Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Bought 11 years ago and the increase in market value of my home paid a huge portion ( maybe100%) of the cost of all of my yearly trips and living expenses when we are down here. It is the gift that keeps on giving.
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There is a carrying cost to owning two homes, but we made the decision that this is where we wanted to retire. We vacationed in Florida quite a bit and have the benefit of relatives who live here, so we knew where we wanted to avoid (for example near waste water treatment areas). The important thing to consider is the style of home before you buy since retrofitting later can be costly (for example trying to add a pool or if you wanted a golf cart garage and even had the space to add one). Besides buying at a better time cost wise (and think about where mortgage interest rates may be in the future), we also were able to invest in having things done in the house before we got here. Most assuredly you will want your walls painted, but you might add window treatments, change your carpeting/flooring, enclose a lanai, etc. Each year we moved "stuff" down that we knew we were going to keep, and then bought what we needed once we got here, which made the final move so much easier and cheaper. We didn't need to hire a moving company, we didn't have a ton of boxes to empty, all we did was load up the dogs and a small trailer to come down. I was on the golf course the day after we arrived for good.
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The advice we were given was that if you plan to rent for 6 months or more, you would probably be better off buying, and hope that the money you spend on the home will pay off, if and when, you (or your heirs) sell it. |
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I never rented. Did the lifestyle and bought as soon as I retired 15 years ago. Best move I ever made!
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Depends on you.....
Lifestyle first, rented next and then bought......Should have bought from the Get Go Not part of neighborhood until you do Whats not to like ...A senior Disney Land in your final third of life..... Love, Love it............ |
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Also be sure to rent for a place for an entire year to see if you can bear the heat and humidity. We tried FL three times before giving up because of the heat and humidity. So it all depends on what your expectations and dreams are. |
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We live here full time and love it. The heat and humidity are not a problem if you time shift in the summer - get up and get out and exercise early, before the humidity sets in. Spend hot afternoons indoors or in the pool.
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If you wanna sell your 1.5 garage, call me!
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At the end of it all, the house payment for the year if we bought is not all that much more than the rental payment for the nice place with the pool for three months, which is about how long we will be staying in TV now. I still don't know what to do.
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