[Ragman]

Villages agent Tommy Incorvaia ( Tommy I ) and Mark Dyer MLS

Both very professional

[jimbo2012]

I just received the new map, wow! south of 466A is building up.

I saw the Patio Villas in the St Charles area a few weeks ago when I was there the broker said there were about 35 more to built there before moving south of 466A.

Anyone know the sequence of villages being built in the new areas?

Will probably be ready to buy Sept/Oct.

Now as far as re-sales to date we don't see the bargains.

New are 135-140K on standard lots.

Resales are 130-150K I know you can say they made improvements, but those were their ideas not ours I also don't think the value should be added at its cost, their has to be depreciation. If you paid $5,000 for an improvement you may now say it adds $2,000 not 5K for example

Furniture to us is of no value (even if you counted it what's that worth USED 2-5K)

Unless someone points out out what were missing it looks like new is our direction.

[goingtothevillages]

By far, KATHY COLLINS (with The Villages Realty) is the best there is - I've used many over the years and have found none better. Re: Pricing - for new homes, the price is the price (not 1 penny more - lol - and definitely not 1 penny less) - and I agree, VERY unlike any other real estate transaction I've ever done - but, that's just the way it is here. Yes, they do discount homes - normally when there are only a few left in a particular area and they want to "close-out" that area. My suggestion is to look and if you find what you want, buy it immediately! If price is your primary concern, then only look at the ones shown with price reductions - these homes are equally as good as the ones not discounted, just for some reason they haven't sold yet and The Villages wants to sell them and move on. The Villages will not accept an "offer" - only the asking price, or discounted asking price. Their thinking is "that's fine - there are at least 10-15 others who will buy this house at the asking price" - and guess what, they are right. If if wasn't for Kathy Collin's quick thinking/acting on her feet, we wouldn't have gotten our home (we later found out that 3 other people tried to purchase it during the same hour we wanted to purchase it).

Good luck - and do yourself a favor and give Kathy a call!

[jimbo2012]

Any relation to Tim Collins?

[janmcn]

Originally Posted by jimbo2012

I just received the new map, wow! south of 466A is building up.

I saw the Patio Villas in the St Charles area a few weeks ago when I was there the broker said there were about 35 more to built there before moving south of 466A.

Anyone know the sequence of villages being built in the new areas?

Will probably be ready to buy Sept/Oct.

Now as far as re-sales to date we don't see the bargains.

New are 135-140K on standard lots.

Resales are 130-150K I know you can say they made improvements, but those were their ideas not ours I also don't think the value should be added at its cost, their has to be depreciation. If you paid $5,000 for an improvement you may now say it adds $2,000 not 5K for example

Furniture to us is of no value (even if you counted it what's that worth USED 2-5K)

Unless someone points out out what were missing it looks like new is our direction.

Go to the Sumter County Appraisers website to find out what houses actually sold for. The asking price and the selling price could be substantially different. The other consideration is the bond. If you could find a resale without a bond, that could save you approximately $10,000.

[mrsyarbie]

Sorry Guys, we had been coming to TV for 5-6 years before we bought our lot and built our home and finally close on the 18 of April. Bryan Thayer helped us for all that time and on all of our many trips. He is the best, he took us around almost everytime we came( 10 times at least , with no pressure and lots of important info and details. TV does not need to negotiate, it sells itself,but we did get a 4% decrease when we finally signed contract.

[cappyjon431]

We had a wonderful experience with TV's Priscilla Hart. When we first started looking for my mother-in-law we were living in Panama (as was my M-I-L). When we came to TV to look, Priscilla spent an enormous amount of time taking my wife and M-I-L to view properties, show them all the amenities, etc. We thought the transaction would be difficult since we were living overseas, but Priscilla got it all done for us, even helped pick out the tile flooring my M-I-L wanted and recommended a good painter, landscaper, as well as helped her pick out a golf cart.

My wife and i bought here on a whim and really hadn't planned on buying. We were here helping get my M-I-L settled and my wife brought me to an open house while we were here. We didn't even have time to consult Priscilla, we made an offer on the spot, it was accepted and we wrote out the check immediately.

[Bill-n-Brillo]

Originally Posted by jimbo2012

I guess selling new - is take or leave it, great for the developer to be in that position.

When I get there I'll still give it my best to try if I go new.

Trust the folks here who have already said there is no negotiation on the price of new homes. Some spec homes will have discounts attached - but the discounted prices are non-negotiable. (I supposed you could, however, try to wait for a further TV-initiated price reduction if the house doesn't get sold soon.) With the periodic discounts TV offers - it's standard prices minus the discount....no further negotiation. You can, however, diddle around with what options you select if you start a build. That can be a means of helping hold the price down a bit.

Originally Posted by jimbo2012

.......(re: patio villas).......Now as far as re-sales to date we don't see the bargains.

New are 135-140K on standard lots.

Resales are 130-150K I know you can say they made improvements, but those were their ideas not ours I also don't think the value should be added at its cost, their has to be depreciation. If you paid $5,000 for an improvement you may now say it adds $2,000 not 5K for example

Furniture to us is of no value (even if you counted it what's that worth USED 2-5K)

Unless someone points out out what were missing it looks like new is our direction.

Finding a resale that suits you might seem like a bit of a needle-in-a-haystack as it can require a good bit of time and patience to find "the right one". We made up a list of must-haves, nice-to-haves, and definitely-don't-wants and started from there. Luckily, we stumbled across one that fit 90% of the bill - that was close enough for us! Bought it - done deal. Yes, some of what an owner might perceive to add value can be subjective. But there ARE fairly priced resales out there to be had, including furnished ones. Again, the value of the furnishings will be subjective. All I know is we found our home furnished (which is one of the things we were looking for) and it was just the style and quality we were looking for. We looked at what it would have cost us to furnish it on our own versus strictly the depreciated value of those items. All of the furnishings were of nice quality (Southern Lifestyles) and had less than a year's use......for a whole lot less than what we would have had to pay to furnish the place ourselves. Same mindset for virtually all of the upgrades the original owners had done - what would it have cost us to do those same upgrades? (since we liked them) Add in the fact the home was on a non-standard priced lot...........we feel like we did well.

If you're really looking for a deal price-wise, consider searching for a foreclosure or a short-sale. And again, keep in mind that resales are always negotiable.

JMHO - - - -

Bill

[thistrucksforyou]

Originally Posted by jimbo2012

Pretty unreal not do some wheeling & dealing on a home!

If you haven't been there then i suggest you go and have a look....The baby boomers are retiring now at a rate of 10,000 a day...In 3 years that number jumps to 50,000 per day and a great many of them are moving to florida and a great many of them will discover The Villages...When they do they buy...So prices will hold steady or rise there for the demand is great...Watch the homes sales on the web in Jan thru March...For sale on monday sold on tuesday....Thats why they don't dicker with the price , because they don,t have to...

[BostonCelt]

Originally Posted by goingtothevillages

By far, KATHY COLLINS (with The Villages Realty) is the best there is ...... Good luck - and do yourself a favor and give Kathy a call!

I'll drink to that. She's the best. Her husband, Tim Collins, is also in Sales, and they'll work together for you if need be. And if nothing else, just by meeting them you'll end up with two new super friends.

[skyc6]

Mike Joy did a fantastic job for us twice, in addition to selling our home in 2 weeks!