Dick Betts REALTOR® The Villages, Florida

It seems once a year many residents of The Villages become Irish thus we don’t have just a day rather a bunch of days!  This year Saint Patrick’s Day Festivities kicks off Thursday the 14th at Lake Sumter Landing.  Starting at 4:00 pm the Steel City Rollers take the stage bringing their dynamic a...

Where would we be without our smartphones and apps?  Like it or not it is now our life and for many of us our work.  But we can have fun, play apps on our phone and there are two I use here in The Villages, Florida.  First is the Daily Sun app which I use often, we live between Spanish Springs an...

If you missed my first articles in this series scroll back to Monday, second article Tuesday, third article Wednesday, fourth article Thursday, fifth article Friday and you will be up to speed.  I was going to stop at five until I got a call from Ginger a fellow Villager and follower on my FB Pag...

 2 minutes to Sawgrass Grove! And a 4-minute golf cart ride across the bridge to the future of The Villages-Eastport. Step into the fantastic world of 531 Gilson Loop! This 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom Cottage home is like the VIP of St. Catherine, chilling on a quiet street with zero traffic drama and ...

If you missed my first articles in this series scroll back to Monday, second article Tuesday, third article Wednesday, fourth article Thursday and you will be up to speed.  My goal is to educated homebuyers to ask the right questions.  Here is the final scenario, your wish list is at least $100,0...

If you missed my first articles in this series scroll back to Monday, second article Tuesday, third article Wednesday and you will be up to speed.  My goal is to educated homebuyers to ask the right questions.  Now let’s go inside the walls of the block stucco or vinyl home in the perfect locatio...

If you missed my first articles in this series scroll back to Monday, second article Tuesday and you will be up to speed.  My goal is to educated homebuyers to ask the right questions.  The problem is most folks who have not spent a lot of time here they don’t know the questions to ask.  I mapped...

On Monday I discussed folks not here yet posting on the dozen Facebook groups in The Villages asking which is the best village, 200 comments later you still don’t know.  Monday I started asking questions of those considering moving here, what lifestyle do you seek?  Missed the article scroll down...

Many of you are not from here, YET!  Some of you are fellow Villagers either way if you belong to any of the other dozen or so Facebook Groups in The Villages you will know what I am talking about.  Please stop asking which village in The Villages is the best, why? You will get 200 plus comments ...

I am blessed to be a part of a major decision people make in their life.  Pulling up stakes from somewhere in the country and moving to The Villages, Florida.  Many times, I meet them online thanks to social media months before ever stepping foot into this place.  Soon the questions start and I d...