[rugbyjohn]

In exactly one week from today we will be leaving Tax Jersey and heading to TV to buy a home. We are not leaving till the deed is done. For the past month or so I have posed any number of questions to you all and have had great comments. As an aside my post where I mistakenly called route 466, route 440 seems to be the winner with 7 pages and counting. Regardless, my point is that I have learned some excellent things from you guys. Things I never would have thought of, that now will make my home purchase a much more informed one. In fact I have created a list of your "look out for or beware of" and ranked them from 1 to 10 where 1 is "no house with this". If I find a house that excludes the top 5 I can live with the remainning 5. SO A BIG THANKS..... AND IF THERE ARE ANY FINAL PEARLS OF WISDOM...I HAVE A WEEK LEFT.
CHEERS
John DeCoste
Cherry Hill, Tax Jersey

[champion6]

Congratulations and good luck... and enjoy!

[Pturner]

Only thing I have to add is that you are making a fabulous decision. You will not go wrong in TV. All best wishes!

Pturner

[Bettiboop]

Good luck to you in finding just the right house for you to call your new home!

For those of us who hope to follow in your footsteps someday, I'd be interested to know what you found the top 10 things to be -- if you don't mind sharing. I am constantly making notes of things I want to remember when the time comes...and while I know not everyone has the same likes and/or dislikes, I am always interested to hear what others found important to them when considering a home in TV.

Again, good luck! Keep us posted so we can celebrate with you!

[2BNTV]

RugbyJohn:

Sounds like your thinking vey methodically.

Best Wishes on your future purchase and I hope you get all ten things on your list.

[springfield]

We are newbies and found the"Nuts and Bolts" section of TOTV to be very helpful. It is the next to the last section at the very bottom. We printed it out and used it all the time when we got down here.

We found it was helpful to ask for recommendations for just about everything. Whether it was drs.,realtors, handy persons, painters, whatever, we asked. Since there seem to be lots of people willing to take your money, we didn't want to buy a "pig in a poke."

Every day we tell each other how much we love it here and our neighbors. This is a special place. It sounds like you have done your homework. Come on down and enjoy yourself.

[Ajack]

Well, I have been studying this forum and all the literature I could get my hands on and I had a great idea of where and what kind of home I wanted.

Well, at the last minute we threw it all out and bought a new Courtyard Villa. We sign in 13 days and I couldn't be happier.

[Bill-n-Brillo]

rugbyjack/Ajack - Happy for you both. Wishing we were in your shoes!! Enjoy the pleasures of your great decisions -

Bill

[LuvItHere]

Originally Posted by Ajack

Well, I have been studying this forum and all the literature I could get my hands on and I had a great idea of where and what kind of home I wanted.

Well, at the last minute we threw it all out and bought a new Courtyard Villa. We sign in 13 days and I couldn't be happier.

Yaaaaaaayyyyy!!!! Avoid "Analysis Paralysis" and take the plunge!

You can't go wrong in The Villages.

[swrinfla]

I've spent much of the last couple of weeks pitching, pitching and pitching.

And, this was stuff I brought with me 5 1/2 years ago!

My message to rugbyjohn is clearly: study your stuff a minimum of three times before deciding that you "must" bring it to TV with you! The more you can shed now, the less you'll have to shed later. Or, as my daughters like to remind me, the less they'll have to pitch when I'm gone!

Hope to see you here soon!

SWR

[decodiana]

This is my first post. I would also be interested in your "top 10" things to look for when buying in TV. I also live in Tax Jersey, right down the road from you in Winslow Township. My sister and I are coming on the Lifestyle Visit in January and are eagerly awaiting our first visit. Although we probably won't be able to retire for another 2-3 years, we are doing a lot of planning now. Please share your "list" with us.

Thanks.

[Bill-n-Brillo]

Welcome to TOTV decodiana!

Bill

[kentucky blue]

Some words of wisdom from somebody who spent his first 18 years in New Jersey and now a proud home owner in TV.If everything seems to be going well,you have obviously overlooked something." "Always borrow money from a pessimist.They won't expect it back." Finally, death is hereditary, soooooooooooo live on the edge, take risk,enjoy the moments, and party in TV like there is no tomorrow. Hope to meet you someday, i'm back in Lexington,Ky, off to the Kentucky /Georgia football game ............Goooooooooooooooooooooo CATS !!!!!!

[Pturner]

Originally Posted by kentucky blue

Some words of wisdom from somebody who spent his first 18 years in New Jersey and now a proud home owner in TV.If everything seems to be going well,you have obviously overlooked something." "Always borrow money from a pessimist.They won't expect it back." Finally, death is hereditary, soooooooooooo live on the edge, take risk,enjoy the moments, and party in TV like there is no tomorrow. Hope to meet you someday, i'm back in Lexington,Ky, off to the Kentucky /Georgia football game ............Goooooooooooooooooooooo CATS !!!!!!

um.......... Goooooooooooooooooo DOGS !!!!!!

[ceegeo]

Rugbyjohn,

This is so exciting and keep us updated on your visit and the purchase process, etc. My husband and I are coming down in January to do the same thing, buy in TV (finally). And like you we have been searching all information and TOTV has been such a great informational tool and a fun site too.

Enjoy the process and keep us updated. Best of luck.