Dick Betts REALTOR® The Villages, Florida

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2024 

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A friend from another state just shared an interesting report referencing Harvard Business School 2018 about Starbucks locations and home values.  Next was a report by a financial investment firm specializing in real estate values discussing Pickleball Courts.  From there two more “experts” opini...
09/30/2024

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I shared this the beginning of September and it’s time to let me know if you can make it.  I already have a few people on my list that plan on coming and if you are interested please let me know as I need to RSVP for all of us.Our Rio-One Social Club which is very active is hosting our annual Okt...
09/29/2024

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One of The Villages, Florida premier hospitality groups FMK is opening a new sport bar at the location of the former Red Lobster on 466.  We can always use more sports bars in The Villages.  College alumni groups, pro sports fans you name it people here love to watch sports.  No games on?  There ...
09/28/2024

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First light this morning I see some leaves, small branches down in the yard.  I think The Villages survived just fine as I saw nothing on any of the Facebook Groups of Villages News.  I did see one front pole light the top came off and one older palm tree had damage.I sat on my lanai most of the ...
09/27/2024

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Last week we flew to Northern Virginia and came home with Covid, plus a freaking hurricane in the Gulf!  Guess the good thing I don’t have any desire to eat hurricane snacks or what I bought at Total Wine!Let’s talk tornadoes, we don’t have basements so think about interior rooms or closets.  Our...
09/26/2024

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Looks like you have today yet to pick up anything you need.  If The Weather Channel is right looks like our worst weather will be Thursday evening.  30 mph winds with gust to 60 mph and heavy rain.  You need to be where you want to be by 5:00 pm Thursday.  Stay out of golf cart tunnels!Update on ...
09/25/2024

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Well, here we go!  For the next few days, I will be getting up about 6:00 to see what is happening with Hurricane Helena.  For some of you this could be your first hurricane in The Villages and will be giving my humble opinion on the effects to us in The Villages, remember I’m a Realtor not a Met...
09/24/2024

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Back home from 5 days of babysitting and being with family in Arlington, VA and just in time to watch that red blob coming into the Gulf of Mexico.  It is amazing how easy it is to travel to and from The Villages, Florida.  Friends took us and picked us up at the Lake Sumter Bus Depot, Groome got...
09/23/2024

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One thing about The Villages, Florida we see restaurants come and go and normally a location doesn’t stay empty for long.  Example Bella Vita Italian Steakhouse on the square at Spanish Springs this is the fourth restaurant at that location since I moved to The Villages in 2011.  Another example ...
09/22/2024

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Michelle and I are in Arlington, VA babysitting a 2- and 4-year-old while my son and his wife take a few days away for my son’s birthday.  My other son and his family lives just north of Philadelphia and making plans for a trip to see them.  I got to thinking this week how many times I talk with ...
09/21/2024
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