Investing in The Villages for Fun and Profit

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  • Опубликовано: 10 янв 2025

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  • @our3littlepumpkins538
    @our3littlepumpkins538 2 года назад +1

    Love this and your videos, so much! We purchased in Richmond, sight unseen and having never been to the villages before and we travel to the villages this Saturday to start the design week process, very excited and nervous but I have now learned a new name for us, we’ll be the new snowflakes in town until we fully retire, it’s a blessing and we couldn’t be more excited, thank you so much for all your informative videos, we’ve learned so much! See you when we get there 🧡

  • @JeffWeymier
    @JeffWeymier 2 месяца назад

    How crazy is that. We never knew this about Chad. We thought he's been here for a while. He's the best. He's been great to work with on our lifestyle visits.

  • @WiseChristian60
    @WiseChristian60 3 года назад +1

    Great video really informative and fun seem like some nice Kentuckians…. GTown Ky that’s probably 15 mins up I-64/I-75 from Lexington! Thanks 🙏 Jerry and Linda the Villages Newcomers. By the way I wouldn’t do a name change since your audience has thousands of potential newcomers listening to every word! 🙌☝️👋

  • @SKA-vi4oz
    @SKA-vi4oz 2 года назад +1

    Jennifer has very pretty hair!

  • @ricsmith2185
    @ricsmith2185 3 года назад +2

    Havwnt watched in awhile ...good to see you again jerry and Linda!!! ❤❤❤

    • @JERRYANDLINDA
      @JERRYANDLINDA  3 года назад +1

      THANKS, RIC! 😁😁😁😁😁😁

    • @ricsmith2185
      @ricsmith2185 3 года назад

      @@JERRYANDLINDA ❤❤❤

  • @alvalantine
    @alvalantine 3 года назад +1

    She is a lady of few words but she stares him down

  • @gordondonahue4810
    @gordondonahue4810 3 года назад +6

    That’s a gutsy move to buy a house unseen.

    • @phukit5456
      @phukit5456 3 года назад +1

      On contingent.

    • @patk811
      @patk811 3 года назад +1

      Buying a house site unseen happens often here. When I visited, I got an idea what the houses were like so when one came on the market after I left, I bought it without seeing it except in pictures and my realtor had a walkthrough showing me with his phone. It was exactly what I wanted and I only saw it a few days before the closing. It was even more than I asked for.

    • @jamesinkeys
      @jamesinkeys 3 года назад

      Picked out three designer homes on The Villages web site.. Came up from the Keys, looked at two,(found it), back to the office made an reasonable offer (deposit) ..Back to the keys, bought the house(after the inspection) all on the computer..In THE VILLAGES, you snooze you lose...

    • @lauralampe1664
      @lauralampe1664 3 года назад +1

      If you watch Ira Miller's RUclips Channel. he takes videos for clients, and sometimes the clients buy the homes after seeing the videos. Of course you would need to put a lot of trust in an agent to do this.

    • @gordondonahue4810
      @gordondonahue4810 3 года назад +1

      @@lauralampe1664
      The key word is trust. I’m more of a hands on guy. Hopefully we will do a lifestyle visit and check out some homes. Then we will wait for the market to settle down and go from there.

  • @curtisdavis8594
    @curtisdavis8594 3 года назад +2

    Good show!! Thx

  • @klb1752
    @klb1752 3 года назад +6

    I feel the same way about your videos. They are full of relevant information and I have binge watched them all, too. You 2 are my favorite Villages RUclipsrs!

  • @johnmayerislovee
    @johnmayerislovee 3 года назад +4

    Chad seems like the perfect husband. Jennifer is a lucky gal. Keep him happy and close by while you are here or he'll be stolen.

    • @dothatch5147
      @dothatch5147 3 года назад

      Jexactly what do you mean. You cougars better get some work done before you get in her competion. I cant believe people act this trashy.pay all this money to pretend you still got it.

  • @donnaj4528
    @donnaj4528 3 года назад +2

    Hi Jerry and Linda: Came across you blog by accident and have fallen for your channel. My husband and I are semi-retired (Agriculture/Wisconsin) and have no plans to relocate in Florida but just watching you two young Senior Citizens and your humor has me smitten. ;) We love the Daschund.....was our first pet as a new married couple 45 years ago...great memories. Keep the blogs coming...you two are a hoot! We will see you when we get there...if we ever do. Thanks for the fun...Jerry and Linda. :)

    • @JERRYANDLINDA
      @JERRYANDLINDA  3 года назад

      Thanks Donna, we are pretty smitten ourselves with great people from Wisconsin! We have met so many wonderful people from your neck of the woods.😁😁

  • @sandramoore8115
    @sandramoore8115 3 года назад +1

    I am from Kentucky. Go Big Blue!!!

  • @lauralampe1664
    @lauralampe1664 3 года назад +9

    Enjoyed hearing about Chad and Jennifer's experience. Thanks Jerry and Linda.

  • @edwardreger61
    @edwardreger61 3 года назад +7

    Really enjoyed this video. Lynn and I agree that the reason we r looking and planning is because of you and Linda. Thanks for doing what you do.

  • @Irasid
    @Irasid 3 года назад +2

    Thank you for your videos and for inviting these very nice guests with various backgrounds and goals. I’ve enjoyed listening to yours and their insights. All the information is very useful and helpful for someone who is considering to retire in Florida eventually, like us. Please keep up the good work.

  • @consuelosouders3245
    @consuelosouders3245 3 года назад +1

    Chad and Jennifer are very much like my husband and me, except I'm the real estate agent and the talker (unless my husband has been drinking, and then that's a different story!). We are closing on our Villages house in Citrus Grove in July. We purchased sight-unseen, and are planning on being a "snowflake" couple until we retire in a few years. In the interim, it will be a place to go, relax and unwind, enjoy the amenities, and have access to the surrounding benefits that Florida has to offer. Found Jerry and Linda by accident, but love them, and hope to meet them when we visit sometime soon!

  • @myjoysunshine
    @myjoysunshine 3 года назад +2

    Another great and informative video! What a nice looking sweet couple like you two. Thanks for this.

  • @carolapostolos8929
    @carolapostolos8929 3 года назад +6

    Nice interview with Chad and Jennifer. Love to hear about people's Villages experiences.

  • @AnnMitt
    @AnnMitt 3 года назад +6

    Nice interview! Comforting to know that non-golfers love living in the Villages.

  • @OurWullie007
    @OurWullie007 3 года назад +1

    Sooo much GREAT information. Thank you Chad and Jennifer for giving your time. Again I appreciate the great questions from Jerry and Linda, you are so intuitive in asking the right questions. So crazy that Chad and Jennifer bought a house sight unseen and still pulled the trigger.
    Side note: For Jerry, me and the wife have to turn and just listen to your video when it was on you guys due to the pulsing video. Chad and Jennifer video was fine, so something with your camera (young eyes).

    • @JERRYANDLINDA
      @JERRYANDLINDA  3 года назад

      So sorry about that. We have had several people point that out. I will work on it… not sure at all what the problem is.

  • @Jorgeola757
    @Jorgeola757 3 года назад +6

    Hey guy's , enjoyed the video. Thanks

  • @stevenwilburn235
    @stevenwilburn235 3 года назад +3

    Thank you for sharing. Great interview

  • @jerryfriedrich5462
    @jerryfriedrich5462 3 года назад +3

    Watched this video on the day you posted it and there was already over 8700 views....WOW ! You need to have RUclips add some advertising on it and make some money with this type of following...keep it up! Also, thanks for the great information !

  • @terispillman6059
    @terispillman6059 3 года назад +1

    Go Kentucky!

  • @barbaramuzychka3836
    @barbaramuzychka3836 3 года назад +1

    He physically reminds me of Wayne Newton......

  • @auroranite
    @auroranite 3 года назад +1

    Great interview, wonderful couple👍
    Interesting to hear the business aspect investment and their satisfaction. Thank you both, Congrats.

  • @fredasman04
    @fredasman04 3 года назад +5

    Fellow Kentuckian. I live in London, Kentucky which is about an hour and a half south. I love the Villages and can’t wait to move there

  • @patricialynch6532
    @patricialynch6532 3 года назад +2

    Linda and Jerry! You were correct! We are having a BLAST! So much so that we are closing on our new home in St Catherine in June! Thank you for all your videos that taught me so much about the area and lifestyle. Watching them inspired the dream and we felt so comfortable when we arrived here last Sunday! Heading home to CT tomorrow (don’t want to go home) and your moving videos will be invaluable. Bless you both ❤️

  • @edmorse8654
    @edmorse8654 3 года назад +2

    Sort of like Linda, sits and adds ambiance, beauty and someone to look at while the guys rattle on.

  • @peterboggi9690
    @peterboggi9690 3 года назад +2

    very informative ..well done

  • @karensnook7419
    @karensnook7419 3 года назад +1

    THANK YOU for this!! We are 5 yrs out from Retirement but seriously considering purchasing a home sooner to use as our vacation home & to rent out. Seriously looking although I wonder if we should be right now in a seller's market. 😳 This video is perfect timing for us!! 😊

  • @justlivinglife....619
    @justlivinglife....619 3 года назад +2

    I enjoyed the interview!
    Getting the prospective of the Villages from people of all demographics is a great tool & asset for those of us who are either, just watching & enjoying your videos, or for those having/making, serious considerations about moving to the Villages.
    I appreciate & enjoy all of your videos & I've gotten my husband to start watching your videos too! We are still a few years from retiring, but we find the information from your videos is crucial for making a decision about moving to the right location in the Villages &/or even to that part of the country, either before or very soon after retiring.
    I look forward to seeing more interesting videos that show all of the lovely (& not so lovely) aspects of living in the Villages.
    God bless you Jerry, & Linda!
    ( & Gizmo too! )

    • @justlivinglife....619
      @justlivinglife....619 3 года назад

      Thank you Jerry & Linda!
      I live in the Northern Nevada area close to Lake Tahoe (elevation of my home over 6200 above sea level) & we have very low humidity. Altho
      But, both sides of my family are from the deep south. But, I have not "lived" full time/year round in extremely humid areas.
      Did either one of you have difficulty adjusting to the increased humidity & heat in the June through September time frame?
      Also, during the seasonal peak of the humidity & heat, did the "adjustment to that heat/humidity take 1 year or more than 1 year for either of you to adjust or, have either of you, not really completely adjusted to the heat & humidity? 🤷🏼‍♀️
      Thank you!
      Renee

  • @oceandreamer1958
    @oceandreamer1958 3 года назад +9

    Interesting interview. I’m always interested in different perspectives. All I can say is, this is an awesome opportunity in our retirement years, for us to live an active and full life, and to have fun too! We are counting the days!

  • @adamstoehr3795
    @adamstoehr3795 3 года назад +2

    Thanks Guys! What a sweet couple, great info. Sounds like they got in at just about the right time. Big concern is the cost increases with prices and materials across the county doesn't matter were you are located, too much money chasing too few supplies. Be nice to see it all just stabilize rather than things continue to escalate in costs. Might just sit back and be on the fence and wait and see, just depends. If supply can catch up so things level off but then again who knows?

  • @wayneandshellmeagher4060
    @wayneandshellmeagher4060 3 года назад +2

    Enjoy your videos...not planning on moving there but just find your show entertaining...may come visit eventually...lol

  • @GringoLoco1
    @GringoLoco1 3 года назад +2

    Nice interview with interesting folks. Gracias amigos 👍👍

  • @richardtanaka8003
    @richardtanaka8003 3 года назад +5

    Thank you for the video, Now we don't feel so crazy for buying our home without seeing the Villages first.

  • @marionzakrzewski3871
    @marionzakrzewski3871 3 года назад +6

    enjoyed the interview!

  • @CynthiaMUrban
    @CynthiaMUrban 3 года назад +2

    Thanks for sharing....God bless.

  • @CR-ru1kw
    @CR-ru1kw 3 года назад +4

    Great to hear the stories of people from different areas of the country🤩😎😘.

  • @terrie1226
    @terrie1226 3 года назад +5

    Great interview....Jerry & Linda how many people do you know that moved to The Villages because of your videos?
    The homes there in The Villages are starting to be expensive but then real estate property is high everyway.....
    Thank you

  • @lulubelle551
    @lulubelle551 3 года назад +7

    Gizmo is so cute

  • @billybelcher3611
    @billybelcher3611 3 года назад +7

    Great interview! Very informative, good folks. Are there homes for sale within walking distance to the Pool in Brownwood Paddock?

  • @gandyr1397
    @gandyr1397 3 года назад +3

    I think your videos are great. You and your neighbors are only trying to share their Villages experiences.

  • @joyceb9502
    @joyceb9502 3 года назад +5

    Great interview - good job 👍

  • @matt51402
    @matt51402 3 года назад +3

    Jerry & Linda, I'm curious on how far your home is to Spanish Springs, by golf cart?

  • @mialorenzen3538
    @mialorenzen3538 3 года назад +3

    Love this interview!! Very informative. 🌻👍😎

  • @josephsullivan8654
    @josephsullivan8654 3 года назад +3

    Good video - thanks for interviewing them. Everything I see points me to the villages - I want to know the bad things about the villages - the horrible things - interview people who hate the villages (if you can find them) and are leaving! - For now, your videos helps me realize I'm going to end up in the Villages. I will be there in July to experience the heat! Renting different homes over six months in different parts of the villages. Will look at different properties when there. I have the "villages fever!" Always enjoy watching your videos.

    • @lauralampe1664
      @lauralampe1664 3 года назад +1

      You are wise to rent in the summer months to see how you acclimate to Central Florida's heat and humidity. I will be in The Villages in July also. I have visited The Villages every month except March, April and November. If you can tolerate The Villages' weather in July and August, the rest of the months should be a piece of cake.

  • @beachgal5062
    @beachgal5062 3 года назад +1

    Great show! Thanks for all of the info!! I still want a golf cart to just get out and drive! I live in Northwest Florida. Traffic is too cerazy here. I would be scared and I dont think they are permitted anyway. Oh well. Hopefully see you someday! Keep up the good work and the Amazing videos. Gove Giszmo a hug for me❤❤❤❤👏👏👏👏👏

  • @harryp1665
    @harryp1665 3 года назад +8

    They both look too young to live in the villages. I would have liked to know the time line when they were thinking of moving. As I am thinking of buying before moving as well.

    • @lindam.3428
      @lindam.3428 3 года назад +2

      Nope not too young. We are 59, but would like to think we look younger than that. I think they are close to that age. We too bought unseen and are not planning to retire for four yrs. Investment property for us and snowflakes too. When you sell investment property at home, you need to buy something to avoid capital gains, what made us buy, but we LOVE it at TV. Can't wait to spend more time down there.

  • @johnlayton8242
    @johnlayton8242 3 года назад +9

    Not an expert but I’ve been told a snowbird comes for a season (winters for example) and a snowflake drops in and out on short trips.

    • @pattyc301
      @pattyc301 3 года назад +1

      LOL, love it. When I eventually get there, I will be a flaky snowbird. I will be there full time, but I have oodles of family in Georgia, so I'll be visiting them often. Plus, I'm sure the kids will come "visit" as they stop over for Disney and Orlando trips once they have family in central Florida. Win win win!!! Thanks Jerry and Linda for a GREAT interview!

  • @jim-uu2db
    @jim-uu2db 3 года назад +7

    Always amazed at how the female side of the couple just stays silent in practically every couple interview you have done.

    • @JERRYANDLINDA
      @JERRYANDLINDA  3 года назад +3

      ruclips.net/video/PDMxGHC-zpM/видео.html

    • @carolynw4814
      @carolynw4814 3 года назад +1

      Too funny, Good example of the other end of the spectrum.😂

  • @mishloud4215
    @mishloud4215 3 года назад +25

    Would like to have heard his wife say what she likes in the Villages!!!

    • @monicadabney8471
      @monicadabney8471 3 года назад +2

      Maybe she was a little shy.

    • @auroranite
      @auroranite 3 года назад +4

      She did, “Its warm,sunny, relaxing, we have fun when here.”

    • @monicadabney8471
      @monicadabney8471 3 года назад

      @Terry Williams very true. I probably would have been staring at the floor. 😉

  • @26ydtibbs39
    @26ydtibbs39 3 года назад +1

    Good price point on building up north Jerry, and don't forget, up north we have the benefit of a basement / cellar, or as we say here in Mass, a cellah.

  • @arnovan2010
    @arnovan2010 3 года назад +5

    Hi Jerry and Linda another great Video. If I move to the Villages I don't plan on being a Snowflake :-) Going to send you an email later this morning with a question.

  • @wadecarmen5845
    @wadecarmen5845 3 года назад +1

    Enjoyed the information. Do you have the name of the property management group in the Villages?

    • @JERRYANDLINDA
      @JERRYANDLINDA  3 года назад

      There are several. Hometown property management is one.

  • @maryannecage492
    @maryannecage492 3 года назад +1

    I’m confused! The room behind them is identical to the room you have spoken from. Is it a community space or your home they are borrowing?

    • @JERRYANDLINDA
      @JERRYANDLINDA  3 года назад +3

      They were guests in our home.

    • @maryannecage492
      @maryannecage492 3 года назад +1

      @@JERRYANDLINDA well it is certainly lovely! Thanks for calming my curiosity!

  • @nshaver24
    @nshaver24 3 года назад +2

    An amazing interview with Chad and Jennifer...they definitely have a plan for their future👏👍😎

  • @Hugginsince79
    @Hugginsince79 3 года назад +1

    What a great idea.

  • @janjackson7732
    @janjackson7732 3 года назад +10

    VERY interesting interview. It seems that his wife is quite quiet and a little terrified, so I think she's very brave to come along. Good for them and blessings to them both!

  • @rogojo9853
    @rogojo9853 3 года назад +1

    What a great video, and the couple you interviewed are sweet. 🌼✨

  • @cynthiaamitrano8915
    @cynthiaamitrano8915 3 года назад +2

    Lovely couple. She looks like a Barbie doll. He’s a salesman so he’s a talker which is fine. Don’t waste your money on a pool home. Not worth it. My niece and nephew have a massive pool along with a massive home and the upkeep is astronomical. $2000 just to heat it for the season which is nuts because the weather is so hot and humid. Then there is the insurance and maintenance. Yes, I love them as well, but.......your house is so beautiful and Linda adores it, right Linda?

  • @josephsullivan8654
    @josephsullivan8654 3 года назад +4

    Another interview I would like to see is - maybe not so happy of a video, people deciding to move into assisted living - their reasons, obstacles, and options.
    On another note, I see a lot of homes that are "turn key" (furniture included) - I would like to know the reasons why sellers do this, death in family, moving away and not worth moving the furniture?

  • @lesliehardin7963
    @lesliehardin7963 3 года назад +16

    Jennifer can’t take her eyes off her husband!

  • @robertsykes6376
    @robertsykes6376 3 года назад +2

    Great interview, thinking of the possibility of buying for rental. Is there any way of providing us with the name of the rental management?
    Thank you

  • @ernestkooistra1559
    @ernestkooistra1559 3 года назад +16

    You mean snowbirds, right? :)

    • @SHIRLEYZAPORZON
      @SHIRLEYZAPORZON 3 года назад +3

      I can answer that, being a "snowflake" ourselves. We have a condo in Sunrise Fla, but we are like this couple, back n forth a few times a year. We were told by the permanent residents, that snowbirds stay down for the winter, snowflakes are back and forth.

    • @ernestkooistra1559
      @ernestkooistra1559 3 года назад +1

      @@SHIRLEYZAPORZON that makes sense.

  • @joeselvaggi1835
    @joeselvaggi1835 3 года назад +1

    I believe they live in the Legacy area, not Spanish Springs. They say they live on the Legacy golf course, thats not in or near Spanish Springs.

  • @renitamcintyre1071
    @renitamcintyre1071 3 года назад +1

    Hello we are from Kentucky, would like to move to Florida.

  • @nylonguitar
    @nylonguitar 3 года назад +4

    I could probably get more than the asking price for my place, so in a way most of it's relative. Get overprice for your house, pay overprice for the one you move into. Only "The Village's" in a way has you over a barrel during this particular real estate market. Like the man say's..."The Village's is a bubble".... "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God". So perhaps waiting for this to pass is one option. We aren't getting any younger, but the speed in which this inflation is accelerating could cause a family to hit the pause button before making such an important decision. Suddenly all the "amenities" that the village's offer are fading. Maybe the Village's people should remember that we are all senior citizens and recognize greed. All one has to do is look at the same house in the surrounding communities that is listed much, much lower.

  • @iveyfairfield9337
    @iveyfairfield9337 3 года назад +1

    Snowbird not Snowflake :0)

  • @pizzaearthpancakesandother2549
    @pizzaearthpancakesandother2549 3 года назад +1

    How do you catch a unique rabbit?
    You neek up on it.

  • @terrychan9046
    @terrychan9046 3 года назад +1

    Good video

  • @napervillerealestatelifewi5148
    @napervillerealestatelifewi5148 3 года назад +1

    They don't look ld enough to buy there....

  • @rebeccamartin4267
    @rebeccamartin4267 3 года назад +1

    Bird. Snowbird!!

  • @raguspug1
    @raguspug1 3 года назад +1

    Gizmo!

  • @marypaquette8705
    @marypaquette8705 3 года назад +1

    Paid $38k in 1973, real estate said We should sell for $650k! Ah Massachusetts

  • @davidmiller6981
    @davidmiller6981 3 года назад +5

    Snowflake that's a new one

  • @geyser3445
    @geyser3445 3 года назад +3

    He doesn't let her talk much does he?

    • @JERRYANDLINDA
      @JERRYANDLINDA  3 года назад +6

      Come on Pete… you know everyone is different. Maybe she did not want to talk very much.

    • @gordondonahue4810
      @gordondonahue4810 3 года назад

      @@JERRYANDLINDA
      They seem like a nice couple. In fact; all of the couples you interviewed were definitely nice people. We enjoy your videos and have learned a lot.

    • @okjoe5561
      @okjoe5561 3 года назад +1

      He's a salesman. They like to talk.

    • @mykvalentin
      @mykvalentin 3 года назад +1

      @@JERRYANDLINDA If you want the woman or the wife to be the one talking more, then invite us. My wife will definitely be the one talking a lot, Hahaha ✌️🤪 We enjoyed the video interview. Thank you. Cheers 🍻

    • @evelynshore9489
      @evelynshore9489 3 года назад +1

      If anyone is familiar with 19 Kids and Counting, Jennifer also has the “Duggar Gaze”

  • @kristenschnese698
    @kristenschnese698 3 года назад +4

    Good video they do look too young to live in the villages but then again he could be 55 and she younger Snowflakes I laughed

  • @jlowe51
    @jlowe51 3 года назад +2

    Snowbird Jerry, not snowflake. LOL

    • @jlowe51
      @jlowe51 3 года назад +1

      I think I should have ask, why are you calling them snowflakes and not snowbirds? Maybe I missed something?

    • @DeborahLynnM
      @DeborahLynnM 3 года назад +2

      Snowflakes make shorter visits off and on through the year, snowbirds come for a full season.

  • @ken102
    @ken102 3 года назад +1

    Snowbird

  • @patdennis2586
    @patdennis2586 3 года назад

    When you address a couple as “guys”, you dismiss the women in the room.

    • @JERRYANDLINDA
      @JERRYANDLINDA  3 года назад +16

      Pat, you are wrong. If you Google that subject you will find that anytime you are addressing mixed company "guys" is appropriate. If I was addressing only a female audience it would not be appropriate. But as I said in an earlier post... seriously?