EMOTIONAL BUYING How'd That Work Out For You? 

It would be interesting to interview people who are selling their houses in the Villages after 2-3 years due the after glow of living in the Villages wears off and expectations did not live up to their to seeing themselves living forever in the Villages..

About roofs and insurance. A new law, signed by DeSantis recently, requires insurance companies to accept a roofing company's inspection report stating the roof will last at least 5 years. Insurance companies can't drop coverage for roofs over 15-years old if they have this inspection report.

Yeah that homeowners insurance debacle is what's keeping my checkbook closed. 40% rate hikes, cancelled policies, fees and surcharges to cover insolvent companies. And a $19,000 roof every 15 years is a $1,600 yearly tax all its own.

There are no bad areas! We have been here 10 years and wouldn’t live anywhere else in the world. Still Living The Dream.

I love love this show today !!! Free information that’s very valuable. It seems like everyone is wealthy there, buying 500,000 dollar homes sight unseen. Good for them and I mean it ❤️

This was a great show! It was so interesting to hear from relatively new residents and their buying experiences. I also enjoyed seeing the homes some of them purchased... always in awe of the plants and landscaping! I know you enjoy meeting everyone, but this is a lot of work that you put into these videos and it is certainly appreciated. I'd enjoy a revisit with this same group in the future! Sounds like they are very happy they made this choice!

Bought a house yesterday in Newell... So excited!!!!!! Going back to Illinois to sell our house. Can't wait. Are planning to rent our new house in Newell out before we can move in

Good health is the key where ever you live

I loved watching this show. It’s one of the best episodes you’ve produced. My husband and I have been on three visits to TV. Each time there was something that prevented us from purchasing. One time my husband got Covid, another time we found a house but someone else beat us to it. Now my husband is hospitalized and we are probably not going to ever be able to go back to TV, let alone buy and move there. I cried as I watched today-happy for these lovely people but sad that we can’t join them. I’m still a diehard fan and supporter of your show. I don’t know how you keep coming up with such a variety of interesting things to share. Keep up the good work!

Excellent. Loved the interviews with the new homeowners and their experiences. Very helpful information. Especially the couple that were realtors.

I especially like the man that moved from California and his view of moving to Florida and his take in the proximity to highways. The real estate couple had a lot of great tips, no sewage plant area. Plus ask for what you want. They had a great real estate person who worked hard for them vs selling a property that sells itself. You should have them on again !!!!

We loved hearing everyone’s story of how they purchased their homes!! We so loved watching your videos for over a year and it was so inspiring. We saw a model and did a bid and saw the house by videos. Our realtor was AMAZING and we weren’t surprised with anything!! We love it here!! Frog here forever😎😎

This video is so touching to me. I can relate to the joy they feel living here and the confidence they have knowing they made a good choice! I love hearing what people thought when they first came here and saw The Villages because I know how I felt. I was shocked when I saw all of these little cars scooting around. Enjoyed this video very much Jerry and Linda! Excellent! ❤❤

One of my favorite shows that you've done! Absolutely loved hearing the home buying experiences of so many different people!

Great show! I would love to hear from residents that purchased smaller homes. Patio Villas fit my budget. Coming in September for a lifestyle visit!

Yes do your due dilgence and this may take time. Don’t let your heart rule your head. There will always be another house if you miss out and the Villages Realtors seem to be very skilled at what they do. You will find your perfect home. Excellent interviewing again Jerry and you found some lovely people to talk with 👏👏

Great show and eight days until I own my never seen in person home there. Looking forward to everything and especially the fishing.

Great show today, guys. It’s great seeing people so happy with their purchases in The Villages. What a great bunch of folks.

Really good info, thank you. Particularly about the 15 year mark for a new roof in order to keep the insurance in check. Wow!

The roof and the insurance situation (and increasing property taxes) are terrifying. I plan on being in The Villages in 14ish years, and Middleton within the next two years, and the only thing pushing me away from the idea altogether is the roof, insurance, and taxes- and I know I'm not alone.

We are leaving today after our weeklong lifestyle visit, and I told our sales agent the one big negative I have about being here is having to leave

To Laura & Tim: I’ll wager that you feel doubly lucky to have moved to The Villages when you did, now that Arizona has had to stop all new home builds, due to lack of water. I pray a resolution comes for the state of Arizona.

So fun to hear about others adventures in finding their homes and futures in the Villages. Very good show!

I loved hearing these experiences. You two have a huge influence on thousands of people. The Villages should pay you! I would like more videos like this. Thanks!

It was interesting to hear from the last couple. The sewer, the noise, the Landfill. I have heard this from the southern potential buyers. Good pointers! 💖💖💖 can’t wait to move there.

Good group of people willing to share😊

Love it love it love it - informative and entertaining to hear home buyers speak on their experience. I learned a lot. ❤

▶️ Jerry, this was really informative. Hope you do more like this one! Thank you! 😊

Great stuff. thanks for sharing. It would be interesting to interview some people who were/are not happy here.

Great video. Even though these folks bought sight unseen, they were very specific about their must haves-I think that's important. So happy for all of them.

A great show! Who doesn’t love to see happy people? Thank you Jerry and Linda!

Great show today Jerry & Linda! So helpful for those looking to buy a home. It’s a huge investment & leap of faith for retirees. Thank you so much for all you do for us😘

I liked the husband/wife interview. Would be great to do a show with them on how they picked their location and why. They could show us where the trash sites are and the sewer. It’s things most people would not think to look at. It would we an amazing show!

Fabulous show Jerry & Linda! What a pleasure hearing from all your informative, positive guests … and now neighbors!! Thank you!!

another home run guys - great show - see ya when we get there !

So nice to see that everyone was so happy with their purchases! Have a wonderful weekend Jerry and Linda, and thank you for another great show!

Your guests are very natural and genuine

Great show 😊 My husband and I just bought sight unseen ( just pictures on the website and realtor doing a FaceTime tour) this week! We get to move in the beginning of next month. Can’t wait!

That’s a GREAT idea for a future video ☝🏻 “We’re in the golf cart looking business now” Please do a video about “Shopping for a Golf Cart” New? Used? Gas or electric? Must have features? Nice to haves? Where to shop? … Villages Golf Carts? Outside “the Bubble”? Other sources? Pros & Cons? Help us “Newcomers” who are in the market for a golf cart (never owned one before) Keep up the good work 👍🏻

Very informative episode. The homes are so expensive, a sellers' market for sure.

Absolutely loved this video. Finding out where they were from, what they bought and why and how their process turned out. Informative and entertaining. Loved seeing their pics too. Thank you, Jerry & Linda. 😊. Marlene & Caroline 😊😊😊❤

Good morning and happy Thursday Jerry and Linda. Good morning and welcome Donna. Sight unseen? Wow. I’m a nervous Nelly. Don’t think I could do that. Quite brave of them. Good morning David 2nd guest. GM Ryan 3rd guest. GM 4th guests Laura and Tim. Oooh. Real estate agents. Different spin. I understand the insurance requests but it seems ridiculous to force ppl to put out these monies to change entire roofs that are fine 🤷🏻‍♀️. Folks usually fix their roof at the 1st sign of trouble. Good points about being near major streets and sanitation facilities. This was very nice hearing these folks stories. Thanks to all for sharing and all happy. Yes. Hope there are none but hearing the salty not happy would be interesting too. Thanks and wonderful weekend to all 🤗

Very interesting to hear the new residents experience and how most of them sold a home very profitably elsewhere. Certainly is more desirable not to have a mortgage in retirement.

Jerry and Linda thank you for the opportunity to be on your show and all of the editing there must have been. ❤ It was a really great video.

Thank you Laura for letting us know that the Villages isn't the only place that has the STD rumor. I get so tired of having to reply to people's concerns about this non-issue.

Jerry- have been watching these videos (along with some others because it is bad weather and I never watch TV and I did know a TV resident at one point) but I was not entirely sure why I was watching them and then it occurred to me- you sound like Jimmy Stewart. If I figure who Linda sounds like I will let you all know.

What a great idea for a show. We are going to be in that boat here in a couple years. Thanks for sharing the stories.

Thanks for the awesome show! I loved hearing their first hand stories of buying in The Villages! 🏡 🌞 ⛳️

One aspect about these interviews that would be interesting to know is about their family (kids and grand kids) and how close they are with them and where they live and how they will manage staying close.

Great show and topic. I enjoy watching positive videos. Can't wait for the follow up as they learn the good bad & ugly.

Wow, what a great topic this week! Thank you so much. I know it had to have taken you a lot of time to make it. It gave me a lot of things to think about for when we buy our home there.

Great show! Great variety of guests. There are more of us that bought or are buying sight unseen than you could imagine. It’s not that hard to buy sight unseen, all neighborhoods are great! You just need to stick to a maximum budget, a town square you want to be near for location, a list of must haves, list of do not want and what you are willing to remodel, if anything, when you buy. All homes have the same amenities to have fun in entire Village area, all have great neighbors, if you stick to your list, I’m sure you will be happy in your forever home. *Only very important thing to remember for the long run retirement planning is: our retirement funds can deplete because of budget changes with inflation; or if we planned on our funds to last until we are 85 years old and we exceed that age; or unexpected medical issues that affect our retirement funds and lastly if a spouse passes away we could loose a pension and definitely we will loose one social security check to change our budget for less to live on.

Great show Jerry and Linda. Interesting to hear their stories and experiences.

Fantastic show! So informative. I was viewing the floor plans when people mentioned which ones they bought, and that couple that bought the Livingston! What a great plan! It's now in my list!

Paoli, Indiana here! Great idea for a video and well narrated! I always look forward to seeing you both twice a week. Take care.

I left a message on your phone, but I don’t need a return call. The show was excellent! So I sent you a little money for thanks. I still have work to do in Columbus Ohio before I can leave. I’m thinking two years from now, I’ll be ready. Everything is leading me in the direction of The Villages. I visited my son in Dallas, Texas with his son Patrick. And Patrick said to me” I want to go to Florida”

Wow, what a great bunch of interviews, really some great commentaries by the people you talked to, really confirmed what Louise and I were thinking and saw when we were on our Lifestyle visit last year. Now we just have to find one for ourselves (hopefully sight seen, LOL). Nice session Jerry and Linda!

Fantastic video. We bought a lot, came back 6 months later and changed it to another village. Finished the designs and due to covid had to wait 3 years before we got to see it. Thanks to GoldWingNuts video service we at least got to see it being built. But getting inside that first time, seeing how big the home was , oh boy were we lucky. The place is amazing. So not surprised that you have such interesting interviewees who have shared their positive stories. I reckon you’ll find it VERY hard to find anyone who regrets the decision.

Thank you Jerry and Linda, this was very helpful! The tips from the realtor couple were great advice on how to look for property.

A very informative show as always. I’m glad to be on the other side now as homeowners ourselves. This information will be very helpful to all future villagers.

For the couple who were realtors in Arizona, I would be curious as to why they chose The Villages vs. a 55+ community in Arizona. Very good topic Jerry and Linda.

Great show you guys, I love hearing other people’s stories!❤️

Lovely, honest video, and what smashing folks. Good luck and sending wishes of happy times for all.

Hello from Minnesota. I just wanted to say that you two are so inspiring! And you do meet the nicest people - which is a breath of fresh air in today's world. I love your content and creativity and appreciate all the work you do to produce such a great channel. I loved Jerry's bike ride, loved meeting Linda's sister, and really enjoy all your videos. I just want to say thank you for being a bright spot in the lives of so many. May God continue to bless you always!

Love this segment,.. ! Here is a Q,.. One of the couples said,.. about the sewage plant & trash/dump locations, that your realtor & the village maps do not tell/disclose the locations of these facilities,.. ( and maybe other things that are less than desirable to live near to) ... What ?!? If you ask specifically, I can't imagine the realtor not having to give you that info,.. The lesson is, you have to know to ask,.. let the buyer beware,... so thank you to that couple who stated the facts on that issue,..

This is my favorite show! Great information for those of us thinking of moving to the Villages! Love the candid info from people who bought sight unseen!

Great video! Sorry we missed the Facebook post, maybe next time. See you around.

Good show and good guests. Jerry... either your interviewing skills are really good or you're REALLY great at editing.

One of your best and informative shows!

Such a good episode today! Thank you!

That was really fun. I looked at new and used and decided that because I had done renovations on the prior two homes I bought that I just wanted a new home. And I needed a veranda because of my dogs. The homes in Deluna were the only new ones at the time but I really like the location because my church is in Wildwood. And like the other gentleman said it's right off of 301 and easy onto the turnpike and I can go up 301 or I can go the other way up Warm Springs and go on to Morse to get into the main part of the villages. After losing bids on three homes there was a home that came back on the market that my realtor put my name on without even talking to me. My biggest requirement really was a veranda that had a backyard that would make me feel like I had property without having it. I hated the high power lines and ended up right next to them. But I love my house. It's funny but it's not the plan I wanted because of the smaller Lanai, but I have a Livingston also and I really love it. It's just me and my dogs. And the size is perfect for a downsize. And it's new!

I wonder if that last couple would give the name of their realtor, he sounds excellent!

Great episode! Thanks

Really interesting show. Surprised there wasn't anyone who regretted their decision or had things they really didn't like. Maybe those complainers don't participate in FB so didn't know you were doing the show 🙂 BTW, a roof's "30 year warranty" does not warranty against things like shingles lifting up, curling, leaking, falling off, etc. It only applies to the manufacturing process (defects) and that the aggregate (the tiny little rocks that are attached to the shingle base) won't fall off in large quantities. Single or small numbers of shingles with that happening aren't a warranty issue - it's when the aggregate fails on a substantial portion of the roof. And then the warranty is pro-rated. You'll get a declining percentage of the purchase price based on age applied to the cost of replacing the roof. Significant aggregate loss isn't usually a problem. Leaking roofs or lifting shingles are the things that will show up earlier - usually somewhere about half the length of your warranty period. So your 30 year warrantied roof should be expected to start showing those signs of age and should not be surprised if the shingles start lifting or leaks start showing up. The longer past that age, the more likely you'll see one of those problems.

Great video. David sold his house, packed up, came to TV bought quickly but where did he stay before settlement?? We're hoping to find something soon!

Great show today! Interesting to hear about other people’s adventures.

Good stuff as always guys...Been watching yall for years and finally bought a place in St Cats--- Ill see YOU when I get there!

Such a great video! Really appreciated the information from the last couple in particular.

It was so fun hearing everyone's story. Thanks for creating this video.💖

Good show! I have a story to share next time!

Excellent show! We can’t wait to find our dream home! ❤❤🎉🎉

What a great show! Thank you

Another great show! I really like these type of videos. 😊

Nice to hear how many of us were in the same situation before we "jumped feet first into the pool" so to speak🌊The longer you look, the longer the list of "needs" becomes, LOL. 😏 Whether you buy new or used, as a homeowner there's always SOMETHING to do, as you are well aware. Both have advantages and disadvantages. You need to make your own 'pros' and 'cons' list. (also, Jerry, the card i was asking if you had received was the reward from Wall Beds)

What a great video

Such a very interesting show. Loved it!

Will be helpful to those thinking about moving here. The Livingston model is like my Bridgeport but with a flat back to the home

Wonderful show today, as always. This one hit with us since we are in the hunt for the perfect location and home. Lots of valuable information and advice for folks that are making the move. See you in the fall Linda and Jerry!

Great show, thank you!

Love this video! You do such a wonderful job covering every subject!

Hello from Louisville 😊 Love you guys! Great video ❤❤

Thank you to all the participants that were willing to talk about their purchasing experience.

Would have been fun to see their homes 😊

Loved this show. Hope we won’t have to buy that way but great advice from the Arizona realtors if we do. Thank you for another great show.

Great show. Thanks for the work that went into this

Nice show, interesting guests 👍🏻👍🏻

Very fun show!

Great show. Thanks

Another interesting show!! It seems that many of the folks you interview and know are well to do that purchase in TV. Is it becoming more of a wealthy community rather than a blue collar community? I would love to hear from residents who are unhappy living in TV and why. Thank you for this segment. ❤️

WAOOO 👍👍👍 TREMENDOUS VIDEO. ABSOLUTELY EYE OPENING INFORMATION.