Dick Betts REALTOR® The Villages, Florida

The other day I shared about the Tierra Del Sol Country Club and enjoying the Bar and Grill and one of our page followers brought up the Studio Theatre and she had just bought season tickets.  The Studio Theatre is in the same building as the bar and grill and many make an evening out of dining a...

Most Villagers use their garage doors to gain entry into their home using the remote in the car, golf cart even the code box outside but what if power is out and the garage door doesn’t open?  Do you have your house keys with you?  What if a neighbor wants to borrow something or you ask them whil...

Video Door Bells, Alexa or Google Nest Hub, Smart Speakers, Mesh Routers, Smart Cameras, Smart Thermostats, Smart Plugs, Smart irrigation Controls, Smart Garage Door Openers are popping up in homes.  Yesterday spoke with someone who installed Smart Blinds they are programed to open and close thro...

Back in 2008 I viewed my first Florida Sunset as a Resident of Florida!  I had seen many sunsets in Florida before calling Florida home but that one was special.  I was on the banks of the Matanzas River just south of Saint Augustine looking west as the sunsets.  I thought wow I get to see these ...

One thing for sure we have plenty of dining choices in The Villages, Florida.  What I like are then dining choices a 5-minute golf cart ride from my home and we have plenty of them.  The Tierra Del Sol Bar & Grill is one of them only 1.2 miles away.  One of the great things about The Villages is ...

Many of you reach out to me with questions and I try my best to answer.  Last week a gentleman emailed me about moving to The Villages and he and his wife are under 65 so no Medicare and asked about health insurance.  I got in touch with my health insurance guy which like my lender guy Ronda they...

That was a question I asked somebody today that is trying to decide on a location and a home in The Villages, Florida, are you getting dizzy yet?  This place is huge and has so many options on where to live, and everybody has an opinion and there is not a right or wrong answer rather it is up to ...

Looking for a home priced right?  Thinking about purchasing an investment property?  We have just what you are looking for just 1 mile from Spanish Springs, 2 miles from Lake Sumter Landing, 4-minute golf cart ride to major retail and dining.  Don’t like the idea of a kissing lanai?  You have ope...

Want to live close to a swimming pool?  I’m not sure on the exact count but we are talking about maybe 120 or more pools located in The Villages, Florida.  There are three types of pools in The Villages, Family Pools, Adult Pools and Sports Pools.  There is no shortage of pools in every neighborh...

If you go to one of the squares in The Villages, Florida to listen to the band don’t be surprised to see a group of line dancers already there dancing in unison.  Most of the time the core group are students of the many line dancing classes held regularly in The Villages.  One of my first visits ...