[jbartle1]

Really????? Not me.

[JIMLUPO77]

Snowbirds are wonderful .............. Pay all fees for the year which keep our cost down !!!! Love the birds !!!!!!!

[hamsfc59]

This is the first I've heard that snowbirds are despised. I've lived here18 years. You may want to broaden your circle of friends.

[Becca9800]

Originally Posted by justjim

There is a new term (nickname) that I’ve found which fits a number of Florida residents. SUNBIRDS! Sunbirds are residents who own property here and go north or other places during the summer. There are many of em’ living here in The Villages.

I LOVE that term! From now on, I shall call myself a Sunbird!! Thank you!!

[Becca9800]

Originally Posted by OhioBuckeye

I understand that snowbirds would be a little upset. They pay to have their yards mow, pay Amenities for 4,5 or 6 months then can’t play golf & do several other things when they do come. But in defense of the yr. round residents, snowbirds have to know play time in the south is when it’s winter in the north. When do the snowbirds think everyone comes to Florida? So the solution is sell your place, or be a full time resident in TV yr. round. I lived in Ohio & living in the north I didn’t miss a thing.

We've considered moving to TV full-time. For about 30 seconds. We have 6 children and 11 grandchildren (with more to come) that we'd miss too much. Just can't find our way around that. We're stuck in a fantastic kinda way

[Becca9800]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

It was most likely in reference to one of my posts...

They recognize greatness when they see it!

I like your wit.

[Becca9800]

Originally Posted by hamsfc59

This is the first I've heard that snowbirds are despised. I've lived here18 years. You may want to broaden your circle of friends.

My friends aren't the ones saying negative things about Snowbirds. Do ya think they'd be my friends if they were <derp>? Just read some of the messages on this anonymous social media site. But thanks for trying to dump on me.

[Jimf2018]

Originally Posted by Velvet

One guess would be congestion, on the roads, in the pools, on the golf courses, in the restaurants…. During the summer months around my place it is so quiet, full timers have gone traveling or visiting. All you hear most of the time is the sound of nature. And you have all these well looked after properties all around. It is like being at a high end resort.

Adding to your comments the Snow birds also have a completely different attitude than the full time people. In our 3 years here as full timers, I have found that there is a completely different attitude in the summer than the winter. People are more pleasant, relaxed, and polite in the summer. In the winter I have found people to act rushed, impolite, and generally have a feeling of entitlement. They are here for short time fun and consider themselves better than the full time residents. Seems like they are just here to take what they need with no sense of commitment since they will be gone soon.
As for the comment about being jealous about not having a second home, no thanks, I don’t want the expense and work required to maintain one.

[pauld315]

Snowbirds are not despised as long as they have skin in the game (ie:actually own and come down for months in the winter) It is the daily, weekly, monthly renters that are despised. They aren't snowbirds, they are tourists.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Becca9800

I like your wit.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Jimf2018

Adding to your comments the Snow birds also have a completely different attitude than the full time people. In our 3 years here as full timers, I have found that there is a completely different attitude in the summer than the winter. People are more pleasant, relaxed, and polite in the summer. In the winter I have found people to act rushed, impolite, and generally have a feeling of entitlement. They are here for short time fun and consider themselves better than the full time residents. Seems like they are just here to take what they need with no sense of commitment since they will be gone soon.
As for the comment about being jealous about not having a second home, no thanks, I don’t want the expense and work required to maintain one.

No offense, but it sounds like you consider yourself better than the snowbirds...

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by pauld315

Snowbirds are not despised as long as they have skin in the game (ie:actually own and come down for months in the winter) It is the daily, weekly, monthly renters that are despised. They aren't snowbirds, they are tourists.

So we were to be "despised" when we rented for 2 months this past Winter, before deciding to purchase a home?

Good to know...

Funny, everyone we met couldn't have been nicer when we told them we were renting and looking for a home. They gave us helpful advice about what to look for, what to avoid...

I guess I didn't meet you...

[Becca9800]

Originally Posted by Jimf2018

Seems like they are just here to take what they need with no sense of commitment since they will be gone soon.

You surely mean no commitment other than the initial down payment, and the monthly mortgage, amenity and utility payments, and the annual homeowner's insurance and property tax payments, right? Let's not forget the risk of investing our money in a TV property. You didn't mean those costs in your "take what they need with no sense of commitment" comment, did you? I'm sure those facts weren't even a consideration in your determination. It's ok, no worries, please keep the hate going.

[Becca9800]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

So we were to be "despised" when we rented for 2 months this past Winter, before deciding to purchase a home?

Good to know...

Funny, everyone we met couldn't have been nicer when we told them we were renting and looking for a home. They gave us helpful advice about what to look for, what to avoid...

I guess I didn't meet you...

Ha! We rented only a week before buying. It doesn't take long, does it, to know TV is what you want. We were smitten, swear to God, 2 minutes along Morse Blvd upon our initial arrival. It is just so lovely. We've met so many absolutely wonderful people along the way. Our neighbors in the entire villa sub-section couldn't be any more welcoming and friendly. I haven't come across one disgruntled soul in all of TV except on ToTV, What is it about anonymity that brings out the worst in people? Well, wait, let me restate. What is it about anonymous social media platforms and emergency departments that bring out the worst in people? One does not compare to the other, yet there they are.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Becca9800

Ha! We rented only a week before buying. It doesn't take long, does it, to know TV is what you want. We were smitten, swear to God, 2 minutes along Morse Blvd upon our initial arrival. It is just so lovely. We've met so many absolutely wonderful people along the way. Our neighbors in the entire villa sub-section couldn't be any more welcoming and friendly. I haven't come across one disgruntled soul in all of TV except on ToTV, What is it about anonymity that brings out the worst in people? Well, wait, let me restate. What is it about anonymous social media platforms and emergency departments that bring out the worst in people? One does not compare to the other, yet there they are.

Ha! We did the same! But we paid in advance for two months to search the neighborhoods, get a better feel for the place... I was sold on our first visit (Thanksgiving 2019), visiting friends. But SWMBO was quite sure, so we compromised and decided on an extended stay for her to be sure...

I spent that 13 months (between our fist visit and our extended stay) showing her listing after listing, driving her absolutely insane!

We arrived Christmas Eve, looked at just over a dozen homes and found one the first week of January. We made an offer, went back and forth for a day or three and they accepted our first counter.

We closed in late February, a 10 days before our rental ended...

As to your last point, you nailed it... Anonymity... People will act much differently if you don't know who they are.

Personally, I've always used my real name on Forums... I've got noting to hide...