Dick Betts REALTOR® The Villages, Florida

Many folks considering moving to The Villages, Florida read my daily articles and blogs.  Most are coming from states that don’t have hurricanes so I decided this will be hurricane week.  We generally have plenty of notice, with Idalia the red blob showed up on Friday morning which should be a re...

Couple weeks ago, I attended a conference and decided I was going to take every session available about Artificial Intelligence.  I have incorporated it in a few areas of my business but wanted to share an example.  Below is my version and AI version.My version:The Villages, Florida is a great pl...

Remember how we purchased a home in the past?  Phone calls, visits with the Realtor at his office, meet with the bank for a mortgage then drive around looking at houses.  Times have changed and this week was a great example.  I have been chatting with a client in Maine on Facebook Messenger, we n...

I have shared about Bamboo Bistro in the past and like to think it is our little secret place, dined there the other night and wanted to give them a shout out.  Located on 441 in front of Target for us it is about a mile golf cart ride.  I have shared before how crazy my life is and the 7:00 pm r...

I was reading an article the other day and was surprised that July leads the way for insurance claims for water damage, mostly from inside the home.  My neighbor had a water leak and called somebody after he got a huge water bill, the friend unlocked the front door and water came out, not a good ...

Remember when we were proud of our cherry cabinets?  The rich look of cherry surrounding your kitchen was quite the thing, guess no more!  For years, we associated white cabinets with being cheap now white cabinets are on most everybody’s wish list.  Like cabinets appliances color goes through fa...

I remember playing kickball as a kid growing up in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, at recess and in the summer our town had a recreation program offered at different sites in our small town.  We would travel between the sites and play kickball, great sport as both boys and girls could be on the same te...

Here we are at Lake Sumter Landing 6:30 Sunday night and hungry.  I suggest Cody’s, nope not steak, Red Sauce, nope not pasta, Sonny’s, nope not BBQ, Lighthouse, yes seafood would be great!  We enjoy Lighthouse Point Bar and Grille and the options are great.  Michelle is Gluten Free and so is the...

Remember when we thought call waiting was cool?  How about voicemail?  If it was important they would leave a message.  Then came text message which don’t bother leaving a voicemail just text them.  Today we can see most of the time who is calling while we are in the middle of another call, we ca...

I was reading today the National Hurricane Center issued its first tropical storm warning for Southern California ever.  Apparently, there was not a hurricane center 83 years ago the last time this happened.  For us living in Florida here we go again!  I have been here going on my 13th year and w...