Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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I bet you use the Bryson DeChambeau method when you play golf! |
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That said, we too bought a pre owned home. Closing was 30 days and then it was ours to move into. |
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I moved from the suburbs of Baltimore that had a population of about 200,000, Bel Air & Abingdon, Maryland. We actually had two Kohls stores, one being a 2 story store, so it was decent size towns and we had eveything we really needed. I never went into the city unless to see a ball game.
The Villages was about 35 square miles before the new construction started south of SR44 about two years ago. I would guess it's got to be about 40 square miles now including the new areas, that about twice the size of the towns I came from. With the area so big and spread out, as mentioned, renting is a really great idea. If you know you would only buy new, my home here was my eight and everyone was new, so that would narrow your choices a lot and maybe negate renting. If you're eager to live in the established areas, which is the 35 square mile area, then renting might be a great idea. |
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It really depends how honest you are with yourself. Homes are not furnished for nothing, the used golf cart you provide cost 5,000 (or more). Most owners simply don't include these costs, to not amortize these is misleading. Over time, with increasing rent, it does become a more favorable calculation. It is worth noting that the average owner rents just under five months a year. How do I know? I reversed looked up 26 homes on VH4R and tracked those back to water usage to calculate occupancy rates. It was a interesting exercise. |
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Certainly a radical climate and life style change. Issues with squatters? I never heard any such thing. Are you saying you plan on buying a place and renting it? I heard an ad the other day for a place that will manage a rental property. They claim that they take 8% of the rent. Can't kick them out? This is not New York. If, you have a tenant not paying the rent the sheriff tosses them out on the curb with all their stuff. Committing now to a four year plan for a move to the Villages? A lot can and will change in four years. Assuming you own a home in Alaska. Ability to sell it may be quite different in four years |
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We have friends that use multiple sites, what I did find on most sites, calendars are not kept up to date, and are rented more than what site says. We found this on multiple rental sites when looking for high season homes prior to buying. However long term rental postings are usually kept up to date since home only comes open rental every 1 to 5 years. Last edited by thelegges; 07-14-2019 at 05:13 PM. |
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