OpusX said:
Any one live at The Villages in Fl? If so is it as nice as it seems? What are the drawbacks?
My wife's parents moved there (as snowbirds, stay 6 months each year) a few years ago. They love it there. Now again, they're also big into golfing, which is a huge thing in the villages. My impressions:
1. Most people are older. Of course as a retirement place, you would expect this. We saw a very large number of 50-60ish year old people, early retirement type folk. Her parents are 55ish, and while on the young side, most of the people I saw weren't dottering around.
2. It is very neat how you can drive a golf cart everywhere, no need for a car most of the time. Seems a bit silly, but it certainly makes people more active, more likely to run down the street to a park to sit around, etc.
3. Houses seemed nice, though of course they're a bit 'clone home' ish. Some people do extra gardening, which makes things look nice.
4. Of course the florida weather is pleasant (especially when you're used to the snow)
5. Lots of activities planned for everyone. There was always art classes, golf lessons, dances, etc etc. I imagine if you wanted, you could be pretty busy.
6. Seemed to be clean, well kept, etc.
My wife and I looked into purchasing (and renting out) a house. We ended up dropping it (other places to put our money showed up), but it certainly left a good impression when we visited (we were 26ish on our first visits I think).