the betts team: Stop Asking Which Village in The Villages is Best Part 4
- 03/06/24 03:41 PM
If you missed my first articles in this series scroll back to Monday, second article Tuesday, third article Wednesday and you will be up to speed. My goal is to educated homebuyers to ask the right questions. Now let’s go inside the walls of the block stucco or vinyl home in the perfect location, with the perfect lot you have decided on, 2 or 3 bedrooms with or without a golf cart garage and see what we find.
Start your checklist, popcorn ceiling ok or must be knockdown? Flooring, carpet, ceramic or LVP or a combination of them? Let’s talk kitchen, quartz, … (14 comments)
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the betts team: Stop Asking Which Village in The Villages is Best Part 3
- 03/06/24 04:16 AM
If you missed my first articles in this series scroll back to Monday, second article Tuesday and you will be up to speed. My goal is to educated homebuyers to ask the right questions. The problem is most folks who have not spent a lot of time here they don’t know the questions to ask. I mapped from Meggison and Central Parkway to Mulberry Rec center on SR 42 going through The Villages and it is about 25 miles by car. Think about a town 25 miles away and where would you like to live?
Lifestyle discussed, check. Location decided upon based … (17 comments)
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the betts team: Stop Asking Which Village in The Villages is Best, Part 2
- 03/04/24 03:32 PM
On Monday I discussed folks not here yet posting on the dozen Facebook groups in The Villages asking which is the best village, 200 comments later you still don’t know. Monday I started asking questions of those considering moving here, what lifestyle do you seek? Missed the article scroll down and you will understand lifestyle after reading Monday’s article. What’s next after lifestyle? Location, location, location.
We now have an idea on what you want to do here now let’s find a few square miles that supports your lifestyle. I need to know some turn offs like high tension power lines, busy … (10 comments)
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the betts team: Stop Asking Which Village in The Villages is Best!
- 03/04/24 04:06 AM
Many of you are not from here, YET! Some of you are fellow Villagers either way if you belong to any of the other dozen or so Facebook Groups in The Villages you will know what I am talking about. Please stop asking which village in The Villages is the best, why? You will get 200 plus comments because at least somebody in all 80 plus villages will say theirs is the best.
Here is a better idea and what I use when discussing The Villages, tell me your lifestyle choices? Now I group together in lifestyle recreation activities, entertainment, social activities, … (11 comments)
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the betts team: How Long does it Take to Become a Villager?
- 03/03/24 04:04 AM
I am blessed to be a part of a major decision people make in their life. Pulling up stakes from somewhere in the country and moving to The Villages, Florida. Many times, I meet them online thanks to social media months before ever stepping foot into this place. Soon the questions start and I do my best to put their mind at ease. Fast forward to them actually moving here and getting settled in, this is where the fun begins watching them blend to the community. Many of them we have become Facebook friends and I watch them blossom into becoming … (20 comments)
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the betts team: Seeds of Hope Benefit Concert
- 03/02/24 04:02 AM
One thing about The Villages, Florida the churches and social clubs work hard to support the surrounding area. As I write about some of our 3,100+ social clubs one of the goals is raising money for charities outside of The Villages. Here is an event happening Sunday night and your chance to help out! From the church’s website:
Plan now to attend Live Oaks Community Church Annual Seeds of Hope benefit concert, featuring the LOCC Encore Worship Band and Choir, at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, March 3, in the Worship Center at Woodridge. Celebrate with this God-gifted ensemble featuring instrumentalists, soloists, and blended … (14 comments)
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the betts team: Old Style Versus New Style Pavers
- 03/01/24 04:11 AM
So much of my content for blogs and articles is driven my those reading them and asking questions. As you ride around The Villages, Florida you see plenty of the older style pavers, the one on the left of photo. Most people today are using the pavers on the right side of the photo. I have both at my house and wanted to share a few things about them.
The pavers we just installed are the new brick type which are designed for driveways. Our paver patio on the side of our home has the style that was used in the … (16 comments)
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the betts team: My New Paver Guy
- 02/28/24 07:23 PM
I want to announce my new paver guy, Derek Atwood of Jireh Custom Landscaping. I had three different companies give me quotes, answered my questions and Derek wasn’t the cheapest or the most expensive. If you ever worked with me or if you scroll back through my articles you will see I have a guy for most everything. Derek impressed me with how he handled my project and he didn’t know about my blogs and articles when I signed the contract. We met on Wednesday and I had two problems with the driveway, one was the house number which some of … (6 comments)
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the betts team: Driveway Envy Driveway Done
- 02/27/24 07:08 PM
Back on January 22nd I shared an article about driveway envy here in The Villages, Florida, my driveway construction started Friday and as of Tuesday evening it’s done for the most part. I heard from so many of you the past four days with questions and having interest in the project. I have my contractor coming Wednesday to discuss the project and will interview him and it looks like I have a paver guy to add to my guy list.
I have been very impress with his crew, the materials they used and now the finished product turned out. Wednesday I … (16 comments)
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the betts team: Driveway Envy Part 5
- 02/26/24 05:54 PM
Back on January 22nd I shared an article about driveway envy here in The Villages, Florida and I discussed painted and paver driveways. Many of you commented or reached out to me about more information as I started our new driveway journey. The project has started and we are on day five, if you missed the past articles scroll back to find them.
Day five things slowed down as the custom cuts and piecing the last pavers in place. The walkway from the driveway to the paver patio on the side of the house is complete and wanted to share a few … (14 comments)
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the betts team: Driveway Envy Part 4
- 02/25/24 06:00 PM
Back on January 22nd I shared an article about driveway envy here in The Villages, Florida and I discussed painted and paver driveways. Many of you commented or reached out to me about more information as I started our new driveway journey. The project has started and we are on day four.
Day one was demo day and by afternoon they were hauling in the base and spreading it and started compacting and leveling the driveway. Day two is more leveling and compacting and starting to actually lay the pavers. Day three things are really coming together, the borders separating the Herringbone … (14 comments)
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the betts team: Driveway Envy Part 3
- 02/24/24 05:37 PM
Back on January 22nd I shared an article about driveway envy here in The Villages, Florida and I discussed painted and paver driveways. Many of you commented or reached out to me about more information as I started our new driveway journey. The project has started and we are on day two.
Day one was demo day and by afternoon they were hauling in the base and spreading it and started compacting and leveling the driveway. Day two is more leveling and compacting and starting to actually lay the pavers. When I met with the contractor I told him you know what … (16 comments)
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the betts team: Driveway Envy Part 2
- 02/23/24 02:22 PM
Back on January 22nd I shared an article about driveway envy here in The Villages, Florida and I discussed painted and paver driveways. Many of you commented or reached out to me about more information as I started our new driveway journey. The project has started and we are on day one.
Se are going with a paver driveway for several reasons, first is the appearance as we are going from the corner of the home to the paver patio on the other side of our home. I see so many concrete driveways crack or after years the painted one’s fade. Repainting … (22 comments)
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the betts team: Got any Organic Lettuce?
- 02/23/24 04:27 AM
Yesterday I was working away and my phone rang, didn’t recognize the name of the caller but of course being a Realtor I answer all calls. The lady on the other end asks if I had any Organic Lettuce? I said let me check and went to the refrigerator to check. Didn’t have any. I thought we do have new neighbors maybe one of them, somebody from my Facebook Page or a friend of a friend, didn’t matter the nice lady asked if I had Organic Lettuce and I was going to check for her. I checked and we didn’t have … (22 comments)
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the betts team: Genesis Health Clubs in The Villages, Florida
- 02/22/24 04:16 AM
The other day Michelle and I took a tour of the Genesis Health Club in Spanish Springs, we want to tour the one in Brownwood sometime soon. The interest came from a friend who said your health insurance would cover your membership so why not check it out. The staff that greeted was great, but the big news was they are moving from their current location on the square to the old theatre on the corner of the square. They showed us the layout of the new gym which is being completely remodeled and plans to open this summer. From their … (10 comments)
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the betts team: Neighborhood Social Clubs in The Villages, Florida
- 02/21/24 04:19 AM
One of the many great things about The Villages is the neighborhood social clubs. The social clubs are resident lead and have use of one of the local rec centers at no cost. So many times I hear from past clients who move into one of the 82+ villages in The Villages and get involved with the social club. Many clubs are active with driveway parties along with scheduled events at the rec centers.
This week our social club had a Chili Cook Off with 60 neighbors attending and everyone had a great time. A winner was crowned after the voting … (17 comments)
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the betts team: Flood Zones, Need to Pay Attention
- 02/19/24 06:48 AM
The other day one of my team members called me about a home her clients were considering and wanted me to take a look at the property. Knowing the area, I scanned to the Flood Zone Code and it was AE, alarm bells! Most of The Villages, Florida is in Flood Zone X which is outside the 100-year and 500-year floodplain, other words safe from floods. Flood Zone AE is 100-year floodplain, with Base Flood Elevation determined meaning higher insurance rates. Obviously, the higher the risk, then the higher the flood insurance premium.
I have discussed the great job The Villages does … (16 comments)
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the betts team: Eustis, Florida 122nd Annual Georgefest
- 02/18/24 05:18 AM
Happy Birthday George! The City of Eustis celebrates George Washington’s Birthday during a week-long, family-friendly event taking place February 17-24, 2024. Georgefest is the longest running celebration of George Washington’s Birthday in the State of Florida, and is now the longest, continuously running celebration in the entire United States. Featuring carnival rides and games, a bass tournament, Running of the Georges Race, a dog jog, parade, contests, vendors, and awesome live entertainment!
Just a short drive from The Villages and a chance to get out of the bubble and enjoy what Central Florida has to offer. You need to go to the … (9 comments)
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the betts team: Something to do on a Rainy Sunday
- 02/17/24 05:38 AM
Every once in a while, we have one of those dreary, rainy and yucky days but not to worry in a few days it will be back to our typical Florida weather. It’s Sunday and they are calling for 97% of rain what can we do? Sit in the house, nope, watch football, season is over, how about you explore a new place close by? I got an idea “The Ancient Olive” in Lake Sumter. From their website:
“Savor the culinary experience at The Ancient Olive Gourmet, where sophistication intertwines with premium extra virgin olive oils and aged balsamic vinegars. Picture a … (11 comments)
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the betts team: Is There Another Community Like The Villages Close By?
- 02/17/24 04:57 AM
That was the question I was asked yesterday by a buyer outside the area. I explained there are other golf cart communities within a few miles of The Villages, they might have a rec center, pool, Pickleball court and a golf course but no there are no other communities like The Villages. I highlighted Harbor Hills, StoneCrest, Spruce Creek, Del Web and left them know I can sell in those communities but they are not like The Villages. Take any 55+ golf cart community in the world and compare amenities and the number of choices you have in The Villages and … (12 comments)
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