Dick Betts REALTOR® The Villages, Florida

All the news is about the change in real estate taking effect today.  We are seeing a lot of discussion on television and online about these changes.  Despite what you may have read about slashing of home prices, agents leaving the industry, and the sky falling - I don’t feel that way!  Who we ar...

This is a very easy scam to fall for, I personally have witnessed this as a deal too good to be true.  Right after Bed, Bath and Beyond closed a website popped up and looked like the official site except a few little domain changes.  They were advertising close out specials and boy they looked go...

I am very excited to welcome our 7th member to The Betts Team, Kevin Sexton.  We have big plans for Kevin and once you read his bio you will understand why.  The Betts Team will now be in the position to offer Buyer Representation on new construction in The Villages, Florida, considering moving t...

More and more people are changing the way they eat, it’s no difference in The Villages, Florida.  Many residents of The Villages have dedicated their lifestyle on being healthy including being active, attending all types of exercise classes and eating right.  This is a group you might want to che...

Discovered a cool day trip and it only 100 miles from The Villages, Florida, a trip to Honeymoon Island.  Full disclosure we have a family member who lives on a canal in Dunedin (just north of Clearwater) and has access to a Pontoon Boat.  We piled into the boat and headed south to Caddy’s Indian...

Our friends who only had a very limited amount of knowledge about The Villages, Florida before coming here returned home I am sure a return trip or being a future resident is a strong possibility.  It was Sunday so the day started with us picking them up for church then to Glenview Country Club f...

The day started with us picking them up in our four-seater golf cart and breakfast at First Watch at Spanish Plaines Shopping Center as always a great meal.  Ride around the area and a trip to Lake Sumter Landing for some shopping and a stop at GarVino’s Cigars, Fine Wine & Gifts so my friend cou...

You want to have some fun?  Invite friends to come experience The Villages!  We wanted to start with a wow factor, so we put them up in one of the rental homes our team provides the concierge service.  Not just any home but a 3/2 pool home on a nice size pond with a golf cart.  We had adult bever...

Recently a neighbor’s tree bit the dust thanks to wind, our plan to add a high low landscaping bed on the corner of our property started sooner than planned.   We visited Orange Grove Nursery on CR 466 between Rolling Acres Road and Chula Vista Ave to start the search for high landscaping.  After...

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 many of us when we do go to voicemail we hang up and text “Give me a Call”.  Today we can see most of the time who is calling while we are in the mi...