The Villages Lifestyle Visit home tour with Visitor Rusty Nelson. 

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Rusty, thank you for showing your Courtyard Villa. Great information for someone asking about the Lifestyle Visit. I don’t believe I’ve seen anyone else on youtube showing that. When we did our Lifestyle visit, we didn’t know if we needed to bring sheets, towels, soaps, coffee, etc. Your video will be great for others wondering what kind of place they’ll be staying in when they go for the Lifestyle visit. I highly suggest people go for it. They won’t regret it.

Ok now I’m starting to get addicted to your videos. Your addressing all the questions running through my head and packaging information in a great product. Great stuff. Cheers! Tom W

Great tour and visual story telling. Appreciate you taking us along with you. Looking forward to future videos.

Great job and good information. Thanks!

Thanks for sharing! We did our Lifestyle Preview last year over Thanksgiving. Stayed in a Bungalow on the same street just a little further up. LOVED it! Same interior as yours with different decor & the master was a little different w/ his & her walk-in closets. Returned this year using Air BnB for a rental. Definitely planning to Retire there!! We fellow PA residents are enjoying your videos. 😊 TY!!

Very impressed. And we hadn’t realized our Yukon wouldn’t fit lengthwise in our Mid-century home garage until after we bought n drove home. 😂 Still was mine favorite SUV for just north of Chicago. Did you sell you 4 x4 right quick🎉before you moved

Thanks again Rusty for sharing! You answered a few questions I had before we come down for our visit. If I think of anything else we need to know I will ask! Thanks again can’t wait!!!

Thanks Rusty.I enjoy are the info you are giving.

Thanks for the tour! What a beautiful home!

Thanks for the tour, Rusty!

We came down twice for Lifestyle visits. Both times we were assigned to Creekside Landing in Sumter Sq. They've recently been put on the market for sale. Our first time we also stayed at the Lakeside Inn, because we arrived early. Your place looked nice!

Super nice! Thanks!

Thanks . Kinda of an Airbnb experience.

Really nice tour. Very informative. Looking forward to future episodes.

Nice tour and informative. Keep up the good work 👍

Great tour. Be safe going home.

Thanks we are from Philly and will be moving there! So glad Hurtz is the QB now.

I liked the tour and the things you pointed out. I have been keeping up with Skip Smith and now seeing your experience. It helps a lot. Keep the videos coming. I am learning a lot. No matter where you decide to go, I wish you the best. BTW, I learned about you from ResslerMania.

I agree the master closet light switch is in a weird place. But because of the pocket door, that particular wall cannot accommodate any wiring except in a spot that the door doesn't need for opening fully.

Beautiful home, all that you need when retired.

Light switch is there because of the pocket door, but I totally get what you meant. 😀. I have friends that live there in Virginia Trace at Sumter Landing and I’ve visited them many times. Glad you enjoyed your trip.

Hi Rusty, I am originally from Reading, Pa..As I was watching your video...I heard your Philly "accent" not knowing where you are from ( I later watched a video where you said Kennett Sqaure...Anyhow, you can take the boy out of Philly but you can't take the Philly out of the boy! Enjoying your videos...I am spending a week in September for my 1st Lifestyle visit.

We stayed in the same model back in June. But ours was on the lake. The view was awesome, but the afternoon Sun was a killer. When we buy, we will make sure the lanai faces east or north.

Awesome video .

A courtyard villa is what I’d pick! I’ve seen some for sale on their website that are beautiful and have very nice landscaping and lanais. (That’s what they call them. We say patios also where I live.)

THANKS rusty

wow, your place is much nicer then what we got at the Alden Bungalows..lol

My one complaint is the tiny back yard. If you are living in Florida, its all about the outdoor lifestyle. I would want a little bigger back yard so I can add a small plunge pool or lap pool and some grassy area for the dogs.

Great look at the living accommodations we can expect for a lifestyle visit! Did you meet any of the next-door neighbors during your week visit? Just wondering if you were in an actual existing neighborhood. And the home looks very nice...what price range is that bungalow in if someone wants to buy it brand new from the developer? Thanks for sharing your journey!

Hi Rusty, really liking your Villages videos, thanks for doing them. I was kind of expecting to see something about you going around and looking at the different villages and maybe some of the different types of homes. If that is coming but you have not had time yet to do the editing forgive my impatience. Are you really thinking of moving down there or just scratching a curiosity itch? Looking forward to your next video.

Do you need to mow your own grass and do your own lawn care?

First of all it’s great to see you are a EAGLES FAN.

Sorry if I missed it, but is there WIFI in the house?

only 1 sink in master bedroom....?

did they provide a hair dtyer ?

Rusty you are a natural tuber 😀 When we went down in August very little was opened, so after looking at many courtyard villas in the new areas which is where we will eventually buy along with driving through pretty much every village we explored outside TV. We explored the Crystal River area, Ocala, Mount Dora, and many places in between. Some may think otherwise but we found this rural area of Florida quite lovely and definitely want to go back when the manatees return and experience TV in another season.

Can you paint, hang wallpaper or change out the shower curtain? Or do you have to use theirs? Also are you permitted to plant bushes or trees in your yard?

Thanks Rusty, I appreciate the lifestyle tour. I will be doing mine in the future. How much does it cost for the week ? Also I have a full size Tundra Crewmax,Would mine fit into the garage?

Hey Rusty your newest video...in the golf cart with skip, I started watching it today and now it is gone! Where did it go?

How do you meet the singles group?

The golf carts look like a lot of fun to drive around. Do you think you would use one for your main way of getting around the Villages?

What are the HOA fees like?

price.?

We’re u pressured to buy?

Are you from Philadelphia?

Rusty, looks like a nice place they put you up in for your visit. How many homes did your sales rep take you to look at ?

Hi Rusty, I'm coming for a Lifestyle Visit next week, March 14-18. Thanks to you for posting so many informative videos, I feel more comfortable knowing many details and tips to make my stay better. Is there a way to contact you when I get there?

How much is that house?

Do you have to wash towels/ bedding items before you leave?

So I noticed there are no windows facing the front? Also the front door faces the side? The back patio looks like a high walled penitentiary. Lol 😂 So strange. The only thing I really like is the good sized garage. Are they all designed like this?

great video, just one comment, why wouldn't you put the light switch for the closet outside, saves having to walk into a dark closet to find the switch, it's where i put the switch when i built my house

Nice tour. What did you do while there? Did you cook in the kitchen, it looked sporless

Great video Rusty. Did have a question/would like your opinion on please. We would be buying that same type of property as need the fenced yard for dogs. We have seen both split garage doors and full garage (1 door), we also have a truck. Wanted to see what you thought of the two doors compared to 1 garage door? Thanks, Tricia

Great video Rusty...may sound like a crazy question but what is the cost to stay there for the life style visit?

Wondering if you have made any decision on purchase??? I was there last October and will be process of moving soon ;) Good luck!!

We just made an offer on a courtyard villa. 2 days left in our lifestyle stay.

Could you use Google Earth and come up with an example of the shot of the home that you could get if you were at 70,000 feet in your U2 plane, please?

Would of liked to see the back yard/patio area. Was there a grill to use?

Rusty, Good job producing and editing all the work you have put in so far. I think it is difficult for anyone.. at any age.. to understand that things change with time. It seems to me that you need a sailboat somewhere in the Caribbean! A mini chick..brown as a nut..no shoes....and enjoy life!! Just a Guess....

How much did it cost for a month..?It sound really nice.

That house would be perfect for me! Makes me want to hop in my car and drive from Massachusetts and move right in! Do you have any idea approximately how much that style of house goes for?

Are those accommodations pet friendly? Possibly they want you to put wet towels straight in washer??

What do they charge per night for a LS visit?

New to your channel. Are you giving serious consideration to buying a village home after your stay?

Enjoyed the video. Do you recall the price of this unit?

Curious as to what 'Model Home' that was if you know? Thanks great info.

Am I the only one that would like to know what that bungalow sells for. ?

hi how much dit it cost for your preview visit

What’s the price and name for that model?

How much?

I think those bars in the shower are grab bars and not towel racks

Preface these comments by saying my husband & I started going to the Villages in 2007/2008. They were still building Lake Sumter Landing. We had our lifestyle visit & decided we wanted to be there. We continued to visit semi regularly. Once Brownwood was finished we thought no farther. Too big, too much traffic, too expensive, now apartments are going in, got rid of Katie Belle's. Not for us anymore. One thing everyone should do before you decide to make a permanent move is look at the WEBSITE for the Villages Daily Sun. Not the news stories but the comments. You will learn a lot about your neighbors. Florida's Friendliest Hometown may not seem so friendly after you read some comments. You will find all kinds. Don't think you are coming down to a place where old people live together in peace and harmony. Many have their grown adult children and grandchildren (all under 55) living with them. The main problem with these "children" is drunk driving and brawls. Also many people under 50 are living in the Villages. ANYONE can come and go and use all the stores and restaurants in the Villages. You are not in a private community. So if you think you will be around a certain socio-economic group, you are wrong.

Thanks for the video. Did The Villages happen to tell you what their asking price is for the house you stayed in?

How much does it cost?

Thanks, but was curious why you refused to say what you paid for your visit. You went out of the way to point out repeatedly that others visiting might experience homes set up differently, why could you not say what you paid for your visit with that same caveat. Makes one wonder why? If you were not doing this on behalf of the Villages, you have no real reason to state the cost. Yes?

Found this today on the Villages Daily Sun that might be of interest to some of you about the Villages Developer Pt. 1 and Pt. 2: www.thevillagesdailysun.com/video/

Where did you play pickle ball?

Very nice 😍💋 💝💖♥️❤️