Updates, Encounters and Questions in The Villages

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Greetings everyone! This week we are sharing a Channel Update as well as some great encounters with wonderful Villagers. We also ask you for your ideas about video topics and any questions you might have about moving to The Villages. Please share those in the comments or you can send them to our email at [e-mail]. Thanks so much and have a great week.

[@bowhunter1687]

Hi guys. Another good video. My wife and I are here this week and we will be sure to "Hi" if we see you out and about!

[@thevillagesnatives3491]

Thanks so much and have a great time! If you see us just let us know, it would be great to meet you in person.

[@mjemigh3304]

Hey, guys! I'm just wandering through the maze of Villages videos and came upon yours. It sounds like you enjoy meeting new people, so.....I just bought a house in Dabney last week. I should be moving in by late August after closing on 7/30. My name is MJ. I'm a retired mentalist, having worked in the corporate arena. I'm a recent widower who is returning to Florida after 13 years in Texas (we lived in Oviedo for 16 years). I hope to run into you in a few months!

[@thevillagesnatives3491]

Thanks so much for your comment and congratulations on the purchase of your new home. We definitely hope to see you and would love to meet you. Once you arrive and have time shoot us a note via email and we would love to meet you. [e-mail]

[@carolapostolos8929]

I really enjoy seeing tours of homes. Perhaps you could show us your home.

[@thevillagesnatives3491]

Thanks so much for your comment and yes we most definitely are going to do that. Our main question has been when do we do a home tour because to us it still seems incomplete because we have a slower pace with our upgrades. Our initial desire has been to show our home when it is "complete", but it might be better to show it in stages of progress so that others can experience the journey with us. Thanks for your encouraging suggestion and let us know if you would like to see the development in stages.

[@paulbarry4879]

We’re closing on a home in DeLuna in late July and can’t wait to begin our new adventure. We are fortunate that the home we purchased already includes many of the upgrades you’ve done and a few you’re considering but after listening to your video, we’ll probably add a few things of our own! We’d love to meet you guys at some point once we’re done unpacking!

[@thevillagesnatives3491]

Congratulations and welcome to The Villages! We really like Deluna and so glad that you all found a home that has those upgrades you wanted. We would love to meet up with you all as well. Whenever you are ready just drop us a message at our email: [e-mail]. Welcome again and thanks so much for sharing.

[@DebbieDeLuna]

Welcome to the Delunatics! We are a great village! Best of luck with your move. 🤗

[@MaureenLo1]

I enjoy your videos, April seems so sweet, like someone I’d like to hang out with 😊 Question- with the houses that have been struck by lightning recently, are you thinking about getting a lightening suppression system (aka lighting rods)?

[@thevillagesnatives3491]

Thanks so much and so glad that they are helpful. April loves to socialize; just let us know when you visit and she and I (if you like) would love to meet you and get to know you. Yes, the lightning is a major concern. We have Duke Energy and they offer various levels of support in dealing with lightning and we opted for the whole house surge protection. It is a whole home device placed between the electric meter and the home and it costs about $10 per month. With this service we also get financial reimbursement if we have a loss of motors or compressors up to a certain limit. So far this has been very helpful. Most electricity providers in this area offer similar services, so I would definitely check into it. Thanks so much and have a great week.

[@ourfamilyvideos7283]

Absolutely loved meeting you guys. Your videos are soooo appreciated and watched several times over❤ can’t wait to see y’all again soon. 🌴R&A

[@thevillagesnatives3491]

Thanks so much for your encouraging comments and for meeting with us; it was a blast to hear your story. We drove by our new home today and it looks GREAT! Congratulations, and see you soon!

[@shilohwoods4516]

YES!!! Anno Domini AD and Before Christ BC. Advice (take it or leave it...) others have You Tube channels, but NO ONE has YOUR You Tube channel. All of TV YT channels have Q & A, because the answers help their subscribers. You have a unigueness, in that the two of your are HOME. You have an insight into the history that other TV YT channels do not. Also you are prior military, you understand moving and change (Ugh.....one more time for us and cant wait😊) Take us on a tour of your hometown, give us your opinion, and help us to learn. It is better to put out a short video consistently rather than a long video inconsistently. You can also do shorts on YT that are about 1 or 2 mintues long. If you keep up with it, you'll find your pace and what people like from the analytics. So glad you are running into you YT family (makes all the editing worthwhile😅)

[@thevillagesnatives3491]

Wow! Thanks so much and we truly appreciate your insight and encouraging words. We are putting together a video for veterans and retired military to share key benefits for moving to TV. All great suggestions and we will definitely incorporate them. Your words and those of so many others are really motivating and it lets us know that our effort is so worthwhile. Thank you again and please give us a heads up via email when you visit.

[@MaureenLo1]

I would like to see videos about clubs and the different activities that you try - if they were a hit or a once and done.

[@thevillagesnatives3491]

Thanks and that is a great suggestion and one that we definitely need to incorporate.

[@pattiebravata7462]

Thank you for the good video. I like April's dress. Very pretty. The pups are so cute. Regarding topics, I'd love to know what food stores are nearby. Where do you buy groceries like vegetables, fruits and meats. Also, what is the process to obtain a Florida drivers license and Florida license plates? Thanks so much in advance.

[@thevillagesnatives3491]

Thanks so much for your encouraging comment and I wholeheartedly agree with you about April and the pups; I am a lucky man! Food stores/Groceries and Florida drivers license and plates are great topics, thanks so much for them. We retained our Florida residence and licenses all through our military service so it wasn't something that we had to do, so we haven't thought about that yet. We will talk more about Food Stores but one main thing that we see is that retail usually lags houses and amenities as The Villages grows. Thanks again, great suggestions!

[@victoriachanel2493]

Great video update! Can you provide the list that your new friends (Peter/Maria) provided with along with your upgrades, that would be sooooo useful for all of us that will be moving to TV in the near future!❤😊

[@thevillagesnatives3491]

Thanks so much and April and I discussed that earlier. Let us check back with Peter and Maria to make sure that we do so according to their wishes. More to follow.

[@aimeedegroot6245]

I agree furnishings how did you do it a mixing of favorite previous pieces, artwork and new purchases? Where did you find furniture locally?

[@thevillagesnatives3491]

That is a great question and one that is best answered with a walkthrough of the house. I will get with April and discuss doing that. Thanks so much for your question and those are questions that we will put on the list. More to follow.

[@tamieemmer2795]

Thanks for the video, I have a million and one questions like I'm sure you two had when you were thinking about the move. First off my husband and I have never been to TV before, but hopefully in the near future! We were suppose to close on our commercial property next week, but it got pushed back to July 31, so we have to wait some more 😥 My first question is, how do you go about setting up the utilities, like the water, gas, electric, cable/internet do you have to call the companies or does your sales agent help you out with all that information. It seems overwhelming to do all those things and also to set up residency in Florida since we are from Wisconsin. Those are a few of my questions. Thanks again for your videos and your dogs are adorable!

[@thevillagesnatives3491]

Thank you for watching and for your great comment and questions, and we wholeheartedly suggest even a short visit in person to gain the experience of The Villages before you purchase. There are a lot of rentals available for any length of time and many people will rent for a while, get acclimated and then purchase. Sorry about the delay in your closing and hopefully all goes well from here. Thanks for your questions and we definitely have to address them in an upcoming video because they are so pertinent. We purchased a new home so in our discussion with the sales department they gave a list of all the utility companies for our village and we had to contact them, some online and some via phone, to set up service. This is not as difficult as it first seems, and we found everyone very helpful. Residency is mainly regarding vehicle registration and drivers license. You have 30 days in Florida to get your drivers license and vehicle registration, so that gives you a bit of time to get unpacked and oriented. We will incorporate these questions into our upcoming videos, thanks so much.

[@christigallup2175]

Did you purchase your home for the Floorplan or the Village first? What is the sq feet on your home? I like the model but thought it was closer to 1800

[@thevillagesnatives3491]

Great questions, our priority was floorplan and then Village/location because we spend the overwhelming amount of our time in our home. Our home is 1886 sq feet and we have not seen any of the models with this floorplan (Ottawa, Indigo, Oriole) less than 1886 sq feet, but we have seen some Indigos that were "stretched" with more sq feet. Hope this helps, thanks so much and we really like this floorplan. The separation of the 2nd and 3rd Bedrooms, the utility room configuration and the 3rd Bath are key features for us.

[@christigallup2175]

Did you move your furniture with you or did you purchase new?

[@thevillagesnatives3491]

Great question, we brought about half of our furniture and we purchased about half. Most of what we purchased we did so at our previous home and transported with our existing furniture. We have seen some of our neighbors with long waits for furniture deliveries in the area. Thanks so much and hope this helps and we will address this in upcoming videos.