[kingman7]

Hi we are interested in the cost of ... Chris and Pat

[villages07]

King,

Welcome....you can use the search function above to read lots of info from prior posts. The answer is, it all depends.....what size/value house you have, how big the lot is (water usage), bond balance, whether you are full or part time (utility usage) ..... but, a general rule of thumb for amenity, insurance, taxes, lawn/bug service, utilities (i.e non mortgage expenses) might be about $700/month for a patio villa/manufactured home to about $1,100 a month for a larger designer home. This does not include your auto expenses, food, clothing, entertainment,etc (i.e. personal expenses).

Hope this helps.

[moose60061]

On that note I was wonering about the lawn service too. Can homeowners take care of their own lawns or is a landscaper doing all homes in TV?

Hi King, the following links were useful to us regarding stats and info. JohnnyM


http://www.lylesellsfla.com.z57previ...nks_main.shtml
http://www.answers.com/topic/the-vil...ida?cat=travel

[villages07]

Moose,

You are responsible for your own lawn and can certainly do your own maintenance. At 45-50/month, most folks opt to have a lawn service do it. This is just for cutting and trimming. Weed/feed/pest control can cost up to another $50/month or so. Again, you can do this yourself.

The common area grounds are cut by contractor to the CDD government, paid for out of your maintenance and amenity fees.

[Russ_Boston]

What they said.

But what's up with the post being all underlined like it's one big link? I think something got messed up.