[Singerlady]

Originally Posted by STLRAY

I am hoping to move to TV in the near future. I have posted a few questions and many of you have generously supplied your valuable insights. I appreciate every response.

In reading this board and other places it appears that most people end up moving a couple times within TV. I am curious why this occurs. Do you find that other villages are more to your liking after being there for a while? Do you find the house you initially bought does not meet your needs and it is worth the effort and expense to relocate within TV?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Our sales agent said there are 3 reasons why people move. 1. Size of garage not large enough. 2. Size of lanai not large enough. 3. Neighbors.

[Villagesgal]

We came on the preview plan 20 years ago. Spent the entire week driving around in a rented golf cart talking to people in various neighborhoods and looking at home models in the model center. We narrowed down 3 models we liked the layout on and decided we wanted a view not a house behind us. We went home, looked at the plans almost every day and made changes we wanted. Decided on a 3 bed/ 2 bath, 2 car garage with widened driveway designer home. Two years later our agent called with a championship golf course lot with a lake came on the market. He emailed us photos, we put down a deposit and flew down to view it. We loved it, bought it and had our designer home built with all the changes we knew we wanted. Twenty years later and now a widow, I still love my home. My property taxes are low for my home because we never moved, neighbors have come and gone, most have been great. I love my view as much today as the day we moved in. Take your time, buy exactly what you want in the area you want with the view you want and you can't go wrong. Settle and you'll never be happy and will move. The only thing you can count on is loving the layout, the view and the style. Take your time. Don't settle, the perfect home will come, you may have to wait for it, but ultimately the wait will be worth it and you'll love it here.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

While some people do move to upsize or downsize, I have to wonder if the "three moves on average" statistic is misleading. There are posts on this thread about people that have moved seven or eight times. Let's say that a person moves seven times and another moves eight times and three people never move. That's an average of three moves per person. But it really doesn't tell the story.

There are other posts about people flipping houses. Some people buy a second house ad rent it out as a source of income. Are those sales considered moves?

If these things are happening a lot, it would bring that "average" way up when the majority of people buy one house and stay in it for the rest of their lives.

[DIver0258]

We knew 5 yrs ago we wanted to retire in The Villages. This was before south of 44 had started. There was talk of building out no new homes. We decided we wanted a small courtyard villa. We had two small dogs, the CYV was perfect we thought. It was a rental the majority of most years. When retirement was close we realized our villa was to small, garage was too small, and no room for a pool. When we made our plans to move we searched for a larger home, 3 car garage, and room for a pool. T & D starts our pool later this month. That was our reason for moving. We will possibly move again in a few years as new areas are built. For now we love where we are and our amazing neighbors! There is money to be made if you chose the right home in the southern areas. Some of our neighbors moved from the northern areas of the villages to get a new home on a view lot. There are a multitude of reasons villagers move! All will depend on your needs and desires.

[Rosebud1949]

Some have limited incomes and stay put. Other call it "a game" to make money and move many times. Some downsize, as with many folk they cannot clean the "big house" anymore. Sadly the "movers" push the prices up but hey you can keep more of that money with the current system, why should you worry about those with limited incomes.

Originally Posted by STLRAY

I am hoping to move to TV in the near future. I have posted a few questions and many of you have generously supplied your valuable insights. I appreciate every response.

In reading this board and other places it appears that most people end up moving a couple times within TV. I am curious why this occurs. Do you find that other villages are more to your liking after being there for a while? Do you find the house you initially bought does not meet your needs and it is worth the effort and expense to relocate within TV?

Inquiring minds want to know.

[sail33or]

Well, I know some INHERITED a lot of money after they bought then wanted to spend it so they bought Premier homes.

Then others followed their group of friends when the leader moved.

Then others see homes with better lanais, expanded rooms or view and decide they are not getting younger and move.

I think The Villages 2nd largest income source is re-selling the same houses.

[tedquick]

Originally Posted by STLRAY

I am hoping to move to TV in the near future. I have posted a few questions and many of you have generously supplied your valuable insights. I appreciate every response.

In reading this board and other places it appears that most people end up moving a couple times within TV. I am curious why this occurs. Do you find that other villages are more to your liking after being there for a while? Do you find the house you initially bought does not meet your needs and it is worth the effort and expense to relocate within TV?

Inquiring minds want to know.

We visited 5 or 6 times before we purchased, Each time we spent at least a week, looking at houses, exploring TV from top to bottom, figured our how we were going to live once we moved and then we bought. We totally remodeled a 14 year-old home to our liking, got to know our neighbors and have no interest in moving. But that's just our story. Best of luck in developing yours.

[mydavid]

Originally Posted by STLRAY

I am hoping to move to TV in the near future. I have posted a few questions and many of you have generously supplied your valuable insights. I appreciate every response.

In reading this board and other places it appears that most people end up moving a couple times within TV. I am curious why this occurs. Do you find that other villages are more to your liking after being there for a while? Do you find the house you initially bought does not meet your needs and it is worth the effort and expense to relocate within TV?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Who knows, some people buy a new car every year, I've talked to some that have owned as many as three different homes since moving hear, my self i have owned four cars in the last seven years, nuts right.

[retfc2@yahoo.com]

No one has mentioned marriage for a reason to move. My new husband and I needed a home of our own. Love it.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

I’ve moved 5 times In 20 years, all new homes following the villages growth from Springdale to Fenney. I spent much of my life moving from country to country so I guess it’s part of my nature I only put 20% down, I do everything to these homes solar tubes , wood or tile floors, plantation shutters , change the fans painting , I have all those things done before I move in . I like to live well while I’m in them . I don’t Plan on leaving the home I’m in at that time , I just wake up one day and decide it’s time to go . I sell all the homes with furniture , and the houses all have a wow factor when people walk in , I always get top dollar from the sales , I don’t do it for the money, but I can’t complain about the price I get. The thought of living in the same place over 5 years is depressing, at 81 I’ve got at least 2 more homes in me maybe 3 lol . I spent much of my life using good advice from another guy , if you can’t pack up and leave in 5 minutes find another career

Originally Posted by STLRAY

I am hoping to move to TV in the near future. I have posted a few questions and many of you have generously supplied your valuable insights. I appreciate every response.

In reading this board and other places it appears that most people end up moving a couple times within TV. I am curious why this occurs. Do you find that other villages are more to your liking after being there for a while? Do you find the house you initially bought does not meet your needs and it is worth the effort and expense to relocate within TV?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Only one couple in our 99 villas moved to another home in The Villages. The rest moved out of The Villages for various reasons. I am skeptical about most villagers moving twice. Sounds like realtor sales talk.

[dave from deland]

Originally Posted by STLRAY

I am hoping to move to TV in the near future. I have posted a few questions and many of you have generously supplied your valuable insights. I appreciate every response.

In reading this board and other places it appears that most people end up moving a couple times within TV. I am curious why this occurs. Do you find that other villages are more to your liking after being there for a while? Do you find the house you initially bought does not meet your needs and it is worth the effort and expense to relocate within TV?

Inquiring minds want to know.

I know one of the reasons is that people bought a model that did not have an 'open concept' which makes one feel 'closed in'. Compare between the two for the one you like the most. The Lantana model is an open concept.

[dsettl]

how do enter a new subject ??

[elord27]

That is why we're not buying a huge place! We just bought in Lynnhaven and will be snowbirds in 2022!

[Spike380]

With us, we bought small at first, cause still had a home up North; then we went to a Gardenia, cause after I saw that, that was my dream house. I guess as we get older we'll go back to something small.