| With today's planned lifestyle
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| | "location, location, location" aside, one
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| communities, golf and boating enthusiasts
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| | has to consider whether the new property
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| have an opportunity to purchase the home
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| | will serve as a primary residence, second
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| of their dreams just a chip shot away
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| | home getaway or retirement abode. The
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| from the green or stone's throw from the
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| | final location decision is generally
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| marina. In addition to an ideal home
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| | based on three primary factors: home use,
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| setting, golf and waterfront community
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| | surrounding area and local weather.
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| residents enjoy an active and diversified
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| | For most of us working folk, our primary
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| lifestyle experience complete with
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| | residence is located within an hour or so
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| first-class golf courses, marinas,
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| | of a major metropolitan center. Don't
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| beaches, spas, clubhouses, recreation
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| | fret, there are hundreds of golf and
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| areas, fine dining and countless other
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| | waterfront communities centrally located
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| amenities.
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| | within driving distance from most major
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| Out of the 10,000 master planned
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| | metropolitan areas. If by chance you live
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| communities across the United States,
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| | near Dallas, you have several options to
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| over 2,500 are built around golf courses
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| | choose from including Stonebridge Ranch
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| and pristine waterfront property. Making
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| | in north Dallas and Black Horse Ranch
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| sense of all the options can be mind
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| | which is only 25 minutes from downtown.
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| boggling. If you are thinking about
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| | Washington D.C. commuters are also in
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| relocating to one of these golf and
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| | luck with conveniently located golf and
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| waterfront communities, it is imperative
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| | waterfront communities in Virginia,
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| to be able to distinguish one community
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| | Maryland and Delaware. Belmont Country
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| from the next and more importantly, know
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| | Club, a Toll Brothers property, is a mere
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| what to look for before you buy.
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| | 40 minutes from Washington D.C. in
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| Community Types
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| | Ashburn, Virginia. These examples
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| In the past, golf and waterfront master
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| | represent only a fraction of the actual
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| planned communities catered to distinct
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| | number of suburban golf and waterfront
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| segments of the housing market, namely
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| | developments.
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| middle to upper income empty nesters and
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| | The location decision is a bit more
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| retirees. Things have changed. Today,
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| | complicated and not as clear cut when one
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| golf course and waterfront developments
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| | considers purchasing a second home
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| are designed to accommodate budgets of
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| | retreat or retirement residence. In this
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| all levels and generally fall into one of
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| | situation, other factors come in to play
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| two categories: multi-generational and
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| | such as the activity and cultural
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| age restricted.
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| | richness of the immediate area and of
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| The construction of multi-generational
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| | course, local weather. If you are looking
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| communities represents a recent trend in
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| | for a second home, would you like to be
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| planned community home building. The
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| | nestled in the woods away from the hustle
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| underlying idea is to attract a diverse
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| | and bustle of the city, located in a more
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| population of families including retirees
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| | suburban area or some in between?
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| and young professionals of varying income
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| | Climate is also an integral factor to
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| levels and backgrounds in order to
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| | take into consideration when purchasing a
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| establish a robust and vibrant community.
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| | home particularly if you are feeling
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| After decades of building age restricted
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| | abused by recent harsh winters. This may
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| communities, builders and developers have
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| | clearly point to a direction that takes
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| recognized that the traditional elements
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| | you out of your home state or even to
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| of planned community living such as
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| | another part of the country. Conversely,
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| security, on-site amenities and low
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| | the summer's never ending heat may drive
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| maintenance housing appeal to home buyers
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| | you to consider the cooler climates up
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| of all ages.
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| | north. Fortunately, there are 2,500 golf
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| Most new communities are
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| | and waterfront communities spread out
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| multi-generational developments.
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| | across the United States from Minnesota
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| Vistancia situated in the beautiful
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| | to Texas and California to Massachusetts.
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| Sonoran desert outside of Peoria, Arizona
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| | What is clear in the case of retirement
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| is a recently opened golf community
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| | homes is that good local health care and
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| attracting individuals and families of
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| | transportation facilities are a must. For
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| all ages. Since home sales began in March
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| | most retirees, living over 60 miles away
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| 2004, almost 500 families have moved into
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| | from the closest hospital or airport is
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| this scenic development with 1,700 total
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| | just not an option. In the end, it comes
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| acres of open space and a 900-acre
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| | down to striking a balance between modern
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| mountain preserve.
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| | necessities and the beauty of the great
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| Conversely, age restricted planned
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| | outdoors.
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| communities are developed for the +55
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| | Amenities
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| home owner with amenities and facilities
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| | Once you have settled on a geographic
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| for today's discerning empty nester and
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| | location, the next area to focus on is
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| retiree. Typically, the age restriction
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| | amenities. These can vary greatly from
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| requires one household resident to be at
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| | one golf and waterfront development to
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| least 55 in order to qualify for home
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| | the next. Typically, these expanded
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| ownership. Over the last decade, an
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| | 'goodies' fall into two categories:
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| evolution has occurred with the age
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| | conveniences and lifestyle enhancements.
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| restricted community model of yesteryear
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| | Conveniences include such things as
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| making way for contemporary activity
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| | security services, home maintenance,
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| based developments complete with lavish
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| | gardening services, concierge service,
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| amenities and world-class recreation
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| | on-site retail and office space, cable
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| areas, not to mention the conventional
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| | television and high-speed internet.
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| facilities required by the +55
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| | Lifestyle enhancements relate to
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| demographic.
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| | recreation activities and rest and
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| The undisputed leader in age restricted
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| | relaxation befitting an enhanced life of
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| master planned community development is
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| | leisure. One can find a mix of facilities
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| Del Webb. Since the 1960s, Del Webb has
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| | at planned communities which support
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| constructed numerous age restricted golf
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| | numerous activities like tennis, hunting,
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| and waterfront communities across the
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| | boating, skiing, and hiking. To balance
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| United States. Del Webb's Sun City
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| | the rigors of recreation, planned
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| developments are arguably the most
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| | communities provide residents with rest
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| recognizable line of age restricted
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| | and relaxation amenities such as spas,
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| communities stretching from coast to
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| | clubhouses, wilderness preserves, pools,
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| coast with Sun City Hilton Head in North
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| | beaches and fine dining.
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| Carolina and Sun City Lincoln Hill in
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| | With real estate opportunities for every
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| California.
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| | budget, isn't it about time you looked
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| Location
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| | into moving to a golf and waterfront
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| The most important criterion in selecting
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| | community that offers unbelievable
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| a traditional home is location and the
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| | vistas, year round activities, low
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| same is true when deciding on a golf and
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| | maintenance living and first-class
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| waterfront community. The old adage
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| | amenities?
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