Your bond depends on lots of factors. $40,000 is not the average. Live in monarch grove. Ours was $30,000. I know some that are less. But I would rather pay that and be around newer stores and landscaping and new everything. Spanish spring looks run down and old.

All I can say is to spend some time there. It is not like other places in the Villages. Very warm and fuzzy and friendly atmosphere. My wife and I made an offer on a home there but it did not work out. Even though we finally winded up getting a home elsewhere, we go there often and love every visit.

Their IS bond in Pine Hills. lake County

Ooops, no bond for Lady lake, fl., lake county, village of La Zamora.

New homes are still being built here although the building has slowed.

One advantage over here is that you can use any builder that you want. You don't have to use The Villages.

There are a few different ways that new homes are being built. At first, The Villages bought up a bunch of manufactured homes that were on the market, removed them and built new home on those sites. I have one of those.

Secondly, some people that owned manufactured homes had them removed and built new site built homes or replaced them with newer manufactured homes.

Some people bought manufactured homes and had them removed and built new homes.

I believe that The Villages may have bought some and had them removed and are now selling the lots. I think that in those cases you do have to use The Villages builders and have one of their models built.

It may be a Lady Lake ordinance and not all of Lake County.

Mature beauty.

The idea that the price of a home
 

had something to do with a person’s wealth or social status couldn’t be farther from the truth , many people here didn’t want a big house or had one and don’t want one anymore and for those who do want them the million dollar houses are a small part of the villages , and most people are not going to feel out of place socializing and if you do it’s either your fault or there’s, I’m a single man could I have a million dollar house yes would I want one no .

agree.....this place is a great melting pot
met a ton of great people and have never asked about their net worth

Wow. You must be really rich.

I know the folks over in Sarasota will be really impressed when you buy a nice big house over there.

I think that each home here is a castle, a haven, a beautiful place to enjoy life and it really doesn't matter how big it is or how little it is...or how much it costs. We all have the same amenities and the same fun things available. People do not seem to care whether your home is big or small or if you had an impressive career before you arrived here. It is one of the things I love about The Villages.

If you live in any other area of TV, you won't even know the historic section is there. I've never played the golf course, it would take me close to an hour by cart each way and I've got 8 other championship courses with 25 minutes by cart. If I want to eat at country club, I have all those for that as well. I've driven through the historic side a couple of times just to see what it was like. Otherwise I don't even know it's there. If you don't plan on living there, don't even think about it.

The Spanish Springs square I to go to regular for a couple of years if the band playing was one I wanted to see, or go to the movie theater if the film was only playing there. I think the last time I had to do that was for Gone Girl, that was only there and shouldn't have been, the lines were out the door. Now that's been refurbished it should be good when it reopens. I've been to enough Cruise-ins that I don't need to see anymore and I prefer watching the bands at LSL or BW much better. The only time I get over to the area of town is for the shopping on 441. Kohls, Sams Club, Walmart, Target and the restaurants, Outback is my favorite. Maybe once a month, twice at the most, otherwise I hanging out around Colony, Trailwinds, Traverse and BW and LSL.

Indeed! And in addition to all of that good stuff no one I know here is trying to compete with anyone else's lifestyle - there's no keeping up with the Jones' whoever they may be! We're friendly, helpful, accepting, funny and fun loving! Sure we probably have our share of grouches and folks who think they "own" chairs at their favorite pool - but they help us appreciate our other neighbors as well as what we have here! And the best way to meet us is to invite us to a bring your own chair/beverage to a driveway party as soon as you are almost settled - masks required!

I also have a newer home on this side. I agree with everything here although I would rather play some of the other golf courses. But there are plenty within a short golf cart ride.

We also have the best pool tables in The Villages. The good pool players love to come and play on the old tables over here.

There's a great mix of people as well from those living in inexpensive manufactured homes to those who have built large expensive homes and we all get along well.

Another advantage is that if you want to come here and buy a lot, you can put any kind of house that you want on it. You don't have to use The Villages builders, not that I have anything against them, I own a Villages built home. That makes it look much less cookie cutter. Eventually, most of the manufactured homes will be gone and there will be a wide variety of site built homes.

Also there is no bond in the town of Lady Lake.

People have also commented that they like the mature vegetation. Then again, some people like everything new looking.

It's all about what you like and what you can afford.

Puzzles
 

We have one of the best jig saw puzzle exchanges at Silver Lake Rec Center. Huge selection. I haven't been since the Covid shut down. I now have a bunch of puzzles to donate to the supply.

Shhh - It's not a secret if everyone knows.