Dick Betts REALTOR® The Villages, Florida

Most of us take driving a car for granted but for some it isn’t an option.  The past few years I have worked with clients that don’t drive a car, maybe medical or choice either way The Villages, Florida is the answer.  We tried it, Michelle came home one day and said I want to sell my car, gettin...

Every once in awhile I get “Writer’s Block” and have a hard time deciding what to share, I know FOOD!  First for those that don’t know the restaurants at the country clubs in The Villages, Florida are open to the public, and we have plenty of them.Glenview is on my short list of favorites, so I w...

Over the weekend my Facebook Page hit a milestone, 2,000 followers on the Dick Betts, Realtor, The Villages, FL.  On September 22nd, 2022, I decided to start the page and make the commitment to share an article a day of between 175- and 300-words sharing information about The Villages, and the su...

Since 1861 there has been 14 hurricanes hit the state of Florida in November, so we are not done with hurricanes quite yet.  The last hurricane to hit Florida was in 2022 Hurricane Nicole which made landfall as a Cat 1.  Hurricane Nicole made landfall as a category 1 hurricane on 10 November 2022...

Buying a home in The Villages, Florida you need to consider the Community Development District (CDD) Bonds.  Bonds are used to build the infrastructure in The Villages, the roads, water and sewer systems, parks, landscaping, streetlights and other items needed to build homes in an area.  The bond...

In real estate and The Villages rental business we have three seasons, peak which is January, February and March which is our high season for the population of The Villages.  Next is our shoulder months November, December and April and the other six months is generally when our population is at i...

This past weekend we added Smart Outlets to our lanai which my handyman suggested.  Let me describe what I was doing and why I needed them, our lanai is under roof and screened in and we have columns every 10’.  The columns have a flat area on top so if we wanted we can install temporary lighting...

If you have ever drove around The Villages you have seen the street rods and I wanted to share more information about the carts and a great website so you can browse the pictures.  The website is www.StreetRodCentral.com:The first known Streetrod club in The Villages first met on Tuesday April 26...

First I am a blessed man, so many friends, very close to my family and Michelle by my side as we go through life!  Regrets I do have a few and one of them was not moving to The Villages sooner!  Many of you who follow and read my daily articles know what I am talking about with The Villages.  My ...

I am seeing a trend more people are moving to The Villages, Florida that work remotely.  From research it looks like almost 20% of this country’s work force works remotely and The Villages are benefiting from those workers.  I see it up close as homebuyers are telling me they need an in-home offi...