Just move to the Villages there are new homes being built and sold continuously and the prices are not that bad and being in the middle of the state the threat of hurricanes is much less!
My husband and I following retirement relocated to The Villages in 2022 from R.I. and have absolutely no regrets. One of the biggest Villages selling points for us with few are aware of is their flood mitigation system. The community contains many retention ponds all connected allowing the to raise and lower pond water levels as needed. And in the event of significant flood threats they can and have flooded some of the 60+ golf courses to divert flood water away from homes and streets. And this is one of the reasons why homes are a bit more expensive compared to other 55+ communities in central Florida because those communities do not have this flood water mitigation system in place. With regards to hurricane safety, my husband and I feel much safer living in The Villages compared to living near the bay in R.I. which is also a hurricane prone state where we lived our entire lives prior to moving to The Villages.
