Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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We are Northerners and own a house in the Villages. I would suggest renting for at least a month and take the time necessary to visit each Village. I have had several renters this year that did just that.
Our home is in the Village of Del Mar very close to Spanish Springs. The house will be available from May 2018- Dec 2018. At the end of 2018, we may even consider selling. If interested, contact me: Jean 585 694 3279 or jricciuto@rochester.rr.com. |
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Hi Ken!
I have attached a link to one of the better articles I have read, titled "50 Things To Think About Before Buying A Home In The Villages". Good food for thought! 50 Things to Think About Before Buying a Home in The Villages In our case, we made a five year plan too. When we thought that build-out was two years away. LOL. We had a five year plan, bought our dream house, perfect in every way. Rented it, went home, and then wondered how fast can we get down to The Villages ourselves. We did a good look at our finances and then became the occupants of our home about 1.5 years from purchase. After living in our perfect house, we added an addition (expanded the outdoor lanai, added a summer kitchen, and another bathroom (we have a pool). At least we had a lot that was buildable on three sides, but we didn't know we needed that when we bought. So plan, plan, plan and be flexible, as you will find that once you are here, things might change! But you will never go wrong living in this wonderful place!!! |
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Thank you again for the replies.. We've thought about buying now and renting it out until we move. But we need to get there first to look around. I look at Realtor.com and The Villages website at least a couple times a week.. There is truly something for any taste and any price range. I have a feeling it's going to be like a kid in a candy store.. lol
Waverunner.. Thanks for the link to that article.
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My wife and I are taking the plunge in that we are still a few years away from retirement but old enough to live in the villages. We both decided we needed a life change and decided for now to do a long term rental(1Year) and move down(Northeast). I found was able to secure a Job and she is still looking but this gives us a better look at what life is like here.Will update you in 6 months..But I have this great feeling about our new home.
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We had lived in Olympia, WA back in the 1990's, but that is not germane to your question. Lots of good information from previous responders in this thread. While the lifestyle previews are a great way of an introduction to the Villages, we rented for the entire month of May 2016 in order to learn everything we could about the Villages and the different locations.. We thought the lifestyle previews were too short and were concerned we might buy on impulse. We did buy during the last week of that month, but we had done our due diligence.
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Ditto to the 'encouragement' to buy impulsively during the Lifestyle Preview! We visited for our second time in October (first time in 2012) and the agent was "hopeful" that we would purchase then, but we declined. Lots of encouragement to purchase in Fenny. We are planning to move to TV in late Spring after selling our current home. Not sure how all of this will come together, but we will rent initially for two to three months to take our time and then purchase the home that is in the area we've designated as best for us. I continuously look at the available homes to get an idea of different models and have concluded that most models will work for us even though we have preferences. Keep reading all of the available information so when you do make the move, you'll have a sense of what works for you! Good Luck and hope to see you in TV!
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And yes, you're right about looking for houses in TV - it is like a kid in a candy store, with so many choices. Just depends how much you have to spend on candy. |
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