Absolutely! Thanks for providing such a helpful explanation about The Dirty Side of hurricanes for everyone. FYI… We lived in Charlotte for 17 years before moving to The Villages Florida. Maybe we can get together the next time we are in the Carolinas and do collaborative video. Thanks!
Hi Michael, hope Tiffany is doing well, so sorry that you were not picked for a water view lot. Thanks for the construction tour, it don't take long for them to put up the houses. Those lots would be beautiful but I feel that you and Tiffany will find an even better lot because I feel when one door closes another door opens. Good luck and please stay safe!!
Hi Micheal, Great video. Sorry about not getting those lots, its got to be frustrating. When you said semi custom home that is very very true. We about two years away from moving down there but like to plan ahead. Been working with a sales agent and a few things we currently have like sounds throughout the house with speakers in ceilings and surround sound in our living rooms. Was told I couldn't do that during the build it would have to be done after which will raise the price. Wanted a credit on appliances to get the same appliances we have now, which i know we can get them cheaper dealing with our appliances store we have purchased from for years. The Villages agent wouldn't allow that. There was a couple other things but you get the point. I understand they want to do the house the same to get the built faster but it's your home, your paying for it and there are things people want to customize their home. That is frustrating to me. Hope you get your next lot picks. Keep up the great videos.
Glad we got our awesome water view (one of the best I've seen in TV) for only 29k down here in Dabney. Shocked at the lot premiums there. Thanks, to you and Tiffany for the great content.
Thank you for sharing your experience! Great videos. We can’t wait to get down there we’re heading down 10/5 as we will be closing on the sale of our home Thursday. If you see someone running towards you and Tiffany with their arms extended it’s just me 😂. We can’t wait for our next chapter. See you soon
Awesomeness! Congratulations!!! Have fun on your closing day experience! We will be on the lookout for you! Make sure you say hello if you see us out and about. Thanks!
Thanks for the tour. We now feel luckier than ever to have got our first choice on Truax Loop in Well Point. You’re right, by 8:01 am all the view lots were gone. Again, thank you for your vids. D&D
Thank you, Michael, for the weather update. I too am sorry that you and Tiffany did not get the lots that you were interested in. But like you said, there will be plenty of other opportunities. So much has changed in the areas you showed in just a month since our lifestyle preview. It's going to be a hard decision of where to look when we are ready to move to the Villages as I am sure there will be so many more choices.
Love your show and love this episode! ❤ We just bought a waterview lot in Well Point last Friday and got our first choice on our first try! It's really great watching you two! You're so positive and enthusiastic all the time I can't help but smile! Hopefully we'll see you around the Villages once we're down there!
You are correct, the current patio villas in Wellpont are future lifestyle visit homes. My Villages sales agent knows I’m looking for a patio villa in WellPoint and currently there are none for sale. Hopefully the storm isn’t too severe in your area.
Oh, wow. I can't believe that you have already been in TV for almost a whole year! Hunker down, stay safe and try to enjoy a windy stormy day in the coziness of your home. Afterwards, be sure to check to see if there are any loose pieces of siding or shingles. If there are you can get them fixed through your warranty.
Great video. I like the way you back up what you say. I always feel like I've learned something new when I watch your videos. Thank you for putting in the time and efforts it takes to bring us these videos. It's much appreciated. I'm sorry your name didn't come up for the lots you chose but maybe it just wasn't meant to be for now. At least you're in The Villages and can continue to look for just the right spot. Thanks again for your videos.
Thanks so much! It’s comments like yours (and from other awesome people) that keep us motivated to make and share more videos. Glad you are enjoying them and find them helpful! Have an awesome weekend!
New Subscriber. Enjoyed your video. What are the home prices down there in the newer part of TV?? What are the big differences between these new sections and the older Brownwood/Sumter Landing areas?
To bad that you didn't get either of those lots. We would have been neighbors. I saw the back of our house during your video. We are building in the cottage neighborhood directly behind the Shadybrook recreation center. Hopefully you will get something in Waters Edge, it is such a great location so near Eastport and Middleton.
@@MichaelTiffanyTVE I have been driving down there in the mornings for my daily 5k walk and there are many more beautiful lot sites that will be coming available overlooking the ponds, though many of them are nearly under the power lines that run across Waters Edge. If you get a chance sometime you and Tiffany should take a walk both north and south on the walking trails that cross Barr Blvd at the Waters Edge rec center that should be opening soon. I hope to run into you both sometime soon.
One point we noticed…we would not buy at a dead end street..we thought it would be a good idea but noticed one of the homes will park in that area so if it backs up to your home you could have a vehicle there
Sorry you didn't get the lot you wanted BUT I bet you will get an even better lot before it's all said and done. Hard to believe you've been there for almost a year. Stay safe during the hurricane.
I was wondering what you guys do to survive the hurricane’s and if you have a generator what kind of? I love you guys videos, and that you keep us updated with everything
You mentioned doctor appointments…. Can you tell us your experience finding doctors (primary, dentist, eye)? If you’ve already covered this, can you tell me which video. I’ve been watching you awhile but don’t recall if you’ve talked about it. We close on our house 10/7 (your vlogs and another vlogger, a drive through 1.5 years ago, and our lifestyle visit in Aug, we’re on our way).
Congratulations on your new home. Good luck with your closing day experience. We shared a little in this video. Thanks! th-cam.com/video/Qf51I0WYdy0/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
I'd feel nervous about buying a lot requiring flood insurance. I dont understand how rezoning or remapping makes the flood risk go away. It just makes the insurance not required. My ft Lauderdale home required it for 10 years at $7,000 a year and then magically, the rezoned it and it wasn't required so it dropped to $700. Nothing else changed.
TV raises the level of the lots when it develops the area to get it high enuf to no longer b in a flood zone. It just takes awhile for the Feds to update the area and their maps to show the lot is no longer in a flood zone that needs flood insurance. They do elevation surveys to know how high to build up the land/lots. Bob S.
Thanks for another great video! We are down again for an extended stay to make some decisions on a permanent move. Weighing all the options . I really like the way you & Tiffany planned your 1st move here and continue to plan your long term move.
You do have a certain amount of time to meet with the design team to start the build. Meeting with the design team was within 30 days of purchasing the lot but more recently that time frame changed to up to 75 days.
I would much rather have a golf view lot than a water view lot. Right now in TV we have an inside of our courtyard wall view lot, and I'm good with that. Up north, we have a corner, preserve view lot. I'm over that too.
@@MichaelTiffanyTVE you're right about that!! And there is so much available now between the MLS & VLS that if you don't see what you want now, wait 5 minutes and it'll come up.
So sorry y’all didn’t get the water view lot, but there’s others…you’ll snatch one!!Have y’all noticed people placing stickers/ magnets on their postal box?
Thanks! Yes. We don’t have one on our mailbox but the mailbox directly below ours has a very noticeable sticker on theirs. We just look for their sticker and know ours is directly above it.
What a crazy premium you have to pay there to just be on an oversized pond. Golf course premiums are even worse. Add in the bond, very high HOI premiums, tax rates that are relatively high and expensive car insurance and building costs per sf, and this place is nice but it is very expensive for living on top of each other. Eastern/coastal NC and SC look like dream locales vs the expense of this area. Bob S.
Hi Bob I currently live in Eastern NC and just like all coastal dwellers our insurance rates are sky rocketing. Just recently so many folks have been dropped from insurance companies refusing to offer insurance in our area anymore. Winning one of the premium lots (water/golf) is only a portion of what TV has to offer....it's really about the lifestyle. I'm still waiting to win after about 12 losses. It's frustrating for sure but I'm not throwing in the towel yet. 😃
Thanks for sharing your experience and info about living in Eastern, NC. We lived in Charlotte for 17 years and thought about moving to Wilmington or somewhere on the East Coast of NC or SC before moving to TV. Our son went to UNCW and had to evacuate for hurricanes 3 out of 4 years he was there. Sorry you have not won the lot lottery after 12 tries. Hopefully 13 will be lucky for you! 👍🍀
@@MichaelTiffanyTVE We have lived in Winston-Salem for almost 40 years & will probably move to Ocean Ridge Plantation in Ocean Isle Beach, NC. 4 golf courses, 2 amenity centers, 100+ clubs, OF beach house, $0.57/$100 tax rate, close to NMB & WIL if need more excitement. WIL is very overpriced. Owned a condo at OIB for 8 years & never any Hurricane issues. Nice that the area is tucked under the bottom side of the state vs WIL & Outer Banks that stick out. My Dad lives in Port Orange (we lived in Melbourne when I was in college at Wake Forest) & says the FL summers have gotten brutally hot. Not an easy decision, but can always try an area for a few years & move on if decide u don’t like. Bob S.
Dislike the houses that have side fences that connect🫣🫣🫣 we’re moving as soon as my husbands remote opportunity gets approved. Still will have a house to sell though🤔🤔
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Honored that you featured my Weather IQ on this video! Thanks a lot!
Absolutely! Thanks for providing such a helpful explanation about The Dirty Side of hurricanes for everyone. FYI… We lived in Charlotte for 17 years before moving to The Villages Florida. Maybe we can get together the next time we are in the Carolinas and do collaborative video. Thanks!
Hi Michael, hope Tiffany is doing well, so sorry that you were not picked for a water view lot. Thanks for the construction tour, it don't take long for them to put up the houses. Those lots would be beautiful but I feel that you and Tiffany will find an even better lot because I feel when one door closes another door opens. Good luck and please stay safe!!
Thank you so much! 😊☺️
Awesome video! Be safe in the wake of Big Helene!
Thanks! We are all good.
Hi Micheal, Great video. Sorry about not getting those lots, its got to be frustrating. When you said semi custom home that is very very true. We about two years away from moving down there but like to plan ahead. Been working with a sales agent and a few things we currently have like sounds throughout the house with speakers in ceilings and surround sound in our living rooms. Was told I couldn't do that during the build it would have to be done after which will raise the price. Wanted a credit on appliances to get the same appliances we have now, which i know we can get them cheaper dealing with our appliances store we have purchased from for years. The Villages agent wouldn't allow that. There was a couple other things but you get the point. I understand they want to do the house the same to get the built faster but it's your home, your paying for it and there are things people want to customize their home. That is frustrating to me. Hope you get your next lot picks. Keep up the great videos.
Glad we got our awesome water view (one of the best I've seen in TV) for only 29k down here in Dabney. Shocked at the lot premiums there. Thanks, to you and Tiffany for the great content.
Awesomeness! Congratulations!!! Glad you are enjoying your home in Dabney! Thanks!
Thank you for sharing your experience! Great videos. We can’t wait to get down there we’re heading down 10/5 as we will be closing on the sale of our home Thursday. If you see someone running towards you and Tiffany with their arms extended it’s just me 😂. We can’t wait for our next chapter. See you soon
Awesomeness! Congratulations!!! Have fun on your closing day experience! We will be on the lookout for you! Make sure you say hello if you see us out and about. Thanks!
We drove through Well Point and loved it over there but we are happy with our home in Dabney. Sophies Point was very nice!!
Sophie’s Point is a great location and very convenient to Eastport. Glad you are loving your home in Dabney!
Thank you Michael. Be safe!!
Thanks Steve!
Thanks for the tour. We now feel luckier than ever to have got our first choice on Truax Loop in Well Point. You’re right, by 8:01 am all the view lots were gone. Again, thank you for your vids. D&D
Awesomeness! Congratulations on getting your first choice. Good luck with your build process. What floor plan did you choose? Thanks!
@@MichaelTiffanyTVE planning on the Woodstar stretched with a golf cart garage. Fingers crossed we may have enough room for a small pool.
Thank you for the video, glad we bought or home in Moultrie Creek, I didn't want to hear the traffic noise.
Thanks! Glad you are enjoying your home in Moultrie Creek!
Looking so good except the weather. Thanks Michael for keeping us in the loop for all the new construction!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Stay safe on that 'Dirty Side'! Thanks for another tour.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the tour!
Thank you, Michael, for the weather update. I too am sorry that you and Tiffany did not get the lots that you were interested in. But like you said, there will be plenty of other opportunities. So much has changed in the areas you showed in just a month since our lifestyle preview. It's going to be a hard decision of where to look when we are ready to move to the Villages as I am sure there will be so many more choices.
Thanks so much! The search continues! Have an awesome weekend!
Love your show and love this episode! ❤ We just bought a waterview lot in Well Point last Friday and got our first choice on our first try! It's really great watching you two! You're so positive and enthusiastic all the time I can't help but smile! Hopefully we'll see you around the Villages once we're down there!
Congratulations and welcome to the Villages!
Congrats
Awesomeness! Congratulations!!! Glad you are enjoying our channel. Please make sure to say hello if you see us out and about! Thanks!
You are correct, the current patio villas in Wellpont are future lifestyle visit homes. My Villages sales agent knows I’m looking for a patio villa in WellPoint and currently there are none for sale. Hopefully the storm isn’t too severe in your area.
Thanks! Good luck with your home search. Keep us updated!
The Dirty Side Who Knew?! Man The Weather People Are Always Negative! But We Are Gonna Survive!!! Thank You For The News.
Absolutely! 👍 Thanks!
Sound quality is very good
Thanks!
Oh, wow. I can't believe that you have already been in TV for almost a whole year! Hunker down, stay safe and try to enjoy a windy stormy day in the coziness of your home. Afterwards, be sure to check to see if there are any loose pieces of siding or shingles. If there are you can get them fixed through your warranty.
Thank you! Will do!
Stay safe!, thanks for your detailed videos!
Thanks!
Hi Michael! We live on the Southside of Atlanta, Georgia and it looks like we are in the direct path. Please be safe! ❤
Thanks! We are all good here. Did not see most comments until today. How are you doing in GA? Hopefully everyone is okay.
Thanks so much for the tour especially Wellpoint ..appreciate it
Our pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it.
Great video. I like the way you back up what you say. I always feel like I've learned something new when I watch your videos. Thank you for putting in the time and efforts it takes to bring us these videos. It's much appreciated. I'm sorry your name didn't come up for the lots you chose but maybe it just wasn't meant to be for now. At least you're in The Villages and can continue to look for just the right spot. Thanks again for your videos.
Thanks so much! It’s comments like yours (and from other awesome people) that keep us motivated to make and share more videos. Glad you are enjoying them and find them helpful! Have an awesome weekend!
Your videos are so.fun…..waiting 2 weeks has been awful…….. Any way could you shoot some storm video tomorrow? Even if it’s just from your patio…..
Thanks! Glad you are enjoying our videos.
New Subscriber. Enjoyed your video. What are the home prices down there in the newer part of TV?? What are the big differences between these new sections and the older Brownwood/Sumter Landing areas?
Stay safe ...hunker down ❤
Thanks!
To bad that you didn't get either of those lots. We would have been neighbors. I saw the back of our house during your video. We are building in the cottage neighborhood directly behind the Shadybrook recreation center. Hopefully you will get something in Waters Edge, it is such a great location so near Eastport and Middleton.
Thanks! Good luck with your build process. Our search continues.
@@MichaelTiffanyTVE
I have been driving down there in the mornings for my daily 5k walk and there are many more beautiful lot sites that will be coming available overlooking the ponds, though many of them are nearly under the power lines that run across Waters Edge. If you get a chance sometime you and Tiffany should take a walk both north and south on the walking trails that cross Barr Blvd at the Waters Edge rec center that should be opening soon. I hope to run into you both sometime soon.
Thanks for the video was planning to drive down tomorrow from Georgia! Not now - going to stay put - be safe out there!!!
Stay safe in GA! Thanks!
Hi Michael and viewers. Can you take advantage of using GPS for the multimodal golf cart paths?
One point we noticed…we would not buy at a dead end street..we thought it would be a good idea but noticed one of the homes will park in that area so if it backs up to your home you could have a vehicle there
Good point! We will make sure to include that in a future video. Thanks!
That was quite a storm! How are things in TV? Did you wind up losing power?
We are all good here! The lights flickered a couple of times but we did not lose power. Thanks!
Sorry you didn't get the lot you wanted BUT I bet you will get an even better lot before it's all said and done. Hard to believe you've been there for almost a year. Stay safe during the hurricane.
Thanks so much!
Hello. What websites do you use to track the hurricanes?
Stay safe with the storm. I think Water’s Edge is too close to the turnpike. I liked the Eastport area a lot.
Thanks so much! It’s going to be awesome once they get Eastport completed.
Do you have a link for where they go live at 8AM to sell the lots? Thank you for all the great videos you post. Stay safe!
Thanks! Here is the link to search for homes and lots. www.thevillages.com/homefinder
I was wondering what you guys do to survive the hurricane’s and if you have a generator what kind of?
I love you guys videos, and that you keep us updated with everything
Thanks so much! Glad you are enjoying our videos. We don’t have a generator but some people do.
You mentioned doctor appointments…. Can you tell us your experience finding doctors (primary, dentist, eye)? If you’ve already covered this, can you tell me which video. I’ve been watching you awhile but don’t recall if you’ve talked about it. We close on our house 10/7 (your vlogs and another vlogger, a drive through 1.5 years ago, and our lifestyle visit in Aug, we’re on our way).
Congratulations on your new home. Good luck with your closing day experience. We shared a little in this video. Thanks! th-cam.com/video/Qf51I0WYdy0/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
I'd feel nervous about buying a lot requiring flood insurance. I dont understand how rezoning or remapping makes the flood risk go away. It just makes the insurance not required. My ft Lauderdale home required it for 10 years at $7,000 a year and then magically, the rezoned it and it wasn't required so it dropped to $700. Nothing else changed.
TV raises the level of the lots when it develops the area to get it high enuf to no longer b in a flood zone. It just takes awhile for the Feds to update the area and their maps to show the lot is no longer in a flood zone that needs flood insurance. They do elevation surveys to know how high to build up the land/lots. Bob S.
Wow! $7,000 per year for flood insurance! Ouch!!!
Good info! It’s amazing to see how much dirt they move around here )to build up and level out each area) before they start building the homes.
Thanks for another great video! We are down again for an extended stay to make some decisions on a permanent move. Weighing all the options . I really like the way you & Tiffany planned your 1st move here and continue to plan your long term move.
same as dealing with the rotor spin on a helicopter
Interesting. Thanks for sharing the info.
Hi Mike! I'm the one who recommended using the passenger side seat belt and I see you're using it that way. What do you think? Steve
Hi Steve! So far, so good. Thanks for the suggestion.
So if you get a lot do you have a certain amount of time to start building?
You do have a certain amount of time to meet with the design team to start the build. Meeting with the design team was within 30 days of purchasing the lot but more recently that time frame changed to up to 75 days.
Yes. We are going to do a whole video on that process. Thanks!
Thanks!
PLEASE GET OUT OF MILTON'S WAY....We want to keep y'all around. (Jane)
How was the noise at that courtyard with a pool?
Not too bad. We almost put our name in the hat for that one.
More.of.this
Thanks!
I wouldn't say the lots are "zero", they just have no lot premium. The villages is NOT giving away lots. Lol
Good point! Some lots are $0 extra for the lot premium but you have to sign a contract and put down a $10,000 deposit.
Oh just heard that district 14 and 15 got a new trash guy(jacobs ) and it’s raising our bill a little bit
We heard the same thing. Hopefully the service level will be the same or better (especially for a higher cost).
Have a great day! See you in 2026.
Thanks!
I would much rather have a golf view lot than a water view lot. Right now in TV we have an inside of our courtyard wall view lot, and I'm good with that. Up north, we have a corner, preserve view lot. I'm over that too.
Better chance of no alligators then😅
That’s the good thing about TV. They have different kinds of lots for everyone’s individual needs. 👍
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@@MichaelTiffanyTVE you're right about that!! And there is so much available now between the MLS & VLS that if you don't see what you want now, wait 5 minutes and it'll come up.
So sorry y’all didn’t get the water view lot, but there’s others…you’ll snatch one!!Have y’all noticed people placing stickers/ magnets on their postal box?
Thanks! Yes. We don’t have one on our mailbox but the mailbox directly below ours has a very noticeable sticker on theirs. We just look for their sticker and know ours is directly above it.
What a crazy premium you have to pay there to just be on an oversized pond. Golf course premiums are even worse. Add in the bond, very high HOI premiums, tax rates that are relatively high and expensive car insurance and building costs per sf, and this place is nice but it is very expensive for living on top of each other. Eastern/coastal NC and SC look like dream locales vs the expense of this area. Bob S.
Hi Bob I currently live in Eastern NC and just like all coastal dwellers our insurance rates are sky rocketing. Just recently so many folks have been dropped from insurance companies refusing to offer insurance in our area anymore. Winning one of the premium lots (water/golf) is only a portion of what TV has to offer....it's really about the lifestyle. I'm still waiting to win after about 12 losses. It's frustrating for sure but I'm not throwing in the towel yet. 😃
Thanks for sharing your experience and info about living in Eastern, NC. We lived in Charlotte for 17 years and thought about moving to Wilmington or somewhere on the East Coast of NC or SC before moving to TV. Our son went to UNCW and had to evacuate for hurricanes 3 out of 4 years he was there. Sorry you have not won the lot lottery after 12 tries. Hopefully 13 will be lucky for you! 👍🍀
@@MichaelTiffanyTVE We have lived in Winston-Salem for almost 40 years & will probably move to Ocean Ridge Plantation in Ocean Isle Beach, NC. 4 golf courses, 2 amenity centers, 100+ clubs, OF beach house, $0.57/$100 tax rate, close to NMB & WIL if need more excitement. WIL is very overpriced. Owned a condo at OIB for 8 years & never any Hurricane issues. Nice that the area is tucked under the bottom side of the state vs WIL & Outer Banks that stick out. My Dad lives in Port Orange (we lived in Melbourne when I was in college at Wake Forest) & says the FL summers have gotten brutally hot. Not an easy decision, but can always try an area for a few years & move on if decide u don’t like. Bob S.
Dislike the houses that have side fences that connect🫣🫣🫣 we’re moving as soon as my husbands remote opportunity gets approved. Still will have a house to sell though🤔🤔
Good luck with selling your home and moving to The Villages!
Hello! 👋