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Message: [QUOTE="huskeynut, post: 2910422, member: 750"] Depends on what you are looking for. We started our search in 2013. Our first trip south took us to The Villages, Heritage Hills (55+ community) in Clermont and Solivita (55+ community) in Kissimmee. We also took a few days in Nashville checking out normal housing. We didn't have a realtor our first time down, we did it on our own. Second trip down in August, 2014, we did Play & Stays in Arlington Ridge in Leesburg, Heritage Hills in Clermont and Solivita in Kissimmee. Stay and Plays are 3 day/ 2 night stays were you have a guide/ ambassador to show you around the community and give you a sense of life there. Notice that The Villages was not on our list the second time down. By this time we had a realtor because we had listed our home in Newtown. When we finally sold on July 1, 2016, we set up a series of homes to see over 9 days. The first two days we saw over 20 homes in five different communities. We put in a bid on one home and signed the papers the next day. We purchased in Solivita. Its a community of about 5,000 homes. A quick summary - there are two major club houses with pools, spa, excercise rooms and meeting rooms. There are an additional 12 pools in the community. there are over 200 clubs to join. The community has a village center with a ballroom, a bistro and 2 restaurants. We also have two 18 holes golf courses, a driving range, puttig ad chipping greens and a pro shop. The list of concerts, special dinners (upscale) and special events like the 4th of July, Memorial Day are too numerous to mention. We pay a monthly HOA fee and a monthly maintenance fee. They do all the mowing and trimming. For us, the move to Solivita was the right one for us. We are more busy now than any time during our retirement. My wife is and instructor for computer software applications and is the choir director for a church down the road. I play in 2 different bands (retired band director here) as well as our Community Emergency Response Team and the Neighborhood Captains Program. I have gone on enough. There is much to see and do. [/QUOTE]

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