We left ice cold Illinois in December of ‘21 and stayed at a Red Roof Inn for a week, then we did our Lifestyle visit for another week, then we rented a house in St. Catherine which was supposed to be for 7 months during which time we would go and search for our forever home. And within 3 months we found our forever home in the village of Fenney ( Jurassic Park) and thankfully our landlord allowed us to break the lease since he already had renters lined up. Best decision we ever made 👍👍
Great story Victor and thanks so much for sharing...very happy for you guys! I know that Finding and securing a new home can be super stressful. So glad it all worked out. Welcome and hope to see you around town...Stay Awesome!
We rented in Hawkins for the month of April and ended up buying in Bradford. While we initially didn't want to be South of 44 ,the location suits us perfectly. We enjoy the walking paths and dedicated cart paths. I agree, we needed a month to really get a feel of what we wanted. As you said, explore and talk to people, we found everyone was very willing to talk to us about their neighborhood. We loved playing pickleball but was told that there are many accidents/injuries, wishing your wife a speedy and full recovery.
Thanks Anthony for the well wishes Shirley and I appreciate it greatly! Sounds like you did it right my friend and we're happy to have you as neighbors, Stay Awesome!
@@thevillagesdeluna That's good. My husband and I can't stop thinking of The Villages. We are not retired yet but keep thinking the lifestyle down there seems awesome. We are researching all the time and hoping to figure this out within the next year. Only played pickleball a couple times, but found it very fun!
I just returned home today from our second lifestyle visit. I was thinking of building a home, but when I took my husband down to the new areas, he freaked out and said it is too remote. Well, we are now thinking a resale home might be better due to it's location, reduced bond and not being in Lake County where the taxes are higher. It will need more work, but I guess you can't get everything you want.
Glad you guys made it Jill but I'm not surprised by your husbands feeling of remoteness. If you were looking in Newell it can seem far away from the action however Saw Grass Grove is pretty close and once Eastport opens up residents will have more variety. On the resale front that might be the perfect option for the reasons you listed, bond, taxes, etc. Please keep us posted and as always I appreciate you watching and sharing your experience with all of us...SA!
Did 2 lifestyle visits, 1 in July and 1 the last week of December. Starting our 6 month rental in Richmond July 1, looking to buy when down there, see you soon!
So very sorry about Shirley’s fracture.😢 So good she has a great person to help her. Would love to find out more about DeLuna area from u… Can I email your channel? Or, no…I realize that is time consuming for folks on You Tube. Great video!
Thanks P. and certainly appreciate the well wishes for Shirley and I'll pass those along! You can reach out directly via email - thevillagesdeluna@gmail.com Stay Awesome!
I’ve never been to the villages, but hope to do a lifestyle visit this summer, as a retired widower.. How long of a “lifestyle stay” would be needed to see enough of the villages, housing options, activities, etc.? I’d hate to travel a thousand miles, and find I should have stay a couple additional days. Thanks
Hi rkoleda, first off, thanks so much for watching and taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate it! As for LSV, I think a week is a good amt of time for your first visit. You can certainly do, see and interact on just about every level...if you're coming all this way a week would would be minimum. Feel free to reach out to me should you have any questions during your visit I'll certainly try to help. If you need to connect with a Villages Realtor reach out to Cheri Francis, she's great! Best of luck and Stay Awesome!
I saw a lady comment that she and her husband needed a month stay to decide what area to buy in, which included looking at a number of houses in various areas.
I did rent for The Villageshomes for rent. It was great! But I wondered do all websites have you referred to The owner of the home to make your payments.?
@@thevillagesdeluna thank you for your quick reply. I didn't express myself well. I meant if I were to buy a home, would there be a market for renting out my Villages home in the off-season. But you still answered my question! While so many of my friends are looking to go to Mexico and rent for the winter because of the lower costs, my husband is an avid golfer and golf courses in the remoter areas of Mexico are not that plentiful. I very much like being surrounded by the ocean and lakes...snorkling with manatees is my idea of heaven. That's why we're looking to spend time in an area such as this. Thank you again.
Sorry, I understand now...yes you can rent your home here during those months. Just keep in mind being off peak it could take longer and if course rents will be lower for the off months. As for golf, its getting more and more difficult to get tee times when all the snow birds come back. Im hearing a lot of complaints. So, visiting Mexico might be a great alternative 🎉. Hope this helps!
Hiya Susan, we brought our two on our LSV and there was no problem. On the rental side you would need to ask the owner directly. There are a lot of dogs in TV so I would expect you would not have any issues. Thanks for watching and SA!
Wow, tough call for me to make Jackie. Two homes equals double the cost but if that fits then it may be an ideal situation! Remember renting will limit your costs to however long you stay in TV. Keep me posted please and thanks for the question!
Hi Tracy Mike Whittington Circle if you can one day stop by my house. I just had surgery on my leg. Titian rod in my Femur. Just wondering if you might be able to help me out in May about Golf!!!!!! Thankyou Tracy.
Enjoyed your video. Great advice! Thanks for the shout out If anyone needs assistance renting, please feel free to reach out to us. Rent From A Villager is always happy to assist you :) Cheers! Ryan and Karen
For me, I would rather be close to everything and especially hospital and doctors, are there anything like that ? And if so, what's village would be close to everything , hospital and doctors offices and shopping ??? Just like where, I live now, I am only 4/10 mile / 2 blocks from the hospital, my doctors are in the medical building attached to the hospital, in my region really everything only 5 miles or less from each other. Thank you !!!!
Hiya debbiec6216, we are really close to our doctor, the medical center and several walk-in's. So on the health care front we are covered pretty well. It's the retail shopping that is lacking. Thanks you for watching and commenting, greatly appreciated! SA!
Hiya Frank, renters are required to get a guest pass which then allows them access to all amenities. It's a fairly simple process...thanks for watching and your input!
so there are NO apartments for rent, just houses?? unless you are an employee of the Villages ( Morse family) and live on the outskirts of the Villages? I love playing Disc Golf, so all the golf course are traditional ball golf course???
I did contact Hometown Property Management. I somehow thought they were connected to The Villages. So I was shocked when they were very unfriendly and not accomodating. Person was very curt. I'll try somewhere else.
Hi Nana, that's very disappointing for sure! Sorry you had that kind of interaction and I too would move on! Try "Rent from a Villager"...As you can see from the above comment Ryan and Karen are ready to help you! Keep me posted if you can and hope you find the perfect fit!
Hiya Frank, thanks for watching! However, sorry to say I have not heard of shared housing in TV. If anyone has more info on this topic please feel free to elaborate and thanks!
Hi Frank, I have been looking into that myself as I am single, retired lady and am interested in sharing rent on a house. Have you found out anything since you last asked about it?
@@lindascott2008 Not as yet. I figured that with most housing being med to large single family homes, that a lot of singles might want to double up to share costs and for companionship. But it may be that the average villager is fairly wealthy and with so many opportunities to meet socially, folks value alone time. Home as a place of refuge. The Villages is really a different place than “normal” neighborhoods. A roommate app might be a good business opportunity. I could be that this is something people might want, but there really is not a forum for it.
@@lindascott2008 Re reading your message, I was thinking alone the lines of a single owner renting a room. But your idea of 2 or 3 persons renting a house is good. But either way, an app is needed. The initial idea came from a news story about the trend of folks renting a room to save expenses and to bring new people into their family’s lives. I can handle a group home as long as I have my man cave :)
@@Frank-nh9fe It sounds like you are onto a good business idea. I used to be fairly well off, but some things happened and now I live on social security which is rather low. If I had the money I had before, I would just buy a house for myself with no need for a roommate, because as you say, with all the socializing there, home would be a peaceful refuge. So, I think the market would be for people like me who really need to live somewhere to have a sense of community, friends, social life that I don't have where I am now, yet can't afford too much. I am willing to adjust to share rental as I have had enough of feeling isolated living by myself where it is affordable enough for me to do that, but it is very rural and I feel super isolated and stagnant. I feel I could make the change to a share rental to be able to live in such a community as the Villages. I am pretty good at keeping to myself in my own room when I need refuge. Also, it can be nice, as a woman, to have a guy roommate to kinda have my back in terms of making it safer in terms of men not seeing me as a "sitting duck" if you know what I mean.
Lifestyle visit, do I get perks of playing executive courses free? As a home owner, how much does it cost to play championship courses? I’m 45 and retired, is there anyone my age in there? Thanks
During a LSV you are provided with 2 rounds of golf typically and I do believe you can mix and match. Playing Championship can be affordable if you play after 3pm. Off season rates are just $10 dollars per person, great deal I think. As for your age there are some young people here for sure but I would contact TV directly for accurate details. Thanks for watching!
We are Liberal (anti-Trump) so we won't be moving to The Villages, but I really enjoy your videos. Maybe someday a developer will create a Village for Democrats and Independents. Hi from sunny California.
Hate to break it to ya(no pun intended) but a fracture at our age doesnt leave us "good as new". In fact, even breaking a bone when you are young is a hassle when you get older. The good news is that your wife will be able to forecast weather changes. Ha!
We left ice cold Illinois in December of ‘21 and stayed at a Red Roof Inn for a week, then we did our Lifestyle visit for another week, then we rented a house in St. Catherine which was supposed to be for 7 months during which time we would go and search for our forever home. And within 3 months we found our forever home in the village of Fenney ( Jurassic Park) and thankfully our landlord allowed us to break the lease since he already had renters lined up. Best decision we ever made 👍👍
Great story Victor and thanks so much for sharing...very happy for you guys! I know that Finding and securing a new home can be super stressful. So glad it all worked out. Welcome and hope to see you around town...Stay Awesome!
We rented in Hawkins for the month of April and ended up buying in Bradford. While we initially didn't want to be South of 44 ,the location suits us perfectly. We enjoy the walking paths and dedicated cart paths. I agree, we needed a month to really get a feel of what we wanted. As you said, explore and talk to people, we found everyone was very willing to talk to us about their neighborhood. We loved playing pickleball but was told that there are many accidents/injuries, wishing your wife a speedy and full recovery.
Thanks Anthony for the well wishes Shirley and I appreciate it greatly! Sounds like you did it right my friend and we're happy to have you as neighbors, Stay Awesome!
You ARE awesome! We really enjoy your videos. Speedy recovery for your wife.
Thanks so much Marianne for the kind words and for watching! If all goes well, Shirley's cast comes off in two weeks.
@@thevillagesdeluna That's good. My husband and I can't stop thinking of The Villages. We are not retired yet but keep thinking the lifestyle down there seems awesome. We are researching all the time and hoping to figure this out within the next year. Only played pickleball a couple times, but found it very fun!
Wishing Shirley a speedy recovery! ❤
Thanks Georgia, much appreciated and looking forward to seeing you and Dean soon!
Hi! Neightbor. I like off-season and on-season. My neighbors are great and everyone is great.
Stay awesome.
Thanks Pete...much appreciated!
I just returned home today from our second lifestyle visit. I was thinking of building a home, but when I took my husband down to the new areas, he freaked out and said it is too remote. Well, we are now thinking a resale home might be better due to it's location, reduced bond and not being in Lake County where the taxes are higher. It will need more work, but I guess you can't get everything you want.
Glad you guys made it Jill but I'm not surprised by your husbands feeling of remoteness. If you were looking in Newell it can seem far away from the action however Saw Grass Grove is pretty close and once Eastport opens up residents will have more variety. On the resale front that might be the perfect option for the reasons you listed, bond, taxes, etc. Please keep us posted and as always I appreciate you watching and sharing your experience with all of us...SA!
@@thevillagesdeluna and Dabney and Lake Denham are even further, in addition to being in Lake County with a higher tax rate.
Understood and will not be a good fit for most...thanks again!
I agree with your husband. We stayed a month in Collier and really liked that location. Good Luck on your search.
Did 2 lifestyle visits, 1 in July and 1 the last week of December. Starting our 6 month rental in Richmond July 1, looking to buy when down there, see you soon!
Nice Buzzerbaby and enjoy! SA!
Hi TB. Sorry to hear that Shirley injured her wrist. Wishing her a speedy recovery. 🙋🏻♀️
Thank you much N F and I'll pass along the well wishes for sure!
Great advice and suggestions👍 Sending lovely Shirley healing thoughts and well wishes, Stay awesome you two 💕
Thank you Pauline, appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment!
We rented in the Village of Collier and loved it. Coming back but not sure about buying. $$$$
Excellent, just make sure that you take your time and don't rush. Inventory is high so is selection!
So very sorry about Shirley’s fracture.😢 So good she has a great person to help her.
Would love to find out more about DeLuna area from u…
Can I email your channel? Or, no…I realize that is time consuming for folks on You Tube.
Great video!
Thanks P. and certainly appreciate the well wishes for Shirley and I'll pass those along! You can reach out directly via email - thevillagesdeluna@gmail.com
Stay Awesome!
Thanks for information
You are most welcome!
Hi Cuz, another great video. I just left you a message. Sending you and Shirley my Love. ❤
Thanks Anna...much appreciated!
Are there agents that help you find a long term rental? Just wondering if they may have software that searches all the sites based on your criteria?
I’ve never been to the villages, but hope to do a lifestyle visit this summer, as a retired widower..
How long of a “lifestyle stay” would be needed to see enough of the villages, housing options, activities, etc.?
I’d hate to travel a thousand miles, and find I should have stay a couple additional days.
Thanks
Hi rkoleda, first off, thanks so much for watching and taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate it! As for LSV, I think a week is a good amt of time for your first visit. You can certainly do, see and interact on just about every level...if you're coming all this way a week would would be minimum. Feel free to reach out to me should you have any questions during your visit I'll certainly try to help. If you need to connect with a Villages Realtor reach out to Cheri Francis, she's great! Best of luck and Stay Awesome!
I saw a lady comment that she and her husband needed a month stay to decide what area to buy in, which included looking at a number of houses in various areas.
@@thevillagesdeluna😢0
I did rent for The Villageshomes for rent. It was great! But I wondered do all websites have you referred to The owner of the home to make your payments.?
Hi Ronald and thanks for watching and sharing! Good question but not sure how they handle that type of things?
If I as a snowbird wanted to rent out during the off season, are there people who actually want to rent from April to November?
Oh yes! Just check out the online sources I mentioned and you should be able to find a super nice home during off season!
@@thevillagesdeluna thank you for your quick reply. I didn't express myself well. I meant if I were to buy a home, would there be a market for renting out my Villages home in the off-season. But you still answered my question! While so many of my friends are looking to go to Mexico and rent for the winter because of the lower costs, my husband is an avid golfer and golf courses in the remoter areas of Mexico are not that plentiful. I very much like being surrounded by the ocean and lakes...snorkling with manatees is my idea of heaven. That's why we're looking to spend time in an area such as this. Thank you again.
Sorry, I understand now...yes you can rent your home here during those months. Just keep in mind being off peak it could take longer and if course rents will be lower for the off months. As for golf, its getting more and more difficult to get tee times when all the snow birds come back. Im hearing a lot of complaints. So, visiting Mexico might be a great alternative 🎉. Hope this helps!
@@tbalves4101 Thx!
Can you bring your dog with you on a visit to villages? Also if you then want to rent.
Hiya Susan, we brought our two on our LSV and there was no problem. On the rental side you would need to ask the owner directly. There are a lot of dogs in TV so I would expect you would not have any issues. Thanks for watching and SA!
Yes
If you are keeping 2 homes one here and one up north. Should we rent or buy
Wow, tough call for me to make Jackie. Two homes equals double the cost but if that fits then it may be an ideal situation! Remember renting will limit your costs to however long you stay in TV. Keep me posted please and thanks for the question!
Hi Tracy Mike Whittington Circle if you can one day stop by my house. I just had surgery on my leg. Titian rod in my Femur. Just wondering if you might be able to help me out in May about Golf!!!!!! Thankyou Tracy.
Hey Mike Sorry I missed this one but I'll swing by to see you today!
Are those weekly or monthly rates?
Everything is based on monthly...hope that helps!
Enjoyed your video. Great advice! Thanks for the shout out If anyone needs assistance renting, please feel free to reach out to us. Rent From A Villager is always happy to assist you :) Cheers! Ryan and Karen
Thanks Rent From A Villager, perfect timing and I appreciate you stopping by. I've passed along your info to Nana Beach please take good care of her!
@@thevillagesdeluna we certainly will. Thanks for the referral.
For me, I would rather be close to everything and especially hospital and doctors, are there anything like that ?
And if so, what's village would be close to everything , hospital and doctors offices and shopping ???
Just like where, I live now, I am only 4/10 mile / 2 blocks from the hospital, my doctors are in the medical building attached to the hospital, in my region really everything only 5 miles or less from each other.
Thank you !!!!
Hiya debbiec6216, we are really close to our doctor, the medical center and several walk-in's. So on the health care front we are covered pretty well. It's the retail shopping that is lacking. Thanks you for watching and commenting, greatly appreciated! SA!
How does access to amenities work for renters?
Hiya Frank, renters are required to get a guest pass which then allows them access to all amenities. It's a fairly simple process...thanks for watching and your input!
What if you want to rent to live there permanently?
I guess you could tammydriver but it might not be very cost effective...unless you can find the right situation! Stay Awesome!
Thank you for sharing
Glad we could help and thanks Steven...SA!
so there are NO apartments for rent, just houses?? unless you are an employee of the Villages ( Morse family) and live on the outskirts of the Villages? I love playing Disc Golf, so all the golf course are traditional ball golf course???
Sorry Start Gierach...I'm not aware of apartments for rent and I have not seen any disc golf? Cheers!
there are apartments in Brownwood but there's a 2 year waiting list
I did contact Hometown Property Management. I somehow thought they were connected to The Villages. So I was shocked when they were very unfriendly and not accomodating. Person was very curt. I'll try somewhere else.
Hi Nana, that's very disappointing for sure! Sorry you had that kind of interaction and I too would move on! Try "Rent from a Villager"...As you can see from the above comment Ryan and Karen are ready to help you! Keep me posted if you can and hope you find the perfect fit!
Ever heard of shared housing in the Villages, I.e. two singles sharing a house?
Hiya Frank, thanks for watching! However, sorry to say I have not heard of shared housing in TV. If anyone has more info on this topic please feel free to elaborate and thanks!
Hi Frank, I have been looking into that myself as I am single, retired lady and am interested in sharing rent on a house. Have you found out anything since you last asked about it?
@@lindascott2008 Not as yet. I figured that with most housing being med to large single family homes, that a lot of singles might want to double up to share costs and for companionship. But it may be that the average villager is fairly wealthy and with so many opportunities to meet socially, folks value alone time. Home as a place of refuge. The Villages is really a different place than “normal” neighborhoods.
A roommate app might be a good business opportunity. I could be that this is something people might want, but there really is not a forum for it.
@@lindascott2008 Re reading your message, I was thinking alone the lines of a single owner renting a room. But your idea of 2 or 3 persons renting a house is good. But either way, an app is needed. The initial idea came from a news story about the trend of folks renting a room to save expenses and to bring new people into their family’s lives. I can handle a group home as long as I have my man cave :)
@@Frank-nh9fe It sounds like you are onto a good business idea. I used to be fairly well off, but some things happened and now I live on social security which is rather low. If I had the money I had before, I would just buy a house for myself with no need for a roommate, because as you say, with all the socializing there, home would be a peaceful refuge.
So, I think the market would be for people like me who really need to live somewhere to have a sense of community, friends, social life that I don't have where I am now, yet can't afford too much. I am willing to adjust to share rental as I have had enough of feeling isolated living by myself where it is affordable enough for me to do that, but it is very rural and I feel super isolated and stagnant.
I feel I could make the change to a share rental to be able to live in such a community as the Villages. I am pretty good at keeping to myself in my own room when I need refuge. Also, it can be nice, as a woman, to have a guy roommate to kinda have my back in terms of making it safer in terms of men not seeing me as a "sitting duck" if you know what I mean.
Lifestyle visit, do I get perks of playing executive courses free?
As a home owner, how much does it cost to play championship courses?
I’m 45 and retired, is there anyone my age in there? Thanks
During a LSV you are provided with 2 rounds of golf typically and I do believe you can mix and match. Playing Championship can be affordable if you play after 3pm. Off season rates are just $10 dollars per person, great deal I think. As for your age there are some young people here for sure but I would contact TV directly for accurate details. Thanks for watching!
No matter where you go in Florida during high season it is crowded.
*Thinking... check your title! 😊
Got it and thanks!
Try before you buy, that's how I got my wife.🤣🤣
Hmmmm, thanks for stopping by L.R. (I think)
I couldn’t see the prices to rent it was to small to read
Hi Patricia, prices are all listed on each rental website and thanks for watching and commenting. SA!
Word in title is spelled wrong- it should be “THINKING” instead of THING
Thanks much Mushkiepotamus...Fixed now! SA!
Market has really changed. Harder to get renters and much harder to sell
We are Liberal (anti-Trump) so we won't be moving to The Villages, but I really enjoy your videos. Maybe someday a developer will create a Village for Democrats and Independents. Hi from sunny California.
Well, I know there a re residents of TV that come in all shapes and sizes so with that a fair amt of people are open minded. Don't give up hope!
Hate to break it to ya(no pun intended) but a fracture at our age doesnt leave us "good as new". In fact, even breaking a bone when you are young is a hassle when you get older. The good news is that your wife will be able to forecast weather changes. Ha!
Thanks GiGi, for watching and commenting...if that's the minimum we'll be fine with weather forecasting for sure. SA!
Unfortunately it’s true. Take it from me. Go to physical therapy 3 times a week if you can. I did and I feel much better.
Yep, I can predict a tornado or hurricane a few days earlier! I either get severe hip pain or migraine.
She will be as good as new . No problem. 🎊
This is helpful. Please note -- using 'right' at the end of every sentence is not helpful. (sorry)
No worries D. Koehler and thanks for watching!