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The Number One Reason People Move to Florida!

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Real Estate Agent with TOUCHSTONE REAL ESTATE

The weather is the number one reason I hear from potential buyers deciding to call The Villages, Florida home.  I do get a few current Florida residents that are making the move for The Villages Lifestyle but most inquires I get come from Northern States!

Fifteen years ago, I walked outside in Hershey, Pennsylvania in mid-November and it was 38 degrees, misting rain and the clouds were at tree level.  To compound things, I had just returned from Orlando from being a speaker at the NAR fall convention and spent a week in Central Florida.  At that moment in my life I decided I was done with winter!

I drove to my condo in Ocean City Maryland, packed my car and what didn’t fit I gave away, sold and two weeks later I am headed south on Interstate 95 to Florida. 

Today the news is ice storms, extreme cold hitting many parts of the country and I will be selling real estate in resort casual (shorts and sport shirt) in my golf cart.  Sound appealing?  Come on down!

Dick Betts, REALTOR®

The Betts Team

Touchstone Real Estate

The Villages, Florida

717-860-3107 cell

Dick@DickBetts.com

Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

Haha, I'm thinking the people who want to move to the Villages in Florida don't need any extra pushing to do so!

Feb 02, 2023 04:34 AM
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good morning Dick. I had the same idea when I was 40. And twenty six years later retired to Chicago to be closer to my son. And family trumps the weather again. Enjoy your day. 

Feb 02, 2023 04:37 AM
Dick Betts
TOUCHSTONE REAL ESTATE - The Villages, FL
REALTOR® The Villages, Florida

Kat Palmiotti I have many friends on social media from my home town in PA and enjoy seeing their post about cold, ice and snow.  One buddy has a phone mounted on his dash and drives around in the snow.  I thank him for reminding me why I am here!  Somebody out there is waking up and saying "I have had enough" as they look out their window!

Feb 02, 2023 04:45 AM
Kat Palmiotti

You might be right Dick Betts !

Feb 02, 2023 05:03 AM
Dick Betts
TOUCHSTONE REAL ESTATE - The Villages, FL
REALTOR® The Villages, Florida

Wayne Martin I understand the family thing!  That is why I hop on the Orlando to Washington Reagan flight quite often!

Feb 02, 2023 04:46 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Funny you should mention weather, Dick. Weather was one of the reasons we selected Charlotte to move to. We wanted to have four distinct seasons, but a mild winter. Having lived in the Middle East where weather was hot or hotter, I realized I needed for seasons.

Feb 02, 2023 05:23 AM
faye schubert
Retired - Branson, MO
Living the Branson Lake Life

I moved from the Gulf Coast as a lifetime of battering of hurricanes (especially Katrina) , takes a mental as well as a physical toll.

Every place has its weather issues: hurricane, tornado, noreasters, mudslides and earthquakes on planet earth. 

Feb 02, 2023 06:32 AM
Dick Betts
TOUCHSTONE REAL ESTATE - The Villages, FL
REALTOR® The Villages, Florida

Nina Hollander, Broker my boys live in the DC and Philly areas and love my spring and fall visits.  I like being able to fly in spent a week enjoying the season and then LEAVE!

Feb 02, 2023 07:47 AM
Dick Betts
TOUCHSTONE REAL ESTATE - The Villages, FL
REALTOR® The Villages, Florida

So true faye schubert pick your poison when it comes to weather, snow and ice are not on my list! 

Feb 02, 2023 07:48 AM
AJ Heidmann ~ CRS
McEnearney Associates, Inc. - Alexandria, VA
YOUR Alexandria & Arlington, VA Real Estate Expert

Dick ~ I am sure that many people from Northern states think about moving with every new winter storm that comes through.  Those looking for amenities like those in The Villages would be wise to contact you for their next step.

Feb 04, 2023 03:47 PM
Dick Betts
TOUCHSTONE REAL ESTATE - The Villages, FL
REALTOR® The Villages, Florida

Thanks AJ Heidmann ~ CRS take care of my son, he lives in Arlington!

Feb 04, 2023 04:39 PM
Lise Howe
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC
Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

I can understand the draw - and the older we get, brushing snow and chipping ice off our windshields is less and less appealing 

Feb 10, 2023 09:04 AM
Dick Betts
TOUCHSTONE REAL ESTATE - The Villages, FL
REALTOR® The Villages, Florida

Lise Howe come on down!  That is why 15 years ago I moved and never looked back!  Enjoy seeing snow on TV and Facebook!

Feb 10, 2023 09:48 AM