Day 1 of Our Lifestyle Visit in The Villages, Florida
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2024
- This is what we did during our first day on our lifestyle visit in The Villages, Florida. We checked in early, so we could enjoy the day. Our day consisted of checking into our Villa, eating lunch at McDonald's, shopping at Publix, swimming at one of the rec centers, and seeing a show at the Savannah Center. We were ready to hit the sack at the end of the day. It was so much fun!
We love florida and sunshine and used to dream of retirement there. After seeing what it is like we knew it was not for us. We love our land and gardens too much. We found our green grass right where we are.
I can live anywhere (no roots) and pretty much have. I'm not tied-down to a particular location be it a state, city or town.
In 2 years I'll be ready (financially) to buy a property and I have 3 "Plans." Plan A is to move back to CO (Springs), Plan B is The Villages (or OTOW not far from them) and Plan C is to stay here in TX. I prefer CO (for several reasons) but am open to the others as well. Every place has its trade-offs, so I'm not looking for Perfect. ;-)
-- BR
It isn’t for everyone. We are glad you love where you live.
It sounds like you have some great plans. We’re sure you will be happy in any of those places.
Have a great time, we were just there three weeks ago on a lifestyle visit, we stayed seven days, and we had a great time. We are in the process of returning soon to buy a house. People need to go and have the lifestyle experience in order to really see how awesome is and all the stuff you can do. Enjoy and hope to see you someday…
Thanks! The lifestyle visit is the way to go. We had so much fun! Our house is on the market and we are ready to go!
Have a great visit!! We moved here in May and we r loving it!
As soon as the house sells, we are heading down. We can’t wait.
Congratulations on your move. You deserve it 🎉
@@christysimoncini6890 thanks so much!
new to your channel and subbed. We've moved to Florida last Aug and loving it. Great video. We also daily vlog our lives here.
@@THErealBRITSofFlorida thanks for subbing. I’ll have to check out your channel. We are excited about moving there.
Great video! How much does it cost to stay there while on a "lifestyle visit". And were you already committed to buy at that time? Thank you!
In June of 2024 it was $99 per night. There are different rates at different times of the year. We didn’t have to already know that we wanted to buy to go, but we do. The agent only checked in on us twice, so there was no pressure whatsoever.
My Grandparents moved there in the 90s from Detroit. Unbeknown to us kids, they joined a swinger group (yuk) and had the time of their lives. They were getting busy like rabbits according to our parents. About 10 years ago, our parents moved there to be close to them. My grandparents are in their 70s and still swing. They even got our parents involved in their activities. DOUBLE YUK. But they are all having fun in retirement and us kids are happy for them (gulp).
I guess to each their own; consenting adults and all. They all seem very happy. Perhaps you can join their group and play with them.
That’s not quite the club we want to join! Ha ha
An HOUR from one section to another on small streets with a ton of roundabouts? Aren't there any major thoroughfares to with 40-50 mph streets to get from one end to the other?
We aren’t really sure yet. We will learn more once we move there.
Steve does not seam to happy !!
I’m not sure why you think that, because he’s a very happy guy.
Are yall Village newcomers?
@@pizzaearthpancakesandother2549 we are getting ready to move to The Villages. Our house is on the market now. Once it sells, we will be moving there.
Dont forget to buy a loofa!
Ha ha ha!
3:33 - Absolutely ridiculous that McDs cannot make a couple SIMPLE hamburgers between the time you order and get to the pick up window AND they tell you move out of line. They can literally make an order like this in less than a minute even when pretty busy. No one on a small order like yours should EVER have to "pull over there and we'll bring it to you".
Actually, we ordered on our app and chose to have them bring it to the car. We were able to get a BOGO free deal using the app and we didn’t have to wait in the drive through line.
Oh boy looks so exciting I could just puke.
That can happen when you’re excited!
I think after watching the Kamala parade, it’s not the place for me. Good luck.
@@lancehunter386 I won’t be talking politics. I’ll just be having fun!
Ditto that.
You might want to reconsider -- those people are the minority in The Villages. It's mostly conservative but generally people there tend to avoid talking about politics.
-- BR
. Not anymore karen😅 get used to Madame prrsident!
Typical leftist. Enter the conversation with name calling.
We did that very same thing in November of 2012. My wife really disliked it, and I was on the fence about it.
I can't imagine what you can dislike, but everyone has their own tastes. I guess if you want a large yard, this isn't the place for you. We want less to take care of and more time to play.
Well, that's what the Lifestyle Vists are for, so now you know The Villages (TV) isn't for you.
In my case -- if I do end up moving to FL -- am considering TV or OTOW...will look into a Dell Webb community as well (but they may be pricier than I'd want). Whatever, I'm pretty sure it'll be 55+, just don't know which one.
-- BR
@@GetOutHaveFunKeepSmiling I know that I did sound like a Debbie downer which wasn't my intention. To be honest my wife is not a social person, so I wasn't optimistic at all about her liking the Villages. I happen to know quite a few people who lived there and still do so it would have been easy for me to move there just for the recreation sports, softball, golf and pickleball.
@@billredding2000 Wherever you go, enjoy it.
@@brianbollan7069 we understand completely. It is a very social place, but I’m sure you can socialize as much or as little as you want. Although, your neighbors are quite close. It isn’t for everyone. Thanks for watching our videos, though.
Be sure to ask how many special assessments the HOA has levied in the past three years.....prepare to be surprised. Don't they have McDonalds where you live ? Hope you get good neighbors !! You will love paying the amenities fees.
There aren’t any HOAs in The Villages. Yes, we have a McDonald’s. We were just showing what we did during our lifestyle visit. We hope we get good neighbors, too. The Amenities fee is very reasonable for everything you get. It’s only $195 per month per household.
@@GetOutHaveFunKeepSmiling There aren't HOA's.. HAHAHA, somebody lied to you. I have been there. . Who do you think collects the amenities fees ? After a few months you will notice most of the residence never come out of their homes.
@@stevenmoore2514 we’ve done our research and my parents have lived there 15 years, so I know there is no HOA. You should visit sometime.
The amenities fees are collected by The Villages, the only thing that may have been a special assessment was when they raised the tax a bit on fire tax, because they are building more and the ones in the Villages are staying in the Villages. Their amenities fees have gone up from $145 per month to $190 per month over the course of 15 years. They had 6 increases over that time.
If you don’t like The Villages, then it isn’t the place for you. Everyone is different.
@@GetOutHaveFunKeepSmiling Don't bother with that one - his ego won't allow him to admit that he's wrong, and clearly has no idea what he's talking about.
Congratulations. Load up on antibiotics!
@@KellerCt you are silly!