Investing in The Villages for Fun and Profit

Jerry and Linda found a great couple that purchased a home in Spanish Springs for investment purposes. Chad, a real estate agent and his wife Jennifer live in Kentucky and make frequent trips to The Villages where they live in a Courtyard villa on the Nancy Lopez Championship Golf Course. When not in The Villages, they rent out their home with the help of a local property management company. In this episode the Newcomers find out the particulars in this unique situation with pointers for anyone that may be thinking about buying as an investment.
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[@DuaneWiseChristianC]

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]

Jennifer has very pretty hair!

[@our3littlepumpkins538]

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 🧡

[@lauralampe1664]

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

[@klb1752]

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 KZbinrs!

[@JERRYANDLINDA]

Thanks, Kellee!! 😁😁

[@sherryhall1259]

I agree with Kellee!

[@lulubelle551]

Gizmo is so cute

[@donnaj4528]

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]

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.😁😁

[@AnnMitt]

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

[@carolapostolos8929]

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

[@edwardreger61]

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.

[@curtisdavis8594]

Good show!! Thx

[@CR-ru1kw]

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

[@Jorgeola757]

Hey guy's , enjoyed the video. Thanks

[@stevenwilburn235]

Thank you for sharing. Great interview

[@fredasman04]

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

[@johnmayerislovee]

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]

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.

[@mishloud4215]

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

[@monicadabney8471]

Maybe she was a little shy.

[@auroranite]

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

[@monicadabney8471]

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

[@CynthiaMUrban]

Thanks for sharing....God bless.

[@joyceb9502]

Great interview - good job 👍

[@richardtanaka8003]

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

[@ronyingling2663]

Same here.

[@nanettecrawford7067]

Same here!

[@alvalantine]

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

[@marionzakrzewski3871]

enjoyed the interview!

[@ricsmith2185]

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

[@JERRYANDLINDA]

THANKS, RIC! 😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@ricsmith2185]

@@JERRYANDLINDA ❤❤❤

[@GringoLoco1]

Nice interview with interesting folks. Gracias amigos 👍👍

[@sandramoore8115]

I am from Kentucky. Go Big Blue!!!

[@peterboggi9690]

very informative ..well done

[@mialorenzen3538]

Love this interview!! Very informative. 🌻👍😎

[@gordondonahue4810]

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

[@phukit5456]

On contingent.

[@patk811]

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]

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]

If you watch Ira Miller's KZbin 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]

@@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.

[@myjoysunshine]

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

[@nshaver24]

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

[@edmorse8654]

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

[@JERRYANDLINDA]

😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@patricialynch6532]

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 ❤️

[@gandyr1397]

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

[@jerryfriedrich5462]

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

[@Hugginsince79]

What a great idea.

[@terrie1226]

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

[@oceandreamer1958]

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!

[@johnlayton8242]

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]

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!

[@auroranite]

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

[@justlivinglife....619]

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]

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

[@adamstoehr3795]

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]

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

[@josephsullivan8654]

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]

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.

[@consuelosouders3245]

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!

[@Irasid]

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.

[@26ydtibbs39]

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.

[@ernestkooistra1559]

You mean snowbirds, right? :)

[@SHIRLEYZAPORZON]

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]

@@SHIRLEYZAPORZON that makes sense.

[@beachgal5062]

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❤❤❤❤👏👏👏👏👏

[@lesliehardin7963]

Jennifer can’t take her eyes off her husband!

[@kire115]

Camera shy ...

[@lesliehardin7963]

@@kire115 he is a handsome guy

[@terispillman6059]

Go Kentucky!

[@billybelcher3611]

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

[@karensnook7419]

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!! 😊

[@josephsullivan8654]

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?

[@arnovan2010]

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.

[@jim-uu2db]

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

[@JERRYANDLINDA]

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[@carolynw4814]

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

[@rogojo9853]

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

[@harryp1665]

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]

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.

[@OurWullie007]

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]

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.

[@terrychan9046]

Good video

[@cynthiaamitrano8915]

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?

[@janjackson7732]

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!

[@barbaramuzychka3836]

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

[@JERRYANDLINDA]

Danke schön! 😁😁

[@joeselvaggi1835]

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.

[@nylonguitar]

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.

[@matt51402]

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

[@JERRYANDLINDA]

About 40 minutes, maybe 45.

[@renitamcintyre1071]

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

[@robertsykes6376]

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

[@iveyfairfield9337]

Snowbird not Snowflake :0)

[@raguspug1]

Gizmo!

[@wadecarmen5845]

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

[@JERRYANDLINDA]

There are several. Hometown property management is one.

[@rebeccamartin4267]

Bird. Snowbird!!

[@maryannecage492]

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]

They were guests in our home.

[@maryannecage492]

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

[@pizzaearthpancakesandother2549]

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

[@pizzaearthpancakesandother2549]

How do you catch a tame rabbit? Tame way, unique up on it.

[@napervillerealestatelifewi5148]

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

[@marypaquette8705]

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

[@davidmiller6981]

Snowflake that's a new one

[@geyser3445]

He doesn't let her talk much does he?

[@JERRYANDLINDA]

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

[@gordondonahue4810]

@@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]

He's a salesman. They like to talk.

[@mykvalentin]

@@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]

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

[@ken102]

Snowbird

[@jlowe51]

Snowbird Jerry, not snowflake. LOL

[@jlowe51]

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

[@DebbieDeLuna]

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

[@kristenschnese698]

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

[@patdennis2586]

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

[@JERRYANDLINDA]

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?