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Why SummerGlen May Be The Best
Florida Retirement Community For You
Choosing the right Florida retirement community for you can be a daunting task. Every retirement community seems to offer many advantages, and the sales agents very seldom tell you about the disadvantages.
Of course, you have to choose the retirement community that feels like home and gives you most of what you are looking for in a Florida Retirement Home. SummerGlen offers some very specific advantages that you may not find when you visit other retirement communities.
Here are a few points to consider:
NO CDD'S OR HIDDEN COSTS AT SUMMERGLEN
Many Florida retirement communities are organized around what is called a Community Development District or CDD. These are like min-governments that have the power to tax residents for community improvements, and they can often add thousands of dollars to your annual cost of retirement living that you may not expect. Plus, CDD's often don't give residents the power to control their own community.
At SummerGlen, there are no CDD's. SummerGlen is what is known as a "resident-owned retirement community." All of the cost of recreational facilities, roadways, utility infrastructure, etc. have been paid for by the builder and are deeded to the residents via their property owners' association. Residents will have the opportunity to vote for the Board of Directors of this Association and thus will be able to control what happens in their own community.
While CDD's can sometimes may the home purchase price seem more affordable, beware of the hidden extra costs. At SummerGlen, your home purchase price is all you pay, except for your low monthly maintenance fee, that even includes mowing your lawn.
SUMMERGLEN WILL CUSTOMIZE YOUR RETIREMENT HOME
Florida retirement communities often use the "standard floorplan" or cookie-cutter approach to selling homes. This means you can choose from a limited number of floorplans, but have little ability to customize parts of the home or add upgrades and options.
SummerGlen offers extensive home customization their their retirement homes. You can start with one of more than a dozen home floorplans created especially for Florida retirement living, then meet with a SummerGlen designer to discuss changes you want to make to make your home perfect for you. SummerGlen keeps its customization services very affordable, and most homeowners are surprised at the value they can get for their money, even in an extensively customized home.
SUMMERGLEN IS A SMALLER AND MORE INTIMATE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
Many Florida retirement communities stretch over thousands of acres and can include 4,000 to 10,000 homes or more. Sure the recreational facilities are lavish, but imagine what it will be like sharing them with that many neighbors.
SummerGlen is large enough (at about 460 acres) to include a championship 18-hole golf course, softball diamond, extensive clubhouse facilities, on-site RV storage and many other amenities. Yet with just over 1,000 homes, it is perhaps a quarter to a tenth of the size of most large Central Florida Retirement Communities. This means our roadways, fitness center, pool and other amenities are less crowded, and you can really get to know your neighbors.
SUMMERGLEN OFFERS A MONEY-BACK SATISFACTION GUARANTEE ON YOUR HOME
Almost all Florida retirement communities offer some kind of warranty on the homes they sell. But what if they build your home, and you are not happy with the construction quality after you move in? No builder will let you return the home after you've lived in it...no builder except Florida Leisure Communities at SummerGlen that is.
Florida Leisure is virtually the only Florida retirement community builder to offer a "Money-Back Construction Satisfaction Guarantee" on almost every home they build. That means if you move into your home and are not satisfied with the quality of its construction, the builder will buy the home back for the same price you paid for it. That can give you real peace of mind when you're moving from another location and may not be on hand to see your home being built. See details of the FLC Money-Back Construction Satisfaction Guarantee here.
These are just a few of the things to consider when you are looking for your Florida retirement home. But before you decide, please make sure you visit SummerGlen. You'll be glad you did.
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