[2BNTV]

I remember Mr. Mack has said in a previous post that he chose not to live in TV but nearby to take care of his or her parents.

I must say that I agree to disagree strongly with his generalizations. As for reading every post, I say hats off to Mr. Mack as I have devoutly more time than I can count and I haven't read every post. With that being said, I would tend to think his assumptions are not based on scientifis fact but his sole viewpoint.

I don't think anyone can totally know what's in a persons mind.

[njbchbum]

Originally Posted by Mack184

Actually it's much truer that either of you think, or want to think.

Why do you ask? OK..you didn't ask but I'll tell you anyway. I've spent decades in the radio business and over the years I have become very skilled at reading monthly & quarterly radio ratings reports. Radio & TV ratings and other polling services use the same method to obtain their results. They sample a small cross-section of a particular universe and then project the responses against the whole of that particular universe. (city, state, nation)For example in our recent election..Most polling companies said that the race would be very close. (It was.) They also said that Pres. Obama would get a 2nd term. (He did.) There were a couple polls that were way out in either direction but they were ultimately discounted and found to be incorrect. Like most things, the answer is found somewhere in the middle.
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mack184 - your post makes it sound as if you should have spent as much time developing your reading people skills as you did your skills of reading ratings reports! can't be sure from your ragging on the people of the villages whether you ever truly developed the analytical skills of evaluating what you read/experience.

be that as it may, you do admit that an answer to polls and outlyer polls lies somewhere in the middle. i venture to say that it must be a good thing that your description of residents and the kool-aid description of residents leaves the answer re the true feelings of villages residents to lie somewhere in the middle of those two categories.

i'm sorry that you sound so unhappy with the villages and that you are only waiting on the passing of family...that cannot add to the quality of life that one can potentially enjoy. i hope there are happier days in your future.

your posts are always poignant and appreciated and always support the concept of agreeing to disagree - and that's a good thing!

[Polar Bear]

(For the sake of discussion, I'll assume Mack is not trolling...saying absurd things just to get a rise out of people.)

You can't possibly be judging TV by these forums??!!?? I've hung out in a lot of forums over the years. I'm an ahead-of-my-time geek, computer gamer, tech nut...etc., etc. Heheh. That equates to tons of forums over many years. And rule number ONE is...you can't judge the entire community from the forums!!

I love hanging out in forums. But boy...you really need to have a strong filter to sift through all the you-know-what to get to the good stuff. And there's a lot of good stuff. But there's also a lot of you-know-what.

I don't care if you have read every post in every thread on these forums...which of course I don't believe for one second...it still is not an accurate indicator of the overall nature of this community and the people who live here.

[Villages PL]

Originally Posted by LynnDeb

Why are people selling in TV?

I don't know if this has been mentioned yet but people eventually die and their homes must be sold by someone. The first home I bought in TV was in a Trust and I bought it from the Trust.

It had been occupied by a married couple. The wife died of cancer first. Then the husband died of cancer and the home went into a Trust. Just for that reason alone there's likely a steady supply of homes coming into the market.

[eweissenbach]

Originally Posted by Villages PL

I don't know if this has been mentioned yet but people eventually die and their homes must be sold by someone. The first home I bought in TV was in a Trust and I bought it from the Trust.

It had been occupied by a married couple. The wife died of cancer first. Then the husband died of cancer and the home went into a Trust.

I mentioned it back on page 2! The questions posed in the original post have been virtually lost, and I doubt the OP is still paying any attention.

Originally Posted by eweissenbach

As many have stated a lot of the resales are due to people moving within the Villages. I have gone to dozens of pre-owned open houses and have heard many say they are buying a larger home in TV, a smaller home in TV, a villa rather than their current house, a home with room for a pool............

I have also heard quite a few people, or their realtor, say that they decided to move closer to family. Also have heard of many who move because of failing health to be closer to family or healthcare facilities they have confidence in.

Another reason is that in a community where most residents are 65 and older, there is a fairly high mortality rate compared with normal communities. One or both people die and the survivor or their estate decide to sell.

As far as cost of living, I don't live in TV yet, but my research indicates that the living costs are quite reasonable in comparison with the midwest where I have spent all my life. If you are coming from one of the coasts you would probably find it very reasonable. If you don't have to carry a mortgage I would think you could buy an inexpensive home and live very nicely on a very modest income. You simply have to do the research and be very realistic about your wants and needs. Good luck!

[graciegirl]

I guess you told us. Now I am trying to think if I am a whiner or a grumbling person but don't think Catholic girls can kvetch and I am not sure what kvetch means since I haven't heard anyone say it ever, but I am from Ohio.

And these are my feelings and you hurt them Mack and just when I was feeling so respectful of you.

[Mack184]

Originally Posted by 2BNTV

I remember Mr. Mack has said in a previous post that he chose not to live in TV but nearby to take care of his or her parents.

I must say that I agree to disagree strongly with his generalizations. As for reading every post, I say hats off to Mr. Mack as I have devoutly more time than I can count and I haven't read every post. With that being said, I would tend to think his assumptions are not based on scientifis fact but his sole viewpoint.

I don't think anyone can totally know what's in a persons mind.

I never once said that I used scientific fact in coming to my conclusions. What I did say is that I used the same METHOD that is used by ratings companies and polling groups. I took a small sample (TOTV) and then projected it against a particular universe, that universe being TV itself.

Yes it does sound strange that I have read every post, and I can understand people thinking that this is not possible. However, I have treated our move into the TV area as a full time job since we began plans to move here back in May. Someone noticed that I "joined" in September". That's correct. But I have been looking at & reading TOTV since June. I did not begin commenting until September. There's a big time difference there.

I did the same thing for our house hunting. I looked at literally hundreds of homes, looked up their records from the county websites, and then passed a list each and every day to my wife for her to decide yes or no for the homes on that list.

I worked approximately 12 hours a day 5 days a week on finding out about the area, and things related to it.

When we looked, we looked at homes in TV, Stonecrest, Del Webb/Spruce Creek Golf Club, Legacy, Top Of The World and some standard out-of retirement community homes as well. Since my wife is not at all fond of TV we only looked at a few homes there. BUT...since we are there for her parents, being within and knowing about TV no matter what our community address may be is an absolute must if we are to do the things that are needed for her mother & dad.

I have read newspaper stories about TV, I have read Leisureville, I have watched various video offerings about TV. All give varying opinions about it.

Today I commented about what I have found on TOTV. I probably would have kept my peace, however watching people go after Tom Hannon who's wife got dimed out by the secret lawn police made me mad, and it was exactly this type of behavior and attitude that made me finally speak out about it.

[Bill-n-Brillo]

Bill

[Jim 9922]

Originally Posted by Mack184

------Today I commented about what I have found on TOTV. I probably would have kept my peace, however watching people go after Tom Hannon who's wife got dimed out by the secret lawn police made me mad, and it was exactly this type of behavior and attitude that made me finally speak out about it.

As I stated above a lot of it demands tolerance of other people's likes, viewpoints and actions. My wife and I personally like orginal garden art and enjoy seing the expressions of individuality within the communities South of 466. For that reason we would not consider a move North of 466 and subject ourselves to the dreaded secret lawn police (a.k.a The Troll Patrol). On the other hand, we have seen many gosh awfull driveway designs on both sides of 466 with characters, designs, and colors that really detract from the home and the neighborhood as a whole. But, each to their own, it is all in the eye of the beholder (or, maybe the home owner).
Anyway, if we all wanted plain mediocre white , we would have bought in a high rise condo. Even then someone would probably ruin it all by wanting to put their name plate on a door!

[buzzy]

Originally Posted by Jim 9922

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Anyway, if we all wanted plain mediocre white , we would have bought in a high rise condo. Even then someone would probably ruin it all by wanting to put their name plate on a door!

We have come to TV from 19 yrs in a mid-rise condo. TV is such a relief from the pettiness and selfishness of condo commandos.

[Mack184]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

I guess you told us. Now I am trying to think if I am a whiner or a grumbling person but don't think Catholic girls can kvetch and I am not sure what kvetch means since I haven't heard anyone say it ever, but I am from Ohio.

And these are my feelings and you hurt them Mack and just when I was feeling so respectful of you.

Kvetching is jewish for the word that rhymes with ditch. I know there are jews in Ohio, I knew a number of them when I worked in Toledo.

[justjim]

Getting back to the OP which ask why people would sell their home in TV. As Mentioned in an earlier post, it is "normal" in a retirement community to have 5% of homes for sale. We have listed many reasons in this thread for that 5%. I'll add one more. A couple weeks ago I was driving thru the Village of Bridgeport and came upon a premier home that had been pained a bright blue color. Obviously, the paint job did not fit into the neighborhood. Has anybody else noticed this house sitting among 500k- 800k Premier homes? Now that
might cause someone to sell. TV is a wonderful retirement community---we have lived in two others and although not perfect it is way ahead of what is in second place.

[bluedog103]

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[bluedog103]

Originally Posted by Mack184

Kvetching is jewish for the word that rhymes with ditch. I know there are jews in Ohio, I knew a number of them when I worked in Toledo.

Yiddish

[Houselover]

We are moving to TV from another planned community in FL. In doing the math for the mortgage, golf, taxes, utilities. etc we will be paying about the same as our prev home.
Big plus for TV is the active lifestyle with many choices in addition to great golf..