Dick Betts REALTOR® The Villages, Florida

One of the guest who is staying at one of our investors homes here in The Villages, Florida called concerned about these little creatures that kinda look like very small alligators, they are all over the place, welcome to Florida!  This was their first experience with Geckos and we informed them ...

Many Villages overlook or forget about the original country club Orange Blossom Hills.  It is a great place and now that FMK has added the restaurant to their ten current restaurants you should remember it.  They have plans for Saint Patrick’s Day weekend.  From their FB Page:Celebrate St. Patric...

I am not done yet highlighting Saint Patrick’s Day events, if your club or FB group is doing something please let me know the details and I will share.  Sawgrass is giving you an early start on Saint Patrick’s Day, how about noon?  On the stage starting at noon is the Sounds of Scotland.  Startin...

Yesterday I shared about all the happening at Lake Sumter Landing for Saint Patrick’s Day, today it’s Spanish Springs.  This is a big deal for Spanish Springs starting at 3:00 pm with the parade.  If you never attended you need to come early, the parade is highlighted by the decorated golf carts,...

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...