous pastureland.

The water table is high so even the new lakes fill rapidly on their own. Never seen a pond get lower than the top of the pipes connecting the lakes.

Homes backing to these areas sell for as much as $100k or higher relative to homes not on water.

I have a pond behind my house. Call it what you want. I love hearing the birds. Watching the fish get picked out by Ospreys or getting speared by Inhingas. The random Eagle is a bonus. The golf course behind the pond does draw from it so the water level is generally really good. No wall to smack me in the face or noisy neighbor. I happily paid more for this. Live in a Courtyard Villa so I have great privacy. “ Private “ entrance into the Villas is wonderful. We all pick what we want. I don’t criticize folks that like the wall 10’ from their lanai. Or those that have bushes behind their lanai to hide their neighbors lanai 20’ from theirs. If they are happy; Good. Never considered my house as waterfront. But, I do tell folks I have a beautiful pond and golf course view.

Agree! LOL. They stink when they start drying up too. Really gross.