Thank you ladies for the subjects you covered. I've been living in The Villages for 6 years and I am very satisfied living here. I also had 3 experiences with The Villages Hospital and had excellent care and love my cardiologist and general practioner. I agree that the majority of the people here are friendly and my neighbors are very helpful. I have managed to attract a lot of nice people here. Thanks for the video. Good job!

I’m 49 with a 5 year old so probably will never move to TV but I absolutely adore you both and find your videos to be so much fun to watch! It’s like hanging out with a couple of friends. Thanks for all that you do! ❤

I live in a town of 86K people. We have 3 large hospitals. There are not enough hospitals in The Villages. Only one, if I’m correct, in a city with a population of elderly people. The is at the top of my list for NOT moving to TV.

Excellent presentation! You ladies are so down to earth !

Thank you for this. Sometimes other channels make The Villages all sunshine and rainbows. I appreciate this honest video.

Appreciate the insight. We watched your other videos in prepping for our Lifestyle visit recently and value your unbiased presentation of the issues, benefits, and limitations of TV. I was wondering how the woodshop situation worked so that was particularly helpful in this episode. Will continue to watch as we close in on our retirement destinations selection!

Hi Ladies. I very much appreciate your honest insights living in The Villages. I'm a single older gentleman who will be visiting from Northern Nevada in Sept to see if the community would be a good fit for me. Through yours and other videos, I'm impressed with The Villages and it sounds like a great place to call for me to call home. Please keep the videos coming. Thanks once again for all your work.

This is great! I miss coming to visit the villages but haven't been back but once since my grandmother passed away....fun times hanging out and great seeing so much online

Debbie when you said just go over and work it out. Perfect. You never know what people are going through. And you might actually be able to help them out

Thank You Ladies once again, All interesting. The golf cart on our lifestyle visit was programmed slow, I found on the pathways some folk gave me the eye as they over took me as if they wanted to say "drive it or pull over" but My foot had the pedal all the way down, In some cases I did get out of their way, A few times when we stopped to admire an area off the pathway we did encounter a few lovely people who stopped to check on us and see if we needed help, How nice that was. We love TV and hopefully will be there eventually. As we move forward into 2023 I want to wish you both and your families a safe, happy and healthy new year🥳

People are just trying to protect the value of their property that they have invested 100’s of thousands of dollars in. They have to have input into what is happening in their neighborhoods.

Thank you for your comments. We are headed down the first week of April for a lifestyle visit. You talked about abandon homes which is something that doesn’t scare us to possibly purchase. Do you know how to locate them? Thanks

These are the same old complaints and problems in every HOA-controlled community in the country.

If there are no provisions for an older family member to move in,The Villages should put smthg into the buyer's contract that states in case of death, if the family can't live there or can't deal with this - for whatever reason- the house is sold at the current market rate and the monies are paid to the family minus realtor, lawn care, upkeep, and any HOA fees that were left due at the time of death only and not after. But that should eliminate houses sitting empty.

Great reporting ladies! My parents moved here in 96. I have seen the changes over two decades. I moved down end of 2020. What we have here is unique.... from impeccably maintained recreation facilities to an incredibly talented mature population that provide classes and opportunities to learn new things from experts. As it has grown, I have seen the friendly neighbor atmosphere erode but still, more than not, welcoming. I don't know if it's true but I read somewhere that one of the reasons dogs are not permitted on the Miona walking path is because the material it's made out of gets horrifically hot from the sun and will burn an animal's paws.

I would think roundabout would be very confusing to elderly people. It’s confusing to me and I’m 50 something😂

Thank you for the informative insights. I know not everything is perfect, and I appreciate knowing the reality as much as the great things about TV before we move there.

REFRESHING! Almost every single person that puts out videos about the villages comes across as a paid spokesman!!! They gush all over themselves about how wonderful everything in the villages is! Thanks for stating the REAL truth!

Thanks for your honesty Ladies. I think the road rage and excessive speeding is a Country wide problem, sad but true. All the best in the new year to you both.

If you guys pay a maintenance fee, then there should be a ‘maintenance’ person to keep the person’s property lawn & yard, kept cut and maintained. (In those circumstances, where it looks as though the property is abandoned.) They would just charge back the owner. I’m not saying they’d ever see that money, but that’s what they should do. Where I live, if you don’t shovel your sidewalk and someone calls on you, then the town comes out and does it and it gets charged back to the homeowner’s property taxes. Side note: HATE nosey people, who have nothing better to do but to complain about ‘imperfections’ with a person or their property!

Thanks for the heads up. It’s funny how a community goes colder as it gets larger.

The HOA should have some documentation at move in for death without an executor for the estate.The HOA should be responsible for maintaining curb appeal not bored annoying residents..

Listening to these videos sounds like senior citizens are back in high school. If you gals are trying to make The Villages appealing, I can't say you are doing that. I would never consider The Villages now. I am older and don't want high school drama.

Why are there few or no solar panels on the homes? Also, would you be able to replace a shingle roof with a metal roof? Ty

I really appreciate your videos and insight. We plan to retire early and move to the villages this year. We want to contribute to the friendliness of the community. I feel the rat race is everywhere and people don't know how to get out of that mindset. Thank you for your videos.

Thank you - you covered a lot of turf …….appreciate your balance and perspective. Happy New Year

I can’t imagine worrying and dealing with all these issues: windmills (really?),dogs, cushy vs noncushy walkway, Brownwood wood shop, apartments or not, parking issues, it’s like high school all over again! Aren’t we all adults by now?

Thank you, ladies....you brought up a lot of serious concerns to think amount. Curious if our thoughts about TV will change following our Lifestyle visit!

some state laws put limits on fines from HOA, don't know what Florida law says. Other states allow HOA to put a "lien" on home and get funds after it sells. HOA is not suppose to release complaints and fines information; so people shouldn't assume what is going on.

I am from wildwood, lake deacon, 45 years, before the villages! I Think the villages is pretty, and great for shopping 3 walmarts, 3 home depots ect.lots of movies, and if you have young good kids they can get jobs.the only thing I hated was villager threathen us we would be taking all your area. You will have nothing left! It was difficult, when I try to drive around now I really get lost, and all the way to Bushnell, Leesburg, almost to ocala.yep you did it. I miss the paper but you two ladies are doing a wonderful job. Live in Georgia now!

Love the videos! Can you do one on things to do outside the villages? Thanks

I hope there's 12 step aa meetings in villages

I am too busy minding my own business to get involved with most of these issues in this v blog. One way to solve the solvency and deceased issue lawn and yard, is to add that to your hoa coverage after all methods to get those responsible to do it. Or. Heaven forbid. Volunteers mow it.

Like watching you guys! Yes, one thing that I was taken back by was the speed everyone drives! Here we are in our Lifestyle visit golf cart that “only” goes 17 mph and people are getting mad at us for holding them up in the path. I’ve got it floored and they’re pissed at me! Ya know relax jut a little! We did like it there though and hope to move in the fall if the world doesn’t fall apart. Keep up the good work ladies!

I’m 50, a teacher, and would love to eventually move there. Do you have a video about the political climate? I have a trans kid, so I worry about his safety while visiting me, should I move there. Thank you for your insight! Loved that your video popped up as a recommendation!

Another informative video, thank you ladies! Debbie I would love to get your doctor's contact info as we recently purchased a home in TV and I need to get set up with local doctors and a dentist.

Ummm its incredibly restrictive, and the villages actually hires people to drive around to find violations. Many of which are tricky tacky

Informative ladies. Thank you for taking your time to share this.

Thanks for the honesty! It is a wonderful place, I’m sure, but people shouldn’t come done there thinking it’s nirvana. So, you did a good service. I love Florida, but live up north in MIssouri.

Ladies, i just love your show! I can't wait to move here.

Great video! I’d love to buy one of the houses that are abandoned or that someone really needs to sell fast. I want to move there so I can get a deal on one. If you know of one, please send me the address and I’ll try to find the heirs and buy it. Trying to find a good deal.

I could never live in TV, but I enjoy watching these videos because I admire the sense of community.

I think you are being small. We are all here to be kind and have a good time. I love my neighbors.

Why don’t residents go to Orlando hospitals for care given TV’s limited care for demand?

The music in the town squares shuts off every night at 9 PM so the people living nearby even if it’s sort of loud it doesn’t go very late

Thanks for your honest info. Always 2 sides and good to hear.

Hi Debbie & Jan, Happy New Year. If the newspaper printed all of the people arrested for DUI in my suburban area each week, the number would be large. Where will the apartments be located at Lake Sumter Landing? As to the apartments at Spanish Springs, those apartments are going to be so close to the square, the soundproofing will have to be at the maximum for the music not to carry in to the apartments. At Brownwood, the apartments are a couple of blocks from the music, which lessens the noise. One real estate agent on KZfaq predicted the apartments at Brownwood would go condo by 2022, so I guess he was wrong. I thought I read or heard on a KZfaq channel that another hospital was planned for south of 44. Just over 40 days until my upcoming trip to The Villages, but who is counting. Wishing both of you good health & happiness in 2023.

I am concerned about the crocodiles/aligators in the ponds or lakes, coz i like to go for walks

Kidney stones are handled strangely these days. It doesn’t matter where you are in the country.

U two r something else-waaaaaa

The Villages is definety NOT a friendly place at all!!! Therr are a few people that are friendly like any place but my experience here has been that people are generally unfriendly!

I think having 10,000 screaming Karen's snooping around my yard "policing" everything ensures I won't live there. Drama, Policing, Nosy Neighbors, yuk.

What did you mean about homeless people? Are they roaming TV? How is it handled by TV? You video is informative and discouraging to hear the negatives for those of us interested in living in TV.

I'm going to purchase a home in The Villages. My husband gave me several pink flamingos and crystals for our anniversary. Which part of the Village should I live so I can display this art in my yard?

interesting content thanks. I see those abandoned houses in my neighborhood too. Missing AC unit, guaranteed no one lives there! I think the term "trolls" is a bit incorrect. I think "karen" is a better term these days. My apologies to Karens out there.

I’m on my HOA board so I can relate. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

Happy New Year, Ladies!

It is hard to find yard people. Noise in the square is a problem if you want to live there. Young people with problems come to live with their grandparents. That is a problem.

I say live and let live. It blows my mind to see how these people spend their time making everyone's life a living hell - policing your neighbor. Go bake cookies of pray a little.

Nice done 👍

Actually from what I heard Community Standards hired some people to go around looking from violations instead of waiting for someone to complain. Had a neighbor catch two ladies in the southern section of the villages with clipboards and going up and down the street and documenting. And I heard from a source they did indeed hire people just for that.

Can you ride an ebike there?

Thank you for the video. PLEASE differentiate which “newspaper “ your speaking about. The Daily Sun or the gossiping e news that lets ANYONE speak about The Villages in a negative tone even if they don’t live here, or near here. The e-news reports arrests and pictures in the area , not necessarily TV. Additionally, those that speed and drive recklessly are often workers who are young and in a hurry.

Squatters in The Villages? 😱😱😱

I have found that the villages gets a bad rap from people who are unable to live there. It’s no different than any other community. You have a good and you have bad. Life is short make it what you want! I have one question however, I have heard that you do not own your property just the house is that possibly true?

⏩ Appreciate the candor. Less surprises later on. Thank you!

Thought about moving there, some friends live there but after this video it solidifies my decision not to, thanks

It is not really safe to go to a neighbor and say something anymore. Also it seems that the Villages have a problems that most places have but because you do not have an HOA you do not have the protections of the HOA laws. The villages has become their own city.

Sounds like a nice place to live I dont care for much traffic or red hats but I might look into some places there.

Sounds awful….neighbors reporting neighbors as if it is in China!! If there are rules on lawn ornaments, enforcement for all or for no one. Not, ‘rules for thee, not for me’…

Ladies 😊 I moved to FL a year ago! I couldn’t afford The Villages … I’m in Fort Myers ! I’m in a Condo community 😂 rest assured your “controversial “ comments I believe go along with ALL COMMUNITIES in FL /: Now that SEASON is here UGH!! I had the pool to myself with maybe a handful of FT residents! I went to the pool just before Christmas & there was a group of seasonal folks meeting up there… omg complaining about EVERYTHING! Mind you we just went through Hurricane Ian & things need to be fixed, but very blessed no homes were destroyed like so many around us! I finally had ENOUGH & got up & said WELCOME to PARADISE & left! Traffic is horrible don’t ever go on green until you’re absolutely sure no one is running the red lightning /: Horn honking is constant …I was 6 cars back at red light waiting to make left turn , when the light changed the guy in back of me starting honking … mind you I couldn’t move until the 6 cars in front of me did 🤦🏼‍♀️ I kept my hands on the wheel & didn’t make any hand gestures ! When we turned he went into far right lane at high speed & was stopped at next street for red light 😂 and I was ahead of him in my lane 🤷‍♀️ So don’t feel it’s just The Villages rude idiots everywhere! The app neighbors is all you need to look at to see the mindset of these folks with nothing to do except COMPLAIN … just stupid little things ! Again , we have boulevards still piled with whole households waiting for FEMA pickup & their complaining about long lines at Costco for gas 😮since THEY ARRIVED !! Lol we have a whole island (Sanibel) destroyed … those folks are residing here along with workers from around the country housing here to HELP rebuild ! I hope they all sell and stay where ever they came from! SURVIVING a DEVASTATING Hurricane … totally changes your perspective on life ! HAPPY NEW YEAR 🥳

What neighborhoods are you speaking of at TV?

So what happened with the little white crosses story? You never explained that

old people got to love them

Sounds like an adult prison with gossip, rules and a bunch of Karen’s! No thank you!

Let it all go back to original swampland!! Bring back wildlife natural habitats!! Florida was never supposed to be over built! Building over swampland!

Enjoy your shows, cute bear.

It sounds like first world problems from a bunch of kids in junior high school.

I love how candid you both are, especially when life & people are sometimes less than perfect. Some of your facial expressions are precious, but always upbeat. Lol. The $3M spent on the woodshop seems like a huge over-investment in a single use item, when only used or available to a couple hundred people. What is next, a million dollar garage for the car club enthusiasts, motor-heads, weekend warriors, and guys into car repairs & muscle cars? That $$$ money might have funded a couple dozen really popular smaller activities, clubs, exercise facilities, or projects, of interest to many many more people (and to the 75,000 women who make up 50+ % of T.V.) I wonder how those funding decisions are made, about the amount to spend on the woodshop, the walking paths, the replacement watertower, the plantings & flowers, etc.? Can be difficult to please so many (or to reach a consensus), especially when most many Villagers may only use a few of the amenities, or be active in just a village or two, and who have never even used so many of the amenities. Do residents even get a chance to vote on budget & spending issues, or to see actual expenditures periodically of the $10M+ collected & spent each month in amenity fees? I really enjoy your video, ladies, when you share info, thoughts, & answer questions. Thank you borh.

The Villages, AKA Heaven’s waiting room doesn’t have HOA fees, only monthly CDD feed. About 220. Thank God I live in a right to die, so I will say goodbye before wasting away.

Don’t the complex mow the lawns?

In regard to the dangers of fast moving cars I highly suggest you read “Street Design” by Victor Dover & John Massengale and offer suggestions to make improvements as needed. Changing driving behavior is achieved with design changes. Have a blessed day!

Good gossip here! My kind of people!

I think the Villages should enforce rules and problems. Saying who complains results in revenge.

Old people exist to complain

Sounds like hell to me. 😂

Good video however, you should not talk over each other as it is hard to discern what each one is saying. Take turns speaking.

People come and go is the problem. That is not a stable community. Renters don't care about anything. Not friendly or helpful. Banks should be responsible for upkeep until sold.

Whole different set of problems for 125,000 retirees who are jammed together in a high density location.

Every yard should have a flamingo.

Good episode😊

I would give this a big miss! Basically, people today have huge feelings of entitlement so there more and more people who do not feel they have to change no matter how it disturbs others. There are many more scoff laws today and much more aggression. Everyone thinks FREEDOM means they can do everything they want to do. No one seems to realize that my rights cannot infringe on your rights. There is a tangible increase in stress that is difficult if not impossible to control. Violence is more common than it once was.

I like you girls you have Commen Sence

this reminds me of two Karen's at an HOA meeting....new drinking game...every time they say "Drama" we all take a shot...lol

Too crowded, lack of privacy , some of those homes are on top of each other , too much money for zero privacy and crowds

Lots of fun activities for people in the Villages...golf, pickle ball and complaining.

I don't like the 'kissing lanais'. Way too close to neighbors.

Sorry......but life in the Villages sounds like a self-created nightmare on steroids! Not my cup of tea!

Unclaimed land goes back to the state in time

The Complainer shouldn’t be given cover by being anonymous. It only encourages the Busybodies/Trolls and disgrunted neighbor. Houses are Toooo close, big part of problem.