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We would move to the Tellico Lake area south of Knoxville near either Lenoir City, Tennessee, or Venore, Tennessee in Tellico Village. Although they have some winter there, the summers are beautiful, the lake is huge, and the area is scenic. We are boaters and miss being able to jump in the water without fear of alligators.

Steve, Stonecrest sounds like a nice place. Good luck with the transition.

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Originally Posted by villagerjack (Post 829476)

Steve, Stonecrest sounds like a nice place. Good luck with the transition.

Thank you. These things always work their way out. Transitions are never easy.

Fairfield Glade, Tennessee

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Originally Posted by Monkei (Post 829482)

Fairfield Glade, Tennessee

Have friends there. It is a very nice area.

Since I could never convince my wife to move back to beautiful Miami, we would probably just stay in our second home in Melbourne.

1126 Pearl St, Key Weird, FL.

If TV didn't have CYV we never would have considered living here. Does anyone know of any other 55+ communities that have homes with fenced properties? I came from an area that had many, many adult communities and NONE of them ever had any with personal fences. All the amenities were just the bonus that pushed us into purchasing. If TV didn't exist and we couldn't have found any other with fences we probably would have found a home in NOLA in the Quarter or in Algiers.

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Originally Posted by Steve9930 (Post 829474)

Hummm, then I wonder why there are almost 15 different 55+ communities between here and Orlando. They are not even close to the Villages. I do thank the Morse's however for taking your money so he could build the nice shopping areas and provide the land for the restaurants. Saves me from driving to Belleview, Ocala, or Leesburg.

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You're welcome!

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Originally Posted by Steve9930 (Post 829467)

Actually I live in StoneCrest. Been here since 2004. Just a note to let you know there is no problem with the Developer. There have been two developers and two builders in StoneCrest. The first developer, I don't remember the name. Its was Florida something, went bankrupt. The current developer, who picked up the project, so far has done an excellent job. Within the next year, based on the development documents, the Association will now be run entirely by the residents. Currently meetings are being scheduled to inform and educate the residents, and those that will run for the Board of Directors, on just how the association works and what is necessary to run the association. Hall Robison is the current President of the Board and has done a very good job of trying to get the residents trained to take over even if some do not believe so. You can lead the horses to water but you cannot make them drink. Financials for the Association are in excellent shape. Since the development survived during the down turn attests to the fact that the facilities are well run as some good developers went belly up a few years ago. The first builder was a Company called Oriole Homes, they built my house. Oriole is no longer in existence due to the down turn a few years ago. Another casualty of the recession. The second builder, Armstrong Homes is currently building here. Both builders were and are about normal for Florida. The only problem I've seen so far here are people that speak and complain before they research what they are talking about. We have some very nice facilities that the developer built and gave to the association and the amenity fees are very low. Monthly amenity fees are $105 per month.

I am merely quoting a HOA meeting that is on youtube, that was recorded in May 2013 8:23 seconds long, you can google, SHO meeting, and watch and listen for yourself, it came out loud and clear that the board was very concerned about the developer. This was May 2013 so perhaps by some stroke of luck everything has changed, I certainly hope so for all of the owners there.

Now as far as Armstrong Builders go, I would not want to have them build my home. I looked at a development that they put in on 25A, about 8 miles east or so from Belleview.

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Here's where we get into only half truths. SHO was formed by a handle full of people that did not like what they perceived the developer had done. SHO has no legal authority with in the community. SHO came about when the developer sold the Golf Course and there was a dispute about some drainage ponds. SHO has done nothing to help the community. There were about seven or so individuals that started the mess and inflamed a whole bunch of people by giving only part of the story. I would not waste my time with the SHO group. That board you mention has no authority in the community what so ever.

I'm not sure what the Armstrong Brothers did somewhere else but the housing they are building here is of a decent quality. That's my professional opinion.

I trust very little what I see or hear on the Internet. Especially an 8 minute clip of a meeting by people I did not know on a subject I have no background on. That's my personal opinion.

My second choice if it were up to me would have been the U S virgin islands or the British virgin islands or actually Belize.

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Originally Posted by jhrc4 (Post 829716)

I went and watched the video you referenced. Yep its lead by exactly who I thought. As usual I heard only half the story and very little of the facts.

Highlands, NC. Had a place there but sold it. I now have an acute case of seller's remorse.

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Originally Posted by TheVillageChicken (Post 829764)

Highlands, NC. Had a place there but sold it. I now have an acute case of seller's remorse.

That is a very nice area.