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Sorry about the audio. These are new microphones and we thought they were doing well. Maybe it is a youtube sabotage! 😂😂😂😂. Thanks for watching!

@@thevillages365 The microphones look like they are turned away from your mouths. You have good information but the audio is hard to follow, having to turn the volume way up.

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Thanks! Yes there are a couple of Aldis and a couple of Winn Dixies. Publix is on every corner! Some companies dont insure in Florida, so it would be a good question for your agent when you are ready. We had Allstate when we moved down, but they only did car insurance at the time. Thanks for watching!

Hi Judy! There are a few options for gyms. There is a private company with places in Spanish and Brownwood called Genesis. The rates can vary and I believe some people get free membership through their medicare. The gyms available in The Villages are located at 7 different Rec Centers. Those gyms are not included in our amenity fee. You can join them as a single or couple and can do just one month, or a whole year. Fees for singles range from $44 for one month to $363 for a year. A couple starts at $85 for one month and goes up to $710 for a year. These are small gyms with most the equipment you would find in a national chain. Then the free option would be one of the many outdoor fitness centers. Many rec centers have outdoor equipment set up to do a circuit. I will put two links down here. One is to the Laurel Manor Rec Center and the other will be to Eisenhower Rec Center. They both have examples of the free outdoor equipment. So you dont have to watch the whole video on them, I believe in both, the workout equipment is near the end. Hope this helps! Thanks so much for watching!

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Thank you! So, my insurance (Debbie) was about $1500 last year. We just got our renewal and it is over $2500. We do have sinkhole coverage as well as hurricane coverage, but that was still a huge increase. Our governor is working on legislation to try to help out with premiums. At this point, those are the facts we can share. We will have to see how this all plays out to see if we get some relief going forward. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching!

Hi Bobbi! Yes, there are at least two storage lots in TV and managed by them. We had an RV up until last year. There was not a waitlist when we booked ours. The nice thing is that they are secure and you can use your gate swipe card to get in. (They program it to open when you sign up for the storage). They do have security that runs through once an hour. Almost every time we were there we saw security driving around. We kept ours in the Rolling Acres site. Last year they had just resurfaced and it was a nice spot. If you are interested, just reach out to the district office. That is who takes care of it. There are also many sites not run by TV and we did use them as well with prior RVs. In the end, we found TV ones more convenient for us. Thanks for watching!

At that time I know mine had not come out as a renewal (Debbie). We just got our renewal and it didnt quite double, but it was darn close. My renewal was $2500 for this year. To note, we do carry sink hole coverage as well as hurricane insurance. For me, I would rather have it than not if there is an issue. You wouldnt need both/either of those, but I am a “better safe than sorry” person. Our governor is currently addressing the insurance issues, so watching our news may give you insight as to where things are going for the future. We will also try to do an insurance update if something happens to give us some relief. Thanks for watching and for the questions! Hope this helps. Not good news unfortunately.

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@@thevillages365 Thanks for answering this question, because I've heard that insurance is out of control in Florida. I also read that some insurance companies will make you replace your roof every 10 years, whether it actually needs to be replaced or not. That's messed up.

The days of 1980 to 2020 are gone. For 40 years Florida was affordable in retirement- until now. All these Village KZfaqrs are paid spokespeople to gloss over THE THOUSANDS of scammed retirees who paid waaay too much, & lost their life savings because they believed the Snake Oil Salesman who smiled at them.

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Hi Meat Ball (love that by the way!)! Thank you for watching!

The bond is included in your property tax bill (if you still have one). The tax bill shows a breakdown of where the money goes. Illinois shows similar. The bond is a separate item if you owe one. Otherwise, it is school, police, library etc just like most areas. If you find a property you are interested in, just go to the county assessor web site and pull up the property. It will give you the breakdown. Have a good visit! I think you said you are coming down soon!

@@thevillages365 10 days, but who's counting? I see rain every single day on my weather app. Hope this is the typical Florida afternoon shower thing and not all day events. Now, with my luck, I'm wondering if we'll be hit with a hurricane or tropical storm during our visit. You'll have to give me some gotta see suggestions. You've been there a while now.

@@jeffb.2469 Honestly, the weather app always shows a high percentage of rain. Usually, it does only rain a short time and then back to sunshine. You are kind of coming in the heart of hurricane season. September and October have been the worst lately. That said, last year we didn’t have any (or at least none that caused any big problems). They all went to Louisiana and missed Florida. Hurricane stuff is hard to even guess. We are in the center of the state, so really, if one hits, it is just a lot of rain and some wind. We don’t get the storm surge they do along the coast. A lot of rain doesn’t sound like fun when you are on vacation though. Can’t control it, so just try not to worry! Gotta see suggestions all depends on what you like and how much time you are here. I would check out all of the squares for sure. If you like to shoot guns there is a place called Shooters World. Of course we have all of the golf courses….literally….everywhere! Plenty of rec centers with pools, pickleball, tennis etc. We did a video called “news and information”. That will give you an idea of some places to look to find out what is going on while you are here. If you like music, see who is playing at the Sharon Center or Savannah Center. There is truly always something going on. It all depends on what you like to do. Plenty of places to eat and drink and just people watch! You will really enjoy it!

@@thevillages365 Great - Thank you - appreciate all the info! We are only setup for a 7 night lifestyle visit, so we'll squeeze all we can in the time that we have. I looked at the Centers you listed for performances, thanks again for that. And, while there is not much going on the week we're there (dang it), I noticed some pretty good shows coming up. Hope to hit some pools and enjoy the squares & music. And, driving the golf cars/carts around sounds like fun. I'm sure to get lost.

Sure! On the squares all of the music is free each night. At Savannah and Sharon it would all depend on the act. We saw David Foster a couple of years ago and he was about $50-60 per person. They have some tribute bands (like for the Eagles etc) and they are less. If I had to do an average, I would say anywhere from $35-75. Jay Leno has been here, Kansas, lots of names you may know. Hope that helps!

Current update. Sharon higher with “real” groups and Broadway-$60 up. Higher depending on show. Savannah tribute bands community theatre-$40-47. both venues very nice. Good mix of entertainment.

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No 😊 this is a town of over 140,000 people. Single family homes. It is a 55 and up community. There are several long term care facilities in the area, but we are referring to how much it costs to live here in our own homes. Thank you for watching.

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Many neighborhoods have the AEDs available. Outside of that, no stations around. There are quite a few quick care/emergency centers. Thank you for watching!

Ours did not. I believe that was only certain districts that were seeing the increase. On TV website, they show the average is $179. I just confirmed again, mine are still $157. 😅

Lol! I would tell you if i knew what loader exhaust was 😳. Yes, we have seen lots of gators and snakes on the courses, and thank you very much! 😁

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Hi Pat! Actually Florida has a law that the property is assessed when you purchase and the 3% cap applies right then. When the house is sold they will reassess. Thank you so much for watching!

Yes! At the Brownwood Square they have a farmers market every Saturday. There is also the Marion County Flea Market which is open Fri-Sun and they have a whole section of fresh fruits and veggies. Down in Saw Grass they have a shop called The Villages Homegrown which is all local as well. Thanks for watching!

Hi KM! Thank you for watching! We are not related 😊. We are friends! Jan and Mark got paired up with Leo and I on the golf course and we have been great friends ever since! We appreciate that you keep watching! Enjoy your Sunday!

We tried to give our costs exclusive of a mortgage, as that amount can vary greatly from person to person. Also remember, we talked about our golf, which we both spend a bit of money on monthly, but certainly wouldn’t be necessary. You could play the executive courses for free if you are a golfer, or play a little less. We both average championship golfing 2-3 times a week. Our insurance however has increased significantly this year. Just got our renewals a they almost (not quite) doubled. Thank you for watching!!!

@@thevillages365 Thank you for your very informative video.

@@thevillages365 Those places called pitch & putt, or something like that, are those free small setups for practicing?

@@jeffb.2469 yes! Pitch and putt are a small 9 hole course. If you watch our video (something like) “newer neighborhood in the villages” we show one of the pitch and putt courses. I think we showed the putt and play (which is all putting). There is also the pitch and putt. These are free to residents and they are little 9 hole “courses”.

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Very nice! Yes, I lived in Anaheim (Debbie) when I was about 10. I think it was something like proposition 19??? It is a good policy to allow families to stay together and not get pushed out with high taxes once you aren’t working anymore. Enjoy your paradise!! Thanks for watching!

Thank you! TV is not very diverse. The US Census shows 97% white. Thank you for the question and for watching.

It went way up after we did that video. Both of us are paying about $2500 per year now. 😫. Thank you for watching!

I don’t think the property taxes in Florida are high at all, especially compared to where I lived. Everything is relative. My (Debbie) property taxes are still based on my original purchase price with a limited increase each year. I have a family member who bought a home here in 2017 for approximately $350K. His taxes run about $8,000 a year including his bond. Thanks for watching.

@@thevillages365 Thanks for your feedback. Really enjoy your videos. This video really caught me by surprise. We have been considering moving there from Oregon and the costs seem considerably higher than what we are paying in Oregon. Great info just a surprise.

Are you sure? What kind of car 🤔. She is usually in a golf cart.

@@thevillages365 lol no im just teasing you villagers. I got cut off the other day on 441 by some lady w ohio plates 🤦‍♂️

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Thank you, and yes! We were asked to sign an agreement that we wouldn’t reside there any longer than 6 weeks out of the year. We rented our place out to seasonal renters until my husband retired in 2015. We did buy it in our 30s. Thank you for watching!

@@thevillages365 I'm 54, my husband is 69. We inherited a 55+ in Boca Raton area 3.5 years ago. It's tremendously expensive there. I'd love to visit The Villages but the overwhelming amount of short term rentals would definitely deter us from buying there. I've seen videos of people that have bought only to have the whole neighborhood be Air BNBs. Extremely discouraging to new buyers wishing to make their lives there, especially for peace and quiet like my husband and I love.

@@danacaro-herman3530 it can definitely be a consideration. Neither Jan nor I are experiencing that issue in our areas. The short term rental issue is a newer issue. If you are truly interested in moving here, I would recommend a lifestyle visit to check it out for yourself. There are a lot of rumors that fly about all sorts of topics and people say things for many reasons. 😊

​@@thevillages365Yes, I follow Linda and Jerry's you tube podcast, they live in the Villages as well, and it's been spoken about. They even did a full podcast on a new buyer who moved into a neighborhood there and every single house on the street was a short term rental/ Air BnB. How discouraging!!

Hmmm, very interesting. Thank you for sharing!

Yes! Taxes here are very reasonable! Thank you again for watching!

Thank you! Yes, we got new mics to see if that would help. We are filming in the house, which has tile flooring! I think that is the problem. We are newbies…still working out the kinks. Thanks for watching and hanging in there with us!

@@thevillages365 Was straining as the audio is soo low. Hope the new ones will be audible

Very kind 😊 thank you for watching!

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Clearly you had a bad HS experience. I wasn’t in any cliques- but was very sociable and like to have fun. I think The Villages is for people who prefer to remain social. If you don’t find it easy to strike conversations with people you don’t know- it’s not for you.

Sadly, it seems like that is everywhere. Thanks for watching!

Thank you Shelley! She is beautiful, but she wasn’t feeling well that day and we wanted to get the information out. Hopefully you see her smiling face in other videos! We have tried to work on our sound with better microphones and some editing adjustments. Thank you for the suggestions and for watching!

​@@thevillages365Jan is beautiful!! You both are, and you both are so kind also for doing these great informative videos!! ❤

Every place is different than another, just as people are. All people should try to be in a place that suits them and makes them happy. Thank you for watching.

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Yep!! We’re so very lucky and we feel so special. Our governor gives insurance companies special breaks and privileges. The roads are jammed and they literally take YEARS to fix and make. Our taxes keep going up and crime, oh well. Yep, DeSantis is the best!!! Especially if you want to live in hell.

He’s absolutely crazy like Trump. He has zero chance of ever being president

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