You undoubtedly will be happy in a new or resale home in any location in The Villages.

Do check out resales for the negotiation aspect, mature landscaping, established area, no construction, probably lower bond, built ins already in place, and away from the edges of The Villages. You want to know what might be built on that vacant non-Villages that abuts your property but no one knows at this time! Ask the people who now have a multistory nursing home close to their backyard.

There are large areas of real poverty close to Village property with nothing more than a 4 foot wood fence separating them. I would buy in the interior for safety feelings.

Once again, I recommend Mallory Hill and Caroline for beautiful homes, great location, and just a good place to be a frog.

We bought used / resale because we like the "cozy" feeling of the mature landscaping and prefer to be on the borders of Belleview and Summerfield rather than Leesburg and Wildwood. We were already living in Central Florida and were totally familiar with the Demographics.

We purchased a pre-owned because of the location and because it was spotless and the bond was less too. We're happy up north and happy in The Villages. Best of both worlds as we've really lucked out on both. So far, so good. Happy, happy, happy.

I am coming there Nov 10 thru the 14th from Minnesota to look at properties to buy.
Where is the ideal location that is close to all the attractions and activities.
Also do Lakeside Landings residents have access to the Villages and the shops, restaurants, etc. Would appreciate any advice I can get. I will be staying at
the Waterfront Inn. I am 64 , male and single ! THANKS !!!

how do I find homes with low or no bond ?

Generally speaking, the older the home, the lower the bond. There are exceptions because some pay their bonds in full early in ownership. If they do so, they usually expect to recoup that in the selling price, though that does not always happen.

I think I am correct in saying Lake County homes do not have a bond. Most TV homes are in Sumter County and some in Marion County. Get the $5.00 map at the sales office and get your bearings. That should help you a lot with locating where you want to be. You can also get a map from AAA.

Be sure to have an MLS agent in addition to a TV sales rep. They cannot sell each other's listings. Tell each agent exactly what you want. I did. The MLS agent found it for us.