The Villages Florida 2024! Home Alone & Ski Beach Restaurant
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- Welcome to What’s Up Wednesday! New weekly update video about The Villages Florida 2024! Ski Beach Gator, warranty repairs on our Patio Villa and upcoming 2024 Strawberry Festival at Brownwood Town Square and The Villages Entertainment. Subscribe & Smash the Thumbs Up 👍 Leave a Comment & Share this Video & our Channel with other Awesome People looking for Fun & Positive content! See description below for useful links.
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Hello Michael &Tiffany! My husband and I currently live in Middle Tennessee. We were relocated here 4yrs ago from Northeastern Ohio due to General Motors plant closure. We aren’t thrilled with Tennessee living. We love Central Florida and always planned on retiring there. My husband accidentally came across your TH-cam videos and showed me. It led us to driving up for the day in January and we love everything about The Villages! We immediately started our retirement preparations and have plans to include a stay on property at the Villages each year while we wait for retirement - anytime after April 2026. Thank you so much for your videos. They brighten my day and keep me diligently working towards joining you and all the other nice folks in The Villages!
Hello fellow vols nbor…and buckeye transplant❤….we’ll all make it south someday where it’s WARM and then HOT❤❤
Hello! Glad you found us and glad you are enjoying our videos and find them helpful! That is so awesome that you took a road trip to visit TV (after watching our videos) to see how awesome this place is for yourselves. Sounds like you had a great experience! Love that you have a goal and a date locked in to work towards your dream! Thanks for letting us know our videos brighten your day. That is such a huge compliment! Please stay in touch and keep us posted as you make progress towards your dream! Thanks!
Middle TN? Like Nashville or Crossville area? If it's not too much to ask, what is it you aren't thrilled about in regards to Tennessee living?
You are my favorite couple! Always smiling! You make me want to move there!
Hi! from Sweden 👋🏻😊
My husband and I have visited Florida twice. First trip was to Key West and Miami Beach with the family.
The second trip was spent with friends in Naples.
For the past two years I have consumed countless TH-cam videos about "The Villages" 📺💕 and your channel has quickly become a favorite!
I have to say I REALLY want to visit Florida again. Not just for the weather, but for all the positive, friendly people in The Villages.
Hope you all have a nice day & that Tiffany's trip home went well❤️
Thank you for all the inspiration you give! / Kristiina
Thanks so much Kristiina! Tiffany made it home safely late Friday and we are enjoying a great weather here this weekend. We hope you get to visit Florida again someday! Sweden is on our travel bucket list. Hope you are enjoying your weekend!
Great video and enjoying your content! Congrats on surpassing 5K subs!
Thank you so much! Glad you are enjoying our videos. Thanks also for being one of the Awesome 5K to join us so far on this amazing experience!
Ski Beach looks awesome
Very awesome! We will go back soon.
I love your videos because you take videos of the layout of the villages, and how the town buildings and area looks, it’s boring just watching someone talk and talk.
Happy Wednesday! Hope you are having an AWESOME week! Say Hello in the comments below. Thanks! M&T ❤ TVE
I like seeing the news paper updates. Keep them coming
Thanks!
Hi there Michael & Tiffany. Been watching your channel from the very beginning. My wife and I are from Bedford, New Hampshire. We are planning to move to the villages within the next year or two. We were at The Villages for a lifestyle visit last August..Even though it was hot, we loved everything about it. We are planning on renting a house for a couple of weeks this coming August. Just a matter of timing before we buy a house there. We enjoy watching all the you tube villagers channels..and your channel has become one of our favorites. Keep up the good work, you both are awesome! Will & Deirdre
Hi Will & Deirdre! Thanks for tagging along since the beginning of this experience. If you loved The Villages in August (the hottest and most humid month for Florida) then you will love it even more the rest of the year. It’s great that you will be back for a couple of weeks again this August! We have lived in the Southeast our entire lives so we actually like the hot summer months (less crowded and less traffic). Thanks so much for letting us know what’s up with you and the very kind comments. Tiffany just got back home a couple of hours ago. We will be heading to the Strawberry Festival at Brownwood this weekend to share that experience with everyone next week. Have an awesome weekend!
What's up Michael & Tiffany, your channel is awesome. We closed on our home in January, and we really look forward to seeing you two around the Villages when we get there. Michael, you had a great idea with what's up Wednesday. We really look forward to your channel and now know we will be in for new content every week.
Hello! Congratulations and Welcome to The Villages! Hope you are enjoying your experience as much as we are so far. Thanks for sharing what’s up with you! Glad you are enjoying our channel. Please say hello if you see us out and about!
We love watching your updates. We moved to Florida about 90 minutes South of The Villages 4 years ago. Found the Villages last Summer and we enjoy watching you as you begin your journey. We will be moving there in about 2 years is our plan. I just got tickets for us for SMOKIN... the Boston Cover band. Can't wait for April 24th. Thanks for pointing that out in this segment. We missed seeing them last time they were at The Villages.
Thanks so much! Glad you are enjoying our channel and that this first “What’s Up” video was helpful for you. Have fun at the SMOKIN concert! Keep us posted on the concert and your upcoming move to TV. Have an awesome weekend!
Hi Michael & Tiffany. I am enjoying watching your videos and have learned so much from you both through your posts on You Tube and Facebook. My wife and I still have children living with us at home in Georgia, and we have not yet reached retirement age. We always thought we would eventually try to purchase something in Panama City Beach, Florida one day. However, my sister and brother-in-law, whom you both met at the Train Show last year, purchased a house in St. Catherine. I have stayed with them twice now and have thoroughly enjoyed my visits. Other than passing through the area on the turnpike on the way to Walt Disney World and returning home, we were unfamiliar with The Villages. Purchasing a home in The Villages was not even on our radar, in all honesty. Well, all of that has now changed. We hope to eventually purchase in the next few years. Again, thank you both for allowing us to live our villager dreams through your videos. Keep enjoying the lifestyle, and thanks again for sharing your adventures with all of us!!!!!
Thanks so much for sharing your dreams with us! So glad you are enjoying our videos and find them helpful! Tell your sister and brother-in-law we said hello! It’s been a busy whirlwind experience for us the last 3 months but we are loving living here at TV! Hope you are having an awesome weekend!
Hello from the Callahans. Tara and. Bill. Wednesday is going to be a lot better now.
Hello Tara and Bill! That’s very kind of you to say. Hope you had a great weekend! Thanks!
Love your channel Sir. So much great Variety and you show so much of the Villages. I am considering moving there one day. Thanks.... :)
You folks are doing a wonderful job with these videos - we love them and look forward to the next one coming along. The biggest thank you to you both and have a wonderful week. Sending best wishes from Bonnie Scotland.
Thank you so much! Glad you are enjoying our videos. You are our first person to say hello from Bonnie Scotland. It’s on our travel bucket list someday. Hope you have a wonderful week as well!
Hello,love all the current videos to keep us updated on the villages!-headed to the area in just days to ck it out-keep up the good work!
Thanks so much! Have fun on your visit!
Great messages!
Hey guys!! Another great video - thanks so much for all you do!! We are booking a week-long VRBO in The Villages for late October (just in time for all the Halloween celebrations!) and I’m so excited!! If we enjoy it as much as I think we will, we will likely do an official Lifestyle Visit at a later date. We still have eight years to go until we can officially retire and I’ve been told it’ll go by quickly (although right now it feels like a snail’s pace). Hope we run into you both while we’re there!!
Hello! My husband and I currently live in Northwest Florida. Our youngest is a college senior so we have been checking out communities that we would like to downsize and eventually retire to. We're planning a Lifestyle visit in The Villages this spring and have really been enjoying your videos.
Thanks so much! Have appreciated all your awesome comments and questions. Hope you have a great experience on your upcoming Lifestyle visit to TV! Keep us posted! Thanks!
Hello from Germany! We’re a retired military family that just began the buying process in Middleton.
Hello to you in Germany! Congrats on retirement and your upcoming move to Middleton! Keep us posted on your move! Thanks!
Love the idea of what’s up wednesday❤❤ it’s Friday here…getting excited❤❤❤
Great job Mike. We live close as we live in Newell. Hope to see you around.
Thanks so much! Please say hello if you see us out and about at TV!
Hi Michael and Tiffany, we are very impressed with your videos about the Villages, it has certainly help get us excited for our Discovery Visit in early May. Keep up the great content!
Thank you so much!
Hi Michael ..We are renting close to Villages so have been to Spanish Springs Square and yesterday visited Brownwood Square next up is Sawgrass. We are retired snowbirds from Ontario and we are on a lifestyle visit April 15th-22nd. Your lifestyle video we will rewatch before going so full of excellent info.
Don't worry about mess ever. Make living more realistic. So cool you showing us the Ski Beach..just happened to notice on our way home from Brownwood, thankyou will check that out. Safe journey home to Tiffany on Fri. Best wishes Fay and Danny ❤
Hello Fay and Danny from Ontario! Glad to have you snowbird with us this season. Definitely check out Ski Beach while you are here and ask for Cree. She was awesome! Hope you have a great lifestyle visit in April! Keep us posted! Will tell Tiffany you said hello when she gets back home tomorrow night. Thanks!
I absolutely love your holiday tree! I've contemplated doing this for a while now.
Hi it's Donna and Jim Kruger, we are settling on our house in Dabney next month. Love watching your videos and hope to see you when we are there.
Hi Donna and Jim! Congratulations on your new home and move to TV and Dabney! Glad you are loving our videos! Good luck and enjoy your closing day experience. Keep us posted and say hello if you see us out and about! Thanks!
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Hello! I closed on my patio villa in Lake Denham last Friday. I’ll be coming down the last week in March! I’m really hoping to make connections with my neighbors. I’ll be down once a month until my permanent move in July.
Hello! That is awesome! Congratulations and welcome to The Villages! Good luck with your move! Keep us posted! Thanks!
I love your videos. They have been helpful and fun. My husband and I are planning a lifestyle visit soon.
Thank you so much! Glad you are enjoying our videos and find them to not only be helpful but fun too! Good luck and keep us posted on your upcoming lifestyle visit!
Looking forward to your video on the Strawberry festival!
We had an awesome time at The Strawberry Festival! Looking forward to editing and sharing that video with everyone next week. Thanks!
Hi, my husband and I are headed down for a life style visit the first week of April. We are so excited!
That is awesome! Hope you have a great experience! Keep us posted! Thanks!
Go Blue!
Loving the new adventure! Good to see you guys this weekend
Thanks! Great seeing y’all and catching up! Good luck at the Strawberry Festival today!
Hi Mike and Tiffany. We are also Villagers from Michigan. We went to Strawberry festival today. Always fun and the big, juicy strawberries are delicious! 🍓
Awesome! We went to the Strawberry Festival yesterday too! Perfect weather for it this weekend! We had a super fun day that I will be editing to share with everyone next week. Thanks!
Hello Tiffany and Michael. My name is Pattie. I currently live in NY and am in the process of downsizing alllll the stuff we've collected over the years-not an easy thing to do. My hope is to move to the Eastport area in about a year or so. Thank you for your great videos and the work you put into them. Looking forward to more videos! Going forward I'd love to see how the Eastport area is progressing. Take care!
Hi Pattie! Good luck with your downsizing process. Good thing is you have a goal and time to make progress on that each week so you are ready to make the move in 1 year (it will go by fast).
Eastport is going to be an awesome area once it is all completed. We will definitely be documenting and sharing more of that on our channel on a regular basis. Glad you are enjoying our videos! Have an awesome weekend! Thanks!
Thank you for getting back to me. Enjoy the weekend and I look forward to more great videos. Take care.@@MichaelTiffanyTVE
We’re going to retire 6/30/2026 then move to the Villages. Donna and I have rented a home for 10 days twice a year until we move. Used up our 2 lifestyle visits. We’ve rented a home in the Village of Richmond for 5/19-5/29/24. We can’t wait. This is our 4th visit.
Awesomeness! That’s great you have the countdown date already marked on your calendar. Have fun on your 4th visit to TV in May! Thanks!
John here at Lake Denham. Played my first round of golf today
Hi John! That’s awesome! Perfect weather yesterday for golf. What course did you play? Hope you had fun! Thanks!
Like to see what you and Tiffany are doing! Yes, I checked out the Villages 20 years ago, and was not happy with the videos and politics I saw back in the day 20 years ago!
Glad you are enjoying our videos! Thanks!
Pulling the plug here in Delaware and headed to the Villages this spring. Looking forward to a life in the Villages and all that it has to offer. We are planning on renting for 6 to 12 months . Not sure if we will buy a resale or go new. Love the TVE videos they have been very informative and helpful..
Awesomeness! Good luck with your move to FLA and TV this spring! Renting or buying something smaller (like we did to start with) is a great way to get to know TV better and figure out exactly what area you want to be long term. Glad you are loving our TVE videos and find them helpful! Keep us posted on your move to TV! Thanks!
William, the Mister and I did a month in October. We live in Delaware. Really liked it but still trying to figure what we want to do. Best of luck. 🍀
Hiya Michael and Tiffany - my husband and I are really enjoying all of your videos (from the California desert).
You've inspired us to have a new list:
1) Did either of us die?
2) Did either of us get arrested?
3) Did the house burn down?
If no to any/all of these, then everything must be okay or at least manageable. So, thanks for that :)
Hello! Thanks so much! Great to hear from you all the way across the country. Glad you are enjoying our videos.
Absolutely! We say if the answer to all 3 of those questions is NO then everything else in life is Figureoutable!
Glad you are adopting that checklist for your life too! Hope you had a great weekend! Have an awesome week!
Hey guys! We have enjoyed watching your adventure. We are both still working full time but are coming down for a lifestyle visit 3/16! We have visited for a weekend before but we are ready to explore to get ready to buy soon. Still torn about when but definitely know we want to get there. We will be moving from the metro Atlanta area.
We are thinking preowned or courtyard villa because we have a dog. Love your Villa as well. Any lifestyle visit tips or must sees would be appreciated. Have a great weekend once Tiffany gets back!
Thanks so much! Glad you are enjoying this adventure and experience with us. Good luck and have fun on your lifestyle visit in a few weeks. It will still be peak snowbird season when you get here but this traffic is nothing compared to Atlanta traffic.
Courtyard Villas are perfect for people with dogs. Biggest tip is just to get out and explore, have fun and try to see as much as you can during your stay. Keep us posted and let us know how your visit and home search goes.
Tiffany will be home in about 24 hours. Looking forward to a fun weekend! Hope you have an awesome weekend!
Thanks Michael glad you are going to give us a heads up on Wednesday because I don't get the newspaper and always wondering what is going on over the weekend, I live in Lake Denham in a designer home and also still working from home but will retire on September 17 this year, I moved in on October 8th so I am still learning how to get away The Villages and can't afford a golf cart yet because I am alone and lost my husband five years ago so it's really hard to learn to do everything yourself
Hi Debra! Glad you enjoyed the video.
Our deepest condolences on the loss of your husband. There is so much to see and do here at TV that it can be overwhelming and hard to navigate. Hopefully you are getting involved with different groups and activities and events and that it becomes easier for you as time goes along.
Congratulations on your upcoming retirement and recent move to The Villages and Lake Denham! You moved in just a few weeks before us. Don’t feel rushed or pressured to go out and buy a golf cart (we have not bought one yet either). It’s a nice to have but not a must have to get out and explore and enjoy everything TV has to offer.
Thanks so much for taking the time to say hello and share what is going on in your life. Have an awesome rest of your week and weekend!
You two are awesome. 😊 We close on our new home in Dabney on Tuesday! 🥳
That is Awesome! We are so excited for you! Looks like you will have perfect FLA weather for your closing day on Tuesday! Have fun and soak it all in! Send us a picture or quick video (landscape mode) if you want and maybe we can share that in an upcoming What’s Up Wednesday video! Welcome to The Villages! Thanks!
Hi there! I’m Cherie from Port Orange. Did a lifestyle visit with my boyfriend last year and we both loved it! Decided we are going to move there when he retires. We can’t wait!
Hello Cherie! We have not been to Port Orange yet but maybe we will do a road trip there this spring. The beach is one of our favorite Happy places. The great thing about the location of TV is you can get to either coast of FL in 1.5 hours or less. We have been north of you to Flagler Beach and St. Augustine and South of you to Cocoa Beach and The Space Coast many times. What are the “must things” to see or do in Port Orange? Glad you both enjoyed your lifestyle visit to TV and are making the move when he retires! Thanks for sharing what’s up with you! Keep us posted!
Hi kids!!! I’m just here to say, I haven’t missed a single video you’ve posted since day 1! I try to remember the 👍 on each post. I’ll do better commenting though. I know it helps your channel grow. Great content from great people. Thanks for the joy you spread. 😊
Hello! Thanks so much for being part of this journey and experience with us since day 1. Truly appreciate that! Glad you are enjoying our channel! Have an awesome weekend!
Great video. Your one of our favs on TH-cam to watch. We’re in the St. Louis area and plan on moving to TV in the next five years, hopefully less.
Thank you so much! Glad you are enjoying our videos. That is a huge compliment! Hopefully we will see you here at TV in less than 5 years. Have a great weekend!
Hi from Lisa and Chad, we love the positive energy in your channel! Originally from Buffalo, NY, last 18 years in Fort Wayne, Indiana. T-minus 3.4 years til we move there!
Hi Lisa and Chad! Glad to have you along for this journey and experience. Love the T-minus 3.4 years countdown until you move to The Villages. TV will build and expand a lot by the time you get here. Good luck & keep us posted! Thanks!
What's up Wednesday sounds like a great idea! My husband Cliff and I live in Vero Beach, FL. Originally from Massachusetts. We have done two lifestyle visits, and we are waiting patiently to have our new home built in Eastport! Thank you and Tiffany for the fun and very helpful videos! We look forward to meeting you one day, Cheers!
That is Awesome! Thanks for sharing what’s up with you and your plans to move to TV and the Eastport area. Glad you are enjoying our videos and find them fun and helpful. Hopefully we will see you at TV one day! Keep us posted! Cheers!
My parents moved here back in 2005 and my in-laws were going to move here back in 2001 but decided to move to Ocala Palms because they gave you more options. The Villas back then were only going for $60,000 and back then, that was alot of money.
Wow! Hopefully they paid it off and have a lot of home equity now. Thanks for sharing!
Love, Love LOVE your show! Can't wait to move down to the Village's (2yrs.)and to run into/meet you both..Hoping to get down soon for a "Life style Visit". You both have answered so many of my questions/concerns. I so enjoy watching everything you and you wife do. Your home is beautiful. I love your new segment What's up Wednesday!!!! Kindly, Krissy M. New Hampshire
Thank you Krissy! Glad you are enjoying our videos and finding them helpful! Hopefully we will see you down here at The Villages someday! Keep us posted and let us know when you schedule your lifestyle visit. Thanks for also being the first comment on our new segment - What’s Up Wednesday! Have an awesome week and weekend! M&T ❤️ TVE
Just two weeks to our settlement!! So excited!! Then maybe I'll need Tiffany to teach me how to use a smooth glass top electric cooktop/ oven!! I've had a gas cooktop for decades! It's all I know!
Congrats! That’s so exciting! We were the opposite in that we had cooked on smooth glass top (radiant and induction) for years and are just now getting used to cooking on gas. You will get the hang of it! Trying to talk Tiffany in to doing some cooking videos in the future. Good luck and have fun on closing day!
Hi Michael. My wife and I will be in TV on a Lifestyle visit in a couple of weeks. --Scott
That is awesome Scott! Hope y’all have a great experience. Keep us posted! Thanks!
Glad you are enjoying everything. We went to strawberry fest 2 times a few years ago. Too crowded and that’s before anything was built south of 44.
Thanks so much! We are looking forward to our first festival at Brownwood. Bet it will be packed!
We really like Ski Beach & their food & service is always so great!!! One of our favorite & fabulous seafood!! We live in The Villages of St Johns and have been here two years as of May. We are loving & living our best lives here! We adore Costco & especially like your TV console but unfortunately they are sold out.
That was our first time there. Great experience! We will definitely go back. Thanks!
Thank you for showing the entertainment section of the paper, which also included prices for these events. I was pleasantly surprised at the ticket prices. I watch other vloggers that talk about these shows but never mention the cost. 👍🏻
My pleasure! Glad it was helpful. Will try and share more of those details (dates and costs) in future videos. Thanks!
Hey! I'm in Austin Texas and not yet 55, but looking at The Villages as a possibility. If I move there, it would be to a Patio Villa like the Emerald, Opal, or Moonstone and I would still be working and not retired. I like that you and Tiffany are in a Patio Villa and are also still working and would love to hear more about how you manage work and the active lifestyle of The Villages. Can't wait to see your President's Day sale finds. And I saw Rick Springfield playing there next month! I saw him live back in the 80s. How fun!
I love how many festivals and fun events you've shown us. Those look awesome and like things I'd love to do. I love arts and crafts and would love to take some of the many art classes offered there. I'm a knitter and my weekend plans often involve knitting, going to yarn shops, and soon I'm planning to experiment with dying my own yarn. :)
Hello back from Florida! FYI… You don’t have to be 55 to move to The Villages (as long as no one younger than 19 still lives at home). We are going to do a video on that soon. Plus a video on working from home while still enjoying TV before retirement.
We like all 3 of those Patio Villa floor plans. Just got a bunch of stuff delivered today (a day early) and more next week from the Presidents’ Day sales. Look forward to sharing that with everyone in an upcoming video (or two or three).
Wow! You saw Rick back in his heyday of Jessie’s Girl and being on General Hospital at the same time. We may try and go see him here at TV.
There is so much to see and do here at TV. We love all of the festivals and events. Plus there are over 3,000 clubs and activities to get involved with. Lots of arts and crafts. I bet they probably have one for yarn dying.
Thanks for sharing what’s up with you! Have an awesome weekend!
@@MichaelTiffanyTVE Can't wait to hear more!
Hey Michael , this is Kevin. I live up in Jacksonville Florida, watching all your videos and enjoying them. I’m one of the people you mentioned that likes the villages but my wife is not really interested hopefully one day I can talk her into doing a lifestyle visit. Look forward to seeing more of your videos.
Hi Kevin! First off… DUUUVAL!!! I went to Clemson (Go Tigers!) so having Trevor Lawrence and Travis Etienne playing together in college and now for Jacksonville (Go Jags!) is awesome! Plus Tyler Shatley from Clemson too! Hopefully it will be their year this upcoming season!
So glad you are enjoying our videos! Y’all are so close you could come down and do multiple lifestyle visits during different times of the year and see if it is a good fit for both of you. Does Jacksonville get busier during peak snowbird season like central and southern Florida does?
We did not know if it would be the right fit for us until we did our lifestyle visit. Wish we would have done both sooner (lifestyle visit and move to TV).
Thanks for sharing what’s up with you! Good luck and keep us posted if you decide to do a lifestyle visit. Cheers!
Thank you for sharing Michael.
Thank you Steve for being one of the ones who always takes the time to leave a positive comment. Have an awesome rest of your week and weekend!
Hello, Tiffany & Michael! We are hoping to be in the Villages in the next year and a half as snowflakes, and eventually, be permanent residents in about 4 1/2 years. I am a teacher, so I have to wait until I retire. I love your videos. We are learning about the cool events that go on there. We appreciate everything you have been sharing! We actually came at Christmas time and stayed in an Emerald model in the Village of Richmond. We really liked it! Keep up the great work! One question: Do you think you are too far away from the busy parts of the Villages?
Thanks so much! Glad you had a great experience on your recent visit to TV. Great question. We will actually be doing a video on this topic in the next couple of weeks. Stay tuned! Thanks!
Hi. My husband and I are from NH. We are currently renting a patio villa in Pinellas until the end of March. We are trying to figure out if we want to live here or be snowflakes. We have signed up for many activities through villages parks and rec socials. They are sessions of about two hours that introduce you to different activities that you may want to do in the villages. We’ve gone to beanbag baseball, indoor shuffleboard, trivia and intro to bocce/shuffleboard/masters tennis. There are many more activities to choose from. Signups can be done online via TV app. A socials calendar can be found at your local rec center. We enjoy your videos.
Hello! Hope you are enjoying your rental this snowbird season! Great to hear you are participating in a lot of activities. Glad you are enjoying our videos! Thanks!
Just moved into my home in Middleton yesterday. Look forward to seeing you guys around soon!
That’s Awesome! Congratulations!! 🎉 Welcome to The Villages!!! Please say hello if you see us out and about. Thanks!
Happy wed. Love the channel. My wife & myself live just southeast of you in Vero Beach fl. Continue success sir. ( Terry & Mary )
Thanks so much Terry & Mary! Hope you are having an awesome weekend! We need to take a road trip to Vero Beach someday!
Another excellent video ! (Even without your better half!!)😂. Your home is beautiful… great job decorating and the sea Life chairs are so cute!! Thx so much as always!! Cheers from
Virginia!
Hello Mary! Glad you enjoyed the video even without Tiffany (although she did make a cameo appearance for our Valentine’s date night segment). So glad she will be home tomorrow night! We have a fun weekend planned and she is taking some vacation time next week so we can go do a mini vacation event to share with everyone soon. Our home decorating is coming together slowly but surely. Thanks for reaching out! Have an awesome Friday and weekend! Cheers!
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Love you guys! We are in Utah right now, coming for our second Lifestyle visit in April. We are planning a move early spring next year. Just have to decide which house to build. We are thinking we are going to build in Eastport. Really can't wait! Thanks for all your great information!
Awesome! Have fun on your 2nd Lifestyle visit in April. Good luck on choosing the right area and home in TV for you! Keep us posted! Thanks!
Really like this idea! Looking forward to watching future videos in this series. As for us - we're counting the days untiil our own lifestyle visit in April! Also looking forward to watching our youngest (current HS senior) march with her HS marching band in one of the parades at WDW that week too :-)
Wow! A lot of awesome experiences for you on the horizon! Enjoy these last few months with your youngest before she graduates and you become empty nesters. Hope you have a great visit to TV and WDW in April! Keep us posted! Thanks!
Hey Michael and Tiffany! Busy, busy keeping up with all the happenings in Eastport. We have a lifestyle scheduled for June! My husband and I had a visit in January and love The Villages more than we thought. Hoping to have a home there by the end of 2024, early 2025. 🤭
Have fun on your lifestyle visit in June! Good luck on your home search. Keep us posted! Thanks!
Retirement target is 2025. Currently in Matthews NC. Visited TV last Dec to tour open houses and neighborhoods. Will probably focus on north of 44, or south of Monarch Grove. Can't be near the turnpike or Lake county high taxes.
That’s awesome! 2025 will be here before you know it.
Good luck with your search! Hope you find the perfect home and location for you! There is something for everyone here at TV.
FYI… We lived in Charlotte for almost 20 years. Ballantyne for a couple of years then we moved to Matthews for 17 years. Love downtown Matthews and would go to the Matthews Alive festival and BeachFest every year. Lot of great family memories there. That’s kind of what it’s like to be at one of The Villages big events (almost every weekend) in one of the Town Squares.
When we first moved there 485 was not complete and ended at Idlewild Road. We were thankful when they finally finished the loop so we could get to the CLT airport from the inner our outer loop. But of course that also brought a lot more urban sprawl and traffic congestion. The traffic here at TV (even in peak snowbird season) is nothing compared to that traffic. So we used to live close to 485 but not next to it just like in TV we are close to the Turnpike but not next to it. Keep us posted as you make the move to TV. Thanks!
Wow...we live near 485 and Idlewild Rd at Shannamara/Divide GC. We love Matthews Alive and the concerts in Stumptown park. We may do a full lifestyle visit in Sept and will try to meet up.
We are thinking 6 years and counting down.
Awesomeness! Keep us updated! Thanks!
Great video! You are a natural! Loved the rainy day tour. Michigan girl living in Georgia.
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it. You already made the big move from MI to GA. You want have too far to go when you are ready to move to FL & The Villages!
We definitely have to check out Ski Beach ☝🏻
It’s so close. We live in Newell, between Franklin & Homestead rec centers. Our lanai faces Meggison, so if you drive by, wave and say “hi” 👋🏻
From Lake County, Illinois … now in Lake County, FL 😂
Another great video 👍🏻
Keep up the good work
We were pleasantly surprised by Ski Beach and will definitely go back. Wow… Lake County to Lake County! What are the odds? Will make sure we wave 👋 the next time we drive by (which is almost daily).
Please say hello if you see us out and about. We are thinking about doing a meet up at some point to get to know Villagers who watch our channel. Maybe at Ski Beach!
Have a great rest of your week and weekend! Thanks! 👍😎☀️🌴
Me and my twin brother are currently waiting for lots in well point to open up to buy one and start the process of becoming villagers. Love watching your videos. We are originally from upstate NY. My brother is still there and I'm in NC
That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing. We lived in Charlotte, NC for almost 20 years before moving to Florida. Good luck with your upcoming move to TV! Keep us posted!
Great format. Thanks for the great info.
Thanks so much! Glad you liked it!
Live in Racine Wisconsin. Did a lifestyle visit last year. We are renting for the month of April at the Alden bungalows.
Awesome! April is a great month to visit Florida and TV! Have fun on your upcoming stay! Say hello if you see us out and about. Thanks!
You do a great job on your videos!
Hello from Hillsboro, Oregon. No big plans for me this weekend.
Hello! Great to hear from you all the way in Oregon. Sometimes no big plans are the best plans. Hope you have a nice and relaxing weekend! Thanks!
Hi! I'm in Texas and plan on retiring and moving to The Villages in two years. I've been there twice and can't wait to be there permanently! I really enjoy your videos :)
Awesome! Thanks for saying hello. We did a road trip across Texas last summer. Glad you are enjoying our videos and that you have visited TV to see it for yourself. Good luck with your upcoming retirement and move to The Villages in 2 years. Stay in touch and keep us posted!
Luv your videos,trying to talk the wife into the villages and your videos are helpful.Planning lifestyle visit in oct
Awesome! Thanks so much! A lifestyle visit is a great way to see if TV is good a fit for both of you. Have fun and keep us posted!
Looking to try out a lifestyle visit. Considering retirement move with my hubby and sister. So we are looking at properties that would work for the three of us with both shared space and privacy.
A lifestyle visit is a great way to see if TV would work for all of you. Have fun and good luck on your search! Thanks!
Always look forward to your videos. Brenda from Massachusetts. My husband is retiring this summer and hope to move there sometime next year.
Thanks so much! Congratulations on your upcoming retirement and move to TV! Keep us posted!
@@MichaelTiffanyTVE thank you 😁
Hi from The Villages😎
Hello! Great weather we had had today here at TV! ☀️🌴 Have an awesome week and weekend! Thanks!
Hi from Michigan.
Hello from Michael in Florida and Tiffany in Michigan (until tomorrow)! Thanks for saying hello!
We're coming down & renting a Patio Villa in St. John's for the month of April. Getting so excited to explore & try out the lifestyle to see if it's a good fit. We've visited a friend in Hawkins several times in the last 2 years but more to visit than see a lot. Bet Tiffany is missing the Florida sunshine & warm weather!
Awesomeness! St. John is a great area! We rented a house there before we did our lifestyle visit. Hope you have a great experience on your lifestyle visit! Keep us posted. Yes, Tiffany said last night she is ready to be back home and the warmer Florida weather. Thanks!
Judy enjoy your time. We came for a month in October. We saw and did a lot. Met great people. It’s still on the wish list.
@@barbaraebner5889 thanks for your reply! Anything or place you'd recommend that we don't miss?
@@MichaelTiffanyTVE thanks, Michael! We're really enjoying your videos! Safe travels home for Tiffany. 🙏
Hello from soggy Ohio....we are getting your rain today. Planning on a lifestyle visit this October and hope to see you both. We are interested in the tall pines house plan. If you have an opportunity to video one of these houses, that would be great! Thanks for your very informative videos!
Hello from once again sunny FLA ☀️🌴! Sorry we sent the rain ☔️ up your way. October is a great time to visit Florida and TV. Not as hot and humid as summer and less crowded before peak snowbird season. Will try and feature a Tall Pines in a future video. Glad you are enjoying our videos. Stay warm and dry this week! Thanks!
Great video. We just got back from renting for a month in Richmond. We are looking to buy new in Eastport later this summer.
Thanks! Richmond is a great area of TV! Hope you had a great visit! Good luck with your upcoming move this summer! Keep us posted!
Hello!! I've been watching you since your first video!! I love all the information you give us viewers! I'm from Sheboygan, WI.........and crossing my fingers my husband and I can do a lifestyle visit later this spring or early summer!
Thanks so much! We hope you get to do a lifestyle visit at TV this spring or summer! Stay warm this winter in Sheboygan. Keep us posted!
Hi from California! Love your videos! We’ve been on 2 lifestyle visits, the first in October and the second one at Christmas. We’re putting our home on the market this spring and hoping to buy a home in the villages this summer!
Hello from Florida! That is awesome! Glad you had a great experience on your recent lifestyle visits. Good luck with the sale of your home! Keep us posted! Thanks!
Hello Michael. Just viewed this "Home Alone" video. Question, Not sure if TV is the place for us, but am interested in a LifeStyle visit. Wondering if, after catching transport service from Orlando airport, there is a place in TV to rent a vehicle to check out other 55+ communities during our visit? This way we could experience TV's Very active lifestyle as well as maybe a bit more laid back one from Ocala south. Really enjoying your channel!
Great question and a great idea. We have no experience with car rentals here at TV. I just googled and they show a couple of different car rental companies at different Town Squares. Will have to do some more research, find out the details and share in a future video. Glad you are enjoying our channel. Good luck on your search! Thanks!
Michael I want to see you in that pie eating contest
Hmmm… I will probably just watch and video this year. But maybe next year! Thanks!
Great video Michael! Fella to fella…did you actually purchase furniture and wall decorations without your wife there? If so, you are a far braver man than me 😂
Thanks Mark! 🤔 Yes, No, Maybe… 🤣 But Tiffany has ultimate veto power. We will see what she thinks and share that in upcoming videos. Hope you are having a great weekend!
We’re closing on a home next week in the Village of Dabney
Question : golf cart
Being so far to the south, it doesn’t seem necessary. What’s your opinion?
Congratulations on your upcoming move to TV! Hope you have a great closing day experience next week!
Don’t feel pressured to “Keep up with the Joneses” and buy a golf cart immediately.
Purchasing a golf cart is a big personal and financial decision. We have not purchased a golf cart yet (but we will this spring or summer). We will be renting and trying out different golf carts before purchasing and will share that experience on our channel.
We have been so busy and really want to take our time to make sure we do thorough research, try and document and share as much as possible (and our decision making process) so that hopefully it is helpful to you and others who are on the fence (to buy our not to buy, gas vs. electric, 2 seater vs. 4 seater, etc.).
Short answer is a golf cart is a nice to have but not a must have immediately (or ever) for anyone in TV.
Take your time and enjoy each step of your Villages Experience (the closing day experience, the move in experience, going to Town Squares for the first time experience, etc.).
Move in, get settled and get your bearings before rushing to make any major purchases here at TV.
Good luck! Have fun! Keep us posted! Thanks!
To make a lifestyle visit, how far in abvance do you typically have to plan ahead?
Great question! We booked our lifestyle visit 2 weeks before we stayed last September. Peak Snowbird season is a lot busier and books up way earlier. They have a whole department that books lifestyle visits. Just give them a call and they will be glad to answer your questions and help you find a date and time that works for you. Here is a direct link with more info. Thanks!
www.thevillages.com/lifestyle-preview-plan
Great video :-) My husband and I are really debating whether the villages is the place for us. We would love to try it out but, like you, when we crunched the numbers, we feel that renting would be throwing away money that could be used towards a new home. We toured around and loved Fenney, but the new Eastport area is interesting. How did you decide on Dabney, and do you feel it’s too far from the existing town centres? Also, does it feel like “Pleasantville” with houses the same and close together (no privacy)?
Thanks so much! The Eastport area is going to be great. It’s only about a 5 minute car ride from our home. We wanted to live here a few months before giving our opinion about some of your questions. Will share more in upcoming videos. Stay turned!
Hello! Would you be able to share who you are using for auto/homeowners insurance? My sister just moved to the TV and is searching for reasonable auto insurance!!
We currently use The Villages for our homeowners and Progressive for our Autos. But we are going to be shopping around for new insurance companies soon. Will share in a future video. Thanks!
Hello again from the U.K.! This might sound like a strange question, but will you share your oatmeal recipe? It looked amazing! Every time I try to make it, it’s awful haha
Sure. We will make a quick video of us cooking it (and the recipe) in the next week or so and post to our Facebook group and maybe as a short and in the community tab here on TH-cam. Facebook link below. Thanks! m.facebook.com/TheVillagesExperience
Hi
Thank you for your Happy Wednesday video, and actually we have seen your all videos from early lifetime visits to villages.
How is we= me Antti and my wife Auli, we live nowdays in Finland, Oulu named city and we have about 1 meter snow ( about 3.3feet) and pretty cold winter.
So
We are very intrested to come to visit the villages next florida trip early May 24.
And we are renting one house from private sector because villages management did not accept credit cards, only cash and chek. In europe there is no more check, so they were difficult that do from here.
We are staying hole week there 3-9 of May and want to see whats happening there and maybe can we become those who spend winter in villages and summer here.
Hope to hear from you and to in May.?
Antti &Auli
Thanks for watching and saying hello all the way from Finland. Wow! That is a lot of snow. Good luck, safe travels and have fun on your visit to The Villages in May. Let us know what you think after your visit. Thanks!
Great video Michael. Where do you get your haircuts and who does them? I’ve been going to the same guy for ages & moving down there small things like this are big things.
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it. Totally agree with you about the small things can actually be the big things as far as adjusting to a new area. We went to the same person for 10 to 20 years (hair, doctors, dentist, optometrist, Tiffany’s nails, car care, etc.) before we moved to Florida. I have two awesome people who cut my hair in Clermont, FL (about a 30 minute drive from where we live in TV). Are you here at TV now or when will you be here? The reason I ask is because they both know about our channel and maybe it would be good to share and feature them and that area in a video the next time I get a haircut. I would need to ask them first to see if they want to be on video. If not then I will just post their names and location. Thanks!
Not in TV yet, looks like either next year or the year after. We’re looking for land to build on. Almost had one in Dabney but realized how far it is from everything.
The Villas here were only going for $60,000
Good to know! Thanks!
Do you not find it too crowded
No, not for us. It’s only really busy during peak snowbird season. This is our 4th winter in Florida. Thanks!
James in the village of Glenbrook... Like the idea of "Heads up Wednesday"... Subbed, and always a thumbs up!
Thanks so much James! 👍 Have an awesome week and weekend!
@11:45, I'm offended by that alligator. We are Tennessee Volunteer fans, not Gator fans, and having that gator "eating" a UT helmet is triggering, lol. 😆
Too funny! I did not even notice what was on the helmet. Thanks!