[gomsiepop]

My husband and I are considering moving from The Villages to another active adult community in Florida. Medical choices and various other reasons are influencing our decision. I would like to know if anyone has any information on other communities that they have firsthand knowledge of and could they share their information with me as far as location, amenities, pricing, etc. Thanks!

[Bogie Shooter]

Just Google retirement communities.
What you will get are all the ones everybody passed over.
Good luck

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Just Google retirement communities.
What you will get are all the ones everybody passed over.
Good luck

AGREE.

Merry Christmas Bogie. AND a Happy and healthy New Year to you and yours.

[Fraugoofy]

Originally Posted by gomsiepop

My husband and I are considering moving from The Villages to another active adult community in Florida. Medical choices and various other reasons are influencing our decision. I would like to know if anyone has any information on other communities that they have firsthand knowledge of and could they share their information with me as far as location, amenities, pricing, etc. Thanks!

Our Villages friend moved to Plantation. Not that far from here, and she loves it there!!

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[kstew43]

Originally Posted by Fraugoofy

Our Villages friend moved to Plantation. Not that far from here, and she loves it there!!

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We also have a home in the Plantations of leesburg. Much more laid back community.

Smaller but we do have 3 pools 3 recreation centers,3 hot tubs and 2 golf courses, tennis pickle ball sauna and steam baths ect ect..

Golf cart paths so your not in the roads, but not out of the Development. Gated and armed security gates. You don't get in and if you do visit with persmission from a resident, you need to show your license and tag.

As far as medical....Leesburg is close but the Plantation is actually located in Okahumpa.....funny name, south of Leesburg.

Also so close to the villages for all the food and entertainment.

Cheaper to buy and maintain. HOA is $90. No bonds or maintance fees. low taxes with us being in the county. Houses on the golf course start at $240 right next door to us and only 9 years old.


No king here...residents own and run the development... with a very active home owners association.

Check it out. you never know.

I think she wants out of the area. LRMC isn't any better than TVRH. Ocala would be a good choice but the only community I have heard about is Top of the World and I've only heard bad things. The trouble is, any good hospital is probably near a bigger city and traffic is an issue. Sebring is a nice city but 27 is the only access and traffic along 27 is horrible, unless you are used to it. Clermont has good access roads. I'm looking for senior housing for Mom & I around Debary/Orange City. Good luck. I hope people give you some good ideas.

[rubicon]

the OP frames the thread "Moving from The Villages. Perhaps it should read Moving to......

I can only speak for myself but moving at this time in my life appears problematic. In the past we moved often but then I had an occupation to replenish my savings, a corporation that paid expenses and a financial environment where selling a home was profitable.

So if I did decide to move it have to be to a place I really felt was worth the tradeoff and that takes a lot of planning in my mind.
I have to be able to make a killing on my home, which appears unlikely here because this place has been overbuilt and the market favors buyers at this time

Florida and the states surrounding have been deluged with people moving from the north. Taxes are greater in the surrounding states and Florida appears to be the one state absent snow.

So where in Florida does one move??? That's my meaning of moving to....... I would have to be excited for very specific/unique reasons to be moving to and certain that I would ostensibly be better off

I opine others can decide

[Madelaine Amee]

If the OP is mainly interested in medical facilities, she may wish to look at Jacksonville.

Jacksonville, FL Active Senior Living Communities

If TOTV allows my link, it is a fully comprehensive list of retirement communities all over Florida. Maybe she can find something there that would meet her needs.

Note to OP: You do know that if you can use a computer, you can find anything in the world, much easier than waiting for answers on here.

[virgind]

Every place is good and every place is what you make it.

[Madelaine Amee]

I've been thinking about this post and have, rightly or wrongly, come to the conclusion that there is more to this original post than meets the eye. If I was not happy here, or needed something that was not available here, the last thing I would do is come to TOTV for help on moving OUT, moving IN yes, but not moving OUT. This website is made up of people who are really happy living here and do not have any interest in moving elsewhere. So what is the underlying problem OP?

[Bay Kid]

I love TV, but not for everyone. Good luck on your move.

[autumnspring]

Originally Posted by rubicon

the OP frames the thread "Moving from The Villages. Perhaps it should read Moving to......

I can only speak for myself but moving at this time in my life appears problematic. In the past we moved often but then I had an occupation to replenish my savings, a corporation that paid expenses and a financial environment where selling a home was profitable.

So if I did decide to move it have to be to a place I really felt was worth the tradeoff and that takes a lot of planning in my mind.
I have to be able to make a killing on my home, which appears unlikely here because this place has been overbuilt and the market favors buyers at this time

Florida and the states surrounding have been deluged with people moving from the north. Taxes are greater in the surrounding states and Florida appears to be the one state absent snow.

So where in Florida does one move??? That's my meaning of moving to....... I would have to be excited for very specific/unique reasons to be moving to and certain that I would ostensibly be better off

I opine others can decide

RE: market favors buyers
We of course heard the same thing when we sold our previous home.
The first question is PRICING the home you wish to sell. The brokers will play the GAME of telling you they will get you far more than it is worth. Their goal is simply to get the listing-that will tie you to A CONTRACT FOR SIX MONTHS. Initially a NEW LISTING is like a new toy for a kid all the brokers want to play with a new toy but they like a kid go to look for the next new toy. I've been through this game TWICE.

If, you are buying one and selling another if homes are either expensive or not YOU ARE ON BOTH SIDES. If, you get more for yours you will pay more for what you buy.

[John_W]

The fellow I play golf with just moved from a nice designer home in the Village of Lake Deaton to a log cabin in the hills west of Ashville, NC. He loved it here for the 4 years they were here, they even moved once from a cottage in the Village of Largo, however his wife wasn't happy.

If I were to leave here, it would be for Heritage Pines. It's about an hour and half southwest of here on the Hernando County Pasco County line, on the south edge of the town of Spring Hill. My parents retired to Spring Hill in 1983 and were there for 20 years. It has everything you want and that community is finished building. It's gated, and it's a real gate, we tried to go in ourselves to look at homes a couple of months ago and were denied. Prices are extremely lower, beautiful single homes on the golf course for $150K to $200K.

Heritage Pines Florida | Hudson, FL | 55places.com Retirement Communities

[Boomer]

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[kstew43]

If medical is what your primary interests are.

We have a home in west Pembroke Pines Florida, smack in between Miami and Ft Lauderdale. get on HWY 27 and drive south for 4 hours.....or take the turnpike and your there.

We have some of, if not the best medical facilities in the country. Cleveland Clinic in Weston, 2 miles away, Baskim Palmer Eye in Miami, and way too many more to list. Memorial hospital has 5 locations in the county and some of the best care anywhere and has won many awards for there facilities.

Best weather ever, hardly ever goes under 70 in winter and in the summer with the ocean breezes it is always comfortable. In the villages there is no breeze and to us it always feels much to hot.

Pembroke Pines is a extremely well run city and takes great care in planning. We have been here 19 years and will probably own this home till the end. Just can't bring ourselves to sell. they also just established public transportation to our side of town which probably wasn't necessary...but is out there. Senior care and transportation is available and we see the senior buses at the walmart all the time..

We have FPL for electricity and broward county facilities and compared to Lake county, the costs to live here are so much cheaper. Home prices are on average lower for what you can get up in the villages...

Century Villages is big here and in 5 other cities surrounding...all still in Broward County. There are also many more Golf communities adult only and all ages.

When we first moved here, watching Miami Vice...we thought the worst....but that is not so...we are in the subburbs and the crime is low.....probably comparing size wise ....the villages crime is the same.

So if medicine is what your after....Broward county has it all and if they don't Dade county will.

Check it out...