Be interested to hear what you & your fiancee thought of the DVD ?

Well, other than the fact that it was, as expected, really "over the top" selling - we both liked it. It naturally generated the "this looks too good to be true" reaction but it certainly had enough in there that we're going to plan a visit at some point - just couldn't swing it before the rates went up.

There's only so much you can get from reading, seeing video, etc. Many of the places I've been - well, you just have to BE there to get the full experience. This would appear to be one of those places.

Oh my dear uninitiated new friend. That video was pretty danged close to the truth. You ain't seen nothin' yet!

I was not interested in leaving Ohio, particularly to retire to Florida. My parents had a nice home in Venice for years, and I always just hated their whole life style.

This place is so different from any place I have ever been. Hope you like it too.

I have to be honest - if I hadn't found this forum, Susie (my fiancee) and I would be a LOT more skeptical about TV. TOTV is no small reason behind our increasing curiosity about the place. Being able to hear from REAL PEOPLE about what life is like there - warts and all - goes a long way. I mean, of course the DVD will be all glowing and wonderful - but it really helps to have flesh-and-blood people who aren't affiliated to say "Yes, it's *real*".

We still have a wedding (just set the date for next September), a honeymoon (for the two weeks after that) and a chunk of our lives (I'm 47) to get through before *moving* but it's definitely given us a lot of thought that TV could very well be the place we're "shooting for".

Interesting that you say the video is over the top. From my experience, TV is the only place or product where reality far exceeds the marketing hype.

I agree. IMO the video is just corny - not overselling....

I also agree with I2ridehd & Katezbox. We thought total "Hollywood" when we watched it. We said, No place is that good!
Then came down on LSV, just to prove ourselves right..........we were wrong! As I2 said, the DVD doesn't tell it true enough!

Army Guy

Oh I agree - based on what I'm hearing here - that, although one can look at that video and 'see' late-night-informercial kinds of claims, talking to people who actually LIVE there has told me that it's all true.

I've certainly found friendly replies to my comments about my worries regarding "negatives" - like fees, covenants, etc.

What I've gotten from this place is a "ask anything you want - we have nothing to hide" attitude - and I *like* that.

Don't know when we'll have a chance to do the LSV but it's definitely on the medium-term "to do" list.